Michele Zonca
Co-Founder at The Liquid Factory
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMichele Zonca is a seasoned software entrepreneur and engineer with 15 years of experience building and scaling product-led ventures from Milan. As co-founder of Mashape (now Kong) and former CTO of Tok.tv (acquired by Minerva Networks), he blends hands-on backend development—evidenced by contributions to the popular Unirest-Java HTTP client—with strategic leadership as Partner and Chief Nerd at REISER and The Liquid Factory. He focuses on product development over consultancy, spinning off new companies in mobility, digital work platforms, and smart cities while mentoring the next generation of founders. A cum laude computer science graduate, Michele pairs deep technical rigor with a proven track record of exits and ecosystem-building that drives startups toward market-defining scale.
16 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Computer Science, MSc Computer Science at Università degli Studi di Milano-BicoccaSecondary School Information Technology, Secondary School Information Technology at Liceo Scientifico Cavalleri
English, Italian
Github Skills (9)
javas10
http-client10
api10
exception-handling10
httpc10
apidoc10
java10
httplib10
testing9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Kong/unirest-java
Apr 2011 - Apr 2013
Unirest in Java: Simplified, lightweight HTTP client library.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits in 2 years
Contributions summary:Michele primarily contributed to exception handling, API development, and test improvements within the Unirest-Java library. They fixed bugs, added and updated exception classes to handle invalid and empty responses. The user also introduced new functionality, including a new authorization method. These changes show improvements to the library's robustness and functionality, aligning with a developer role focused on backend aspects.
http-clientjavaunirest
shatsar/RandomNotes
Feb 2016 - Nov 2021
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
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