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The bits & Pretzels evolution

beyond the founder festival to health.tech

Connect with > 3,500 health leaders

> 85 % C-level & decision-makers
STARTED AS A FOUNDER FESTIVAL
GREW TO 5,000 ATTENDEES
Access insights & learnings of major (unicorn) entrpreneurs

E.g. Mario Schlosser (Oscar Health), Philip Rösler (Consessor AG) & many more
RAISED 3.4bn € (POST-EVENT)
"Very relevant connections for me. Focussed event without much distraction but the right investors and startups" 
Investor 2023
GREW BEYOND HEALTH FOCUS SINCE 2022
In response to "How likely would you recommend attending health.tech to others?"

Where we
come from

From a local founder festival to a global innovation stage.

Home of founders
Wild first years. Started with only 80 participants at Hofbräuhaus the event grows to 1,400 attendees.
2013-2015
2016
5,000 attendees come to see the founders of Virgin, Airbnb, and other inspiring personalities.
2017
Bits & Pretzels establishes its quality over size rule and limits the number of attendees to 5,000.
Tarana Burke, founder of the #metoo movement, opens the Festival to underline the commitment to diversity.
2018
President Barack Obama joins Bits & Pretzels and leads an amazing speaker lineup.
2019
What a return after a two year break. It was time to reunite the European startup ecosystem and everybody joined.
2022
Bits & Pretzels is home. The Home of Founders. People came for Michelle Obama and they stayed for the community.
2023
Coming soon 2024
INNOVATION & BUSINESS FOR
BETTER HEALTHCARE



A new
era begins


Backed by the founding partners Roche & EIT Health, the health.tech conference is born.
2022
Doubling attendance and welcoming the star and role model Michael J. Fox with his Parkinson foundation.
2023

why Health.tech?

To CONNECT on a shared purpose: better healthcare
To FACILITATE cross-industry collaborations
To SHARE insights, funds& growth opportunities
To REMOVE barriers between payers, providers, pharma, patients & many more

"It is great to experience that health.tech Conference has become a key bridgemaker in digital health care: facilitating growth through digital innovation & partnerships among top-tier, cross-industrial health players of diverse maturity from startup to corporate."

Florentine Genss
General Manager

past Speakers

Michael J. Fox
Parkinson's Activist, Author & Celebrated Actor
Michelle Obama
Former First Lady
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor, Businessman, Investor, Environmentalist, form. Governor of California
Barack Obama
Jessica Alba
Founder
The Honest Company
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder
LinkedIn
Arianna Huffington
Founder & CEO
Thrive Global
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Dropbox
Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group

what makes our events so unique?

WHERE FOUNDERS
GROW & SHOW

Become a better founder by learning from our handpicked speakers and sharing your own experiences on stage.

WHERE HEALTHTECH
MEETS & DISRUPTS

The HealthTech space is diverse, and so is our mix of attendees, bringing together top-notch innovators: payers, providers, pharma, startups, corporates and investors.

WHERE FOUNDERS DO BUSINESS & FUNDRAISING

The leading decision-makers and VCs in the startup ecosystem join Bits & Pretzels. Use your chance to meet them as well as potential customers, partners and talents.

WHERE GROWTH
IS SIMPLE

Invest in your ticket and we take care of the rest - we facilitate growth through hands-on health insights, innovation, strategic partnerships, funding and much more.