✍️ FOMO Munich: Today we are the M.STORIES Female Business Festival and sharing our FOMO Growth Story |14.04 - 20.04

Hey FOMO Munich,

Today, we’ll keep it short. We know you missed us. But no worries, we’re back with what I like to call: bangers! 🔥 Just in time for Berlin Gallery Weekend and the rising wave of wellness, we’re inviting you, our FOMO Community, to a series of exclusive events.

You know the rules: each event is curated for a specific crowd. So take a look, register, and we’ll make sure some of you get a spot if you are Berlin. May is your turn, Munich!

• Tue. Apr. 28: Wellness Leaders Gathering – Huel x FOMO 🧘‍♀️✨ | 6 PM – 9 PM: A curated evening bringing together founders, coaches, and operators shaping the future of wellness. Expect mindful movement, meaningful conversations, and a first look at new Huel products.

• Thu. Apr. 30: FOMO x Quantum: Pre Gallery Weekend Gathering 🎨✨ | 5 PM – late: A special prelude to Berlin Gallery Weekend at Quantum Galerie. Expect live performances, DJ sets, and a curated crowd of creatives, founders, and operators.

• Sat. May 2: FOMO – ART: Gallery Weekend Art Walk 🎨✨ | 3 PM – 6:30 PM:
  A curated VIP gallery stroll during Berlin Gallery Weekend with a small group of 20 founders, investors, and creators.

Week of April 7. — Cephas, we are here so you don't have FOMO. 

FOMO Off-Market connects a small number of companies with exceptional people from our network — no noise, just curated intros. Apply if you want in. 

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 

FOMO Opportunity Spotlight & Carve Out 🔦 :

• TechThrive Scholarship Program 🌱 | Deadline 12th April: Scholarship spots for underrepresented individuals in tech to join the TechThrive experience. Includes coaching, mindful movement, and curated networking. For those facing financial hardship. Event in Munich Apr. 24.

• Venture Architect f/m/d – Uplift Ventures 🚀: Hands-on role shaping logistics ventures with AI, automation, and digital platforms. Build, prototype, and scale innovative solutions alongside founders, partners, and customers. Mentorship, fast learning, and leadership growth.

• OpenAI Cap Table Leak (via Philipp Klöckner) 📊 | Insight: Early investors are seeing extreme returns — angels up ~140x, Khosla 30x, Ashton Kutcher’s fund 43x. Employees hold ~20%, the non-profit ~25%, and Microsoft ~27%. A rare look at one of venture’s most asymmetric outcomes.

• Deel Pitch Startup Competition 🚀 | Deel Pitch offers startups chance to apply in five minutes for regional and global funding, $1M SAFE prize, exposure, and network access through AI judged selection process competition program platform.

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The FOMO Munich week 💙 (14.4 - 20.4):

FOMO top picks of the week 🔥

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

• M.STORIES Female Business Festival – The Next Level 🦸‍♀️Tuesday | 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM: A full-day festival for ambitious women with 50+ speakers, talks, masterclasses, and networking. I’ll be hosting a workshop on monetizing communities & audiences.

• YC Stories – From SF to Munich 🌉 | Wednesday, 6:30 – 10 PM: Startup storytelling event sharing real YC and Silicon Valley experiences with founders, operators, and networking in the Munich tech community.

• Bits & Pretzels Ecosystem Party 🕺 | Friday, 9 PM – 4 AM: Late-night Munich networking party bringing founders, investors, and operators together in an exclusive penthouse for conversations, music, and startup ecosystem connections.

Tuesday 14th

• M.STORIES Female Business Festival – The Next Level 💜🚀 | 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM: A full-day festival for ambitious women with 50+ speakers, talks, masterclasses, and networking. I’ll be hosting a workshop on monetizing communities & audiences.

• Manage Your Studies with Notion 🧠📚 | 6 PM – 9 PM: A hands-on Notion meetup with practical study setups, templates, and workflows from top students. Expect demos, Q&A, and networking. Fully booked — join the waitlist.

• German Startup Association on Tour München 🚀 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM: A German Startup Association (SV) gathering bringing together founders, operators, and ecosystem players. Expect insights, exchange, and high-quality networking within the local startup scene.

Wednesday 15th

• Pruna’s AI Efficiency Meetup #7 🤖 | 6:30 – 9 PM: Technical AI meetup with deep dives, live demos, and discussions on optimizing machine learning systems, infrastructure, and real-world AI performance.

• Builders Gathering: Munich 🛠️ | 6:30 – 10 PM: Networking event bringing together top technical founders and builders in Munich for collaboration, conversations, and community connections with food and drinks.

• YC Stories – From SF to Munich 🌉 | 6:30 – 10 PM: Startup storytelling event sharing real YC and Silicon Valley experiences with founders, operators, and networking in the Munich tech community.

• Munich Product Leaders Dinner 🍽️ | 7:15 – 9:45 PM: Dinner for product leaders to share insights, challenges, and connect in a private, curated networking setting with peers.

• The Growth Table #6 – Executive Dinner 🍷 | 7 – 10 PM: Executive dinner for senior leaders featuring curated dining, peer discussions, and private conversations without pitches or panels in Munich.

Thursday 16th

• Ethereum Munich #3 🥨 Monthly Meetup 🌐 | 6 – 9 PM: Ethereum community meetup in Munich featuring talks, builders, founders, networking, and discussions on ecosystem growth and onchain innovation.

• Women of SaaS Munich – How Women Shape a Sustainable Career 💃 | 6 – 9 PM: Panel and networking event in Munich exploring sustainable careers, value creation, and women shaping future work across tech, climate, and business.

• Scale-up Padel by Unicorn Bakery x pplwise 🎾 | 7 – 10 PM: Padel networking event in Munich connecting founders, operators, and investors through sport, conversations, catering, and scale-up ecosystem networking.

• UNPREPARED NIGHT 🗣️ | 7 – 11 PM: Interactive spoken word and panel discussion on democracy, media, and optimism featuring unprepared experts with audience engagement and networking session.

FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯

• Thur. Apr. 23: Point Nine | Physical AI Meet-up Munich 🤖 | 5 – 9 PM: Networking event in Munich focused on robotics, embodied AI, infrastructure, and real-world AI systems with talks, founders, researchers, and builders.

• Sat. Apr. 25 – Sun. Apr. 26: Munich Hacking Legal 2026 ⚖️💻 | Multi-day:
  A LegalTech hackathon bringing together developers, lawyers, founders, and students to build solutions at the intersection of law and technology. 24h of hacking, collaboration, and pitches.

• Tue. Apr. 28: Health AI Forum: Future of AI in Healthcare 🏥 | 6 – 9 PM: Multi-stakeholder forum discussing the future of healthcare AI with roundtables, expert panels, and policy-focused discussions.

Friday 17th

• Bits & Pretzels Ecosystem Party 🕺 | 9 PM – 4 AM: Late-night Munich networking party bringing founders, investors, and operators together in an exclusive penthouse for conversations, music, and startup ecosystem connections.

• SUP(P)ER SUPPER Vol.2 – After Party 🌃🎶 | 9 PM – 12 AM: A rooftop afterparty at the Penthaus to carry the night forward. Expect smooth R&B by Medo (Homegirl Store), low lights, flowing drinks, and a cozy vibe high above the city. RSVP required.

Saturday 18th

• Female Entrepreneurship Summit 🚀 | All Day: A premier gathering in Munich empowering women leaders through networking and insights, featuring prominent organizations like SheLeads and Women in Business.

• Codex Community Hackathon with thinc! and Entrepreneurs First 🤖 | 10 AM – 7:30 PM: 30-hour Munich hackathon where builders create AI products using Codex tools, compete for prizes, and network with investors and startup ecosystem partners.

• Beats & Slices Day Party 🍕 | 12 – 6 PM: Pizza, drinks and DJs at Bahnwärter Thiel in Munich featuring daytime party vibes, matcha, social crowd, relaxed weekend atmosphere experience.

• Live/Evil Open Air @ Gasteig 🔊☀️ | 3 PM – 10 PM: First open air of the year. High-energy sets by Porscheschorsch, Felix S Etoo, and Noah Kulaga. Free entry, first-come, first-served. 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 5, Munich

• Saturday Vibes mit Solid People 🍸💥 | From 6 PM: Good music, drinks, snacks, and a great crowd all in one place. Come through, bring your friends, and spend your Saturday with solid people.

Sunday 19th

• Inner & Outer Glow ✨ | 12:30 – 3:30 PM: Wellness event in Munich focused on skin health, featuring face yoga, Pilates, panel talks, and glow experiences for women.

• Anomalie The Lab Pop-Up 🧪 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Munich health testing pop-up offering strength, endurance, weight, and longevity assessments with results delivered through the anomalie app for personalized insights and tracking.

Monday 20th

• Munich | Claude Code for Everyone 🤖 | 6 – 10 PM: AI community meetup with lightning talks, Claude Code use cases, Q&A, and networking for builders, designers, and product teams in Munich.

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