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People

• Aleksander Leonard Larsen (Oslo, Norway)

  • Co-founder and COO of Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity and the Ronin Network. Also serves as board member at Blockchain Game Alliance, helping shape the blockchain gaming industry.

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• Alex Mueller (Berlin, Germany)

  • Country Director DACH at Holvi, previously VP Growth at Friday Finance and Strategic Advisor. Based in Berlin and focused on fintech growth and market expansion.

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• Clément Moreno (Paris, France)

  • Co-founder and CEO of Wavy, which was acquired by Treatwell. Now serving as Managing Director France at Treatwell following the acquisition. Previously was a managing partner at Novaly.

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• Bryan Mamou (Paris, France)

  • Former Team Lead SDR at Contentsquare now working on a stealth startup. Previously worked his way up from Senior SDR to team lead at the digital experience analytics company.

  • LinkedIn

• Dr.-Ing. Daniel Bender (Ebersberg, Germany)

  • Systems engineer at Bosch Engineering turned co-founder & CEO of a stealth startup building sovereign defense technology. PhD in engineering with experience in aviation & defense portfolio management and power supply systems.

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• Iyad GOURI (Paris, France)

  • Sales and production assistant at Kassantina with previous experience in quality assurance and sales roles. Currently seeking a 24-month apprenticeship while applying to business schools including IESEG, GEM, and AUDENCIA.

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• Jean-Baptiste Pringuey (Montpellier, France)

  • VP Engineering at Teads (ad tech platform), previously Director of Engineering at the same company. Also mentored engineering leaders at Plato.

  • LinkedIn

• Lukas Pin (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

  • Biostatistics postdoc at University of Cambridge turned stealth startup co-founder and CEO. Previously completed doctoral research at MRC Biostatistics Unit.

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Early Stage Founders

• Aviral Kapoor (Berlin, Germany)

  • Former Revolut product growth specialist now working in business development at Cortex Reply DE. Previously founded KulchaBox and has experience in affiliate marketing and brand partnerships in fintech.

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• Elke De Vilder (Ghent, Belgium)

  • Marketing executive turned founder of SUPERMACHINE Agency (ran for 6 years), then Marketing Director at DIGI Belgium. Currently CMO at Planet B and working on something new.

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Early Stage Founders

• Harry Watts (United Kingdom)

  • Founder of Ontia. Previously co-founded Spatial360 and worked in commercial partnerships at Enhesa.

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• Jake Osorio (United Kingdom)

  • Exited founder and former VC director now building a new stealth startup. Previously founded Snuze and worked at Initiator VC.

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• Joseph Tiareh (London, United Kingdom)

  • Ex-PwC tax associate turned co-founder of Algominds, focused on AI-driven acquisition for B2B companies. Previously served as Chief Growth Officer at GAINZ.AI.

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Early Stage Founders

• Jens Garberding (Berlin, Germany)

  • Ex-Google Head of Retail & Payments turned founder and CEO of Holyo GmbH for 6 years. Building a startup to connect competitive athletes with exclusive brand deals.

  • LinkedIn

• André K. (Paris, France)

  • Management consultant turned transformation manager at BNP Paribas (5 years), now Director of Program Management Office at Ayvens. Has experience leading international transformation initiatives across EMEA, AMER and APAC regions.

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• Antoine Bailbe (France)

  • Consultant turned co-founder of ChurnGuard, focused on preventing customer churn before it happens. Previously worked as a functional consultant at onepoint and served as community manager at Torekko.

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Early Stage Founders

• Fabrizio Dodaro (Milan, Italy)

  • Sustainability consultant at Deloitte turned entrepreneur, now working on a stealth startup. Also serves as a community member at EFRAG focused on sustainability reporting standards.

  • LinkedIn

• Ghiles Moussaoui (Germany)

  • Based in Germany, building state-of-the-art automations and agentic solutions.

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• We curate interesting people that have some signals that they might be interesting founders either now or in the future. They are not guaranteed to be currently founding or interested in investment.

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Early Stage Founders

• Adarsh Raj (Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Business Manager at Alfa Laval, focused on clean water solutions. Previously spent 3 years at Aquaporin A/S in market development and account management roles. Based in Copenhagen. Now working on Vasuqi to handle industrial pollutants.

  • LinkedIn

• Alex D. (Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Stockholm-based founder of Boop, currently in pre-launch/building phase. Previously worked as a business developer at LOUDER and operations coordinator at RÅSAFT. Hyper Island alum.

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• Alexander G. (Sweden)

  • Ex-Reddit Director of ML and Google alum, previously founded Oterlu AI. Now co-founding a stealth AI startup.

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Notes

• We curate interesting people that have some signals that they might be interesting founders either now or in the future. They are not guaranteed to be currently founding or interested in investment.

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Early Stage Founders

• Anthony Chamas (Geneva, Switzerland)

  • VP of Data Platform Engineering & Architecture at H&M Group. Previously managed enterprise integration and data lakes at Richemont. Based in Geneva, specializes in data mesh architecture and cloud platforms.

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• David Wulff (Berlin, Germany)

  • Navy officer and ex-McKinsey consultant, co-founder of truemetrics and now CEO of a stealth YC S23 startup based in Berlin.

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• We curate interesting people that have some signals that they might be interesting founders either now or in the future. They are not guaranteed to be currently founding or interested in investment.

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Early Stage Founders

• Alessandro Capriati (Italy)

  • Bot developer turned anti-bot engineer, now founder of a stealth startup. Previously worked as a software engineer at tripstack while also consulting on bot development and anti-bot solutions. Focuses on protecting online content from piracy.

  • LinkedIn

• Divyarani Sishtla (Nottingham, United Kingdom)

  • Paid Media Analyst at Impression specializing in Google Ads and data-driven campaign optimization. Previously worked as a marketing intern and administration assistant at University of Warwick.

  • LinkedIn

• Gavin Mackay (Macclesfield, United Kingdom)

  • Managing Director of care homes for 17+ years, now founding KitchenAI to help households reduce food waste while enabling retailers to build customer loyalty.

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• We curate interesting people that have some signals that they might be interesting founders either now or in the future. They are not guaranteed to be currently founding or interested in investment.

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Early Stage Founders

• Giac Soliman (London, United Kingdom)

  • Senior Compensation Lead at Monzo Bank and Steering Committee Member at City HR Association’s Trusted Supplier Network. Previously worked as a Client Design Partner at Pave. Shares insights on AI applications in compensation and HR technology. Now working on Range.

  • LinkedIn

• Ravinder Nottra (United Kingdom)

  • Worked their way up at Align Technology from Senior Continuous Improvement Programme Manager to Marketing Manager, focusing on transformation and automation across legal, finance, dental and operational functions.

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Early Stage Founders

• Elizabeth Schermerhorn (Utrecht, Netherlands)

  • Head of Delivery and Consulting at Zivver turned co-founder of Aetherien, leveraging data for AI chatbots.

  • LinkedIn

• Francesco Domizio (Spain)

  • Country Manager at multiple European tech companies including Aufinity Group and casavi, now co-founding a stealth startup.

  • LinkedIn

• Gard Valckx (Madrid, Spain)

  • Founder of Storimo AI, which uses AI to turn customer interviews into case studies. Previously co-founded Deep Roots as a growth consultant and worked as an international sales manager at Bundeling.

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Notes

• We curate interesting people that have some signals that they might be interesting founders either now or in the future. They are not guaranteed to be currently founding or interested in investment.

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Early Stage Founders

• Dan Keene (London, United Kingdom)

  • Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and repeat founder, previously Chief Business Officer at Superduper and founder of NG3. Currently co-founder and COO of a stealth startup.

  • LinkedIn

• Emad Moore (Stockholm, Sweden)

  • CFO turned founder of Ales&Brews, building a gateway to the European beverage market. Previously held finance leadership roles at ServiceFinder and Brandförsvaret.

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Your portfolio is your best deal flow. Stop scrambling across six tools to keep up with it. Get started with Cura today.

Early Stage Founders

• Alessandro Buscarinu (Sassari, Italy)

  • Digital product designer and web developer from Italy, now founder of multiple fitness ventures including Train Like Royal (coaching) and Norve Athletics. Also working as designer and content creator at Atlas Gym.

  • LinkedIn

• Andrea Marino (Italy)

  • Executive Managing Director turned Founder & CEO of ForSkale, focused on helping sales teams increase revenue and closing performance. Previously held leadership roles including Head of Business Development at TimeFlow.

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Notes

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Your portfolio is your best deal flow. Stop scrambling across six tools to keep up with it. Get started with Cura today.

People

• Daniel Nilebäck (Gothenburg, Sweden)

  • Digital Product Manager at Volvo Construction Equipment turned co-founder of Voidleap. Also runs freelance consulting through Alderbrook since 2015.

  • LinkedIn

• Emil Munk (London, United Kingdom)

  • McKinsey analyst turned product manager at Encord, now co-founder of Balance working on something new in AI and data.

  • LinkedIn

• Emmanuel A. (Italy)

  • Former Technology Analyst at Morgan Stanley, then co-founded D1o1 as CTO. Now co-founder handling product and engineering at a stealth startup in fintech.

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Notes

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People

• Adit Kulkarni (United Kingdom)

  • Ex-quant turned serial founder, currently building a stealth AI startup. Previously co-founded MantaFlow.ai and founded SaraSpeak.

  • LinkedIn

• Ahmed Basha (United Kingdom)

  • Director of Engineering turned co-founder of a stealth startup. Previously spent 3 years at Volteras, working his way up from Staff Software Engineer to Director of Engineering.

  • LinkedIn

• Allan Rechtman (London, United Kingdom)

  • Former Global Head of Channel Sales at Canva, now founder of Scroll to better leverage your knowledge base. Previously served as CCO at Flourish, bringing extensive commercial leadership experience across design and media technology companies.

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• David Horne (United Kingdom)

  • Head of Partnerships at Portico and founder of immut, an IP protection platform. Previously led commercial operations in EMEA at Immerse and revenue operations at Enroh.

  • LinkedIn

• Dhian Dhaliwal (London, United Kingdom)

  • Physics graduate turned analyst at STORM Partners, now founder of Emoro while working as a business development representative at Emergent Consulting. Focused on institutional blockchain adoption and partnerships.

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• Aitor Murguzur (San Sebastián, Spain)

  • CS PhD and ex-Microsoft Principal PM Manager working on data systems, now co-founder and CEO of a stealth startup.

  • LinkedIn

• Albert Sánchez (Olot, Spain)

  • Restaurant owner turned founder of RoboticsIA, building AI automation solutions for ecommerce and industrial companies. Previously ran a pizza business for 10 years and worked in plant management.

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• Dario Di Carlo (Milan, Italy)

  • Product Manager turned founder building Bricks, the Supabase instant admin panel. Also working on a stealth AI APIs startup on the side.

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• Beverly Banahene (United Kingdom)

  • Co-founder and CEO of Brieflee, an influencer automation platform. Previously co-founded ZINC and worked in employee communications at Salary Finance.

  • LinkedIn

• Erik Gärtner (Malmo, Sweden)

  • Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Computer Vision turned Senior Research Scientist at RADiCAL. Founded Perceivity in 2022 and now co-founding a stealth startup.

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• Eyad Al-Musa (Leeds, United Kingdom)

  • Senior Partner at PwC Healthcare Industries for 6 years, previously led healthcare IT across the Middle East. Now founder of Centyent AI.

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• Akhil Jain (Dublin, Ireland)

  • Chief Technology Officer at Wayleadr since 2021. Previously served as Chief Architect at Sitecore and Boxever, bringing deep technical leadership experience to his current role.

  • LinkedIn

• Arsen K (San Francisco)

  • Repeat founder who previously ran a VC-backed startup in SF. Currently CEO & Co-Founder of Supersonic CRM after co-founding The Personal AI Company. Part of Entrepreneurs First W24 cohort.

  • LinkedIn

• Ben-Manson Toussaint (France)

  • 3x founder who started working in AI 16 years ago, currently co-founding a stealth AI startup. Previously Principal AI Product Manager at Wild Code School and co-founder/CEO of Seekncheck since 2019.

  • LinkedIn

• Benjamin Stevens (Barcelona, Spain)

  • VP Global Data Analytics at Fluidra, previously led digital & IoT initiatives across EMEA and served as General Manager of Riiot Labs within the same company. Based in Barcelona with 8+ years at Fluidra across various leadership roles.

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