Born in Europe, Built to Grow | Robert Gentz (Zalando)

In 2008, Zalando started out in a Berlin apartment at the height of the financial crisis. Today, it’s Europe’s leading online multi-brand fashion and lifestyle destination, serving more than 52 million customers across 26 European markets. Robert Gentz, co-founder and co-CEO, joins Irina Haivas on the Founder Stage to discuss Zalando’s journey of continuously driving change and innovating at scale to excite customers and partners. Slush is the most founder-focused event on Earth, delivering actionable company-building advice while bringing together the who’s who in startups and tech. Slush will be back on Nov 18–19, 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. Stay in the loop: slush.org linkedin.com/company/slush instagram.com/slushhq x.com/slushhq