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Professional Summary
Since the age of 13, I have been bringing ideas to life—ranging from a subscription-based trash collection service in my neighborhood to tourist boat excursions and a video tutorial app for iOS. These early ventures, coupled with lessons from both successes and failures, have driven my passion for pursuing opportunities that challenge me to grow, innovate, and build impactful solutions
With a Laurea cum laude in Economics and Business Administration and a Master of Science in Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability & Master in Technology Economics, I have spent the last 6 years in a fast-paced tech environment, from building my venture and leading a team up to 12 people, holding advisory positions at tech-based startups and support them scale from 6 to 60 people in 2 years.
I specialize in Innovation Strategy, where I blend technology (AI, Web3, AR, VR), business, and science to create solutions that drive growth and resilience. I bring a unique combination of skills in investor relations, including organizing private events, preparing impactful reports, and ensuring document readiness to build trust and transparency. I am equally adept at supporting founders and creative communities, offering strategic guidance, mentorship, and operational support to foster thriving ecosystems.
My passion for arts and hospitality inspired me to co-organize Europe’s first NFT Festival, Rare Effect Vol. 2, and to establish Muro, a platform bridging the gap between digital artists and commercial venues. Through Muro, I’ve gained firsthand experience in connecting diverse stakeholders, organizing immersive events, and supporting artists, creators, and collectives in leveraging technology to access new markets and grow their impact.
I am comfortable alternating
• Teamwork and independent work
• Leadership and operational execution
• Deep focus and multitasking
• Creativity with a pragmatic, detail-oriented approach

Work Experience
April 2023 – Present Doha, Qatar / Lisbon, Portugal

Founder & CEO @Muro
Founder of Muro, a digital art streaming platform focused on making digital art accessible. Skills include management, creative strategy, and art direction.
Sept 2020 – Sept 2022 Berlin, Germany / Lisbon, Portugal

Ops Manager, BD & Partnerships @Keyko
Supported the organization to scale from 7 to +55 employees:
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Structured and implemented organizational structural changes, internal processes & policies and strategic initiatives;
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Identified and addressed potential operational risks leading external legal, HR, and accounting teams;
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Managed Investor relations and ensured a €+3m raise for a venture under the Keyko umbrella and successful products incubation;
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Established and maintained company culture for remote working (Virtual Office set up for VR meetings).
Nov 2020 - April 2022. Lisbon, Portugal
Investor Relations Manager

Supported the C-Management team to successfully raise of a SEED round of +€3mil from a network of VCs. Took charge of document readiness, investor reach out, supported with negotiations.
Jan 2021 - December 2022 Lisbon, Portugal

Initiator, Curator & Supporter @Art Progression Now
Open Collective empoweing artists operaing the brand Rare Effect
Check the Collective here: https://artprogressionnow.com
Check the Exhibitions here: https://rareeffect.io
Mar 2019 – August 2020 Berlin, Germany

Initiator & Head of Innovation @BCP Labs
Supporting the spin-off of a Venture Accelerator based in Berlin focus on global fintech applications. My role includes advising for global go-to-market strategies, fundraising, and business development for companies + € 10mil funded.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
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Designing and testing the BCP Labs accelerator program by implementing new business models targeting startups, investors, and corporates;
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Designing methodology to perform AS-IS Analysis as-a-service;
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Due diligence and screening of investment&biz opportunities;
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On our portfolio ventures: responsible for fundraising (interim investor relations) and advisory (on strategy, product, go-to-market).
See the TEASER VIDEO
https://www.blockchainpunk.io/
December 2018 - Present Berlin, Germany

Founding Member @BerChain
Association to promote blockchain initiatives in&out Berlin. In charge of business development and event organization.
December 2018 - Mar 2019 Berlin, Germany

Interim COO @Biotize
Holistic biohacking marketplace for self-optimization.
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Implemented the business model;
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Hiring & team building;
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Product research on new line of products such as vitamin stacks, CBD drinks.
February 2018 - January 2019 Berlin, Germany
Co-Founder & COO @WAY NETWORK

Hyper-local social network for the blockchain era.
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Built and led from the ground up a team of 10 professionals;
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Managed investor relationships, raised € 36K as pre-seed funding;
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Built and launched an MVP in 3 months with 200 real users;
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Led all the strategic partnerships and key customer groups.
https://boccajunior.wixsite.com/way-network
March 2018 - February 2019 Berlin, Germany

Initiator, Organizer & MC @dAttention (ex Curation Markets)
Co-Created dAttention and grew it to be one of the biggest blockchain meetup groups in Berlin (560 members), on a quest to decentralise the attention economy.
Achievements & Roles:
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Organize one event every six weeks with 50 attendees on average with renowned international speakers from the blockchain scene;
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Sponsored by Consensys, Lukso, Amatus, Ocean Protocol, etc.
May 2019 - August 2019 Berlin, Germany

Business Mentor @ESCP Business School / Blue Factory
Assisting the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation with various research-related projects, lectures, and activities of the Blue Factory, the ESCP Europe incubator.
- Active mentorship on students´projects through the Blue Factory incubator. Now part of the Blue Factory Mentor Network.
Oct 2017 – JUL 2019 Berlin, Germany




Student Consultant
Through university courses, I worked as a student consultant for:
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Volkswagen Sustainability department on a project called "Stakeholder analysis in the context of a sustainable smart city strategy - Berlin 2030";
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Remondis, researching on "Waste ID Through Blockchain - an application on Hazardous Waste Management";
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Sanofi, in collaboration with Campana&Schott, researching on digital trends in the pharma industry.
Jul 2017 – March 2018 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Founder @Noordung Space Shop
Founded & managed marketing funnels for Noordung Space Shop, an online shop for clothing and accessories based on the illustration of the Austro-Hungarians rocket engineer Herman Potočnik. He is mostly remembered for his book addressing the human habitation of space: "The Problem of Space Travel - The Rocket Motor". Noordung's ideas and drawings were a major inspiration for our line of shirts.
Apr 2017 – Aug 2017 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Event & Community Manager @Creative Centre Poligon
My role is to promote inter-relationships in order to create team work projects suggesting specific and complementary assets and resources to boost and maximize the efficiency of start-up and small enterprises. I also take care of the spaces and I manage the events held by international partners like Google, Mango, etc..
Education
2017-2022
Technical University of Berlin
Master of Science in Innovation Manager, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability
1.8 GPA - Dissertation: "Tech Entrepreneurship: Transitioning from startup to scale-up. Insights from Berlin-based Blockchain businesses
2021
Tongji University
(Exchange Semester) Master of Science in Technology Economics
2013-2017
University of Palermo
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
110 summa cum laude
2015-2016
Comenius University of Bratislava
Erasmus student in International Business Management
Interests
& Skills
Chess Player
Sustainability
Boxing & Yoga & Meditation
Photography
Music Production
Public Speaking