Call for applications for 3rd FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER

The second edition of the medianet FEMALE INVESTORS' DINNER is meant to connect startups with investors. The special feature: Only startups whose team includes at least one woman (or a person who identifies as female) may apply. Apply now until July 2nd, 2025, and secure your place at the dinner table with exciting investors, VCs and business angels on November 26, 2025! If your application is successful, you will not only receive access to the dinner, but also a one-year medianet startup membership.

The FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER brings startups and investors together and opens up unique pitch opportunities. The selected startups give their pitches over an exquisite 3-course menu at a table where selected VCs and business angels sit directly opposite them. The dinner event thus enables valuable contacts to be made in an exclusive atmosphere.

Who is the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER aimed at?

We are looking for early-stage startups from the B2B and B2C sectors that deal with the topics of AI, Games and Creative Technologies. Applications are open to innovative start-ups with high growth potential that are looking for venture capital of between €200,000 and €3,000,000 and whose team includes at least one woman (or a person who identifies as female). The focus is on the areas of Creative Technologies: AI & Gaming. As it is particularly difficult to find investment in the gaming sector, we will ensure that there will also be investors on site for this topic area.

What is the timeline for the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER?

May 21, 2025 – Start of the call for applications
July 02, 2025 – End of application period
September 22, 2025 – Jury meeting
End of September, 2025 – Notification of chosen startups
November 04, 2025 – Pitch training
November 26, 2025 – 3nd Female Investors’ Dinner

How do you benefit from participating in the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER?

The 24 previous INVESTORS’ DINNERs between 2011 and September 2024 have successfully paved the way for investments for many start-ups. For example, BMP, b-to-v, Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg, HTGF, HV Holtzbrinck Venture, Partech, Speedinvest, Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, Ventech, WestTech Ventures and other venture capitalists have invested in alumni. In total, over 30 investments have been made.

In general, you benefit from the contacts for building long-term investor relationships and the well-founded feedback from our experts at the preparation meeting (pitch training). In addition, you can make many valuable contacts with the other founders, which will enrich your network.

As a member of medianet, you will also gain access to over 60 exclusive events per year and a network of over 1,500 multipliers. The association offers you political advocacy, knowledge transfer, visibility and much more. Here you can find all the benefits at a glance.
Win one of three VIP Tickets for the Tech Awards Gala 2025 and one of three online or offline Mentorship Sessions (1h) with a mentor of the WLOUNGE DARE LEADERSHIP Program
Gain admission to de:hub – a national & international network of 25 Digital Hubs, including exclusive networking events, workshops and educational programs, admission to coworking spaces, innovation programs, incubators and accelerators

How can you apply?

Please apply by July 02, 2025, using this form. An experienced jury of experts will review all applications and select the participants.

What does participation cost?

All interested startups from the above-mentioned industries can participate free of charge with their pitch decks in the intensive selection and evaluation process of the approximately 14-member top-class jury. If you are finally selected and invited by the jury for the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER, you will have to pay a participation fee of €75. This fee includes the preparatory pitch training by the jury, participation in the dinner, access to the investors and a one-year membership as a regular startup member of medianet and thus access to almost 1500 other multipliers in the media, creative and digital industries in the capital region.

Which investors take part in the FEMALE INVESTORS’ DINNER?

VCs at past events were: Auxxo Beteiligungen GmbH, BLN Capital, Brandenburg Kapital GmbH, bmp Ventures AG, Business Angels Berlin-Brandenburg, Capnamic Ventures, Companisto, DB Schenker Ventures, Deutera, Deutsche Börse Venture, Earlybird, EIT Digital, evalue Family Office, e. ventures, Gruner + Jahr, Headline, Heartfelt Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, hubraum, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, IBB, innogy, JOIN Capital, Kepler Interactive, London Venture Partners, Porsche Ventures, Project A, Redstone, seed+speed Ventures, signals, Smart Infrastructure Ventures GmbH, SpeedInvest, Target Partners, Triple Dragon, Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, VENTECH Capital, WestTech Ventures, Wille Finance AG, WLOUNGE and XAnge!

Conditions of participation

By submitting your application, you agree to

the payment of a participation fee of 75€ (if you are selected for the dinner), which includes a one-year membership of medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. for the year 2026,
the use of your documents & data for the jury meeting (original documents will be forwarded to our jury) and in the booklet accessible to all participants of the dinner,
contacting you for all purposes of the 3rd Female Investors’ Dinner,
communicating your participation (if you are selected for the dinner) in social media posts, on the medianet website, in the newsletter and other PR materials,
visual documentation of the event and use of the images and videos for all online and offline public relations purposes by medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V.

Become a partner for the 3rd Female Investors’ Dinner now!

Your partnership will give you access to attractive and innovative startups and investors. Network with like-minded network partners, be part of the jury session and increase the visibility of your company through medianet’s communication services! Are you interested? Then get in touch with Stella Arnaut (Project- & Program-Manager Creative Technologies)!

For months now we have been working on planning and executing the beacon project supported by Berlin’s Senate Chancellery and included in the coalition agreement – House of Games Berlin. On June 10th, we will finally be able to announce which building will in the future provide the spaces for this ambitious project.

At our yard festival, the location will be presented to the public for the very first time. Representatives from the industries of games and creative technologies will come together, and they will be joined by politicians. All guests will get the chance to go on guided tours through the building as well as connect with each other and network.

Mayor and Senator on site

We are thrilled to announce that Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner will join us as well as the Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises, Franziska Giffey. Both of them will address the audience in a short speech. They will be followed by members of the project’s steering committee.

Speakers:

Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin
Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises

Jeannine Koch, Chairwoman and CEO, medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V.
Felix Falk, CEO, game – The German Games Industry Association
Roland Sillmann, CEO, WISTA Management GmbH
Benedikt Grindel, Zone Managing Director, Ubisoft Production Studios

Schedule:

The entry starts at 10.30 a.m, at 11 a.m. the opening speeches will start. Afterwards their will be organized tours from 12 p.m., and from 1 p.m. there will be catering and the opportunity for networking. The event will be concluded at 2.30 p.m.

Location:

Since the day of the event will be the day of the announcement of the House of Games Berlin location and the yard festival will take place in the yard of the building, we will only announce the location to registered guests in the morning of the event day, so on 10th of June. We kindly ask all participants to look through their e-mails in the morning of said day.

Participation:

Participation in the event ist only possible if you received and invitation.

You are a company within the games or creative technology industry, and you are interested in international exchange, new impulses and establishing long-term partnerships?

Then join our delegation trip to France from June 18th to June 20th 2025!

As a part of our project medianet GAMES International – Transatlantic and with a focus on the upcoming House of Games, we are going to visit central hotspots of the French games and creative tech scene in Lille and Paris. The goal is to gain relevant knowledge, formats and partnerships to further develop Berlin’s ecosystem. We are especially focussed on internationalization, networks, hubs and sustainable cooperation. It will also be a political delegation, since Berlin’s Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Michael Biel, will accompany us.

What awaits you:

Visiting Plaine Images (Lille) – one of the leading European clusters for creative industries

Visiting STATION F (Paris) – Europe’s largest startup campus with dedicated programs for games and creative tech

Visiting Mediawan (Paris) – a leading European player in the area of media and audiovisual content

Visiting Ubisoft HQ (Paris) – one of the most impactful international game studios

Visiting Game Camp Conference (Lille) – one of the most important industry meetings of the French games industry

Exchange with other local studios and networks

Inspiration, knowledge transfer and establishing international business contacts

Eligible to participate are companies, studios and organisations from the areas of game development and creative technologoies (e.g. XR, AI, audio).

The delegation spots are limited. Please send us a request for participation including information about your company and your motivation by May 28th the latest. The final selection and notification regarding participation will be carried out by May 29th 2025.

We cover the content curation of the program as well as the organisation of all program parts and the coordination on-site. Travel, accommodation and catering have to be covered by the participants – we cannot cover the cost for that.

📩 Contact: langkowski@medianet-bb.de 📝 Please fill in our survey in order to participate!

We are looking forward to your registrations and to a inspiring journey with exciting insights, new contacts and fresh perspectives.

From August 20th to 22nd, we will once again be organizing the joint gamescom booth for Berlin-Brandenburg at gamescom. Besides our purchasable Private Meeking Package for games companies, we offer indie developers from Berlin and Brandenburg for the third year in a row the opportunity to join our booth and exhibit your games. Just like last year, the program is funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

What are the benefits?

Up to 2 Exhibitor Tickets per studio
Flat rate for travel and accommodation (1,500€ per studio)
Showcase spot at the joint Berlin-Brandenburg booth in the Business Area of gamescom (20th-22nd of August)
Access to the internal exhibitor area of our booth
Access to MeetToMatch for up to 2 persons
Small catering on-site
Invitation to Berlin-Brandenburg reception on August 20th
Increasing visibility through communication measures by medianet

How to apply?

Registration and application can only be done by filling in this registration form with the requested information about your company, contact details and the game you would like to showcase.

In order to register, one representative of your company has to fill in our registration form, the deadline being May 30th (eod). We will then as soon as possible decide which companies will fill the 6 indie exhibitor spots at our booth, and inform you about our decision. We look forward to receiving your applications!

You can find more information regarding gamescom 2025 on the official Website.

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This year, we offer you our Private Meeting Package, meaning you will be able to book up to three private meeting rooms for your company, branding included. On top you will profit from many benefits, one of them being organization and constant support by medianet. For our members, we offer a 20% discount. Add-ons can be negotiated individually and separately.

Price per Package for medianet members: 6,250€ plus VAT / Price for non-members: 7,812.50€ plus VAT

What is in it for your company?

A spot at a joint booth in a prominent spot with more than 10 exhibitors
Communication package, including branding at the booth
Organisation and program planning managed by medianet
Private branded meeting rooms plus Exhibitor Tickets and catering

The basic benefits in this offer include:

Joint Booth

A spot at our joint booth in the Business Area with Internet and a small catering
Free usage of general areas such as lounge and bar
Service staff on-site
At least one MeetToMatch account will be included

Communication

Branding at the booth and in selected media
Entry in the digital convention catalogue as well as in the (digital) Berlin-Brandenburg brochure, containing all exhibitors and partners
Press and PR managed by medianet
Gamescom Digital Partner Package (Business Area Package)

Program

Berlin-Brandenburg Reception on August 20th, catering included
Invitation to Berlin-Brandenburg Reception at the booth in the name of all co-exhibitors
More to be announced

One Private Meeting Package contains:

3 days of exclusive usage of a private branded meeting room
2 Exhibitor Tickets with access to closed booth areas (Backyard)
Catering and drinks

In oder to register and book our package, please fill in this form and send it via email to Stefanie Schlotmann (schlotmann@medianet-bb.de).

If you are interested and have questions regarding our offer, or if you want to negotiate add-ons, please contact Florian Masuth (masuth@medianet-bb.de).

More information regarding gamescom 2025 can be found on the official Website.

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It is almost time for this year’s Nordic Game, Europe’s leading games conference. Just like in 2024, we are forming a Berlin-based delegation to visit the event in Malmö from May 20th to May 23rd. You are welcome to join us!

We will offer conference access as well as spots at our joint group delegation booth with Gamecity Hamburg.

We will take a total of six companies from Berlin with us:

4 game studios or developers as a part of our showcase

must have a game to present, preferably (but not exclusively) released in 2025 or not yet released

2 other games-related companies

will receive a ticket but no spot for showcasing

Please note that you will have to take care of and pay for travel and accommodation yourself.

However, we offer the following benefits to all delegation participants:

One NG25 Spring Conference Pass per company (everyone)

Access to matchmaking platform (everyone)

Access to parties (tbd) (everyone)

Group Delegation Booth with the possibility of showcasing your game (only studios/developers)

You can check this year’s program of the Nordic Game here. The show floor of the indie exhibition is open from Tuesday to Thursday. If you want to join us for the showcase, you have to be there on all three days.

If your company is based in Berlin and you are interested in joining our delegation, please fill in this form by April 15th.

We will then select the participants and inform you about our decision by April 16th.

We are looking forward for you to join us on our trip!

medianet GAMES International Introduces ByteRockers’ Games

"MGIT Introduces" returns for 2025 and presents you the next exciting games company: Founded in 2008, developer studio ByteRockers' Games works to fullfill their mission of creating games like never before. With the vision of making each project something truly unique, the ByteRockers' team places no limits on themselves or their imagination. By combining this with the best possible working conditions, they aim to continuously set new standards for innovation and creativity in the games industry.

In a Zoom talk accessible for the public, 5 representatives of the company – CEO Maik Reichelt, Business Development Manager Jan Halwe as well as marketing trio Benjamin Reichel, Ramona Meier and Maximilian Graustein – talked to our host André Bernhardt about their innovative studio and, among other topics, gave insight on how to successfully make your way into publishing as an indie developer.

We have the most important Learnings from the talk for you:

“Dream big – but plan better.” – Many young studios underestimate their games’ scopes, often causing themselves budget and time issues. Planning ahead with a clear structure is essential!
Rethinking publishing. – ByteRockers’ Games offers fair publishing deals, including funding, marketing and access to their community, making them a real alternative to traditional publishers.
Creativity for everyone! – At ByteRockers’ Games, everyone is allowed to pitch ideas for games – regardless if they are artists, marketing managers or developers. The best ideas emerge from passion, not hierarchy.
Remotely, but connected. – The studio has implemented a hybrid-working model, focused on flexibility and team spirit, including game jams, co-working and an open feedback culture.
Berlin remains as games hub. – Despite them working remotely, Berlin is an important place for ByteRockers’ Games. Due to fundings, networks, talents and overall vibes, it is still a priority for the studio to be present in the capital.

The whole event can now be rewatched on YouTube.

Maik Reichelt – CEO

As the CEO of ByteRockers’ Games, Maik leads his teams with optimistic energy and passion for unique projects. With over 15 years of experience in marketing and event management, as well as a background in the film industry, he is always open for new and unconventional ideas and strategies, and encourages his coworkers to push boundaries together. Under the motto “brave, but not naive” he is now paving the way for ByteRockers’ Games’ entrance into the publishing world.

Jan Halwe – Business Development Manager

Jan joined ByteRockers’ Games in 2024 to work closely with the resident marketing team and facilitate new business-to-business partnerships with publishers, platforms, distributors and other companies. His prior games industry experiences span across over a decade of working in publishing as well as investment, where he built up his business development expertise by mostly focusing on and creating publishing deals between publishers and developers, representing either side throughout his career, and ranging from smaller indie titles to large multi-platform massively multiplayer online games.

Benjamin Reichel – Community & Marketing Manager

Benjamin has been working at ByteRockers’ Games since 2021. On his main quest, he has contributed to the release of 4 games, ensuring they reached their audiences in the best possible light. Along the way, his side quests have included organizing the ByteRockers’ attendance at over 20 events and exhibitions, such as gamescom and PAX East. With a knack for crafting engaging campaigns and building strong communities, Benjamin combines creativity and strategy to level up the visibility and success of ByteRockers’ Games.

Ramona Meier – Marketing Manager

Ramona graduated with a B.A. in Game Design in 2019, and afterwards entered the game industry as a community manager in live service mobile gaming. With a lifelong passion for game development and indie games, they opened a new chapter in their career by joining ByteRockers’ Games as a Marketing Manager last Juli. They find joy in connecting with communities and players through their work and uplifting other game devs of various backgrounds.

Maximilian Graustein – Marketing Manager

Starting off first as a Social Media & Community Manager in 2020, Maximilian Graustein developed a passion for marketing games and the games industry as a whole. After a 2½-year apprenticeship at ByteRockers’ Games, contributing to six released titles and over 20 gaming exhibitions worldwide, he became a full-time Marketing Manager. With now 5 years of experience, he remains committed to crafting impactful marketing strategies, building strong connections between games and their players, and driving the success of indie developers in an ever-evolving industry.

André Bernhardt – former Managing Director IndieAdvisor

André Bernhardt offers external business development and consulting for indie developers, curates the devcom Indie Expo, teaches at different colleges and hosts panels, talks and other events. 

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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) will once again take place in March 2025 in San Francisco, California. As part of our project medianet Games International Transatlantic (MGIT) we will, for the second time, form a delegation with participants from the games industry in Berlin and Brandenburg, to attend GDC together.

From March 17th to March 21st, the Moscone Center in San Francisco will offer various opportunities to learn more about the games industry and current trends of game development as well as to network, interact with exhibitors and participate in special events. Representatives from the games industry in Berlin can reach out to us until January 21st to declare interest in joining the trip.

Everyone who is part of the delegation will receive the following benefits:

1 x GDC EXPO ticket (Mi-Fr), see benefits here
1 x MeetToMatch Account to book meetings ahead of time
Our House of Games reception
Access to the German Evening
Access to other events
Coordinated visits at games companies offices TBD (Mon/Tue)
Access to exclusive Berlin Delegation Meeting Space in the MeetToMatch San Francisco House (one block from Moscone Center – Opening Hours: Wednesday March 19th – Friday March 21st, 09:00-17:30h local time. On Friday, closing time is 15:00h.

Travel and accomodation costs are not included.

To register, send an email to Maximilian Eichgrün (eichgruen@medianet-bb.de).

On January 22nd, we will announce the companies whose representatives will join our delegation and the trip to San Francisco.

For more information regarding GDC, you can visit the official website.

On November 14th and 15th, 2024, the Games Ground hosted experts and invited guests from the games industry at the Alte Münze in Berlin-Mitte – both from international locations and the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region.

In three workshops, international experts presented trends and developments in the field of games investments, followed by plenary discussions. The exchange of experiences was moderated by JP van Seventer (first workshop) and Jason Della Rocca (second and third workshops).

The specific topics of the Games Investment Summit included veteran-driven investment models, reinvestments after successful acquisitions, and various co-investment strategies. All three topics addressed challenges, best-case scenarios, and various stakeholders.

The discussions were based on the different investment approaches and models of the participants and well-known companies, as well as experience reports presented in the plenary.

The medianet GAMES Investment Summit is part of the Interreg project BSG Go! and is supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises.

The marketing and PR experts from INSTINCT3 and AIM – CREATIVE STRATEGIES & VISIONS will give you valuable tips for marketing your next project. Bring your use cases – and Lars Rösler, Creative Director at INSTINCT3, as well as Simone Bachofner, Director Publicity at AIM, and Juliane Engel, Publicist at AIM, will give you practical tips and tricks for smart marketing – even on a small budget.

Following the workshop, we invite you to network with cool drinks and an exquisite buffet.

The experts

Simone Bachofner – Publicity Director and Deputy Managing Director at AIM – CREATIVE STRATEGIES & VISIONS

In her role, Simone Bachofner has been responsible for numerous major PR campaigns over the years – from cinema blockbusters such as JAMES BOND 007 – NO TIME TO DIE, the game adaptation UNCHARTED and arthouse highlights such as THE STATE AGAINST FRITZ BAUER to the current Netflix series ACHTSAM MORDEN.

Juliane Engel – Publicist at AIM – CREATIVE STRATEGIES & VISIONS

Juliane Engel handles online PR and influencer relations for movies, series and TV productions, including recent blockbusters such as DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE and the family adventure IF: IMAGINARY FRIENDS.

Lars Rösler – Creative Director INSTINCT3

After more than 4 years at INSTINCT3, Lars was the creative head and producer for very successful campaigns for Google Play, Sparkasse, Prime Video and Eintracht Spandau, among others – some of which even won awards.

In his role as Creative Director, Lars focuses on the creative vision and strategy of INSTINCT3, leading and mentoring the creative team and driving new product developments as well as trend and innovation concepts. He also loves la(r)sagne and all kinds of music and pyrotechnics, both professionally and privately.

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