Stefan Malzner is an award winning Vienna based product designer, triathlete, ultra cyclist in the making and founder of Franz.

Stefan started his career at the young age of 14 by founding his first startup Global Artists, a community for digital designers and photographers. After his graphic design apprenticeship he worked as a digital designer for companies like Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Shell, Volkswagen and on the weekends he toured as a DJ and VJ all over Europe.

For the last couple of years he has been on a mission to cycle the most beautiful mountain passes and founded Franz, Amore, Horst, Grete, Bloodirony Games, WunderPreview and Indiegame.at.

Stefan specializes in building complex, cross-platform Electron applications and is dedicated to delivering exceptional user experiences for the web. In addition to pursuing his own projects, he has supported a range of leading companies, including Automattic, IOHK, Globus and many others.

In 2016, Stefan won the Product Hunt Golden Kitty Award for Best Desktop App of the Year with his messaging app Franz.