Startup Grind Berlin

On 21 October, the whole industry stops for two hours. Jensen Huang takes the stage at the Tempodrom for the NVIDIA GTC Berlin keynote. Startup Grind Berlin is hosting the official watch party, live in the cinema at NLND. Sixty seats. Founders, developers and investors building in AI and deep tech. Free to attend. And NVIDIA is not just sending us a screen. Alexander Martynau, NVIDIA's Regional Startups Ecosystem Lead, will be in the room. After the keynote he breaks down what it actually means for people building in Europe, then takes your questions on NVIDIA Inception, the programme behind a lot of the startups you already know. Everything you have wanted to ask about getting in, getting compute and getting real support, ask it there. There is also a rapid fire conversation between Alexander and a founder already inside Inception, on what the programme changed for them in practice. We will name the company shortly. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eQinviMZ #NVIDIA #GTCBerlin #StartupGrind #BerlinTech #AI #NVIDIAInception

Something exciting is happening in Berlin's innovation scene. We're proud to spotlight the German Indian Innovation Summit (GIIC) 2026 — now in its second edition, and one of the most ambitious platforms bridging German and Indian innovation, trade, and deep tech collaboration. On 29 September, over 300 leaders from politics, corporates, Mittelstand, finance, and research will gather at AXICA Berlin — alongside some of the world's hottest startups — to set the direction for EU–India growth. This year's theme: AI for industries, spanning manufacturing, mobility, aerospace, defense, and health tech. A few highlights from the day: → H.E. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Germany, on the German-Indian political dialogue → Pankaj Vyas (Siemens Technology and Services) and Norbert Jung (Bosch Connected Industry) on scaling AI in manufacturing → Maruti Suzuki India Limited's big announcement on innovation and digital enterprise → A full afternoon of action panels on investment, security, mobility, and the next generation of innovation partnerships → Deep tech startup pitches and a closing keynote from Aidyn Kussainov (nx10) If you're building at the intersection of Germany and India, or just want to be in a room with the people shaping that corridor — this is the summit to be at. 🔗 More info and tickets: giic.co/summit2026 Upen Barve Jan Lachenmayer Siddharth Bhasin Luke Lalor At Startup Grind, we love championing communities like German Indian Innovation Corridor - GIIC that are doing the real work of connecting ecosystems and driving entrepreneurship forward. As the world's largest community of entrepreneurs, Startup Grind brings founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts together across 600+ chapters in 125+ countries — educating, connecting, and inspiring startups everywhere we go. Here in Startup Grind Berlin, we do the same locally. Next month, we're teaming up with NVIDIA for an event at NLND. Stay tuned 👀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/djyhdam

#GTCBerlin is a month away, and if you are building or investing in AI, this is the one to be at. NVIDIA brings #GTC to Berlin from 20 to 22 October. Jensen Huang's keynote is on the 21st at the #Tempodrom, with sessions and workshops across #STATIONBerlin. The agenda is long, so we picked the three sessions we think founders and VCs should not miss: Startup Stack-a-thon Reverse Pitches: VC Pitches for Startups How to Scale With Open Source: Accelerating AI Deployment Across European Government and Industry Register here: nvda.ws/4r0W43a And there is more coming from us. Our collaboration with NVIDIA started back in May, when we brought Berlin AI founders into a room with their team. Since then we have brought #NLND into it too, and October now has several things happening there that we are involved in, plus something of our own around the keynote. We have also set aside a few things exclusively for our community, including passes to GTC itself. Details are coming over the next two weeks. Join the Startup Grind Berlin community (https://lnkd.in/djyhdam) and follow this page so you hear it first, and so you are in the room when places are limited. Which sessions are on your list? #NVIDIAGTC #AI #StartupGrind #Founders #Berlin

To my network in Berlin 🇩🇪 On short notice - join us next Monday, June 29th for a GITEX side event hosted by NEKOD and Plug and Play Europe at NLND Berlin. Have you built an app with AI? Come find out what's under the hood, security, compliance, architecture design, all the fancy stuff. What to expect: - Lovable & Claude mini-workshop, what gets skipped during building, how to look for issues and how to fix them. - Challenge your app with a NEKOD scan: run our control framework on your own app to get scored in real time - Join the builder hot seat: share what you've built, your biggest obstacles and ask to get real input from the group Our gift for everyone who attends: A free GITEX AI EUROPE - Europe's Leading Tech & AI Event ticket, thanks to our friends from Bliss, Jona Doda 🫶 Looking forward to seeing on Monday. Register here: https://luma.com/gd2e68fp

Proud to see Startup Grind Berlin bringing together AI founders, NVIDIA’s Startup Ecosystem Team, and NLND for a focused founder-first roundtable in Berlin. More AI-focused conversations coming soon.

Startup Grind Berlin is excited to welcome ambitious AI founders, builders, and investors for a private, curated roundtable with NVIDIA Inception leaders in Berlin. We are especially looking for founders building in LLMs, applied AI, AI infrastructure, ML platforms, computer vision, deep tech, or enterprise AI use cases — ideally at MVP stage or beyond. A small number of AI-focused investors and VCs will also be invited to join the discussion. Please note: this is not a public networking event. Participation is limited and curated to keep the room highly relevant. Selected participants will receive confirmation directly.

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The first 9 months of @halo_fund in the books. Starting this with @ryanjsweeney has been a dream. We continue to build out the team in SF and UT. Backed two great Utah companies as part of it. 9 months of Halo. 8 portfolio companies. Nearly $300 million invested. Hosting our LPs in Utah this week has us reflecting on the massive potential at the intersection of experience and AI technology. Grateful for the partners and founders making this vision a reality. The momentum is just beginning.

See you at Startup Mania on March 11th in Austin, Texas! 👉 Apply now or lock in your early bird tickets before they’re gone: https://lnkd.in/eWqPqwJG