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Giuseppe Lacerenza

Investor

Partner, Defence at Keen Venture Partners

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Italian-born partner focused on defence at Keen Venture Partners. Began his career at Vodafone and McKinsey advising defence, financial services and digital transformation clients, later led the venture team at AI venture studio Slimmer AI, founded two travel-tech startups, and is an active angel investor across 19 companies.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechFintech

Experience

  1. Keen Venture PartnersPartner - Defence and Securitycurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. KelluuBoard observercurrent2026 — present
  3. AirHubBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. ATMOS Space CargoBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  5. Perciv AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. Avalor AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. BoardyConnectorcurrent2024 — present
  8. QomodoAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  9. Jet HRAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  10. Startup Wise GuysInvestor and Mentorcurrent2020 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
  11. TourscannerFoundercurrent2018 — presentLisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  12. Smartway.workCo-Founder and Strategic advisorcurrent2021 — present
  13. HadrianInvestor2021 — 2024Amsterdam
  14. Smartpricing"Chief" Strategy and Ops a.i.2024
  15. Slimmer AIVenture Partner2023 — 2024
  16. Slimmer AIPrincipal - Head of New Ventures2020 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  17. VesperInvestor2021 — 2024
  18. SentinelsInvestor2021 — 2022
  19. BillerInvestor2021 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  20. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2015 — 2020Milan, Amsterdam, Singapore, New York
  21. TEDxINSEADLicensee and Main Organizer2018Fontainbleau

Skills & more

Microsoft Office25Matlab28LaTeX16Simulink14Labview7C9VHDL5Linux8Microsoft Excel9Team Leadership40Analysis29Management13
+12 moreStrategyLeadershipStart-up VenturesInvestment StrategiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Investment ManagementStartup DevelopmentEarly-Stage StartupsSeed CapitalStakeholder ManagementVenture CapitalInvestments

Languages English · Italian · Spanish · Swedish

From Giuseppe's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AvalorBillerHadrianPerciv.aiSentinelsVesper

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Keen Venture Partners

Abdul Afridi
Investor at Keen Venture Partners
Agnieszka Walorska
Investor at Keen Venture Partners
Alexander
Investor at Keen Venture Partners
Alexander Kremer
Partner at Keen Venture Partners
Alexander Ribbink
General Partner at Keen Venture Partners
Angad Singh
Junior Associate at Keen Venture Partners
Balasz Szekeres
Investor at Keen Venture Partners
Batist Leman
Investor at Keen Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Giuseppe Lacerenza?
Italian-born partner focused on defence at Keen Venture Partners. Began his career at Vodafone and McKinsey advising defence, financial services and digital transformation clients, later led the venture team at AI venture studio Slimmer AI, founded two travel-tech startups, and is an active angel investor across 19 companies.
Where does Giuseppe Lacerenza work?
Giuseppe Lacerenza is Partner, Defence at Keen Venture Partners.
What does Giuseppe Lacerenza invest in?
Giuseppe Lacerenza invests in AI & Machine Learning, Defense Tech, Fintech.
What companies has Giuseppe Lacerenza invested in?
Investments tracked here include Avalor, Biller, Hadrian, Perciv.ai, Sentinels, Vesper.
Where did Giuseppe Lacerenza go to school?
Giuseppe Lacerenza studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Delft University of Technology (Unitech International Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Politecnico di Milano (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Delft University of Technology207

Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsRobInvestor at henQ vcAina CabreroInvestor & Scientist at Planet A Ventures

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Also attended Politecnico di Milano133

Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at GaingelsAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures at Energize VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesRita PignaccaInvestment Associate at Seraphim Space

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Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology166

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksWilliam JilltoftDirector of Strategy and Operations at NorthzoneJohanna OlnénData Analyst at NorthzoneRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalMagnus BergmanInvestor at Luminar VenturesRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space

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Also attended Scuola Navale Militare Francesco Morosini1

Massimo FedeliVenture Partner at Motus Ventures, Llc

Shared employers

Also worked at Kelluu3

Keith BonniciInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Patrick Schneider-SikorskyPartner at Beast VenturesRenzo Viale PaivaAdvisor at Bee Partners

Also worked at Boardy31

Cameron HartAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesHaider KhanFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalJonathan EhrlichFounder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalStephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView VenturesTristan PollockInvestor at NZVC

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Also worked at Vesper3

Robert VerwaayenGeneral Partner at Keen Venture PartnersMax de BruijneAnalyst at Velocity Fintech VenturesDana FinkSenior Associate at WestRiver Group

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,994

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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