Software should get out of the way
The best tool is the one you forget you're using. Ours tries very hard to disappear.
About
Built by dancers, for dancers.
We started Pelagio because the software we needed didn't exist. So we built it — and we're rolling it out now, hand in hand with our first studios.
What we believe
Three stubborn opinions.
Studio owners are artists first
You shouldn't need an MBA to run a dance class. Every feature starts there.
Less is usually more
We ship fewer things on purpose. Every feature has to earn its place on your screen.
The team
Small team, big studio.
Founder · CEO
Product
Ran a small dance studio for years. Built Pelagio out of frustration with the tools — then couldn't stop.
Co-founder · CTO
Engineering
Looks after payments and reliability. Believes boring, dependable software is the whole point.
Head of Design
Design
Obsessed with calm interfaces. Sweats the small stuff so owners don't have to think about it.
Head of Studios
Studios
Spends the day talking to studios. Turns their headaches into the next thing we build.
Our story
From a spreadsheet to a real app.
2022
A spreadsheet called FINAL_v12
Our founder ran a small dance studio. Ops lived in Google Sheets, payment emails, and a Moleskine. Pelagio started as an internal tool to survive the week.
2023
From hack to product
We rebuilt the internal mess into something other studios could actually use. Long nights, and a lot of throwing things away.
2024
The unglamorous core
Bookings, payments, reminders, memberships — the parts that simply have to work. We kept the scope small on purpose.
2025
Our first studios
We began onboarding a handful of studios we knew and trusted. Their feedback shaped almost everything you see today.
2026
Now: we're live
Pelagio is out on iOS and Android. We're opening up to founding studios — and we'd love yours to be one of them.