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{{Short description|Blockchain technologist focused on RWA's }}
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Lucas Vogelsang (born 1990) is a Swiss blockchain entrepreneur and software engineer, best known as an early advocate and pioneer in bringing real-world assets (RWAS) into decentralised finance (DeFi) as the co-founder and former CEO of Centrifuge, a DeFi protocol focused on bridging RWAS with blockchain-based financial infrastructure.https://www.binance.com/en-TR/square/post/1688052{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterthan.works/resources/a-journey-of-a-self-managing-organization-behind-greaterthans-work-with-centrifuge|title=A journey of a self-managing organization: Behind Greaterthan's work with Centrifuge|website=www.greaterthan.works}}
Early Career
Before entering the blockchain space, Vogelsang co-founded DeinDeal, a Swiss e-commerce platform and Groupon competitor, which was acquired in 2011. He later worked at Taulia, a San Francisco-based supply chain finance company, where he focused on payment infrastructure. Taulia was later acquired by SAP in 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.top100startups.swiss/World-shaper-of-tomorrow-DeinDeal-paves-the-way-for-Switzerlands-ecommerce-sector|title=World shaper of tomorrow: DeinDeal paves the way for Switzerland’s e-commerce sector|website=www.top100startups.swiss}}https://www.aima.org/widgets/team_members/teamMemberDetails/?id=78AE1686-EB05-493C-8B03788949F2AE63.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swisspreneur.org/swiss-startup-mafia-map|title=Swiss Startup Mafia Map by Swisspreneur|website=www.swisspreneur.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://theorg.com/org/centrifuge-io/org-chart/lucas-vogelsang|title=Lucas Vogelsang - CEO and Cofounder at Centrifuge|website=THE ORG}}
Centrifuge
In 2017, Vogelsang co-founded Centrifuge alongside Maex Ament and Martin Quensel, with the mission of "unlocking economic opportunity for all" by tokenizing real-world assets such as invoices, real estate, and revenue streams.{{Cite web|url=https://tokenizedliving.com/index.php/2024/07/30/centrifuge-integrating-real-world-assets-into-defi/|title=Centrifuge: Integrating Real-World Assets into DeFi|date=July 30, 2024}} Through partnerships with protocols like MakerDAO and Aave, Centrifuge advanced the use of tokenized real-world assets as collateral in decentralized finance.{{Cite web|url=https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/centrifuge|title=Centrifuge overview | Token Terminal|website=tokenterminal.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/centrifuge-anemoy-defi-yield-fund-dyf-step-application/23545|title=Centrifuge - Anemoy DeFi Yield Fund (DYF) STEP Application|date=May 1, 2024|website=Arbitrum}}
Through Tinlake, Centrifuge's flagship product, Vogelsang helped create one of the first systems where businesses could finance invoices, real estate, and revenue streams directly through blockchain{{Cite web|url=https://polkadotters.medium.com/centrifuge-is-the-gateway-between-real-world-finance-assets-and-nfts-f6dc34c7b9e6|title=Centrifuge is the gateway between real-world finance assets and NFTs|first=Polkadotters | Kusama & Polkadot|last=validators|date=January 19, 2022}}networks
Vogelsang has been a featured speaker at major blockchain events including Devconnect, ETHGlobal, and Messari Mainnet.{{Cite web|url=https://blockworks.co/speaker/lucas-vogelsang|title=Lucas Vogelsang Speaker Profile|date=April 25, 2025|website=Blockworks}}
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