{"id":1723,"date":"2025-09-08T13:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exist.de\/?page_id=1723"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:27:14","slug":"bits-and-pretzels-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/bits-and-pretzels-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits &amp; Pretzels 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed267a65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-elements-a1eb9de590b9710d610ec31db7258696 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-56724740 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-60004d47b07fe908cdcfba361f71315e has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color\">Bits &amp; Pretzels 2025<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exist_From-science-to-business_cover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exist_From-science-to-business.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ce8dbf2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From ideas to business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Gold Partner of Bits &amp; Pretzels 2025, EXIST and German Accelerator present the whole spectrum of government support for founders \u2014 from the first spark of an idea to international scaling. On the Future Stage (29 September), the Financing Journey and the Startup Factories will take center stage, showcasing how startups secure funding, how investors decide, and how public-private partnerships are shaping Europe\u2019s innovation future. Together, we demonstrate how founders move \u201cfrom lab to unicorn\u201d and \u201cfrom local ideas to going global.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the BMWE booth, international founders are invited to learn about programs such as the GCCC and the Migrant Accelerator, which, among other things, open up pathways for global talent to Germany. From fearless entrepreneurs to bold investors to visionary policymakers, exist brings together the people and programs that are shaping the future of entrepreneurship. Join us in celebrating innovation made possible through trust and collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-id=\"c15cf3b4\" class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\"><div class=\"ct-query-template-default is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"wp-block-post is-layout-flow post-1749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-bits-pretzels-2025\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><a class=\"ct-dynamic-media wp-elements-ebb24ec031545f87c83b3adb2be66e50\" aria-label=\"Financing Journey\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/financing-journey\/\"><span data-hover=\"zoom-in\" class=\"ct-dynamic-media-inner\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit: cover;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thisisengineering-Ab1CJDxlnOM-unsplash-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;\" class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-6540bf0f6b6e823da41cd1f8612959d5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/financing-journey\/\">Financing Journey<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-b422ffcec32fdcbc18c242288c10c5fa\">How do startups and investors co-create sustainable value through financing? On stage, founders and VCs reveal how they built trusting relationships, for capital and vision to align in 2025. Join us to learn what makes financing a journey, not just a transaction.<\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/financing-journey\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Financing Journey<\/span><\/a>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-2623eefcb69c1c06a9f4518696dafde3 has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/financing-journey\/\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><article class=\"wp-block-post is-layout-flow post-1728 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-bits-pretzels-2025\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><a class=\"ct-dynamic-media wp-elements-ebb24ec031545f87c83b3adb2be66e50\" aria-label=\"Startup Factories\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/startup-factories\/\"><span data-hover=\"zoom-in\" class=\"ct-dynamic-media-inner\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit: cover;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;\" class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-6540bf0f6b6e823da41cd1f8612959d5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/startup-factories\/\">Startup Factories<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-b422ffcec32fdcbc18c242288c10c5fa\">Startup Factories are Germany\u2019s new innovation engines. They unite science, business, and politics to build global tech leaders. Discover how public-private partnerships are reshaping Europe\u2019s startup ecosystem.<\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/startup-factories\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Startup Factories<\/span><\/a>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-2623eefcb69c1c06a9f4518696dafde3 has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/startup-factories\/\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group overflow-hidden has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c35b2d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0rem;border-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47942f58 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0rem;border-top-right-radius:0rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35c2a87444889ccb1b3158c207547780\">Bits &amp; Pretzels 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e3a13d5ca98a4e3d6c6d9bd6420281b\">Munich, September 29 \u2013 October 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitsandpretzels.com\/\">To the Bits &amp; Pretzels website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0rem;border-top-right-radius:0rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0rem;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/entry-situation-and-start-of-the-day-44_54037405738_o-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ca39a12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Picture: Start2Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ca39a12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e761456 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0.25rem;border-top-right-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65f67d3f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">exist update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest information, programs, and dates from the exist universe\u2014compact and delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons rm-open-popup is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button rm-open-popup\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Subscribe to newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>exist and the German Accelerator will be demonstrating at Bits &amp; 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