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A hands-on AI builder session for people who would rather build than listen to another panel about building. ClawCamp is part of a global chapter network modelled on a format that has run 350+ events worldwide, and the premise is simple: you install, configure and ship things in the room, alongside other people doing the same. Bring a build challenge, pick up new skills, or show off something you made. Six hours at CODE University's Delta Campus, sponsored by Microsoft and Neo4j. Free.

The Thursday Gathering at Venture Café Berlin is one of the most dependable touchpoints in the city's innovation ecosystem — 150–250 founders, investors, operators, creatives, students and curious newcomers in one room every Thursday afternoon. Edition #64 is the flagship weekly open gathering: drop by after work for demo and info tables where founders show what they're building, plus open networking with music. No hard sell, no ticket, just an easy on-ramp into Berlin's startup community. Free and welcoming to first-timers — come as you are and stay as long as the conversations last.

betabreakfast is betahaus's long-running weekly community breakfast — an informal Thursday-morning gathering at betahaus | Kreuzberg where founders, freelancers, creatives and anyone curious about the Berlin startup scene meet over coffee. There's no agenda and no pitch: just a low-key, welcoming way to start the day, make a few connections and find out what people in the community are building. It's a Berlin institution for newcomers and regulars alike, and a gentle on-ramp into the city's ecosystem. Free, drop-in, 10:00–11:00.

The NXTLX Sommerfest is the end-of-season celebration for NXT LEVEL ACCELERATOR — a relaxed summer evening bringing together the community's founders past and present, mentors, partners and the wider Berlin impact ecosystem. With five batches completed and fifty-plus founders launched, NXT LEVEL (by nxt milestone) uses the gathering to celebrate what the community has built and to look ahead to what comes next. No panels, no pitches — just a proper Berlin summer evening of BBQ, drinks and genuine conversation in the CHIC courtyard. Open to founders, operators and anyone connected to the impact-startup scene; register via Eventbrite.

Tech Social Berlin is the city's long-running weekly after-work tech social — every Friday evening at Belushi's by Alexanderplatz, a relaxed, no-agenda meetup for people working in or curious about software, data, AI/ML, cybersecurity and startups. It's deliberately low-key: no talks, no pitches, just drinks, good conversation and a friendly crowd that's welcoming to career changers, students, freelancers and founders alike. A reliable way to expand your network, swap notes on what you're building, or find your next role or collaborator. A €3 online ticket reserves your spot.

What began in 2011 as one of Berlin's first international startup meetups is now a monthly coffee morning for founders, researchers and the startup-curious. It is deliberately informal — no pitches, no programme, just two hours of open conversation with people building things. Berlin's longest-running tech meetup, and still one of the easiest rooms to walk into cold. Free.

with Akif Abasov (Staff Technical Lead, JetBrains) · Andrey Posnov (Engineering Manager, Super)

AI is changing what engineers build and how the people leading them need to lead. This is not a lecture — it is an interactive session built around the dilemmas engineering managers are actually stuck on right now: how do you evaluate AI-assisted work, how do juniors keep learning when the tool does the first draft, and how do you manage a team where adoption is wildly uneven? Akif Abasov (Staff Technical Lead, JetBrains) and Andrey Posnov (Engineering Manager, Super) host, working in small groups rather than from the front. Bring a real problem. Snacks and drinks provided. Free.

An informal international networking format in Schöneberg connecting early-stage founders, angel investors and tech professionals. No pitches from a stage and no programme — the whole thing is built around actually talking to people, which at this stage of the summer is roughly what the ecosystem is short of. MUD Events run the same format across several European cities and it draws a reliably mixed room rather than a single-sector one. Ticketed.

with Aleksandra Kireeva (Founder, Optimize This!)

betahaus's weekly breakfast tradition, this week with Aleksandra Kireeva of Optimize This!. Her argument: most people are asking which AI tool to use, and that is the second question. The first is whether your work is ready for what AI is about to do to it. She walks through what 'AI-ready' actually looks like for a solo operator, a small team and a growing company, and leaves you with one question to ask before you touch the next tool — plus a readiness checklist to take away. Free for betahaus members; €11.90 on the door for non-members.

Venture Café Berlin's flagship weekly gathering, bringing 150–250 people from across the innovation ecosystem into CIC Berlin every Thursday evening. Founders, investors, creatives, corporates and the merely curious — it is an open, low-friction room and one of the few fixtures that runs straight through the Berlin summer without a break. Free and open to all; the full agenda is announced closer to the date at venturecafeberlin.org.

Berlin's only weekly after-work tech social, running every Friday at Belushi's by Alexanderplatz. Developers, data scientists, security people, designers, career changers and students — the mix is broad and the barrier to entry is deliberately low. Friends, music, drinks, games, drink specials, and a room where nobody minds if you turned up alone. €3 online, €6 on the door.

The 187th edition of Berlin-Brandenburg's monthly Health IT Talk turns to robotics in the digital health economy — where surgical robots, care assistants and automated lab systems meet the realities of hospital IT, regulation and reimbursement. Practitioners from medicine, IT, research and consulting share what actually works, followed by informal networking. Partner networks include NEXUS AG and ID Information und Dokumentation. Held at TMF in Berlin-Mitte and streamed on Zoom. Free; registration required, capacity limited.

Venture Café Berlin's flagship Thursday Gathering returns for its 66th edition at CIC Berlin — a free, weekly meeting point where founders, investors, researchers, students and the merely curious drop in for open conversation, demo tables and sessions. No hard sales, no pitching for pitching's sake; just one of the easiest rooms in the city to walk into cold and leave with a new connection. Free, drop-in.

Berlin's regular Friday after-work social for anyone in or around tech — software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity folks, product people, students and career-changers. No talks or agenda, just drinks, games and easy conversation in a reserved area at Belushi's by Alexanderplatz. A low-stakes way to end the week and widen your network. €3 online.