Simone is a Venture Partner at Exceptional Ventures and a prolific angel investor, with plans to overtake Matt as the most prolific angel investor someday. He has invested in roughly 30 startups to date, ranging from pre-seed to series A.

Simone has a very entrepreneurial background and early in his career has led three major turnaround projects in the hospitality, financial services, and technology sectors. Currently, he is the Chairman of his family office and a Board member of K.F.T.C., an industrial company with over 5000 employees worldwide. In 2012, he helped the company float on the Korean stock exchange.

Simone is originally from Turin and graduated in business administration from ESCP Europe with a triple degree obtained in London, Turin, and Paris.

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  Venture Partner in Exceptional Ventures

  Exceptional Ventures is an early-stage Venture Capital firm