🎾 FOMO Munich: We are inviting founders & investors back to the padel court on 14 July | 30.06 - 06 .07

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Cephas from FOMO
June 30, 2026

Hey FOMO Munich 👋

I don't know about you, but this weekend felt like a survival challenge. Saturday belonged to the lake. Sunday belonged to staying inside, hiding from the heat, and wondering how it's even possible to be this warm in Berlin, probably worse in Munich.

Earlier in the week, we were in Munich with HubSpot for another Founder Dinner. Every visit reinforces the same feeling: the quality of founders here is incredible, especially in deep tech and infrastructure. We love Berlin, but we'll keep showing up here in Munich because great ecosystems deserve to be connected.

Now we're back on the road with the Business Creator Summit and Ruhr Summit before returning home next week for our sports events; more information below. If the last few weeks have shown us anything, it's that the best conversations rarely happen in meeting rooms; they happen around dinner tables, football screens, and padel courts.

Have a great week, and enjoy this week's picks below.

Find out more here: FOMO Media Kit.

Our upcoming FOMO Events 🚨

  • Tue. Jul. 14: FOMO x season5: Founder x Investor Padel Tournament Munich 🎾 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Founders. One court. One trophy. Mixed doubles, drawn on-site. Drinks, snacks, racket rent included. Munich's founder scene, but make it competitive. PadelCity München Tucherpark, München.

See you soon, Munich.

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 

Last Tuesday, FOMO and HubSpot for Startups brought together 20 carefully selected Seed and Series A B2B founders for an intimate dinner in a private Munich ballroom. Together with Andy Bruckschlög, Co-Founder of Bits & Pretzels, the group shared honest lessons on scaling, founder-led sales, hiring, AI, and the realities of building venture-backed companies, over a candlelit dinner, live piano, and conversations that stayed long after dessert.

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The FOMO Munich week 💙 (30.6 - 6.7):
FOMO top picks of the week 🔥

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

  • Munich Climate Week – Partner Drinks 🌱 | Tuesday, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Relaxed networking evening connecting climate innovators, startups, academia, corporates, and partners to foster collaborations and shape impactful Munich Climate Week initiatives.

  • HACK'N'TALK | Women Startup Special 🚀 | Thursday, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Connect with entrepreneurs through startup pitches, keynote, networking, and discussions on mobility, sustainability, innovation, leadership, and women-led ventures in Munich.

  • FORA Homecoming '26 🏠 | Friday, 7:00 PM: One year of FORA Hacker House. Ten weeks of Startup Germany Tour. Tonight, everyone who made it happen comes home. Just the people who were there from the beginning. FORA, Karlsplatz 5, München.

Tuesday 30th

  • Munich TypeScript: Community Edition 💻 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Community-driven TypeScript meetup featuring talks on testing, AI-powered frontend architecture, React, networking, and complimentary food and drinks.

  • The Agentic Stack: Relevance, Reliability & AI Agents in OpenSearch 🤖 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Explore AI agents, OpenSearch relevance, evaluation-driven development, search optimization, expert talks, networking, pizza, and practical demonstrations for developers and engineers.

  • Munich Climate Week – Partner Drinks 🌱 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Relaxed networking evening connecting climate innovators, startups, academia, corporates, and partners to foster collaborations and shape impactful Munich Climate Week initiatives.

Wednesday 1st

  • OpenClaw Meetup München 🦞 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Weekly casual meetup for OpenClaw enthusiasts to discuss AI agents, automation, self-hosting, workflows, exchange tips, and network without formal presentations.

  • Women Who Build: An Evening of Stories & Skills 🚀 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Free event featuring practical workshops, inspiring founder stories, and networking, empowering women in tech to confidently start building innovative ideas together.

  • SUNSET BREATHWORK & BURN 🌅 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM:
    Nervous system reset, then a 45-min BURN class, then reset again. Peter van Woerkum of Regulate leads the breath. Eternity Health Club brings the sweat. English Garden, summer sky, no excuses. Free.

Thursday 2nd
FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯

  • Wed. Jul. 8: Servus Scale Up 2026 ⚛️ | 16:00 – 21:00: First-ever Bavarian-French quantum startup festival. Founders, investors, researchers, policymakers. Live pitching competition, B2B matchmaking, buffet dinner. La French Tech Munich meets Bavaria. Free. IHK Academy Munich, München.

  • Tue. Jul. 14: FOMO x season5: Founder x Investor Padel Tournament Munich 🎾 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Founders. One court. One trophy. Mixed doubles, drawn on-site. Drinks, snacks, racket rent included. Munich's founder scene, but make it competitive. PadelCity München Tucherpark, München.

Friday 3rd

  • Munich: Strategic Career Design Breakfast - Prjctr Global Community🚀☕ | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Learn career strategy using AWS's Working Backwards framework through workshops, networking, and practical planning with industry experts and motivated professionals.

  • FORA Homecoming '26 🏠 | 7:00 PM – Open End: One year of FORA Hacker House. Ten weeks of Startup Germany Tour. Tonight, everyone who made it happen comes home. Just the people who were there from the beginning. FORA, Karlsplatz 5, München.

Saturday 4th

  • Bun Run Munich – by hydro lion 🏃🥐 | 9:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Join an easy 8.5km social run featuring four bakery stops, free pastries, coffee, friendly conversations, and community vibes across Munich.

  • Prompt Club Munich - PUSH SKILLS & ReDi School💡🤖 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Build real AI projects using Claude and Lovable with expert mentors, practical guidance, networking, and hands-on collaborative learning throughout the day.

  • JOSEF P × APROPOS Wellness Event ✨🧘 | 11:15 AM & 4:00 PM: Join Reformer Pilates sessions with protein shakes, champagne, exclusive goodie bags, fashion showcases, and a stylish wellness-focused community experience.

  • HOUSE AM SEE – Open Air am Tegernsee 🌊 | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM:
    HOUSE/RAUSH takes it lakeside. Tegernsee backdrop, Superseegarten venue, Herzog MUC in the mix. Open air, all day. Mountains don't lie. Adrian-Stoop-Straße 4, 83707 Bad Wiessee.

  • OPER FÜR ALLE — Die Walküre 🎭 | 5:00 PM: Bayerische Staatsoper broadcasts Die Walküre live onto Max-Joseph-Platz. 30 years of Oper für Alle. BMW covers the bill. Wagner under the open sky — free, no ticket, no excuse. Max-Joseph-Platz, Munich.

  • AAHHH Sunset Club: Day-to-Night Ritual 🎧🌅| 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM: Experience golden-hour drinks, resident DJs, terrace vibes, and an energetic penthouse club transition with deep bass and immersive nightlife atmosphere.

Sunday 5th

  • SPORTSCHECK RUN MUNICH x LES RUN 🏃 | 10:30 AM: 10K through Munich. LES RUN brings the community, SportScheck brings the race. Meet at Geschwister-Scholl-Platz at 10:30, gun goes at 11. Running optional — showing up isn't. Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, Siegestor, Munich.

  • Münchner Sportfestival 🏅 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM:
    60+ Munich sports clubs take over Königsplatz. Skimboard, Trickline Worldcup, Streetsoccer, Ninja parcours, Breakdance battles. Free entry, no registration, no gear needed. Just show up. Königsplatz, Munich

Monday 6th

  • START Labs: MedTech Edition – Final 🚀🩺 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Watch student founders pitch innovative MedTech startups, hear industry speakers, network with entrepreneurs, and celebrate eight weeks of intensive startup building.

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