Experience

Branca Consulting Organisation

• Italy
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • May 2017 - Present

  Rome, Latium, Italy BCO is a financial advisor to CEOs of early-stage tech ventures. Please DM me here, or write to guido@branca.org



Sericin Limited

• Hong Kong
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Hong Kong Sericin is a legal-proptech startup building a commercial leasing administration system. To digitalise CRE leasing negotiations, contract production and reporting. Perfect for asset managers of CRE portfolios. I am a founder and also advise the CEO. The company raised US$1.5m seed in 2021. https://www.sericin.net



Universal Realty Solutions Inc

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  United States Developing a tokenization solution to revolutionize international commercial real-estate property asset-backed securities' selling processes. Stay tuned for more on our new Worldt Investor platform.



BeSafe Group

• Italy
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

  Rome, Latium, Italy BeSafe Group is a “hospitality business process specialist” with deep knowledge of service offer automation. This fintech and insuretech innovator offers an easy way for hotels to provide cancellation and travel insurance to their guests, and offer more flexible ways of paying the hotel bill. BeSafe solutions help grow direct bookings and facilitate prepayment, which helps hotels out-compete online travel agencies (OTAs) and other travel services providers. I advise the company and… Show more BeSafe Group is a “hospitality business process specialist” with deep knowledge of service offer automation. This fintech and insuretech innovator offers an easy way for hotels to provide cancellation and travel insurance to their guests, and offer more flexible ways of paying the hotel bill. BeSafe solutions help grow direct bookings and facilitate prepayment, which helps hotels out-compete online travel agencies (OTAs) and other travel services providers. I advise the company and provide investor relations and support. The company raised a convertible of €595K in 2020 from LVenture, CDP venture fund and several angel investorss. In 2022, BeSafe secured a €1.2M round of finance from CDP venture fund and Prana Ventures. Raising Series A Q3/2023. Show less



Ploutos International Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Head of Fintech Advisory

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

  London, United Kingdom Ploutos International Ltd was an FCA regulated investment advisory firm providing investment and corporate services, wealth solutions primarily to corporates, investment funds, trusts, families and family businesses.



BABB

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CEO

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

  London, United Kingdom BABB is building a decentralised banking platform to offer peer-to-peer financial services. I was responsible for developing the startup business plan, which was used to raise seed and early-stage funds. The owners of BABB disappointed in the PE round valuation, chose the crowdfunding route and then the utility token ICO route (BAX). I saw instead the opportunity lie in creating tokenized securitized financial instruments based on token and Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) market as the next… Show more BABB is building a decentralised banking platform to offer peer-to-peer financial services. I was responsible for developing the startup business plan, which was used to raise seed and early-stage funds. The owners of BABB disappointed in the PE round valuation, chose the crowdfunding route and then the utility token ICO route (BAX). I saw instead the opportunity lie in creating tokenized securitized financial instruments based on token and Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) market as the next step in digital currencies, so I left in the summer of 2017 and started a fintech advisory at Ploutos an FCA regulated firm, to implement that vision. Show less



Defenx PLC

• COO

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2016

  London, United Kingdom Defenx provides security software for PCs and smartphones; company started in 2009. The company's sales revenues grew five-fold in the four years and company became profitable, during my tenure. With a growing product portfolio, including cloud services, security software for NAS drives (through partnerships with WD and Seagate), and Mobile Security Suite app for Android, iOS and Windows, when I left. Starting in Aug 2013 I was responsible for setting-up and then managing UK operations, I also… Show more Defenx provides security software for PCs and smartphones; company started in 2009. The company's sales revenues grew five-fold in the four years and company became profitable, during my tenure. With a growing product portfolio, including cloud services, security software for NAS drives (through partnerships with WD and Seagate), and Mobile Security Suite app for Android, iOS and Windows, when I left. Starting in Aug 2013 I was responsible for setting-up and then managing UK operations, I also led the stock exchange admission effort, resulting in the company being listed on the AIM London Stock Market the 3rd of December 2015. What followed is some restructuring and market re-directing by the new board. In August 2016 I left the company on good terms to spend more time focusing on several fintech start-ups. Show less



Lognet Systems

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Non-Exec Director

  • Dec 2007 - Mar 2015

  London, United Kingdom Max Bill is a modular Billing and Customer Service software solution that fits various verticals including: telecom networks, multi-utilities operators and in-game charging companies. With 100s employees split between the UK and Israel.



Charles Street Securities

• Financial Services

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2014

  London, United Kingdom Charles Street Securities Europe LLP (CSS Europe) is a private investment firm whose business was established in 1984. The firm is engaged in venture capital and early stage private equity financing. CSS Europe LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. CSS Europe provides equity and debt financing for early stage growth companies with very strong growth potential. I was responsible for managing the firm's technology portfolio and providing IT… Show more Charles Street Securities Europe LLP (CSS Europe) is a private investment firm whose business was established in 1984. The firm is engaged in venture capital and early stage private equity financing. CSS Europe LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. CSS Europe provides equity and debt financing for early stage growth companies with very strong growth potential. I was responsible for managing the firm's technology portfolio and providing IT, scientific and technical analysis and research support. For regulatory purposes, I was approved to provide the firm's clients with investment management advice under FCA Customer Function regime CF-27 and CF-30. Show less



OTX plc

• United Kingdom

• Non-Exec Director

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2014

  London and Tel Aviv, Israel This is an Israeli development company. Working on a new laser optical-chip manufacturing technology.



Nonox Plc

• Director

  • Jul 2004 - Jun 2014

  London and Milan, Italy My main contribution was managing the funding process for the company. Nonox had the world's only patented triple-stage catalytic filter for large furnaces and boilers deployed in multi-dwelling residential or large non-residential urban buildings. However just as the production of filters was starting the initial buyers (Regional Italian government authorities) had their budgets shrink radically, effectively ending the company operations. A long drawn out process of closing the business has… Show more My main contribution was managing the funding process for the company. Nonox had the world's only patented triple-stage catalytic filter for large furnaces and boilers deployed in multi-dwelling residential or large non-residential urban buildings. However just as the production of filters was starting the initial buyers (Regional Italian government authorities) had their budgets shrink radically, effectively ending the company operations. A long drawn out process of closing the business has resulted being struck-off of the Company from the Companies Register in June 2014 (with final effect October 2014). Show less



Mobilistics Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Partner

  • Nov 2001 - Dec 2005

  London, United Kingdom UK mobile and wireless data-services consulting firm. Focused on Field Sales and Field Service automation software, and more broadly working on the integration of Location Based Services into more business applications. Worked closely with Swedish mobile comms and IT specialist Teleca for several years.



ECOFIN

• India
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Technology Analyst

  • Feb 1999 - Nov 2001

  London, United Kingdom Assisted the Investment Manager with managing this private family office PE portfolio of internet ventures. Successfully exited several equity positions including ones in StreetsOnLine sold to GUS; and Freesbee ISP in France sold to Tiscali.



Independent Consulting

• Information Technology & Services

• GSM Telecomms Billing Software Specialist

  • Dec 1994 - May 2001

  Worldwide Responsible for project management and implementation of billing software for several networks around the world: BPL-USWest (India), Omnitel (Italy), Expo'98 (Portugal), Elsacom/Globalstar (Italy).



Network Management Systems Group, Inc.

• Business Development Manager

  • Jun 1991 - Nov 1994

  New York City, New York Started at this NYC-based software company as a Documentation Writer. When left the company in 1994 was responsible for all business development of company's private data network management solution. Helped prepare NMSG for aborted listing on NASDAQ in 1993-94 (underwriter went into liquidation, as we were implementing green shoe).



The Baltheus Group, Inc.

• Information Technology Analyst

  • Dec 1988 - Jun 1991

  New York City, New York Initially responsible for technology research at this NYC-based PE firm. At the end was assisting the investment manager in managing the deep tech portfolio of the firm. Started building my tech deal pipeline and network.