Nicolas Genest is a multi-exit technology executive and founder with over a decade of leadership delivering platform modernizations, AI-first systems, and marketplace commerce at scale. As CEO and founder of CodeBoxx and CTO in residence at spARK Labs, he combines hands-on technical execution (from APIs and data systems to RAG, vector DBs and MLOps) with enterprise transformation playbooks used at The RealReal, ModCloth, Veepee and GoodwillFinds. He’s known for building high-performance teams, turning technical strategy into repeatable delivery, and shipping R&D-backed product platforms that drove hypergrowth (The RealReal’s platform scaled revenue from single- to triple-digit millions). Nicolas also runs a training-first venture that guarantees employment for graduates, blending talent development with client-facing digital transformation work. Equally comfortable in mission-driven resale marketplaces and billion-dollar commerce environments, he brings a business-first lens to AI and platform engineering while still claiming the curiosities of a web developer and “Internet hobo” at heart.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Technology and Information management (DEC), Computer Engineering and Information Sciences, Technology and Information management (DEC), Computer Engineering and Information Sciences at Cégep Garneau
Harvard Business Analytics Program, Harvard Business Analytics Program at Harvard University
Bachelor of Science (B Sc), Business and Public Administration, Bachelor of Science (B Sc), Business and Public Administration at University of Phoenix
Integral Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership, Integral Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership at Stagen Leadership Academy
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Nicolas Genest - Chief Executive Officer - Founder at CodeBoxx