About LUCAS
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Blockchain in Practice - Amazon.com
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CV
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lucas is an engineer who specializes in fintech. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he started developing his career in At&T, Telmex, and Telefonica de Argentina.
In 2011, he participated as an investor in his first entrepreneurial project with Idea.me - Latin America's crowdfunding platform, which became a huge success, acquired Movere platform in Brazil and was present in 5 countries before being sold.
From there onwards, Lucas participated in Crowdfunding and Fintech Developments. He founded New Economies.com, a boutique growth firm dedicated to advancing the fintech and blockchain sectors. New Economies show aired from Nasdaq Times Square, New York, and the London Stock Exchange, two locations that are now used for ICOs.
Through New Economies advisory services, Lucas was able to build a robust network of long-term partnerships with founders, industry leaders, and corporations. With a network of investors who embrace blockchain technology, he supported over 50 companies, including Augur, Ripple, and DigiPharm, providing services ranging from business development to ICO marketing and fundraising.
From New Economies, Lucas and his team participated in the development of fintech kickoffs as the Agentic Group in London, together with Ripple and Mathew Mellon, BrickCoin, Digipharm, Core Ledger from Wef.
Click here for a testimonial from the Arab Bank of Geneva CEO (Nicolas Chikhani), who shared his experience with Lucas and New Economies in Davos, where the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting was held.
In 2026, New Econonomies was sold to the VC of Mr. Ollie Forsyth. You can follow it at: NewEconomies.com
THE CERVIGNI FAMILY BACKGROUND
In 1978, the Italo-Argentinean Cervigni family co-founded COINTEC Consultora en Ingeniería y Técnica Industrial S.A., which became a multi-government engineering, consulting, and project management provider based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (www.cointec.com)
Over almost 4 decades, COINTEC expanded the business into branches to incorporate government and private clients such as the World Bank, IDB, Coca-Cola, Exon Mobile, Shell, Telefónica, Total, ABB, Pan American Energy, among many others.
COINTEC has also provided direct or indirect services to the National Energy Departments of almost every country in the Americas.
These services include the fields of generation, transformation, and transmission of medium and high voltage energy; infrastructure projects, including civil and industrial engineering in bridges, railways, highways, ports, hospitals, and the upstream and midstream segments of oil and gas. COINTEC was also a main player in the deployment of the cellular network of Argentina with the Motorola PCS technology, giving the country metropolitan, inter-city, and interstate cellular connectivity.
Since the year 1999, the family also diversified their interests in real estate through DAMFOUR S.A. and other vehicles in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in the Nordelta Area in Buenos Aires.
successful exits
In 2015, following the death of Mr. Jorge Cervigni, the family sold its 50% stake in COINTEC S.A.
In 2023, the family also sold its real estate business to M. Focinito Arquitectos in Buenos Aires.
After restructuring, the family decided to continue its business and investments through a family office.
In 2026, New Econonomies was sold to the VC of Mr. Ollie Forsyth.