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An afterwork mixer for Milan's tech community — developers, data scientists, product people, founders and anyone working in tech or IT. Drop by Vinyl Pub for casual drinks and networking: swap ideas, find your next role or hire, and stay on top of what's happening across AI, data and software in Milan. Runs every Friday from 6pm; €3 ticket online (no door sales). Relaxed, no-pressure format welcoming all seniority levels.

An international networking evening connecting startups, angel investors and tech professionals in a relaxed, high-energy format at WeWork Via Meravigli. Part of a global series bringing local ecosystems together with an international mindset. The evening runs from welcome drinks and warm-up introductions through interactive networking games to open conversations about collaborations, partnerships and investment opportunities. Whether you're launching a startup, investing, or working in tech, it's a chance to build connections that turn into real opportunities.

The best-attended room in Milan during the Ferragosto lull, and the one week in August where the city's tech crowd reliably shows up somewhere. Strive Networking is an Eventbrite Top Organizer with 7,000+ events behind it, and the Milan edition draws software engineers, consultants, analysts, bankers and founders to Luma Cocktail Bar in Isola. Be aware it is explicitly a multi-vertical event — tech sits alongside finance, real estate, healthcare and the arts — so come for breadth of network rather than depth of technical conversation. Free tickets available; paid tiers up to €18.49. Name tags provided, business casual, 18+.

A weekly afterwork mixer for people who actually work in tech in Milan — engineers, data scientists, security people, product managers and the students trying to break in. It runs every Friday from 6pm at Vinyl Pub near Porta Garibaldi, and the appeal is its low friction: €3, no agenda, no talks, just a table of people in the same industry. Deep in the Italian summer lull this is one of the few tech rooms in the city still meeting weekly, which makes it a dependable option in an otherwise empty August. Ask staff for Tech Social if you can't find the group.

Milan's Friday-evening fixture for the startup and tech crowd, run at WeWork Via Meravigli in the centre of the city. The format is deliberately informal — no pitches from a stage, just founders, angel investors and tech professionals in one room with a drink. It is part of an international series that runs the same night in several European cities, which means a reliable mix of Italian founders and the city's large expat tech population. Useful if you are raising, hiring, or simply want to know who is building what in Milan right now. 21+; tickets around €7.

A weekly afterwork mixer for people who actually work in tech in Milan — engineers, data scientists, security people, product managers and the students trying to break in. It runs every Friday from 6pm at Vinyl Pub near Porta Garibaldi, and the appeal is its low friction: €3, no agenda, no talks, just a table of people in the same industry. Deep in the Italian summer lull this is one of the few tech rooms in the city still meeting weekly, which makes it a dependable option in an otherwise empty August. Ask staff for Tech Social if you can't find the group.

Milan's Friday-evening fixture for the startup and tech crowd, run at WeWork Via Meravigli in the centre of the city. The format is deliberately informal — no pitches from a stage, just founders, angel investors and tech professionals in one room with a drink. It is part of an international series that runs the same night in several European cities, which means a reliable mix of Italian founders and the city's large expat tech population. Useful if you are raising, hiring, or simply want to know who is building what in Milan right now. This is the final date of the summer series before it pauses. 21+; tickets around €7.