About
Francisco Dias was an early engineer at HubSpot, where he contributed to the CRM product and component library architecture. He later led technical initiatives in AI infrastructure before moving to work on product engineering and mentorship roles; he also worked on responsive web design including BostonGlobe.com.
CTO & Co-founder at NexYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Francisco went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Nex's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Francisco can intro founders to Nex's investors below.
Nex's investors · 3
Co-founders at Nex
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Najmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadFounder
Experience
- Nex.aiChief Technology Officer | Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- Lineo.coAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentConnecticut, United States
- HubSpotEngineering Lead2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- HubSpotTechnical Lead2020 — 2022
- HubSpotSenior Software Engineer2015 — 2020
- HubSpotDesign Engineer2014 — 2016Greater Boston
- Northeastern UniversityPart Time Lecturer2016Greater Boston
- WGBHDigital Designer2013 — 2014
- Boston Globe & Boston.comFront End Developer2011Greater Boston
- Alere, Inc.Interactive Designer2011Waltham MA
- Northeastern UniversityUX Designer2010 — 2011Boston
- Northeastern UniversityTeaching Assistant2010Greater Boston
- Metropolis CreativeDesigner (COOP)2010
- BTMU Capital CorporationWeb Designer2009
- Northeastern UniversityDigital Media Specalist2009
Skills & more
Leadershipp5.js1React.jsRedux.jsCSS24Adobe Creative Suite7Illustrator4After Effects2HTML 53JavaScript1CoffeeScript1Cross-functional Team Leadership1
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Engineering LeadershipMachine LearningComputer VisionZustandPreactDesign SystemsTypeScriptUser ExperienceInformation ArchitectureTypographyInteraction DesignWeb DesignLanguages English · Portuguese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Francisco Dias?
- Francisco Dias was an early engineer at HubSpot, where he contributed to the CRM product and component library architecture. He later led technical initiatives in AI infrastructure before moving to work on product engineering and mentorship roles; he also worked on responsive web design including BostonGlobe.com.
- Where does Francisco Dias work?
- Francisco Dias is CTO & Co-founder of Nex.
- What companies did Francisco Dias found?
- Francisco Dias founded Nex.
- Where did Francisco Dias go to school?
- Francisco Dias studied at Y Combinator; Northeastern University (Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design).
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