Julian Osborne

Hi, my name is Julian Osborne

I work at the intersection of sustainability, regulation, AI, and technology...

I have founded and worked for several (Fin)Tech companies...

It took me far too long, but I completed a Master’s degree in Political Science, specialising in Democracy, Development, and International Relations at the University of Zürich...

Now, I live in the countryside between Zug and Zürich, where I try to maintain a sporty lifestyle...

Pürpose

Why Am I here?

I wanted a place where I could structure and collect things that I learned as to share it with more people in the ecosystem. This page primarily helps myself as a framework to consolidate learnings I had and I hope in the process I can help others - either by preventing them from making mistakes I made, or stimulating conversations.

Background

I have worked in the startup space for almost a decade, helping building the fintech ecosystem during my studies, joining a fintech as an employee for almost 4 years before founding my own company Pelt8 in 2021 and exciting it mildly successfully in 2025.