Virtido

Virtido is a Swiss software and business process outsourcing company founded in 2015 by Jean-Luc Zehnder and Dr. Daniel Hasler. The company operates as a nearshore provider, placing developers and technical teams from Eastern Europe (primarily Ukraine and Poland) with Swiss-based management oversight. Virtido maintains headquarters in Switzerland with a 140+ developer team distributed across 7 locations, including a management office in Lviv. The firm positions itself as a bridge between Swiss clients seeking cost-efficient development and Eastern European talent, emphasizing ability to staff dedicated teams within 2–4 weeks.

Services and capabilities

Virtido offers three primary engagement models. Its turnkey software development service covers the full software development lifecycle: conceptual consulting, MVP definition, requirements engineering, UX/UI design, full-stack development (web, mobile, cloud), and operations/maintenance/DevOps. For clients wanting shared responsibility, Virtido provides supplementary services including UX/UI design, QA/testing, business analysis, DevOps-as-a-Service, and project management (nearshore and onshore). Dedicated team placement—the company's core offering—involves recruiting and embedding developers directly into client organizations on a long-term basis, with no technology restrictions. Teams work either in Virtido's nearshore offices or fully remote, with the client managing day-to-day operations.

On the design side, Virtido runs a dedicated UI/UX practice handling user experience design, interface design, interaction design, information architecture, graphic design, digital illustration, animation, and video composition. The design team uses Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite, and Adobe XD. Design engagements follow a structured process: user research and persona modeling, ideation, sketching, interactive prototyping, design system/UI kit creation, development-phase collaboration, and post-launch analysis.

The company also operates a business process outsourcing arm handling accounting document processing, data entry, HR administration, and ad-hoc data work.

Notable work

Virtido's client list spans Swiss SMEs, startups, and established firms. Leuchter IT Solutions assembled a .NET development team with Virtido in 2 weeks and reported developers "absolutely convinced" not just on coding but communication. Fasoon.ch—a startup platform—was developed end-to-end by Virtido, with co-founders praising "competent and professional project management" and on-time delivery. Distributor Due Diligence deployed a RegTech asset management platform via Virtido covering architecture through operations. PexaPark maintains an ongoing Angular/Java development team and values "direct customer contact in Switzerland combined with the pragmatic Virtido nearshore management team in Lviv." Luminant Analytics (a startup) credits Virtido's model—Swiss management plus Eastern European developers—with balancing "quality and cost." CollectID built a nearshore mobile development team and engages Virtido experts for UI/UX design on a part-time basis. Other engagements include medtech app development (StöckliMedical), analytics training design for a major Swiss insurance firm, accounting operations for Xellenz Treuhand, and HR document processing for Addexpert.

How they work

Engagement begins with a requirements workshop where Virtido clarifies the client's needs and desired profiles. Virtido then proposes available talent from its resource pool or conducts targeted recruitment. Once matched, developers and teams are typically productive within 2–4 weeks. For dedicated teams, Virtido handles recruitment and onboarding; the client manages the team operationally. For project-based work, Virtido assumes full delivery responsibility including project management. Communication is handled through Swiss-based account management with nearshore operations led from Lviv. The company supports German and English, addressing a key need for German-speaking Swiss clients. Pricing is not disclosed in public materials; custom quotes are provided per engagement.

Team and credentials

Virtido was co-founded by Jean-Luc Zehnder (ex-PwC Management Consulting and M&A Advisory) and Dr. Daniel Hasler (ex-McKinsey, Credit Suisse; MBA Oxford, Ph.D. Biochemistry Zurich). Sebastian Flückiger serves as Partner and CTO, with a background in enterprise mobility, software development at Credit Suisse, and tutoring at ETH Zurich. The nearshore leadership includes Serhij Pastukh (Nearshore CEO), Valeriy Olyanin (Nearshore CIO), and Nina Maksymenko (HR Business Partner with 12+ years in international IT staffing). The company employs 140+ developers across 7 locations. No formal certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) are mentioned in the source material. Virtido does not hold visible partner status with major cloud platforms, though work with cloud technologies is referenced.