🎾🔥 FOMO Berlin: We are launching the VC Padel Open Tournament - Berlin Edition | 28.10 - 03.11

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Hi Berliners,

We’re doing it again… 🎾🔥

After the success of our Padel & Dine with Lexware two weeks ago, we’re back on court, this time bigger, faster, and more competitive. Think less dinner talk, more power play: an All-in-All Investor Padel Tournament.

We’ve teamed up with Google Cloud, IBB Ventures, RSR, and Haufe Group Ventures to launch the VC Padel Open – Berlin Edition, taking place on Thursday, Nov 6.

This is just the beginning; the next one’s already in the works for April.
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The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (28.10 - 03.11):
FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

These are the events I will probably attend:

  • Next Play x Project A: An Evening of What’s Next 🚀 | Tuesday, 6:30 – 9 PM: A curated evening for founders and innovators exploring AI, Defense Tech, and fintech, with food, drinks, and real conversations.

  • VC Coffee Club #10 – Stage Two Special ☕ | Thursday, 8 – 10 AM: A relaxed morning for VCs to unwind over premium coffee, good vibes, and fresh ideas before the week’s sprint.

  • [un]familiar Festival 🏰 | ALL Weekend: A mystical weekend of music, rituals, connection, and co-created magic where participants shape a soulful, immersive, elemental celebration. If you know, you know!

All Day Festivals & Conferences ✨ 
  • 28 – 30 Oct.: Stage Two: An Awakening 🚀 | 2 - 6:45 PM: An exclusive pre-event for innovators, founders, and investors to connect, share ideas, and kick off Europe’s top venture stage.

  • 24 Oct. – 10 Nov.: Voices of Berlin Festival 🎭 | All Day: A two-week program of avant-garde theater, live music, artist talks, and literary performances across Radialsystem, HAU, Alte Münze, and Akademie der Künste.

  • 1 – 10 Nov.: Berlin Science Week 2025 🔬✨| All Day: Ten days of curiosity, cutting-edge research, immersive art, and open conversations transforming Berlin into a playground of scientific ideas.

Tuesday 28th
  • NLND Breakfast Club: Founders Unfiltered ☕| 9:30 – 11 AM: A morning for founders to drop the filters, real talk, lessons, and honest insights from Berlin’s deep tech investors and builders.

  • Foundacious: Berlin – Grand Finale 🚀 | 5:30 – 9:30 PM: Where founders meet investors, a night of deep tech, SaaS, and fundraising insights, powered by Google Cloud and WeWork.

  • Product × AI Meet-up @ reev 🤖 | 6 – 8:30 PM: Join PMs, engineers, and AI experts to explore real-world AI product applications and agentic systems, plus drinks & networking.

  • Autobahn of Innovation 🚀 | 6:30 – 9 PM: Grammarly engineers reveal how agentic AI features evolved from first LLM experiments to a high-speed innovation journey.

  • Next Play x Project A: An Evening of What’s Next 🚀 | 6:30 – 9 PM: A curated evening for founders and innovators exploring AI, Defense Tech, and fintech, with food, drinks, and real conversations.

Wednesday 29th
Thursday 30th
FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯  
Friday 31st
  • [un]familiar Festival 🏰 | ALL Weekend: A mystical weekend of music, rituals, connection, and co-created magic where participants shape a soulful, immersive, elemental celebration. If you know, you know!

  • EMBER: Communal Dining & Bespoke Events 🔥 | 7 PM: Intimate fire-cooked dinners blending gastronomy, culture, and creativity for brands, collectives, and private guests seeking authentic connection and unforgettable dining experiences.

  • 20 Years of Innervisions @Berghain 🎶 💫 | 10 PM: A legendary night of deep house, art, and energy celebrating two decades of Innervisions magic at Panorama Bar & Berghain. innervisions_official

  • Berlin Welcomes UVITA – Live Debut Night 🔥 | 10 PM – 6 AM: Feel the pulse of UVITA’s Berlin debut as Permission to Move and El Dorado ignite a night of rhythm, unity, and energy.

Saturday 1st
  • Female Breathwork Workshop 🌸 | 10 AM – 12 PM: A science-based session to balance hormones, ease PMS, and cultivate calm through breathwork, guided by @suuskirsch.

  • Masked Soirée – Happy People at Schlosshotel Berlin 🎭 | 12 - 7 PM: A night filled with elegance, mystery, and music in Berlin’s most stunning ballroom with welcome drinks, DJs, live sets, and a midnight unmasking moment.

  • DOPAMINE RINGSIDE VOL II 🥊 | 4 – 11 PM: Step into an electrifying night of boxing, music, BBQ, and afterparty vibes celebrating courage, strength, and community spirit.

  • Dotori × Kaalia: A Two-Night Culinary Collab 🍷| 6 – 11 PM: Dotori and Kaalia unite for two flavorful evenings of shared plates, bold wines, and warm, creative energy in Berlin.

Sunday 2nd
Monday 3rd
  • Engineering Leaders on AI Adoption 🤖 | 6:30 – 9 PM: Discover how Parloa, SPREAD AI & Swarmia integrate AI tools to boost productivity and manage engineering innovation responsibly.

  • Petit Salon – Open Jam Night 🎶 | 8 PM: An open-stage jam where artists and audiences connect through raw music, trust, and pure creative energy.

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