🏔️ FOMO Munich: Munich, We’re Taking Networking to the Mountains | 08.09 - 14.09

Hey FOMO Munich 👋

Munich, we need to talk. 👀 While everyone is pretending September is still business as usual, Bits & Pretzels is about to bring 7,500 founders, investors & industry leaders to town, and the side-event calendar is already looking dangerously full.

And Munich apparently decided to warm up by making history: Isar Aerospace just reached orbit for the first time. 🚀 Meanwhile, Atira reportedly raised €15M and we at FOMO have been… busy. During Bits week, we’re taking 25 founders into the mountains with Qonto, putting 20 female founders on Reformers with V14, Vorwerk Ventures & Auxxo, and finishing things off with a Founder & Investor Run with EWOR & 10x Founders. Hiking, Pilates, running, apparently networking in Munich requires sportswear now. See you there!

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Week of September 8th — We’re here so you don’t have FOMO.

And our next FOMO Events 🚨

• Sun. Sep. 27: FOMO x Qonto: Founders Hike, Bits Edition 🥾 | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM: FOMO's own founders-only hike, timed the morning before Bits & Pretzels descends on Munich. Twenty-five Seed, Series A and Series B founders climb to a hut for a proper meal, an off-the-record fireside and a sauna. Invitation only. Munich.

• Mon. Sep. 28: Female Founders Reformer Pilates Session (Bits Edition) 🧘‍♀️ | Monday, 28 September 09:00. FOMO, V14, Vorwerk Ventures, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and Reformer Club pick twenty founders for forty five minutes on the reformer, then showers, breakfast and the real conversation.

• Wed. Sep. 30: FOMO x EWOR x 10x Founders, Founder & Investor Run (Bits Edition) 🏃 | 07:30. Gülce Horataci from EWOR sets the pace through Englischer Garten, five kilometers with 10x Founders and FOMO's own crowd, coffee and the real conversation after.

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 

FOMO Opportunity Spotlight & Carve Out 🔦 :

• Sep 8, Live Webinar: Co-Founder Setup, Unfiltered 🎤 | Sep 8, 11:00 AM – Founding solo is simple. Few founders think this through before it happens. Arne (Coup) and Max Weber (season5) unpack founder agreements, vesting, and real exit stories.

• Sep. 10: FC Finale 🧡 | Germany’s 12 best female-led startups pitch for funding! Support diversity, meet investors, connect. Get your ticket now! Men welcome 😉

• Sep. 17: The Pitch Night by Mindspace 🎤 | Join Berlin's startup ecosystem for an evening of inspiring pitches, live jury feedback, and high-value networking. Discover bold ideas, meet ambitious founders and investors, and connect over drinks. RSVP here!

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The FOMO Munich week 💙 (8.9 - 14.9):

FOMO top picks of the week 🔥

These are the events I would attend if I were in town:

• Munich Climate Week: Afterwork Drinks 🌱| Tuesday, 6:30 PM – 10 PM: A relaxed climate community gathering featuring drinks, networking, insights into Munich Climate Week and opportunities to help shape its upcoming city-wide programme. Sommerquartier, Alter Hof 3, 80331 München.

• TUM Venture Labs Hiring Day: Meet AI Startups 🤖 | Wednesday, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Meet AI startup founders, discover hiring opportunities, hear short pitches, and network with teams building innovative AI technologies. Brienner Str. 45, 80333 München-Maxvorstadt.

• Frns of Frns – Jo Van De Loo + Austin Space & Afterwards 🎨 | Friday, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Explore contemporary art exhibitions at Jo Van De Loo and AUSTIN, followed by an aperitivo bringing Munich’s art community together. JO VAN DE LOO, Theresienstraße 48, 80333 München-Maxvorstadt.

Tuesday 8th

• On Sensation Run - Sporthaus des Südens & On 🏃‍♀️| All Day: A sensation run offering two different running vibes, with participants choosing their preferred experience and joining through a limited-space Grouprides registration. Rosenstraße 1–5, 80331 Munich.

• MINDMASH's AI APÉRO Munich #5 🤖 | 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM: A high-speed AI networking event featuring four expert insights, emerging trends, practical applications, creative technology and curated conversations over drinks. Graf Rumford Bar & Galerie, Rumfordstraße 32, 80469 München.

• Munich Climate Week: Afterwork Drinks 🌱| 6:30 PM – 10 PM: A relaxed climate community gathering featuring drinks, networking, insights into Munich Climate Week and opportunities to help shape its upcoming city-wide programme. Sommerquartier, Alter Hof 3, 80331 München.

Wednesday 9th

• TUM Venture Labs Hiring Day: Meet AI Startups 🤖 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Meet AI startup founders, discover hiring opportunities, hear short pitches, and network with teams building innovative AI technologies. Brienner Str. 45, 80333 München-Maxvorstadt.

• SPIELWERK – Game Night im WERK1 🎮 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Enjoy an evening of foosball, ping-pong, and board games while connecting and having fun with fellow WERK1 community members. WERK1, Am Kartoffelgarten 14, 81671 München.

• Social Chess (K)night ♟️ | Wednesday, 9 September 20:00 → 23:00. Amari Bar and Knight Gambit host a social chess night in Maxvorstadt: cozy atmosphere, good drinks, boards provided, beginners welcome.

Thursday 10th

• Lunch&Learn: HR Focus | WERK1 - Simone Baur 👥 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Learn practical strategies for startup HR, including role allocation, leadership, and overcoming common organizational challenges during early-stage growth. WERK1, Am Kartoffelgarten 14, 81671 München.

• Mobility Experts' After-Work Get-Together - UnternehmerTUM Mobility 🚗 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Connect with mobility enthusiasts, startups, and industry professionals over dinner, drinks, community updates, short pitches, and relaxed networking. Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, 80797 Munich.

• BAYA SUMMER CLOSING | PRE-WIESN TERRACE 🌴 | 7:00 PM: Celebrate the final summer night before Wiesn season with curated house music, drinks, friends, and late-summer energy on P1 Terrace. P1 Club, Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 Munich.

FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯

• Tue. Sep. 15: SFT Festival 2026 🌱 | 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM: Three stages, one day, zero buzzword bingo. Fynn Kliemann, dm CPO Kerstin Erbe, Wildling founder Anna Yona, Viva con Agua founder Micha Fritz, where revenue and impact are forced to get along. Tickets from €199, use code FOMO15 for 15% off. smartvillage, Munich.

• Thu. Sep. 17: AgriFood Demo Day 2026 & Symposium 🌱 | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM: Discover groundbreaking AgriTech, FoodTech and BioTech innovations, startup pitches, expert insights, investment opportunities, networking and solutions shaping Europe’s resilient food future. Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Straße 40, 80333 Munich

• Tue. Sep. 29: OpenAI Builder Lounge Munich 🤖 | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM:
  OpenAI EMEA opens the room to Munich builders. Live Codex demo, technical office hours, then straight into building with their own engineers.

Friday 11th

• Frns of Frns – Jo Van De Loo + Austin Space & Afterwards 🎨 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Explore contemporary art exhibitions at Jo Van De Loo and AUSTIN, followed by an aperitivo bringing Munich’s art community together. JO VAN DE LOO, Theresienstraße 48, 80333 München-Maxvorstadt.

Saturday 12th

• A Full Day of Benefits – BWB x LAP Coffee 🐻 | 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM: Celebrate Bears with Benefits’ 8th birthday with a women-only run, personalised bag charms, DJ sets, drinks, giveaways, and wellness activities. LAP Coffee, Klenzestraße 49, 80469 München.

• SUMMER’S NOT OVER YET | Results May Vary - Julica Samy & Carola Mauck☀️🏃 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Enjoy a relaxed 7K social run, test Salomon gravel shoes, then unwind with croissants, coffee, community, surprises, and good company. Coucou Food Market, Nymphenburger Str. 69, 80335 München.

• ROOM13 Coffee Rave ☕ | Saturday, 12 September 12:00 → 18:00. Zoomlike and friends turn Lost Weekend into a day rave: matcha, espresso martinis and croissants meet house and electronic sets, doors open at noon.

• YE SUMMER CLOSING – THE BAUSA 🎶 | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Celebrate summer’s grand finale with THE BAUSA, international house DJs, electronic music, spectacular lights, and breathtaking lake views. Gut Kaltenbrunn, Kaltenbrunn 1, 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee.

• THE FACE | OFFICIAL GASTEIG CLOSING 🖤 | 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM: Experience Gasteig’s final night with an all-night electronic lineup, immersive production, tattoo artists, and one unforgettable farewell dance. Gasteig, Munich.

Sunday 13th

• Pistons & Pretzels – Munich 🚗 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Join Munich’s car design community for a relaxed gathering featuring impressive cars, food, drinks, and networking in a non-work setting. MAN Truck Forum, Dachauer Straße 570, 80995 München.

• Ping Pong Night mit DJs 🏓 | Sunday, 13 September 19:00 → 00:00. Halle E at Gasteig HP8 fills with tables instead of chairs: Nadjia and WUT Kollektiv open on house, ANXA closes bouncy and feel good, rackets and balls provided, free admission all night.

Monday 14th

• GameDevMünchen Stammtisch 🎮 | Monday, 14 September 18:30 → 23:00. Daniel N. and NextJen open Wirtshaus am Bavariapark to fifty or eighty game developers, no agenda, just seats, drinks and whatever prototype you're carrying. Name tags on, Discord after.

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