Simone has a business background with a strong focus on entrepreneurship. He has graduated in Business Administration from the University of Trieste and has completed an MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School. During his studies, he has worked on several entrepreneurial projects and consulted large companies on new product development. In 2020, he co-led the development of a digital contact tracing technology to decrease the impact of pandemic outbreaks and gained further startup experience by working for a venture builder in Berlin. In 2021, he joined LEVA as the first employee on the business side when the product was about to be officially launched on the market. Since then, he helped the company to achieve PMF and scale internationally with more than 2500 investors onboarded and 300+ deals set up on the platform. As growth manager, he is now responsible for the business development of the company.