Summary
Julien Sellgren is an entrepreneur and technologist with over 10 years of experience leading product and engineering teams from Vancouver, BC. As Founder and Principal of Breakout Analytics and former CTO of Cognito Health, he blends startup-building instincts with hands-on technical leadership to ship data-driven products. He previously co-founded two software companies, Metalogix and Mindquake, giving him deep experience in founding, scaling, and exiting product-focused ventures. Julien's background in computer science from UBC underpins a pragmatic approach to architecture, analytics, and operational delivery. He pairs investor perspective with operator discipline, often stepping into technical roles where strategy and execution intersect. Less obvious: his career cadence shows a pattern of returning to founder-led, analytics-driven work after leadership roles, signaling a preference for building to solve real business problems.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at The University of British Columbia