Franco Danesi
InvestorSenior Partner at Molten Ventures · Advisor at Black Opal Ventures
London, England, United Kingdom
Find your path to Franco
424 people in our graph share verified history with Franco — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Chris BischoffunlockedFranco: together at Kinnevik (2014–2021)
×4Franco: together at Mistral
Franco: together at Habyt
Franco: together at Hokodo
About
Franco Danesi is a senior partner specializing in fintech who led Hokodo's €10m raise, has expertise in trade credit and B2B payments, and links European founders to Asian markets.
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Molten VenturesSenior Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Isar AerospaceInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Black Opal VenturesAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- EndeavorMentorcurrent2024 — present
- MergeAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- GetYourGuideInvestor2024 — 2026
- RampInvestor2022 — 2026
- MistralInvestor2024 — 2025
- Ifeel - Humanising GrowthBoard Member2024 — 2025
- HabytBoard Member2023 — 2025
- HokodoInvestor2022 — 2025
- Korelya CapitalPartner2021 — 2025
- GroverBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Bayport Financial ServicesBoard Member2017 — 2024
- home24Advisory Board Member2018 — 2021
- Kinnevik ABInvestment Director2014 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- MoneseBoard Member2018 — 2021
- Deposit SolutionsBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- BreadBoard Observer2020
- IROKO Partners LimitedBoard Member2017 — 2019
Skills & more
Private Equity40Investment Banking35Debt1Mergers & Acquisitions10Capital Markets10Emerging Markets16Strategy5Alternative Investments3Management Consulting4Investment Management9CreditCapital
+6 more
ValuationFinancial StructuringCorporate FinanceEquitiesFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalLanguages Italian · Spanish
From Franco's professional profile.
Colleagues at Molten Ventures
Alan Duncan
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Andrew Zimmermann
Chief Financial Officer at Molten Ventures
Bakhrom Ibragimov
Partner - Head of Molten East at Molten Ventures
Ben Wilkinson
CEO at Molten Ventures
Bindi Karia
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Brian Caulfield
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Ceyda Sabanci Dinçer
Associate at Molten Ventures
David Cummings
Venture Partner at Molten Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Franco Danesi?
- Franco Danesi is a senior partner specializing in fintech who led Hokodo's €10m raise, has expertise in trade credit and B2B payments, and links European founders to Asian markets.
- Where does Franco Danesi work?
- Franco Danesi is Senior Partner at Molten Ventures.
- What does Franco Danesi invest in?
- Franco Danesi invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where did Franco Danesi go to school?
- Franco Danesi studied at London Business School (MBA); Politecnico di Milano (M.Sc., Engineering).
Same school
Also attended London Business School907
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
+ 901 more
Also attended Politecnico di Milano176
Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesGiuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at GaingelsAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo Ventures
+ 170 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Isar Aerospace14
Ariel GolanInvestment Director at Bayern KapitalFabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalMathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesHendrik BrandisCo-Founder and General Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalPaul KlemmGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalKlaus HommelsFounder and Chairman at Lakestar
+ 8 more
Also worked at Ramp8
Paul DegueusePartner at Korelya CapitalSylwester JanikGeneral Partner at Cogito Capital PartnersMax MoldenhauerInvestor at Sunfish PartnersFred LardiegAdvisor at Fabric VenturesMaciek ZiolkowskiVenture Partner at Pointer.CapitalPrzemek KowalczykFounder at Ramp Network
+ 2 more
