🚀 FOMO Berlin - BFW SS26: Hottest Wednesday of the year? | 7.07 - 14.07

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Cephas from FOMO
July 07, 2025

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Hi Berliners! 👋

Did you survive Fashion Week, or should I say the hottest Wednesday of the year so far? 🔥 I hope you're still standing.

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What did you FOMO last week 📸

From Redstone Summit to Berlin Fashion Week, being named one of Business Punk’s "101 People to Watch" in Germany, and raving at a founder-owned lake — if you know, you know. Berlin summer is in full swing 🔥

FOMO Opportunity Spotlight 🔦

  • Creandum's Euro Seed 50, Euro Seed 50 was created to celebrate the next generation of European startups, the ambitious companies poised to become tomorrow’s global, category-defining leaders.

  • Ananda, one of Europe’s leading impact investors, is looking for a Visiting Analyst who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys taking ownership. Background in science, tech, or engineering? Apply here

  • Mindspace Coworking Open House Day on July 10: Grab a desk for the day and enjoy iced matcha by 10/10 Matcha, lunch by LuFood Box, a wellbeing session with lululemon’s Aleks Kop, plus rooftop popsicles and wine tastings.

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The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (7.07 - 14.07):
FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

These are the events I will probably attend:

  • In Progress x Plaisir – Founder Supper Club 🥗 | Thursday, 5 PM - 8 PM: A chill dinner for early-stage founders to connect, share, and support. Featuring a Reciprocity Ring, veg menu & zero-proof pairings by Plaisir.

  • World Fund Office Opening 🎉 | Thursday, 6:30 PM - 10 PM: World Fund is opening its brand-new Berlin office and would love to celebrate this milestone! Expect good vibes, great people, and an evening to remember.

  • Sea Loft Party @ Postdam 🚢 | Saturday, 2 PM - 9:30 PM: Our friends are throwing a boat summer day party, and a few spots just opened up. Expect chilled drinks, good people, and a sunset grill session in the evening. Bring your own goodies for the BBQ, everything else included.

All Day Festivals & Conferences ✨

  • July 5 - 10: DANCÆ presents Chasing Nothing 🎭 | 7:30 PM: A mesmerizing three-act ballet performed by Deutsche Oper dancers and set inside Dominic Kießling’s life-size installation.

  • July 10 - 12: Heroines of Sound Festival 🎸 | 5 PM: The twelfth edition of the festival, through its concerts and performances, advocates for crossing boundaries that go beyond the artistic realm.

  • July 12 - 19: Gaswerk Music Days - Radical Live Music 🎶 | From 4 PM: A summer festival uniting experimental, electronics, African sounds, kraut, noise, avant-pop, improvisation, and dance music under the “radical live music” flag

Monday 7th

  • Vibe Coding Masterclass @ CIC 👨‍💻 | 6 PM - 10 PM: Build a production-grade Next.js front-end around your n8n Supabase workflow—real code, real-time. Hands-on with Tailwind, Vercel, Cursor AI & more in Part 2 of this sold‑out series.    

  • 2025 International Emmy® Awards – Cocktail Prolongé 🏆 | 7 PM: The evening is part of the official program of the International Emmy Awards Berlin 2025 and brings together select guests from the media, culture, politics, and society.

  • 5K PB NIGHT by UNIT030 @ Volkspark Friedrichshain 💨| 7 PM: This isn’t a race. It’s a session. Everyone’s on their own pace — but no one runs alone. Come sharp and lock in.

  • DANCÆ presents Chasing Nothing 🎭 | 7:30 PM: A mesmerizing three-act ballet performed by Deutsche Oper dancers and set inside Dominic Kießling’s life-size installation.

Tuesday 8th

  • BLISS x Neo4j: Workshop with Martin O’Hanlon 👨‍💻 | 7 AM - 10 AM: ​You will learn how Knowledge Graphs and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can help your GenAI projects avoid hallucination and provide access to reliable data.

  • Cloudflare x Fiberplane: World Wild Web Hack Night @ Contentful 👨‍💻 | 6 PM - 10 PM: Build AI agents & explore MCP servers with Cloudflare, Fiberplane & devs. Hands-on hacking, pizza, drinks & community—no experience required.

  • Chapter54 Summer Tech Mixer 🥂 | 6:30 PM - 10 PM: A relaxed evening of sunshine, sips, and networking with tech founders, operators, and business leaders over drinks and good conversations.

  • Wine Tasting & Tour @ Fotografiska 🥂 | 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM: After the tasting, grab a glass of your favorite wine and join our tour guides for an exclusive tour through the exhibitions, with special focus on one selected show.

  • Summer Berlinale @ Freiluftkino Friedrichshain 🎦 | 9:30 PM: An opportunity to revisit a selection of award-winning films and favourites of the 75th Berlinale before their theatrical release.

Wednesday 9th
Thursday 10th
FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 💯
Friday 11th

  • Product People x BEAT81: Active Product Networking Wellness day 🏋🏻‍♀️ | 8:30 AM - 12 PM: Start with light movement, enjoy breakfast, and dive into interactive sessions on mindful productivity, resilience, and well-being in product management.

  • Fin x {Tech: Europe} AI Builders Day 👨‍💻 | 9 AM - 3 PM: a builders day for AI engineers and founders at Techspace. Look forward to a full day of building AI products, breakfast, lunch, and of course, coffee.

  • Cuveest Wine bar Popup by Pointer Sips and Haubach Studios 🍷 | 5 PM til late: Two nights of carefully curated selection of Eastern European wines and some extras, accompanied by a short selection of flavorful bites to complement each sip.

  • Schaubühne Berlin Date Night 🥂 | 6 PM: For singles who want to get to know each other away from dating apps, without algorithms, not on the screen but IRL.

  • Sommerfest @ China Club 🍷 | 7:30 PM - 11:59 PM: The China Club is reopening its doors, and celebrating on the Medinis' exclusive rooftop terrace with delicious finger food/buffet and a selection of sparkling wine, water, and soft drinks.

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