Founder / AI engineer

Lucas Duys

Building a stealth AI startup. Selected for Antler ONE, September 2026.

TU/e Contest 2026

2nd of 70

€5,500 won across the TU/e Contest prize and The Gate grant.

Agent engineering

500×

More inputs, while runtime fell from 55s to about 8s at 98% accuracy.

September 2026

1 of ~100

founders selected from about 10,000 applicants across Europe. Now building in stealth.

Current chapter

Building in stealth.

I am starting a company at the intersection of AI, product, and systems. The details stay private for now. The work does not.

Antler ONE / September 2026

Selected for Antler's September residency to build alongside a hand-picked cohort of founders.

The record

2026
AI engineering intern
Cape.io
Rebuilt agent pipelines around measurable speed, cost, accuracy, and permission boundaries.
190k 1.2ktokens per run, more than 99% less
20 10,000inputs, from 55s to about 8s at 98% accuracy
Python / TypeScript / Agents / LangSmith
2026
Co-founder
Stacklink
Built an EU-sovereign, permission-aware knowledge layer for governed AI agents.
Designed for customer-owned infrastructure and air-gapped deployment.
- €3,000First Runner-Up at the TU/e Contest
- €2,500The Gate grant at Kickoff EHV
TypeScript / Go / Postgres / RAG / ACLs
2026
Hackathon builder
Paris / Amsterdam
Two working AI products, built in 24 hours and 6 hours.
24 hour build / Paris
Pitchr.live
Rubric scoring, rewritten scripts, and mock investor Q&A in one AI pitch coach.
Built from zero in 24 hours at Station F.
Visit Pitchr.live
6 hour build / Amsterdam
Weekly Shop Agent
Five agents negotiate meals, dietary needs, and budget to assemble a weekly grocery order.
Selected to pitch from 80 builders.
View the code
Next.js / Claude / ElevenLabs / Multi-agent systems
2024 to now
BSc Computer Science & Engineering
TU Eindhoven
Building production AI systems alongside a full-time computer science degree.
Computer science / AI / Systems