A casual afterwork networking evening on 16 June 2026 in central Paris, hosted by Bits & Pretzels Communities ahead of VivaTech. It gathers founders, future founders, VCs and operators, with practical guidance on setting goals and starting better conversations.
Master Networking @ VivaTech: Casual Drinks is an afterwork networking event held on 16 June 2026 in central Paris, hosted by Bits & Pretzels Communities. Bits & Pretzels is the community and events arm of the Munich founders festival. The evening helps founders and future founders make the most of VivaTech week, mixing casual conversation with practical networking guidance.
The session blends casual drinks among VCs, founders and ecosystem builders with practical guidance on setting clear goals, sharpening an introduction, finding the right people to meet, and turning quick chats into follow-ups. It is free, capacity is limited, and the exact address is shared after registration. The hosts describe the tone as casual, supportive and practical.
The event runs on 16 June, the eve of VivaTech's business programme, as an open warm-up before the week. Its accessible format contrasts with the week's many invitation-only dinners.
No formal speaker programme is published for the evening.
It is an open side event during the VivaTech week, on the eve of the show, hosted by Bits & Pretzels Communities. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
It is deliberately open and community-oriented, with practical networking guidance, rather than an invitation-only dinner or reception.
It is not designed for: attendees seeking a conference programme or speakers, since it is a drinks format; those wanting a closed investor-only room, given the open community framing; the general public outside the startup and investor scene; and walk-ins, since spots are limited and the address is shared after registration.
The event is held at a central Paris location shared with registered guests, rather than published. The setting suits an informal drinks and networking evening.
Bits & Pretzels Communities is the community and events arm of Bits & Pretzels, the Munich founders festival. It runs local community gatherings beyond the main festival, including this Paris edition around VivaTech.
The open, pre-VivaTech warm-up from the Bits & Pretzels community, built to turn casual drinks into a working contact list for the week.
Registration is free and handled through Luma, subject to approval, with the exact address shared after registration. Capacity is limited.
Request to join through the Luma event page; the place is confirmed on approval and capacity is limited.
On the evening of 16 June 2026, at a central Paris location shared with registered guests.
Casual drinks and networking among founders, VCs and operators, with practical tips for networking well during the week.
| Luma page | https://luma.com/6vs4q1bo |
| Bits & Pretzels Communities | https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/communities |
| Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html |