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496 people in our graph share verified history with Andrea — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Justin HallunlockedAndrea: together at National University of Singapore (2011)
×3Andrea: together at Rocket Internet
×4Andrea: together at Università Bocconi
×3Andrea: together at National University of Singapore
About
Andrea Baronchelli is co-founder and CEO of Aspire, a financial platform for international businesses. Previously, he held multiple roles at Lazada—including head of growth, operations, and product across several markets—before the company's acquisition by Alibaba Group.
Founder/CEO at AspireYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Andrea went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Andrea can intro founders to Aspire's investors below.
Aspire's investors · 20
AFG PartnersBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2021Beacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2021Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checksFasanara CapitalLondon · since 2021Hummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2021Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021Insignia Ventures PartnersSingapore · $50K – $131M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2023Mainsail PartnersAustin · $10M – $75M checks · since 2021MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2021Thoma BravoChicago · since 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Aspire
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Giovanni CasinelliFounder
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Giacomo FicariCo-Founder (former Co-CEO)
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Joel LeongCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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SG Andrea BaronchelliFounder/CEO
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Stefano PellegrinoCo-Founder (former Vietnam country head)
Experience
- AspireCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
- Alibaba GroupEVP Lazada (Alibaba Group)2017 — 2018Singapore
- Lazada GroupChief Marketing Officer2015 — 2018Singapore
- Lazada GroupChief Executive Officer2014 — 2015Ho chi Minh
- Lazada GroupRegional Management / Founding Team2012 — 2014Hong Kong / Thailand / Vietnam / Malaysia / Indonesia / Philippines
- Rocket Internet SEGlobal Venture Development2012 — 2014Hong Kong SAR
- JefferiesInvestment Banking, Consumer Goods & Retail2012London (UK)
- Societe GeneraleInvestment Banking, Oil & Gas2012London (UK)
- LGT Capital PartnersPrivate Equity, European Buyouts2010Zurich (Switzerland)
- TECHOConsultant - Microcredit & Business Development2009 — 2010Buenos Aires (Argentina) / Italy (Milan)
Skills & more
Financial Markets9Investment Banking13Financial Analysis13Entrepreneurship27Corporate Finance5Internet3Management15Team Leadership6Team Building3Team Management5Sales Management3E-commerce43
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StrategyBusiness StrategyValuationBusiness DevelopmentMergersStart-upsVenture CapitalLeadershipMarketing StrategyLanguages Chinese · English · French · Italian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrea Baronchelli?
- Andrea Baronchelli is co-founder and CEO of Aspire, a financial platform for international businesses. Previously, he held multiple roles at Lazada—including head of growth, operations, and product across several markets—before the company's acquisition by Alibaba Group.
- Where does Andrea Baronchelli work?
- Andrea Baronchelli is Founder/CEO of Aspire.
- What companies did Andrea Baronchelli found?
- Andrea Baronchelli founded Aspire.
- Where did Andrea Baronchelli go to school?
- Andrea Baronchelli studied at Università Bocconi (MSc in Quantitative Finance + BSc in Business Administration, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law); National University of Singapore (MBA, Master in Business Administration).
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aspire8
Giacomo Emanuele RomanoCapital Formation Director at VAM InvestmentsAakash KapoorPrincipal at Peak XV PartnersGiovanni CasinelliFounder at AspireRachiket AryaCTO at JackettGiacomo FicariCo-Founder (former Co-CEO) at AspireJoel LeongCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Aspire
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Ian MarshInvestor at DN CapitalGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAndrea OliverPrincipal at Nauta Capital
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