About
Alessio Zazzarini is a commercial operator and investor focused on the convergence of regulated finance and blockchain technology. He was Head of UX Research at trivago during its growth from 300 to 2,500 employees and 2016 NASDAQ listing, where he built experimentation capabilities tied to revenue metrics. He founded Aurelia Ventures, an accelerator for B2B and Web3 founders in Singapore, and HyperNest, which focuses on real-world assets and decentralized finance; across both ventures he has advised 126 companies on fundraising, go-to-market strategy, and post-launch distribution. Zazzarini currently operates as an advisor and commercial operator for St0x, Unitas, and Zoth, working on stablecoin infrastructure and tokenized asset initiatives.
Experience
- HypernestFoundercurrent2021 — present
- IndependentBoard & Advisor2021 — 2026
- Aurelia VenturesCo-founder & Chief Growth Officer2019 — 2022Singapore
- UXBoostCo-Founder - Web 3.0 Strategy & Research Director2018 — 2021Singapore
- Novem Gold BlockchainDirector of Growth2020 — 2021
- trivagoHead of UX Research2017 — 2019Greater Dusseldorf Area
- trivagoLead UX Researcher2015 — 2017Greater Dusseldorf Area
- ExperientiaUX Researcher and Information architect2014 — 2015Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- Ogilvy Interactive WorldwideUX Researcher and Information Architect2013 — 2014Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Education
- Sapienza Università di Roma★ Master's degree in psychology of communications and marketing, Research and Experimental Psychology2010 — 2012
- Sapienza Università di Roma★ Bachelor degree in Social-Psychological Sciences and Techniques of Communication and Marketing, Research and Experimental Psychology2007 — 2010
- Duke UniversityDecentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization, web 3.0
- Master’s program in unconventional marketing - Ninja Marketing★Strategic marketing techniques for the Web 2.0.2012
Skills & more
General ManagementDesign Thinking13Product StrategyRWAsGTMEconomic GrowthGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness Growth StrategiestokenizationVenture Capital7Fundraising5Strategic Partnerships3
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blockchainUser ResearchDigital StrategyResearch ManagementHeuristic EvaluationUsability TestingConversion OptimizationUsabilityUser ExperienceUser-centered DesignSEOVenture FinancingLanguages English · French · Italian
- Kamban Basics — paragraph eins GmbH
- Scrum Basics — paragraph eins GmbH
- Inferential Statistics — Duke University
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Colleagues at HyperNest
Aidan Bristow
Business Development, Gauntlet at HyperNest
Arseny Klekovkin
Managing Partner, G1 Ventures at HyperNest
Austin McKee
Chief of Staff, Hydra Ventures at HyperNest
Benoit Campagnaud
Founder & UX Expert, Braille at HyperNest
Bretton Putter
CEO, CultureGene at HyperNest
Bryn Bennett
Growth & Business Development, Hacken at HyperNest
Daniel Malinovski
Co-Founder & Director, Simplicity Group at HyperNest
David Mc Govern
BDM, Chainlink Labs at HyperNest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alessio Zazzarini work?
- Alessio Zazzarini is Founder at HyperNest.
Same school
Also attended Sapienza Università di Roma44
Micaela RatiniChief Executive Officer at InsitorSimone BottiSenior Partner at InkefMargherita MarchettiInvestment Director at Innovation IndustriesFederica DraghiFounder and Managing Partner at XGEN VentureDanila De StefanoInvestor at Enzo VenturesCarlo Di BiagioOperating Partner at VAM Investments
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Also attended Duke University499
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aurelia Ventures9
Van NguyenMarketing Associate at HyperNestFelix KuesGeneral Partner at Aurelia VenturesWen WenAssociate at Aurelia VenturesAhmet Ugur YilmazCreative Strategy & Performance Marketing Strategic Advisor at Aurelia VenturesNemanja MirkovicStrategic Advisor at Aurelia VenturesPeter KwiatkowskiDefense / Government Sales at Aurelia Ventures
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Also worked at Novem Gold Blockchain1
Also worked at trivago6
Jeremy CriderHead of Brand & Communications at SpeedinvestRolf SchroemgensFounder, Brafe Space / Trivago at HyperNestJeremy RouxProduct Designer, Dtravel at HyperNestBorja Ballesté Pérez de OlaguerInvestor at Inveready Technology Investment GroupBradley TwohigManaging Partner at Smash CapitalTalal Ahmad GondalFounder at TAG
Also worked at Ogilvy Interactive Worldwide52
Praachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment VenturesKarthika AnandSenior Marketing Manager at RTP GlobalCarly ConnellPrincipal at Bull City Venture PartnersDavid GallagherPartner at ArtesianOliver Fitz-GibbonPlatform at InMotion VenturesChi TranSenior Technology Advisor at Qualgro
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