

Uncertainty is part of building a startup — from navigating health insurance and taxes to making important decisions when the path ahead isn’t clear. This Thursday Gathering brings together practical guidance and expert insights to help founders feel more prepared, focused, and equipped to navigate uncertainty. In cooperation with Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), we’ll cover common questions around health insurance and taxes for founders and startups, alongside a session exploring the neuroscience of founder clarity, regulation, and decision-making under uncertainty. In cooperation with:
Advanced Materials Competition is a special edition of Venture Café’s flagship weekly gathering, bringing together the next generation of deep tech startups, investors, corporates, researchers, and innovation ecosystem leaders.
The evening marks the Demo Day of INAM’s Advanced Materials Competition, where selected startups take the stage to present technologies spanning advanced materials, novel manufacturing methods, and smarter, more sustainable systems — showcasing how scientific breakthroughs can move closer to market.
Whether you’re an investor looking for high-potential deep tech ventures, a company searching for solutions to technical challenges, or simply curious about emerging technologies, this is an opportunity to discover new innovations, meet the teams behind them, and connect with the wider deep tech ecosystem.
Get ready for an evening of bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and fast-paced conversations around the future of work. ⚡️
In cooperation with DisruptHR Berlin 3.0, this Thursday Gathering brings together HR professionals, leaders, innovators, and curious minds for a series of rapid-fire talks designed to challenge conventional thinking and spark new ideas around leadership, culture, innovation, and the human side of work.
Expect 5-minute talks, quick-moving slides, and plenty of opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and continue the conversation through networking.
Uncertainty is part of building a startup — from navigating health insurance and taxes to making important decisions when the path ahead isn’t clear. This Thursday Gathering brings together practical guidance and expert insights to help founders feel more prepared, focused, and equipped to navigate uncertainty.
In cooperation with Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), we’ll cover common questions around health insurance and taxes for founders and startups, alongside a session exploring the neuroscience of founder clarity, regulation, and decision-making under uncertainty.
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From Molecules to Market brings scientists, entrepreneurs, and business minds together to explore how scientific ideas can move beyond the lab and into the market. In collaboration with greenChem, this Thursday Gathering will create space for researchers and potential business cofounders to connect, exchange ideas, and explore how complementary expertise can turn promising science into real-world ventures.
Thursday Gathering is the flagship weekly event of Venture Café, bringing together around 150–250 people from across the innovation ecosystem every week. It’s an open, welcoming space where founders, investors, creatives, corporates, and curious minds come together to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities.
Thursday Gathering is the flagship weekly event of Venture Café, bringing together around 150–250 people from across the innovation ecosystem every week. It’s an open, welcoming space where founders, investors, creatives, corporates, and curious minds come together to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities.
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This is a special Thursday Gathering, bringing together founders, investors, creatives, corporates, and ecosystem leaders to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities between Germany, Sri Lanka, and the wider Asian innovation ecosystem.
Organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board, the event creates an open and welcoming platform for meaningful connections, business exchange, and cross-border collaboration — showcasing opportunities, talent, and innovation from Sri Lanka while strengthening links with Berlin’s vibrant international startup and innovation community.

Thursday Gathering is the flagship weekly event of Venture Café, bringing together around 150–250 people from across the innovation ecosystem every week. It’s an open, welcoming space where founders, investors, creatives, corporates, and curious minds come together to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities.
Thursday Gathering is the flagship weekly event of Venture Café, bringing together around 150–250 people from across the innovation ecosystem every week. It’s an open, welcoming space where founders, investors, creatives, corporates, and curious minds come together to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities.