One evening a month, full of amazing people, great ideas and good vibes. Meet founders, self-employed professionals, creative minds and curious people from every industry. Connect, share ideas, start collaborations, plan what comes next.
Totally free. Anyone who wants to connect is welcome.
Berlin, afterwork hours
The night ends, the Community continues.
FreeUnlock Germany is an independent platform with carefully selected partners, and we back Founders Night because community is how building in a new country actually works. When the financial side of self-employment needs sorting, health cover, pension, taxes, funding and protection, we explain it in plain English and introduce you to partners who sort it with you.
Month after month, edition after edition, the room keeps filling: 59+ people were on the list for the August edition alone. Collaborations, first clients and co-founder stories keep tracing back to one of these evenings.
“One conversation is all it takes.”
Most people leave with five.
Here is what an evening looks like.
Founders, self-employed professionals and builders from every industry. The kind of room where your next co-founder, client or collaborator is already holding a drink.
No panels, no name-tag small talk. Honest exchanges about what you are building, what worked, what blew up, and what to try next.
Collaborations, intros, future projects. Plenty of things running in Berlin today started as a conversation at a Founders Night.
Flexible, easy and relaxed. Show up when you can, leave when you want. Free entry, always.
Date drops, spontaneous meetups and updates between editions, straight from the community.
Get in the loopJoin the community list, present your company or idea, and see what everyone else is up to.
One contact across every piece, in English, so nothing important falls through the gaps while you are busy building. The first conversation is free. Unlock Germany charges you no fee. Our partners pay us for introductions, and a partner may charge for its own services.
Self-employed can pick public (GKV) or private (PKV) freely from day one. Our finance partner models both against your real numbers before you lock it in.
Personal and professional liability, plus disability cover for the income your business depends on. Your ability to earn is the asset to protect first.
No employer scheme means no default. Our finance partner can set up a portable, flexible third pillar that copes with irregular income and follows you if you move.
Smoothing lumpy freelance income, keeping a runway, and putting the surplus to work in low-cost, long-term investments.
Founder grants, subsidised loans and programmes that exist for people like you. Which ones fit your stage, and the forms, in English.
Understand what to set aside, which costs are deductible, and when a Steuerberater is worth it. We explain what matters, in plain English.
From Anmeldung and tax number to the right bank account and insurances, in the order that keeps you compliant and moving.
Free entry, zero pressure, and a room full of people building things. All you have to do is show up.
Flexible, easy and relaxed. Come and go as you please.