Leonard Scheidemantel
German founder. CEO of Blacklusion (blockchain infra for WAX/EOSIO), then co-founded Sequa AI — a universal context engine that turns code/tickets/docs into a knowledge graph for AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code). Co-founders were Fabian Emilius (previously founded AtomicHub, $10M revenue) and Martin Harder (business, ex-Antler). Backed by Antler, GmbH registered April 2025.
Company wound down due to cofounder breakups (as of 2026-03). Leonard possibly pivoting context engine toward customer service.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-scheidemantel/ Sequa: https://sequa.ai/
Why this matters
- Validated the cross-shop customer intelligence vision independently — strong signal
- Offered startup/fundraising advice as a standing resource
- Fundraising take: 500K
- Identified ideal shop profile: already hosting events or wants to run events
- Aligns on bootstrapping and solo founder philosophy
- Shares philosophy on web3 — pro-ownership/decentralization, anti-cryptobro
- Open to reviewing our mana-inc application — has web3 founder/investor experience
- Potential collaborator if his customer service pivot intersects with Guild/memberships platform