Summary
Nikolina Lauc is a serial founder and longevity entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building mission-driven ventures across healthtech, hospitality, consumer platforms and creative services. As Co-Founder & CEO of GlycanAge, she leads efforts to commercialize glycan biomarkers that quantify biological aging and enable preventive interventions, blending scientific insight with product and go-to-market strategy. Based in New York, she also engages the longevity ecosystem as a fellow at Foresight Institute and an On Deck Longevity Biotech alum, and supports scaling startups through Hub71. Her background in design, software development and entrepreneurship fuels a multidisciplinary approach—she pairs creative leadership with technical literacy from Makers and Draper University to translate complex biology into accessible consumer products. An early founder of multiple consumer-facing platforms, she brings rare experience turning research-driven ideas into scalable, impact-oriented businesses.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Centre for Medical Sciences & Research
High School Diploma Graphic Design, High School Diploma Graphic Design at School of Applied Arts and Design Osijek
Bachelor of Arts - BA Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor of Arts - BA Fine and Studio Arts at University of the Arts London
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Draper University
Software Developer, Software Developer at Makers