Aspiring Founders Meetup #13
Are you an aspiring founder in Berlin who sometimes feels overwhelmed by the journey of launching a startup or becoming self-employed or starting up? You’re not alone.
Employed.World is here to create a safe, supportive space for people—especially those affected by layoffs—who want to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Whether you’re exploring a self-employment initiative or building your next big thing, we’re building a community that offers know-how, networks, and access to help you go further, together.
Important: This event is happening as part of the Thursday Gathering by Venture Café Berlin, During check-in please look for the room name and navigation for our session so you can easily navigate to the room quickly after grabbing your drink :)
🌟 Our Inspiring Founders/Speakers:
You
Yes, we would first start with a round of "getting to know all of you" so you get 30 seconds to share the room about yourself and mention "I need with... & I can support with..." so people in the community could reach out to you :)
2. Mónica Cabildo, Confidence Coach for Women
Talk Title: The Confidence Leap: From Aspiring to Acting
3. Zohreh Hajialibeiki, User Experience Researcher
Talk Title: UX Research for Founders
4. Jowi Witt, Solopreneurs Business Coach
Talk Title: Content Marketing and AI. Building trust at scale
5. Laura Soto, Cofounder of SpeechyLift
Talk Title: Applying for Grants in 2026
🗓️ Agenda
Venture Café Berlin allows you to start check-in at 17:00 , go around and see amazing startups and join our session soon then (Arrive at our Session room by 17:30)
17:00 – 17:30 – Check-in, Grab a drink and navigate to the event venue (Check Venture Cafe Agenda for our Aspiring founders event/session room name/location)
17:30 – 18:15 – Welcome, Intro & Getting to know the audience
18:15 - 19:00 – Talks, Audience Q&A
19:00 - 20:00 – Opening a business bank account in Germany (sponsored by Finom), Closing remarks & Off to networking with Drinks & Samosas!
💼 Support for People Affected by Layoffs & Pursuing Self-Employment
Employed.World is here to help with:
Business coaching (funded by the Agentur für Arbeit for people on ALG1 & ALG2)
Registering as self-employed or founding a business
Navigating German taxes (with expert tax advisors)
Visa challenges for international aspiring founders
Applying for the Gründungszuschuss or other startup subsidies
Connecting you to founder-friendly coworking spaces, VCs, and communities
Discount to Co-working space like CIC Berlin
Deals on Tech softwares/tools
📸 Photos & Videos:
We’ll be capturing moments from the event. If you’d prefer not to be photographed or filmed, just let one of our team members know on-site.
🍊 Aspiring founders Starter Kit:
Co-working: CIC offers a special 20% discount to aspiring founders community, instead of 250 euros a month you can join and pay only 200 euros saving you 600 euros a year. You can email [email protected] or ask in the whatsapp community to get access to the deal.
Gründungszuschuss and business coaching: You can book a coffee chat with Yashvir to get to about the business coaching program (funded by the arbeitsamt) to get support with navigating into self-employment or status. Book a call