🎅 FOMO Berlin - Merry Markets, Santa Cocktails, Raclette & Festive Talks 🗣️ 2.12 - 9.12

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• We are back with another fitness boxing class: FOMO Berlin x Lucky Punch 🥊 | Friday, 10 am - 12 am. And this Anne-Sophi is back from Asia and will provide a vegan brunch for us 😍. The banana bread was last time 🔥

• The upcoming 2025 Evangelistas Angel Summit is looking for experienced female angel investors to join their 250-invite-only event. Nominations Open:

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What did you FOMO last week  📸 ?

The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (2.12 - 9.12):

FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

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

• Explore Business Opportunities in Berlin | Kyiv 🌍💼 | (free) Monday, 5:30 pm - 9 pm: SAP Data Space in Berlin is hosting an evening of networking and discussions about the exciting business opportunities between Berlin and Kyiv.

• Hubspot Startup Success: Fundraising Summit 🎤 | (free) Wed. - Thurs., 6 pm - 9 pm: Whether you’re a Pre-Seed to Series A founder or an early-stage investor, this two-day fundraising summit is packed with insights from top VCs, founder success stories, and hands-on workshops to power up your fundraising game.

• FOMO Berlin x Lucky Punch 🥊 | Friday, 10 am - 12 am: Join us for an energizing workout experience, boxing-inspired and powered by music, in Berlin Mitte!

Monday 2nd

• Free Admission at C/O Berlin! 🆓 | all day: Discover "Träum Weiter — Berlin, die 90er," an evocative photo journey through Berlin’s transformative 1990s, and explore the double exhibition "After Nature Prize 24”.

• Handling Inappropriate Customer Behavior Workshop 🛠️ | 10 am - 2 pm: This workshop in Berlin, led by Joana Kohrs and Andrea Grudda, offers guidance and tools to respond confidently to challenging customer interactions.

• Explore Business Opportunities in Berlin | Kyiv 🌍🇺🇦 | 5:30 pm - 9 pm: SAP Data Space in Berlin is hosting an evening of networking and discussions about the exciting business opportunities between Berlin and Kyiv.

• Play Date Berlin - Lasst uns spielen! 🎲🎯 | (free) 6 pm - 10 pm: Join a cozy game night at Markthalle Neun! Bring your favorite board game and enjoy a fun evening defying the cold Berlin winter.

• Nucleus - Berlin #1 🍽️💡 | 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm: An exclusive and intimate gathering for operators, company builders, and friends to connect over dinner. This first edition offers a relaxed setting to foster meaningful connections.

Tuesday 3rd

• GenAI for Product & Design Teams 🤖 | (free) 9:30 am - 11:30 am: Join this breakfast panel at Merantix AI Campus Berlin to explore how Generative AI accelerates innovation, collaboration, and responsible design for cross-functional teams.

• THURSDAY GATHERING #3: The Art of Investments 💰 | (free) 5 pm - 9 pm: Dive into the world of investment at CIC Berlin, where startups meet smart money. This event connects founders, investors, and experts.

• Art à la Carte Berlin: Paul Kuntze x SPINDLER 🎨 | 5 pm - 9 pm: Experience "Modern Fresco," the latest exhibition by Paul Kuntze, hosted at Spindler Restaurant.

• bpm Meetup: Funnel Optimization with Project A 📊 | (free) 6:30 pm - 10 pm: Nope, not a DJ workshop. Although in one sense you’ll learn strategies for touching the right knobs and boost conversion rates at Project A in Berlin.

• Haus Für Poesie - Vocations – Open Space 2024 🎵 | (free) 6:30 pm - 10 pm: Explore the fusion of music, sound, and poetry at this transdisciplinary evening in Berlin's silent green Kuppelhalle, featuring performances by up to 20 artists.

• Dance by Lucinda Childs Dance Company 🩰🎼 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Experience the iconic performance Dance, first premiered in 1979 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

• Seanchoíche Berlin: Love ❤️🗣️ | 7:30 pm - Late; A night of storytelling at Prachtwerk where tales revolve around one universal theme: love. Originally from Dublin, Seanchoíche brings its enchanting storytelling tradition to Berlin.

Wednesday 4th

• ADIDAS VINTAGE POP UP 🎉 | (free) 11 am - 7 pm: Explore rare vintage treasures from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s at Adidas's exclusive pop-up event in Berlin. Available at most adidas stores, like the one in Mitte.

• Hubspot Startup Success: Fundraising Summit 🎤 | (free) 6 pm - 9 pm: Whether you’re a Pre-Seed to Series A founder or an early-stage investor, this two-day fundraising summit is packed with insights from top VCs, founder success stories, and hands-on workshops to power up your fundraising game.

• People & Culture Conversations: Stories of Changes & Pivots 🌱 | (free) 6:30 pm - 9 pm: Listen to four personal stories of bold career pivots and change, followed by a conversation on resilience led by Lin Cassie Zhen.

• AI x Build - Learn, Create and Connect 🤖 | (free) 6:30 pm - 9 pm: Learn how to quickly create AI projects using the latest tools at this hands-on event in Kreuzberg.

• Investors, Raclette & Glühwein by Merantix Capital 🧀☕️ | (invite only) 7 pm - 10 pm: Every year, the Berlin VC scene looks forward to coming together to share a drink or two, enjoy some award-winning raclette, and reflect on the past year.

• Rise like a phoenix – leaving the UX crisis behind 🔥 | (free) 7 pm - 10 pm: Join R9. Berlin UX Research Community and Rob Manzano at Zalando HQ for an engaging session addressing the challenges faced by UX researchers.

• Ignite #10 – Digital Co-Creation: Inspiration in the Age of Data and AI | (free) 7 pm - 10 pm: Explore the role of technology in digital art at. Figure out how designers are adapting as machines to influence the creative industry.

Thursday 5th

• Thursday Gathering #3 – The Art of Investments 💡 | (free) 5 pm - 9 pm: Dive into the world of smart investments at CIC Berlin. Investors, founders, and experts will explore strategies to turn funding into long-term growth.

• ClimateHack Berlin x Start Up Energy Transition 🌍 | (free) 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm: Join the final ClimateHack event of the year at Future Energy Lab. Engage with experts, and don't miss the 30-second pitch session.

• Berlin Product Designers Meetup - Holiday Networking Special @ peax 🎉 | (free) 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Join for a fun, relaxed networking event at peax agency. No talks, just games like "This or That?" and "Design Trivia" to win Figma swag.

• A Techno Ballet Odyssey 🩰🎶 | 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm: Experience a unique fusion of techno and ballet at Kraftwerk Berlin with renowned DJ Marko Nastić and the Berlin Ballet Company.

• Notion x Rows Christmas Party 🥂🎄| (free) 7 pm - 8 pm: ​Join the annual Notion Christmas Party for the Berlin Community at Taxfix!

• Secret Santa Drinks 🎁🍸 | (invite only) 7 pm - Late: Join NGP Capital, Endeit Capital & Join Capital for a cocktail night in Berlin, featuring a fun Secret Santa gift exchange! Bring a creative gift (up to 10€), and spread festive spirits.

FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 🚨

• Explore Business Opportunities in Berlin | Kyiv 🌍💼 | Monday, 5:30 pm - 9 pm: SAP Data Space in Berlin is hosting an evening of networking and discussions about the exciting business opportunities between Berlin and Kyiv.

Friday 6th

• Developing a Design Action Plan for Berlin 🎨💡 | (free) 9 am - 4:30 pm: Join a hands-on workshop led by design policy experts Anna Whicher and Piotr Swiatek to shape the future of Berlin's design ecosystem.

• Creative Performance Lounge: Creativity Meets Data 💡📊 | (free) 3 pm - 7 pm: Join DCBL's inaugural event to explore how data-driven creativity drives business success. Industry leaders from Meta Creative Shop, HelloFresh, AppsFlyer, and more.

• CounterCult Market Launch 🍾 | (free) 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm: ​CounterCult Creatives is hosting an exciting in-person market event on December 6 in central Berlin to celebrate the launch of our new online marketplace.

• MOTIVO POSITIVO x MIMOSA | 06.12 🎶 | (free) 10 pm - late: Celebrate house music at Fitzroy, Berlin, with Eli Verveine from Tardis Records. Come and groove folks!

• Family Dinner x ART OF UNITY: An Experiential Night of Music, Dance, and Visual Art 🎶🖼️💃 | 8 pm - 3 pm : Join a cool evening at Panke Culture, Berlin, featuring live performances across genres like alternative R&B, soul, and hip-hop, and immersive visual art installations.

Saturday 7th

• FOMO Berlin x Lucky Punch 🥊 | 10 am - 12 am: Join us for an energizing workout experience, boxing-inspired and powered by music, in Berlin Mitte!

• VOLLKOMMEN Season Closing 🎉🎧️ | 9 pm - 5 am: Celebrate the end of the season with an electrifying night at Boule, Kreuzberg. Dance to beats by Cronoselect, Diamantis (GR), DJ Norma, and more!

• All-Gender BIPoC DJ Workshop 🎶 | (Free) 12 pm - 4 pm: Start your DJ journey with a hands-on workshop where you'll learn beatmatching, scratching, and developing your own DJ style in a supportive, all-gender, BIPoC-friendly space.

• Breakfast Club x Salon Imaginalis | (free) 12 pm - 6 pm: Ever been to Breakfast Club? Join Salon Imaginalis & Cy, and indulge in tasty food and drinks before the DJs take over for the Fitzroy Berlin label night!

Sunday 8th

• Girl Brunch Run x Anja Carina 🏃‍♀️ | (free) 9:30 am - 12 pm: Time to sweat away the Saturday night drinks with a light 10km run in the city, starting from Berlin Central Station. Shoe-up!

• Objective Obsession by Yi Weihua 🎨 | (free) 10 am - 8 pm: From 5.12 to 8,.12, explore new ways of experiencing art and products that intersect design, functionality, fashion, and literature with artist/designer Yi Weihua at Museum C.

• Merry Markthalle 1 🎄🍷 | (free) 11 am - 6 pm: Cold, humid, grumpy? Come and soak up the festive spirit at Markthalle Neun this Sunday! The first of a series of 3 Chrismassy Sundays before D-Day 🎅 

• P&C Conscious Fashion Store Berlin ✨👕 | (free) 1 pm - 6 pm: Visit the Conscious Fashion Store at Potsdamer Platz to explore sustainable style and ethical fashion choices. Click on the link and pick your date and time!

Monday 9th

• Nocodeklub Meetup 🚀 | (free) 6:30 pm - 9 pm: Join Christian Hugger at Beam Berlin to discover how no-code tools like Bubble and ChatGPT are revolutionizing startups. Perfect for entrepreneurs and curious minds!

• {Tech: Berlin} X LLM Studios: AI Fireside Chat #2 🔥 | (free) 6 pm - 10 pm: Merantix AI Campus Berlin hosts a chat about AI and innovation with Cedric May (FrontNow) about on scaling AI solutions and tackling tech challenges.

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