Francesco Semeraro

Francesco Semeraro has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Starting in 2010, they co-founded a start-up called Baja asd where they served as a Co-Founder for two years. In 2014, they worked as the Chief Operating Officer Assistant for Gruppo Cellino, specifically focusing on the Indian market. The following year, they were a Mobile Services Consultant for BETC, working on consulting Credit Agricole to create new services for their mobile app. In 2016, Semeraro worked as a Junior Product Manager for Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. Then, in 2017, they joined Accenture as a Senior Innovation Strategy and Management Consultant, where they supported organizations in innovation through digital transformation and service design. Francesco also had various roles within Accenture, managing Lean development for minimum viable products as a Product Owners Lead and working as a CRM Campaign Designer. Lastly, since 2021, they have been the CEO & Co-Founder of Voltaage, a role they entered through the Techstars program in the same year.

Francesco Semeraro pursued a 5-year scientific diploma in Biology and Chemistry at Santorre di Santarosa High School from 2004 to 2009. Afterward, they attended SAA - School of Management, Università di Torino, where they completed their Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from 2011 to 2015. During their bachelor's program, Francesco also participated in a 6-month exchange program at Buckinghamshire New University, studying Business Administration and Management, General in 2014.

Later on, Francesco enrolled in EDHEC Business School, where they obtained a Master of Science in Global Business from 2015 to 2016, specializing in International Commerce. Additionally, they acquired the DiGiTT certificate from EDHEC Business School in January 2016.

In terms of certifications, Francesco obtained the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) for Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word from the ECDL Foundation in September 2009. Francesco also completed the Technology Entrepreneurship 2 online course through Novoed, offered by Stanford University, in March 2016. Moreover, in May 2015, they received a GMAT certificate from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Francesco further demonstrated their proficiency in English by obtaining an IELTS score of 7.0 (C1) from the British Council in April 2015. Francesco also achieved the Business English Certificate (BEC) from the University of Cambridge in March 2012.

Francesco continued to enhance their skills and knowledge base through various additional certifications. Francesco acquired a Management Consulting Certification from Accenture in March 2018 and completed the Responsive Web Design course provided by freeCodeCamp in 2021. Recently, in January 2022, they completed the Start-up school Online program offered by Y Combinator.