Stefano has joined Hightech Partners in 2017.

He's a programmer turned to the dark side (he went to law school and became a lawyer). Then turned entrepreneur and investor.

He had a chance to work and travel in 54 countries, working with startups of every kind: from telecom to online banking and energy trading, to very traditional business such as solar panels (China), steel (India), motorbike (Thailand), and many more.

During his carrier Stefano was employee #8 of Wind, a telecom and internet company sold for €12.1 billion ($15.6B) to Orascom in 2005.

Stefano spent 2005-2009 as a digital nomad, starting a big consulting firm.

From 2011, he mentors and invests time and money into startups, mostly early stage. He enjoy public speaking, writing and teaching. Many of these experience are shared on Startupagora.com.