Bits & Pretzels

Bits & Pretzels – Europe’s largest start-up festival – will take place in Munich from 28 to 29 September 2026. Around 7,500 female founders, investors and industry representatives will gather at the International Congress Centre Messe München (ICM) for keynote speeches, workshops and panel discussions, before the event continues on 30 September in the Oktoberfest tent. The unique blend of conference format and networking experience against a Bavarian backdrop is what makes the event so special: it provides a relaxed setting for academia, start-ups and investors to engage in conversation.

We’ll be there with our spin-off, Philectrify. As a spin-off of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), ‘Phil’ (Φιλ) + ‘electrify’ ‘Friend of electrification’ – and that is precisely the mission: to replace fossil-fuelled process heat with clean, electrified heating solutions for thermal exhaust gas purification systems.

At the stand, we’ll be demonstrating the exhibit live and will be on hand to answer questions about the technology and opportunities for collaboration.