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).

Andrea Baronchelli

Founder

Founder/CEO at Aspire

United States

FoundedAspire · YC

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 Aspire YC W18

Intro paths

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 · 8

AFG Partners Beacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checks Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checks Hummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2023 PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Aspire

Giovanni CasinelliFounder

Giacomo FicariCo-Founder (former Co-CEO)

Joel LeongCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

SG Andrea BaronchelliFounder/CEO

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

+9 more

StrategyBusiness StrategyValuationBusiness DevelopmentMergersStart-upsVenture CapitalLeadershipMarketing Strategy

Languages 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).