🥾 FOMO Berlin: Munich, We’re Taking Networking to the Mountains | 15.09. - 21.09.

Weekly newsletter keeping you up to date on the coolest events for tech & culture in Berlin

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Cephas from FOMO
September 14, 2026

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Hey Berliners, FOMO here.

Berlin is back, and September clearly has plans for us. LimeTax raised €36M, while The Exploration Company raised €450M. Not a bad way to start the week.

And we’re keeping up. Tomorrow, Sep. 15, 100+ founders & investors join our Run & Rave through Mitte — 6KM, rooftop drinks and, because apparently a normal run wasn’t enough, a DJ running with us. 🎧 Then on Sun. Sep. 20, our FOMO Coffee Rave takes over Kreuzberg: free coffee, snacks, DJs and dancing from noon.

And just when Berlin catches its breath, we’re off to Munich for Bits and Pretzel 🥨 On Sun. Sep. 27, we’re taking 25 selected founders into the mountains for our Founders Hike with Qonto, followed on Mon. Sep. 28 with our Female Founders Reformer Session with Auxxo, V14 & Vorwerk Ventures.

Also heading to Bits? We found 50+ side events worth knowing about. Comment “FOMO” on our LinkedIn post, and we’ll send you the list. Staying around? Join FOMO Munich WhatsApp.

Meanwhile, FOMO Berlin WhatsApp #2 is officially full — so Group #3 is opening for events, last-minute finds & ticket raffles. Join FOMO Berlin #3 here.

Berlin this week. Munich next. You know where to find us.

And our next FOMO Events 🚨

  • Tue. Sep. 15: FOMO Founder & Investor Run N Rave 🏃 | 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM: FOMO's own 6km through Berlin Mitte, pacemakers for every pace, no one dropped. FeelAustria, Coup and RSM Ebner Stolz co-host; Vöslauer keeps the crew hydrated. Founders and investors only, rooftop drinks after.

  • Sun. Sep. 20: FOMO x FeelAustria x Albert&Tina, Coffee Rave ☕🎂 | 12–4 PM: Sunday coffee rave meets Annett Gapstream’s birthday bash. Annett Gapstream & Paul Paulin on the decks, free coffee, snacks & dancing. No hangovers required. Fluxbau, Kreuzberg.

  • Sun. Sep. 27: FOMO x Qonto: Founders Hike, Bits Edition 🥾 | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Founders-only edition, 25 late-stage founders, 90 minutes, hike, plus lunch and wellness area, Munich.

  • Mon. Sep. 28: Female Founders Reformer Pilates — Bits Edition 🧘‍♀️ | 9:00 AM: 20 female founders, 20 reformers. A 45-min Pilates session followed by snacks, drinks & good conversations — the perfect reset before the Bits & Pretzels madness.

P.S. Don't miss our Carve Out section at the bottom of today's newsletter. 👀

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Week of Sept. 14 — We’re here so you don’t have FOMO, xoxo.

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FOMO Sponsor 🤝 : Qonto

Sun. Sep. 27: FOMO × Qonto: Founders Hike — Bits Edition 🥾 | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM: A founders-only escape before Bits: 25 selected founders with 10+ employees head out of Munich for a 90-minute hike, followed by a 3-course lunch at a mountain cabin, off-the-record conversations, wellness & sauna, and a gondola ride back down. Bus transfer from/to Munich included. Munich.

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What did FOMO last week 📸 
FOMO Opportunity Spotlight 🔦 :

  • 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!

  • Sep. 24: Booom x Creandum: AI on Tap Oktoberfest 🍻🤖 | Booom & Creandum saved 5 Oktoberfest spots for AI researchers & builders. Think you belong at the table? Apply by Sep 15.

  • Oct. 6: SaaS & AI Kitchen 🍳🤖 | OMR Reviews & Carlsquare bring together 180+ SaaS & AI founders, investors & operators for a full day on GTM, AI, finance & tech. With speakers including OMR founder Philipp Westermeyer & Langdock Co-CEO Judith Dada — followed by an afterparty at Quasimodo.

Upload your event and reach 20000+ weekly Berlin + Munich readers. Or just connect your event with our Lu.ma - Fomo Berlin Calendar. 

The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (15.9. - 21.9):
FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

These are the events I would attend if I find the time:

  • FOMO Founder & Investor Run N Rave 🏃 | Tuesday, 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM: FOMO's own 6km through Berlin Mitte, pacemakers for every pace, no one dropped. FeelAustria, Coup and RSM Ebner Stolz co-host; Vöslauer keeps the crew hydrated. Founders and investors only, rooftop drinks after.

  • Digital Health Cocktail Hour - Merantix AI Campus 🩺 | Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Digital health leaders discuss fixing primary care through AI, agentic systems, innovative workflows, expert insights, and meaningful networking. Merantix AI Campus, Max-Urich-Straße 3, 13355 Berlin.

  • FOMO x FeelAustria x Albert&Tina, Coffee Rave ☕🎂 | Sunday, 12 PM – 4 PM: Sunday coffee rave meets Annett Gapstream’s birthday bash. Annett Gapstream & Paul Paulin on the decks, free coffee, snacks & dancing. No hangovers required. Fluxbau, Kreuzberg.

All Day Festivals & Conferences ✨

  • Tue. Sep. 15 – Thu. Sep. 17: Productlab Conference 2026 🎯 | All Day: Productlab brings product leaders and teams together for leadership labs, AI workshops, networking, and a major product management conference. CIC Berlin, Berlin.

  • Wed. Sep16 – Thu. Sep 17: Engine Room Momentum 2026 - Maschinenraum 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 | All Day: Maschinenraum brings family-business leaders together for practical insights, networking, workshops, keynotes, discussions, and strategies for navigating complex business challenges. Engine Room, Zionskirchstraße 73A, 10119 Berlin & EUREF Campus, 10829 Berlin.

  • Sat. Sep. 19 – Sun. Sep. 20: OYSHO Community Days Berlin 🏃| 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM: OYSHO brings Berlin’s fitness community together for Pilates, Barre, Yoga, Cycling, Running, and Hybrid Circuit classes across two days. Haus der Visionäre, Eichenstraße 4A, 12435 Berlin.

Tuesday 15th

  • AWS Community Day DACH 2026 ☁️ | 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM: AWS Community Day DACH brings developers and cloud professionals together for technical sessions, workshops, keynotes, networking, and community building.Kosmos, Karl-Marx-Allee 131a, 10243 Berlin.

  • Berlin AI Day by Buildersklub 🤖 | 8:00 AM – 8:30 PM: Berlin AI Day explores practical AI adoption, automation, leadership, operations, product development, and real-world transformation across leading companies. Festsaal Kreuzberg, Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin.

  • Growth Phestival 2026 📈 | 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM: Growth Phestival brings growth marketing experts together to explore acquisition, retention, engagement, and monetization across three dedicated stages. Birgit, Schleusenufer 3, 10997 Berlin.

  • Real Talk 12 – What Comes After the Attention Economy? - Best Nights VC & Lorrain de Silva 🖤 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Best Nights VC hosts an open panel exploring technology, consumer behaviour, culture, attention, and what comes after the attention economy. Best Nights VC, Rochstraße 16, 10178 Berlin.

  • FOMO Founder & Investor Run N Rave 🏃 | 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM: FOMO's own 6km through Berlin Mitte, pacemakers for every pace, no one dropped. FeelAustria, Coup and RSM Ebner Stolz co-host; Vöslauer keeps the crew hydrated. Founders and investors only; rooftop drinks after.

Wednesday 16th

  • Investor Insight Session #2 – IBB Ventures 💰 | 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM: JUNI hosts IBB Ventures for practical insights into venture capital, startup evaluation, fundraising, founder readiness, investor expectations, and early-stage funding. Chausseestraße 8, 10115 Berlin.

  • Sync Night Berlin 🚀 | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM: Sync Night brings young talents together for founder pitches, cross-functional teams, real startup challenges, and focused collaboration without panels. Berlin, Germany.

  • Digital Health Cocktail Hour - Merantix AI Campus 🩺 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Digital health leaders discuss fixing primary care through AI, agentic systems, innovative workflows, expert insights, and meaningful networking.

  • Female Founder Night - Women Investment Club & Munay Zamorano👩‍💼| 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Female founders gather for networking circles, founder introductions, a special giveaway, open connections, snacks, drinks, and entrepreneurial exchange. Chausseestraße 117, 10115 Berlin.

  • Period, Paint & Matcha Club - The Female Company 🎨 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: The Female Company hosts a creative evening with ceramic painting, matcha, snacks, period-care gifts, selfcare conversations, and community connections. meet & make, Torstraße 95, 10119 Berlin.

  • Padel Night - Productlab Community 🎾 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Productlab hosts a social padel night featuring rotating matches, free rackets and courts, networking, drinks, and conference-week connections.

Thursday 17th
FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯 :

  • Wed. Sep. 23 – Thu. Sep. 24: MyWay 2026 🏛️ | 2 days. 7 stages. 1,500+ guests. Founders & business leaders beyond the Berlin bubble meet to talk AI, capital & Europe’s future. FOMO: 20% off with MYWAY26_FOMO_COMMUNITY20.

  • Wed. Sep. 23: Female Founders Fest 🥂 | Wednesday, 23 September, time TBD. Third year running, Julia Dous, Dr. Gesa Miczaika and Bettine Schmitz reopen the room. 350+ founders, investors, and ecosystem champions.

  • Sep 30–Oct 1: Sifted Summit 2026 🚀 | London: Sifted brings together 2,000 founders, operators & investors from Europe’s growth-stage tech ecosystem for two days of networking, workshops and real talk on scaling. Speakers include leaders from OpenAI, Sequoia, Anthropic, EQT & Balderton.

Friday 18th

  • Sharp Judgement, Hard Calls – Product People x Babbel 🇩🇪 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Product People and Babbel bring product professionals together for breakfast, networking, and discussions on AI, strategy, roadmapping, and stakeholder management.

  • Product Designers vs Design Engineers – Hatch Berlin 🎨 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: ModeInspect brings product designers and design engineers together over pizza to debate collaboration, ownership, product building, and creative differences. Martha-Ndumbe-Platz, Nettelbeckplatz, 13347 Berlin.

  • CIAO CIAO BAR – Grand Opening 🎉 | 8:30 PM: CIAO CIAO BAR celebrates its grand opening with Kira Krempova, Gebrüder Teichmann, Jackbox, music, and an exciting Berlin nightlife experience.

Saturday 19th
Sunday 20th

  • Hybrids x Children’s Aid Charity Event 🏃‍♀️ | 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Hybrids Community Club hosts a charity 5K run supporting children with cancer, featuring fitness, catering, talks, drinks, and a raffle. Fit Cake Concept, Forum at Museumsinsel 6, 10117 Berlin.

  • FOMO x FeelAustria x Albert&Tina, Coffee Rave ☕🎂 | 12 PM – 4 PM: Sunday coffee rave meets Annett Gapstream’s birthday bash. Annett Gapstream & Paul Paulin on the decks, free coffee, snacks & dancing. No hangovers required. Fluxbau, Kreuzberg.

  • Vernissage – Not Your Classic Hero 🎨 | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM: The BUUSE COLLECTIVE presents portraits celebrating women affected by breast cancer, exploring strength, vulnerability, identity, bodies, and modern heroism. Virchowweg 16, 10117 Berlin.

Monday 21st

  • Choose European Tech – Berlin Edition 🇪🇺 | 3:30 PM – 10:30 PM: European corporates, startups, and ecosystem leaders explore stronger technology partnerships, procurement, scaling, innovation, and European business opportunities. MotionLab.Berlin, Bouchéstraße 12/Halle 20, 12435 Berlin.

  • UNCONFERENCE: Engineering AI Together #10 🤖 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: AI engineers and technologists create the agenda together, exploring coding, model hosting, AI agents, prompting, infrastructure, and technical collaboration. Merantix AI Campus, Max-Urich-Straße 3, 13355 Berlin.

Upload your event and reach 20000+ weekly Berlin + Munich readers. Or just connect your event with our Lu.ma - Fomo Berlin Calendar. 

FOMO Carve Out

  • Mon. Oct. 5 – Sun. Oct. 11: a16z Speedrun Sprint 🚀 | Rolling applications, program runs Oct 5–11: a16z opens speedrun's founder sprint to day zero teams building for the US market. Dinners and 1:1s with the team, VIP access to 500+ Tech Week events, an AI Faire room with 300+ US executives. Under 1% get in, up to $3K travel covered.

  • Thu. Oct. 8: Female Founders Pitch Night Application 2026 🎤 | Evening, exact time TBC: Project Ada's third year platforming women-led startups: five-minute pitches in English, a jury of investors and entrepreneurs, a thousand euros for the winning team.

  • 🎁 A little present from FOMO × Qonto: Just founded? Get 6 months of Qonto for free when you sign up here and use code FOMO6M. Valid for new businesses up to 30 days after account opening — and don’t forget the code, the link alone won’t unlock the offer.

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