From University Research to Industry Leader

Launched in 2020, Scalera is the leading AI platform for construction procurement. Combining ETH research with deep industry expertise and backed by $6.5M, we help suppliers across the DACH region respond to tenders faster, more accurately, and profitably.

We see a future defined by one automated flow for every building and every material.

We are moving the industry beyond fragmented transactions to a new standard of efficient builder and supplier collaboration, where data moves as fast as construction itself.

By erasing the friction between planning and sourcing, we are empowering the entire ecosystem to build faster, smarter, and together.

From research to industrial standard

Our story

Beginnings in the ETH Student Project House

We began as a high-end AI consultancy within the ETH Zurich ecosystem, operating as a “startup factory” to build bespoke solutions across industries. While profitable ($800k+ revenue), we realized we were often solving symptoms rather than root causes.

Recognizing a massive pattern of broken communication in the construction industry, we made a bold pivot: we shut down our consulting business to solve this single problem at scale.

That focus paid off.

Following a rigorous 6-month due diligence process, we earned the prestigious ETH Spin-off label. Today, backed by $6.5M in funding, we serve 150+ customers and have processed over 5 billion in construction volume across the DACH region—defining the new standard for automated tender processing.

Build the Future of Construction Tech with Us

Leonardo Reinhard
Founder & CEO
Sven Affeltranger
Founder & COO
Federico Gossi
Founder & CTO
Joshua Mauk
Head of Engineering (Ex Teylor)
Iunir Iakupov
Founding Engineer (Ex Google)
Till Kolditz
Senior Engineer (Ex Oracle)
Ignacio Queralt
Senior Engineer (Ex Booking.com)
Bulat Gabbasov
Senior Engineer (Ex Yandex)
Fabian Berisha
DevOps Engineer (Ex Appstellar)
Mirto Randellini
ML Engineer (Ex research at uniMI)
Amir Tugendhaft
Senior Engineer (Ex Palo Alto Networks)
David Newell
Senior Engineer (Ex Google)
Dr. Daniel Calvelo
Senior Engineer (Ex Google)
Gwendolyn Erkut
Fullstack Engineer (Ex University of Zurich)
Karina Akhtarova
Quality Control
Thomas Kuster
Account Executive
Stefanie Amann
Customer Success Manager
Anh Thi Dong
Account Executive
Gorch Heinrich Hentschel
Business Development Representative
Svetlana Lapina
Business Development
Sofia Grabis
Business Development
Sahan Dündar
Business Development
Yevhenii Khydolii
UI/UX Designer
Markus Breu
Kalkulator & Bauleiter (Advisor)
Karoly Angyal
ERP Integrationspartner
Robin
Chief Happiness Officer
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