Builders After Dark: JUNI × Lyceum

​About Event

​Builders After Dark is an intimate side event of the Young Founders Conference 2026 for the founders, builders and investors who make Berlin’s startup scene what it is. No stage, no badges, no pitch decks, just 25 people who are building ambitious things, great drinks and enough time to actually talk.

​We’ll also sit down with Magnus from Lyceum for an honest conversation about building in Europe.

​Magnus Grünewald, Co-Founder & CEO, Lyceum
Magnus is building sovereign AI infrastructure out of Berlin. We’ll talk about why Europe is falling behind on compute and why digital sovereignty matters more than ever, his journey from helping build Enpal’s heat pump business to founding Lyceum, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and what he’d tell himself on day one. Expect an open fireside chat followed by questions from the room.

​Seats are limited to 25 and every registration is reviewed individually. If you’re a founder, an early builder, or an investor who loves meeting people before everyone else does, we’d love to have you.

​Schedule

• ​20:00: Doors open, drinks & mingle

• ​20:30: Fireside chat with Magnus Grünewald

• ​21:00: Drinks & conversations until late

​JUNI
JUNI is the Startup Factory for Berlin-Brandenburg. Backed by a network of universities, research institutions and companies across the region, JUNI helps turn scientific excellence into the high-tech and deep-tech ventures of tomorrow, with the goal of making Berlin-Brandenburg the best place in Europe to build something new.

​Lyceum
Lyceum is a Berlin-based European provider of AI inference and GPU compute. Teams get access to open-source models via an OpenAI-compatible API and can spin up dedicated GPUs on demand, all hosted on EU servers.

​Please arrive on time so you don’t miss the fireside chat. Registration requires approval.