Bits & Pretzels 2025: Europe's founding festival for innovation and exchange!

Bits & Pretzels 2025: Europe's founding festival for innovation and exchange!

München, Deutschland - Europe faces a new phase of innovation history, which is characterized by geopolitical tensions and technological dependencies. This is particularly noticeable during the Bits & Pretzels 2025 founding festival, which takes place in Munich from September 29 to October 1, 2025. Organized by the founders Andy Bruckschlögl, Bernd Storm van’s Gravesande and Felix Haas, the festival under the motto "Connecting Europe" as a platform for the exchange between scale-ups, investors and political decision-makers is used for the need for close cooperation between the economy, capital and politics. [OTS] (https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250625_OTS7/BITS-PRETZELS-2025-EUROPAS-GRUENDENFESTIVAL-STARTET-MIST-Neuem-concept-and-further focus) reports that around 7,500 participants and more than 70 % international Speaker, are expected.

To make the exchange more effectively, a new stage concept will be introduced this year. The stage time is reduced by 60 % to create more space for roundtables, matching formats and Q&A sessions. In addition, special thematic rooms for various target groups such as early stage startups, female founders as well as CFOs and corporate CEOs are set up that offer focused content. The aim is to give clear answers to scaling, funding structures and innovation projects.

New format and European cooperation

The investor Summit is an innovative format with over 2,500 investors, including more than 500 limited partners. In addition, a CIO Summit is offered especially for scale-ups from Series B. These new approaches are intended to emphasize the economic effectiveness of the entrepreneurial potential in Europe, including capital advertising and exit perspectives. The festival relies on an entrepreneurial culture that is courageous and focused on the economic benefit of innovations.

A central theme of the festival will be artificial intelligence (AI). The discussions will focus on economic opportunities, regulatory framework and technological perspectives. Bits & Pretzels offers a valuable platform for the exchange between AI startups, investors and political decision-makers. This link is crucial for promoting a successful startup culture in Europe, which depends on close cooperation between the various actors.

Startup Europe Awards and their importance

These awards support local authorities to develop tailor -made programs that enliven the local ecosystems and improve cooperation between the public and private sector. The Finnova Foundation, which plays a central role in implementing the awards, has already supported several successful editions of SEUA.

BITS & Pretzels 2025 becomes an important event for founders, investors and political actors in Europe. The reorientation of the festival and the focus on current challenges promise valuable impulses for the European innovation landscape. Further information on the event is also available on the side of Effortel.