Resume
Experience
2016 - Current
FreelanceWriter & Content Strategist
Helping startups and tech companies of any size with their content and communication strategy. Present and past clients include FIBE, Enel X, Uncapped, Penfold, Clearpay (Afterpay), SumUp, Thunes, Solarisbank, InvestSuite, Penta, N26 with Simplaex, CommerceGate with InboundCycle and Codebase Technologies. Writings and interviews appeared on various startups blogs and publications, including EU-Startups, Finance Magnates, The Market Mogul, Tearsheet, Cryptocurrency Hub, Ninja Marketing, Crowdfund Insider and Hypebot.
2019 - Current
Techstars Startup DigestCurator - Fintech
Curating the Techstars Startup Digest newsletter about fintech. Sharing relevant utilization of a number of innovative technologies, be it disruptive or sustaining to the existing financial services industry. Expect insight into new regulations, market movements, the latest trends and funding rounds. The aim is to provide something useful and actionable for everyone interested in fintech, embedded finance, crypto, and the related sub-sectors. Check it out at this link: https://read.letterhead.email/techstars-fintech
2017 - Current
European CommissionIndependent Expert Evaluator
Assessing proposals to identify the most disruptive and scalable European startups and SMEs, applying through the EIC Accelerator (prev. SME Instrument).
2019 - Current
Eureka NetworkExpert Evaluator
Responsible for the assessment of European startups and SMEs' applications submitted under the Eurostars and the Innowwide programmes. EUREKA (https://www.eurekanetwork.org/) is an intergovernmental network established in 1985 and a leading facilitator of innovation, providing a proven platform for international R&D&I cooperation. EUREKA promotes & supports market-oriented international R&D&I project generation and facilitates access to finance for companies involved in its projects.
2019 - Current
Research and Innovation Foundation (Cyprus)Independent Expert Evaluator
Evaluating funding proposals, as an independent expert, for the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, submitted under its RESTART 2016-2020 programmes for Research, Technological Development and Innovation. Assessing projects for both their INNOVATE (Development and Promotion of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services from Existing Enterprises) and SEED (Development of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services from startups) programmes.
2019 - 2022
SXSWAdvisory Board Member - SXSW Pitch
SXSW Pitch showcases innovative new technology to a panel of industry experts, high-profile media professionals, venture capital investors, and angel investors. It's part of SXSW Conference & Festivals, happening in Austin, Texas.
2020 - 2021
FundingBoxIndependent Evaluator
Responsible to evaluate proposals for eSSIF-Lab' business-oriented open call. eSSIF-Lab is a project funded by the European Commission aiming to advance the broad uptake of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) as a next generation, open and trusted digital identity solution for faster and safer electronic transactions.
2012 - 2019
Difitek (Crowd Valley Inc.)Co-founder & CMO
Difitek (previously known as Crowd Valley) provides forward-thinking businesses with a compliant, bank-grade secure and efficient technology framework. I have been in charge to create and manage all marketing and communications, from the blog and newsletter to white papers and company presentations, as well as social medias and advertising. Growth the company MRR from €0 to €75k with the help of an internationally distributed marketing team.
2011 - 2014
Grow VC GroupPartner
Started working on the coordination of the marketing activities and then evolved into a partner role looking at long term projects and strategies.
2010 - 2011
GDP Global DevelopmentProduct Manager
Managing all things related to the online presence of this consulting management firm - communications, social medias, blog and newsletter. Dealing as well with clients interested to attend workshops and events, with enquiries management and pre-sales support.
2010
BloombergCredit Research Analyst
Analysing and researching the capital structure of listed companies and financial institutions, dealing with investor relations departments.
Education
2008 - 2009
Regent's University LondonMaster of Science (MS) in Finance
2008
Webster University GenevaStudy abroad period
A period of study in Switzerland while completing my Master of Science.
2003 - 2007
Università degli Studi di ParmaBachelor's Degree in Economics
Volunteer Experience
2019 - Present
Harvard Business ReviewMember of the HBR Advisory Council
As a member of the HBR Advisory Council I provide insights to improve the content that the Harvard Business Review publish, providing feedback to the editors, previewing new content, and add a perspective on the world of management and leadership. The HBR Advisory Council is an opt-in research community of professionals who help HBR shape the content they publish and to chart the future direction of the publication.
2019 - 2020
Solar Impulse FoundationAdvisory Expert of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions
The Solar Impulse Foundation has committed to identify 1000 Solutions that can protect the environment in a profitable way, demonstrating to decision-makers that such solutions exist and that they can adopt more ambitious targets, policies and regulations to help bring them to market. What I am doing as an international expert is to asses solutions according to their technological feasibility, environmental and socio-economic benefits, and potential or realized profitability.
2017 - 2019
Startup FoundationNewsletter Curator
Startup Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovative entrepreneurship and the community behind it. I have been contributing by curating relevant content for the weekly newsletter.
2017 - 2018
AngelHackMentor
AngelHack is one of the world's largest and most diverse hacker community, driving innovation of tech products through developer programs. I have been mentoring startups for their Global Hackathon Series.