Summary
Lucas Pelloni is a Zurich-based founder and engineer with nine years of experience building and scaling tech ventures, currently leading nestermind as Co-Founder and CEO to create agentic AI software for the real estate sector. He co-founded and served as lead engineer at Axelra AG, where he helped grow 45+ high-tech ventures, scale the team to 25 people, and launch MVPs to traction in 100 days, contributing to the company being named a top startup hub by the Financial Times. Comfortable switching between product, engineering and go-to-market roles, he has hands-on React expertise and a background in blockchain products and developer tooling from roles at THORWallet, EUREKAToken, and Remotion. Academically strong, he graduated summa cum laude with a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Zurich and produced award-winning research software early in his career. He also mentors startups (Swissnex SF) and advises blockchain financing platforms, combining technical depth with investor and board-level experience. Friends call him lucky; colleagues know him as an operator who turns prototypes into revenue-generating ventures.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Matura, Physics, Matura, Physics at Liceo Cantonale Lugano 2
Master's degree, Computer Science, 5.73 / 6 (summa cum laude), Master's degree, Computer Science, 5.73 / 6 (summa cum laude) at University of Zurich
Italian, Spanish, German, English