--- title: "About LekoTech - digitizing the auto parts recycling economy" description: "LekoTech was founded to set a new standard in vehicle dismantling. Our story, the team behind the platform and the programmes supporting us." url: https://lekotech.com/about-us/ language: en --- # We build the software the dismantling industry never had. LekoTech started with a simple observation: an industry moving millions of parts a year was running on memory, phone calls and handwritten notes. We set out to give it a system worth the value it handles. - Founded in Tirana - Clients across Italy - Backed by SECO and EBRD ## From a first meeting in 2017 to yards across Italy. Francesco Carbone, a Swiss-Italian project manager, and Ledjon Agalliu, an Albanian electronic engineer, had their first business meeting in October 2017. They shared the same frustration: in an industry where six million vehicles are dismantled in Europe every year, almost nothing was digital. Elton Ngjela joined as co-founder and solution architect, Nikolin Ngjela as co-founder and CTO, and LekoTech was born - a company built in Albania, serving one of the most demanding used parts markets in Europe. We wanted to create tools and services in Albania that are recognised as first-rate, delivered in our own way: driven by results, free from exploitation, and clear about what the software does and does not do. That approach is why the SECO Start-up Fund, the EBRD Star Venture programme and Startup Albania have supported us. Today the platform runs in yards from Venice to Florence, keeps hundreds of thousands of parts catalogued and applicable, and connects them to buyers across Europe through eBay and our own shop. ## Three things we do not compromise on. They sound obvious. In this industry they are not. ### Built with the yard, not for it Every module started as a problem someone showed us on a shop floor. If it does not survive a working day, it does not ship. ### Clear and transparent Straight pricing, straight answers, and honesty about what the platform is not the right fit for. ### Excellence without exploitation A strategy driven by results, delivered by a team that is treated properly. There is no other way to keep people who understand this industry. ## The people behind the platform. A small but highly experienced team of engineers and professionals, split between the business tasks, software and the reality of the yard. - **Francesco Carbone** *Co-founder · CEO* - **Ledjon Agalliu** *Co-founder · CPO* - **Nikolin Ngjela** *Co-founder · CTO* - **Elton Ngjela** *Co-founder · Solution Architect, R&D* ## The short version. 1. 2017 **First meeting** *The founding conversation about digitizing vehicle dismantling.* 2. 2019 **LekoTech is founded** *The company is registered in Tirana and the first version of the platform is built.* 3. 2021 **SECO Start-up Fund** *Swiss support for a more efficient and sustainable trade in automotive spare parts.* 4. 2022 **EBRD Star Venture** *LekoTech enters the EBRD Star Venture portfolio in the Western Balkans.* 5. 2023 **Growth in Italy** *Many dismantlers in northern Italy trust LEKO Tech as their one-stop shop system.* 6. 2024 **Startup Albania** *Supported by the Albanian Government through the Startup Albania Agency.* 7. 2025 **RR Group & team** *Participating in RR Group as solution partner. LEKO Tech team reaches 15 strong.* ## Programmes that backed the work. Public and international institutions that reviewed what we build and decided to support it. Backed and supported by - [![Swiss Confederation](https://lekotech.com/assets/img/partners/swiss.png)](https://www.secostartupfund.ch/en/) - [![SECO Start-up Fund](https://lekotech.com/assets/img/partners/seco.png)](https://www.secostartupfund.ch/en/project-detail/auto-spare-parts.html) - [![EBRD Star Venture](https://lekotech.com/assets/img/partners/ebrd.png)](https://www.ebrd.com/starventure/start-ups) - [![Startup Albania](https://lekotech.com/assets/img/partners/startup-albania.png)](https://startupalbania.al/) ## What the platform handles today. - 289,653 Spare parts catalogued - 34,798 Vehicles processed - 17 Market value, € millions - 78% Average profit increase ## Lekotech sh.p.k. Registered in Tirana, Albania. VAT number L82107028B. Our office is on Rr. Dibres, and our inbox is open to dismantlers, workshops, partners and press. ## Want to work with us? Whether you run a yard, a fleet or a programme supporting companies like ours, we would like to hear from you. Email us [Contact details](https://lekotech.com/contact.md) We answer within 1–2 business days.