At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Italy based Founder operating in the Blockchain space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Riccardo Donadon
Founder & Chairman, CEO of H-FARM
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About H-FARM: H-FARM is an innovative platform set up in 2005 to help entrepreneurs launch new initiatives and support the digitalisation of Corporates

Maurizio Rossi
Founder & CoCEO of H-FARM
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About H-FARM: H-FARM is an innovative platform set up in 2005 to help entrepreneurs launch new initiatives and support the digitalisation of Corporates

Fabio Pezzotti
Founder, CEO of ICONIUM
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About ChupaMobile, ICONIUM, Mauj Mobile, Wanderio: ICONIUM is backing the best Blockchain-based token sales and invest in digital assets Worldwide.
Caterina Ferrara
Founder & Community Manager of Blockchain Ladies
Among 100 women founders in Europe to follow on LinkedIn and Twitter by Forbes. I am Chairperson at Neuralia – Global Research Connections, the first Blockchain-based crowdsourcing project that allows citizen-scientists to collaborate about Science research topics, contributing through a double mechanism: answering to questionnaires provided by NEURALIA; sharing innovative theories to start new projects in the basic research. With an innovative approach, NEURALIA enables people to both formulate the problems as well as generate solutions affecting world human’s health, starting from Neuroscience field and moving to Healthcare in general. Founder at Blockchain Ladies, an international community born to connect all women involved in this field: professionals, hackers, developers, cryptotraders, entrepreneurs, investors, tech-loving women, all supporters of this new disruptive technology. ICO Advisor & Community Manager, alternative crowdfunding projects related to cryptocurrencies. As Digital Health Expert and Blockchain Evangelist, she is focused especially on the “Healthcare and Biomedical Research” side. Dealing with Communication for about 12 years, especially in the field of Science & Technology, having been a researcher for about 6 years. Her personal commitment is to bring Blockchain in each potential field of action. In particular, to promote the use of this technology for the creation of new models of Governance and the accessibility to Cryptocurrencies for their introduction into the daily routine.
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About Blockchain Ladies: Blockchain Ladies is more than a community, it is a virtual place where strong women inspire other strong women.
Stefan A. Gheban
Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Young Platform
Stefan A. Gheban is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Andrea Ferrero
Co-Founder and CEO of Young Platform
Andrea Ferrero is the co-founder and CEO of Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Samuele Raimondo
Co-Founder and CTO of Young Platform
Samuele Raimondo is the co-founder and CTO of Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Andrea Carollo
Co-Founder and Software Architect of Young Platform
Andrea Carollo is the co-founder and software architect at Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Daniele Rinaldi
Co-Founder and Web Front-End Architect of Young Platform
Daniele Rinaldi is the co-founder and web front-end architect at Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Marco Ciarmoli
Co-Founder and Chief Software Architect of Young Platform
Marco Ciarmoli is the co-founder and chief software architect at Young Platform.
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About Young Platform: Young Platform is a brand-new cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors. It is safe, quick and easy to use.
Mattia Pintus
CEO & Founder of NovaMining
Mattia has a background of self-teaching developer, turned into entrepreneur as Founder of NovaMining in 2017 driven by the passion and interest gained since he discovered Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology back into 2014. Since then, he worked hard to improve his knowledge, skills and connections in this emerging industry, continually trying to put himself on the line to reach ever-increasing goals in order to expand his career in this industry. His current position as CEO of NovaMining makes him responsible for the company vision, working on project concept, designing and development leading the Core Team for the execution of our Roadmap.
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About NovaMining: Blockchain start-up building solutions to improve criteria of transparency, quality, usability and compliance in crypto mining and exchange.
Dorel D. Burcea
CIO & Co-Founder of Morpheus Labs
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About Morpheus Labs: A platform that Enables organisations to build solutions and validate blockchain use cases atop reference applications and solutions.
Pietro Lanzarini
Managing Director and Founder of TRAXIT
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About Bagtrax Ltd, TRAXIT: Tracking and Insurtech App
Alex D’Elia
Co-Founder, Chief Innovation Officer of Mangrovia Blockchain Solutions
Specialized in Mesh Network & Smart Grid, member of CETRI-TIRES I do care for the Smart Grid and IoT (Internet of Things) pillars, Alex D’Elia is also member of the IoT Council. He is actively involved in R&D on Network and Energy distributed & decentralized infrastructure technologies. He founded and was president of Mangrovia.Net srl company, small ISP delivering Smart Cities with MESH technologies. Developer of the ToolKit Solution, he co-founded Mangrovia Solutions. D’Elia has 15 years hands-on experience in ISP, Wireless, Mesh Networks, System Administration, Renewable Sources, Efficiency and Resiliency models.
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About Mangrovia Blockchain Solutions: Mangrovia Blockchain Solutions is a software house specialising in applied cryptography technology.

Luca De Giglio
Founder of TripsCommunity
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About Adormo, TripsCommunity: Trips Community is a peer-to-peer booking platform for vacation rentals.
Alessandro Magnani
CTO and Co-Founder of TripsCommunity
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About Adormo, TripsCommunity: Trips Community is a peer-to-peer booking platform for vacation rentals.

Stefano Bargagni
Founder & CEO of Cynny
Founder & CEO of Cynny.
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About Cynny: Cynny develops MorphCast, a new adaptive video format that delivers face recognition in a smartphone without the need for an app or plugin.
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