From Early Operator To Founder

​From Early Operator to Founder — with Lukas Zörner
📍 Berlin | 🇬🇧 Event in English
📆 Monday, May 26
🕖 7:00 PM Doors Open | 7:30 PM Event Kickoff
🎤 Hosted by Early Builders x General Catalyst

​About the Event
Join us for the next edition of Early Builders Germany as we welcome Lukas Zörner, fintech founder and operator, for an intimate conversation on the journey from early operator to founder.

​Lukas will share what he learned building and scaling fintech powerhouse Penta, how he navigated the post-acquisition phase as MD Germany & CPO at Qonto, and what ultimately led him to co-found Integral, his new venture reshaping tax, payroll, and accounting through AI for Germany’s Mittelstand.

​The conversation will be moderated by Samuel Beyer, investor at General Catalyst, who supports early-stage founders across Europe.

​Whether you're an early operator, thinking about taking the founder leap, or simply curious about the playbooks behind Europe’s next generation of leading ventures — this one's for you.

​Speaker:
Lukas Zörner
Co-Founder @ Integral | ex-MD & CPO @ Qonto | ex-Co-Founder @ Penta
From scaling business banking for 15,000+ companies to building again within the AI space

​Moderated by:
Samuel Beyer
Investor @ General Catalyst
Backing early-stage founders in AI, SaaS, and climate across Europe

​Agenda
7:00 PM – Arrival, drinks & mingling
7:30 PM – Fireside chat & audience Q&A
8:15 PM – Drinks, bites & networking

​About Early Builders
Early Builders is a community of Europe’s top early-stage startup operators – Chiefs of Staff, Founders’ Associates, First PMs, and early Growth leads – coming together to share knowledge, sharpen skills, and build lasting networks. Founded in Paris in 2023, we’re now building the community in Germany.

​Capacity is limited – sign up now to reserve your spot.
No recording. Drinks & snacks provided.