💰 FOMO Berlin - Berlin SaaS Week is in here and Zalando is quite active this weekend | 7.10 - 14.10

Hey Berliners 🖼

I’m back from Munich, and somehow managed to dodge both COVID and the Wiesn Grippe—no idea how, but there's no time to slow down! This week is on fire again, and if you didn’t know, we’ve got your back. Berlin SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Week is in full swing, with VCs and SaaS communities lining up killer events. Check out the page for all the details, and a shout-out to ARRtist for making it all happen!

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 ?

The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (7.10 - 14.10):

FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

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

• SaaS Founders Networking Night by Unicorn Bakery & re:cap 🧑‍💼 🥂 | ​(free) Tuesday, 7 pm - 11 pm: Kick-off Berlin SaaS Week the right way and join the founder-only event with Germany's most ambitious SaaS Founders.

• startbereit Launch Event 🍾 | (free) Wednesday, 5:30 pm: Together with Berliner Volksbank and no venture studio, they will be officially launching #startbereit; this milestone will be celebrated with other leading startup ecosystem partners.

• CMO & CRO Networking Night 🧑‍💼🥂 | (free) Wednesday, 6 pm: Organized by Cremanski & Company and OMR Reviews, this networking dinner is designed to foster value-creating exchanges and provide new perspectives from the world of SaaS. With an innovative approach to the evening, you won't be stuck in your seat.

• Arrtist Summit 🧑‍💼| Thursday, Join ARRtist SUMMIT to meet 500 high-profile B2B SaaS Founders and CxO, and 125 B2B SaaS investors. Network with and learn from the most relevant community in B2B SaaS for Europe. We have one more ticket to give away for a female SaaS Founder (priority FOMO Insider readers) DM me!

• Join launch of CIC and Venture Café Berlin 🍾 | (free) Thursday, 5 pm - 12 am: Kicking off with Thursday Gathering #1: ampli'Find from local groundbreakers to global shakers, connect with innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers from across the city! Expect inspiring talks (from me 😎), startup showcases, networking and more, all while enjoying local refreshments and DJs!

Tuesday 8th

• The lean MedTech 🚑 | 3 pm: Join MedTech Unleashed in Berlin: Where rapid innovation meets life-saving technology. Join for a day with industry peers on navigating the challenges of mission-critical MEDtech

• TEDxBerlin Salon: The Future of Energy 💡| 6 pm: This special TEDxBerlin Salon, brings together a diverse lineup of experts and innovators from various sectors of the energy world. Each will share their unique insights and visionary ideas, illustrating how energy advancements are reshaping our planet and our future.

• RevOps Meetup - Berlin Edition 🍕🍻 | (free) 6 pm: Meet RevOps professionals over free pizza, music, and drinks. Discuss hot RevOps topics in short round table formats.

• SaaS Ignite Night: Where SaaS Innovators Meet 🍻🍢 | (free) 6 pm - 10 pm: SaaS Ignite Night provides a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere to connect with like-minded people and develop new ideas. Sponsored by Public Cloud Group (PCG) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• SaaS Founders Networking Night by Unicorn Bakery & re:cap 🧑‍💼 🥂 | ​(free) 7 pm - 11 pm: Kick off Berlin SaaS Week the right way and join the founder-only event with Germany's most ambitious SaaS Founders.

• Women of SaaS @ SaaS Week Berlin 2024 🦸‍♀️🥂 | (free) 7 pm - 10 pm: The Women of SaaS, supported by Zendesk, invites you to Soho House for a night of networking and connection-building with some of Europe’s most innovative SaaS companies.

• Veecee GP Dinner @Nightkitchen 🍽🍾 | (free) 7:30 pm: GP-Dinner from VCs for VCs, during SaaS Week Berlin at Nightkitchen Berlin.

Wednesday 9th

• GenAI Breakfast - One Model Will Not Rule Them All 🤖 🥐 | (free) 9 am - 11 am: In this panel, they will debate the benefits of a multi-model approach, the role of open research, and the impact of open-source GenAI models on innovation, with a stellar lineup such as Jasper Masemann, partner at Cherry Ventures.

• The Big Exit Show Live with Josef Brunner: lessons on making a successful exit in B2B SaaS 💸 | (free) 10 am - 12 pm: ​Get ready to dive into the world of successful exits with The Big Exit Show recorded live from Berlin! Join for an hour packed with insights, stories, and strategies with a special guest, Josef Brunner.

• Calrsquare Berlin SaaSalon 🤝 🛋 | (registration closed) 11 am - 9 pm: For 160+ leading European SaaS entrepreneurs and investors, SaaSalon will provide a unique forum. Expect company presentations, 1:1 investor meetings, masterclasses from industry leaders and networking drinks.

• startbereit Launch Event 🍾 | (free) 5:30 pm: Together with Berliner Volksbank and no venture studio, they will be officially launching #startbereit; this milestone will be celebrated with other leading startup ecosystem partners.

• CMO & CRO Networking Night 🧑‍💼🥂 | (free) 6 pm: Organized by Cremanski & Company and OMR Reviews, this networking dinner is designed to foster value-creating exchanges and provide new perspectives from the world of SaaS. With an innovative approach to the evening, you won't be stuck in your seat.

Thursday 10th

• ARRtist Summit 🧑‍💼| Join ARRtist SUMMIT to meet 500 high-profile B2B SaaS Founders and CxO, and 125 B2B SaaS investors. Network with and learn from the most relevant community in B2B SaaS for Europe. We have one more ticket to give away for a female SaaS Founder (priority FOMO Insider readers) DM me!

• Join launch of CIC and Venture Café Berlin 🍾 | (free) 5 pm - 12 am: Kicking off with Thursday Gathering #1: ampli'Find from local groundbreakers to global shakers, connect with innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers from across the city! Expect inspiring talks, startup showcases, networking and more, all while enjoying local refreshments and DJs!

• European Defense Tech Meetup 🔫 | (free) 6 pm - 9 pm: Join the second European Defense Tech Meetup in Berlin! Defense innovators, founders, VCs, and industry experts in Berlin are coming together to foster defense innovation for European Sovereignty. 

• Explore Business Opportunities in Berlin | Albania | Bosnia&Herzegovina 🌍 | (free) 5:30 pm - 9 pm | The aim of the event is to kick off the "Ecosystem Connectors | Berlin Sarajevo Tirana" project and engage potential stakeholders from Berlin's ecosystem about the business opportunities in Albania & Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• Your Pass to Go Backstage at SoundCloud ☁️🎵 | (free) 5 pm - 11 pm: Step inside SoundClouds Berlin HQ for a night of learning and connecting with the music & tech community! Food, Drinks, Music and Networking all included.

• Process Events 001 🧑‍💻 | 6:30 pm - 10 pm: In-person events made to share the processes used by freelancers, founders and teams. Speakers are Koto (Brand design studio), Creative Director, Fred North and Formal Setting (design studio), Co-Founder, Siri Lee Lindskrog.

• Brand Downey Vernissage @Kanya Kage 🖼🍾 | (free) 7 pm - 10 pm: Brad Downey is an American artist living and working in Berlin. His art challenges conventional notions of public space and the urban environment, inviting viewers to rethink their relationship with their surroundings.

FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities (Sponsored) 🚨

• lululemon x Frederik Bille Brahe 🧘 | Oct. 17, 6 pm - 11 pm: Bringing people together around World Mental Health Day for an evening of movement, connection, nourishment, and most importantly—joy. This is a dinner and movement party with a difference!

• A Feast in Autumn: Reclaiming Narratives 🍽 🖼 | Oct. 19, 5:30 pm - 11 pm: Get ready for an immersive dining experience that draws inspiration from Renaissance feasts. Guests will indulge in a delicious three-course fusion of Afro-centric and Mediterranean cuisine. The first 5 people get 20% off.

• Venturing Women Pitch Day 🦸‍♀️ | Oct 22, 2 pm - 6 pm, Venturing Women Pitch Day brings together high-potential women-led and gender-mixed startups with investors from top-tier VC firms (auxxo, HV, Earlybird, Cherry, etc.). 10 most promising startups will be selected to pitch on stage.

Friday 11th 

• Hugo x Zalando 🔵👖 | (free) 7 pm: Join for HUGO | Zalando Berlin Blue — a unique experience celebrating creativity, self-expression, and community. Meet some of Berlin's most talented local artists and stylists, get creative, explore the new HUGO BLUE collection, and enjoy some vibrant DJ sets and tasty vibes.

• deGUT (Deutschen Gründer- und Unternehmertage) 🦄 | 11.10 - 12.10: deGUT is Germany's largest start-up fair and the event to attend when it comes to self-employment and business management, what he/she it says, this year is their 40th anniversary.

• The strongest substance. Psychedelic drugs: Weapon, intoxicant, medication - reading, discussion & music 📖 | 7 pm: Norman Ohler became world-famous as a writer who deals with consciousness, psychedelics and other drugs. The New York Times bestselling author's latest and fascinating work is about psychedelics, this is the focus of the evening.

• ARI's Cantina 🍽🍒 | 7 pm: Beat the Berlin gloom and join an Peruvian bar snacks and comfort food classics, specialty drinks, and a fun cantina x Latin house party energy. Included in your ticket is a welcome drink and a delicious four-course menu.18 seats available per evening.

Saturday 12th

• DENIM x DENIM - DIY craft fest by Zalando 👖 | (free)1 pm - 10 pm: Welcome to DENIM x DENIM—a one-day DIY craft fest hosted by Zalando and your favorite denim brands Levi’s, Lee, Pepe Jeans, Replay, Tommy Jeans, Weekday, Wrangler. Step into a world of denim where customization knows no bounds.

• THE LOFT presents 4 The Dancers - an autumn day party 🖼💃 | 2 pm - 12 am: The Loft is a community-driven event series at the intersection of art, music and live performance.

• FEMALE FUTURE FORCE DAY @bcc Berlin 🦸‍♀️ | 10 am - 6 pm: This year's motto, BRIDGE THE GAP, addresses the omnipresent inequalities in almost all areas of life. All participants can expect an exciting, varied program on several stages and masterclass rooms as well as ample opportunity for personal exchange and networking.

• UITS24: dear___future | The LGBTIQ+ Tech Conference & Career Fair 🦄🏳️‍🌈 | (free) 11 pm - 7 pm: Get to know the biggest LGBTIQ+ tech scene in Europe; explore the intersection of queerness, tech breakthroughs and crafting a better tomorrow.

Sunday 13th

• Great 10K 🏃 | 12 pm: Maybe you missed the marathon or the distance was a bit to much, which is okay, now you have another opportunity. The degewo GREAT 10K is the fastest city run in Germany.

• Live Drawing Session - Naked Artist 👩‍🎨 | 11 am - 4 pm: NAKED ARTISTS is an art collective dedicated to nude drawing. The sessions embrace a special egalitarian approach, allowing everyone to be both an artist and a model. In both roles, You will experience a liberating level of focus.

Monday 14th

• Speed Networking for Professionals & Entrepreneurs in High-Impact Tech 🌳🤝 | 6:30 pm: ​​If you are an entrepreneur or seasoned professional seeking business development opportunities in life sciences, searching for a co-founder or investment opportunities, then this event might be for you.

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