Team

The minds behind E-Luc.

Three founders, one core team, one shared goal: turning drones from a specialised technical solution into a mass-market technology. We combine computer science, hardware engineering, business administration and marketing in one team, building the infrastructure that makes autonomous drone logistics part of everyday life.

The E-Luc founding team holding a 1,000 euro prize cheque on stage at the Start-up WOW Challenge 2026 — Award ceremony of the Start-up WOW Challenge on 8 October 2026 in Schwäbisch Gmünd

Award

2nd place at the Start-up WOW Challenge 2026

At the Start-up WOW Challenge 2026, the pitch competition of the Ostwürttemberg start-up region, E-Luc won 2nd place in the Start-up category. Our vision of a scalable, manufacturer-independent infrastructure for drones stood out among strong founding teams from the region.

The award, supported by Kreissparkasse Ostalb, IHK Ostwürttemberg and the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, confirms our path and gives us momentum for the next development steps of our drone hubs and software.

Placement: 2nd place, Start-up category
Date: 8 October 2026
Venue: Hochschule für Gestaltung, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Prize money: €1,000

Team

Our core team

Julius J. Riechert

Founder & Managing Director (CEO)

Digital Business Management, University of Hohenheim

Julius combines entrepreneurial thinking with hands-on experience in CAD engineering and product development. As the initiator of E-Luc, he leads the company as Managing Director, is responsible for hardware development and, together with Filipp, turned the original idea for last-mile logistics into today’s business model around drone hubs and software.

Strategy & leadership
Hardware & product development
CAD engineering

Julian M. Betz

Founder & CFO

Digital Business Management, University of Hohenheim

Julian combines strong analytical and mathematical skills with solid business know-how. As co-developer of the core idea, he is responsible for finance, controlling and all overarching business processes at E-Luc, making sure our technological vision becomes a sustainable business model.

Finance & controlling
Business model
Business operations

Filipp Kleesattel

Founder & CTO

Computer Science, University of Stuttgart

Filipp brings practical experience in software development. At E-Luc, he is responsible for the entire software architecture of our ecosystem and, in close collaboration with Julius, leads the technical development and engineering of our hardware solutions.

Software architecture
Systems engineering
Hardware integration

Nick Fusco

Marketing, Finance & Business Development

Economics and Business, University of Hohenheim

Nick combines his studies in economics and business with hands-on start-up practice. At E-Luc, he takes care of marketing, finance and business development and makes sure E-Luc is visible to customers and partners.

Marketing
Finance
Business Development

Lina Dinkel

Business Relations & Human Resources

Teacher training for secondary schools (English, German); previously Digital Business Management, University of Hohenheim

Lina combines a business foundation from Digital Business Management at Hohenheim and her teacher training in English and German. At E-Luc, she is responsible for business relations and human resources and ensures clear communication with partners and within the team.

Business Relations
HR & Recruiting
Communication

Christian Friedel

Software Development & System Architecture

B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Stuttgart

Christian brings three years of experience as a full-stack developer in the automotive industry, where software has to run reliably under strict quality requirements. At E-Luc, he develops the software of the ecosystem and works with Filipp on the system architecture.

Full-stack development
System architecture
Automotive experience

Collaboration

Let's build the future of drone logistics together.

Whether pilot project, partnership or investment: we look forward to talking with companies, municipalities and investors who see drones as part of a scalable infrastructure.