About
Massimo Chieruzzi is CMO and co-founder of Breadcrumbs.io. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of AdEspresso, which was acquired by Hootsuite in 2016.
Founder at Breadcrumbs.ioYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Massimo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Massimo can intro founders to Breadcrumbs.io's investors below.
Breadcrumbs.io's investors · 4
Co-founders at Breadcrumbs.io
Experience
- TreatwellChierf AI Officercurrent2026 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- TreatwellExecutive Board Membercurrent2025 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- TreatwellChief Business Development Officer2025 — 2026Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- BreadcrumbsIOCo-Founder & CPO2020 — 2025Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- FacebookAdvisory Board, Binario F2019 — 2021Italy
- HootsuiteGeneral Manager, AdEspresso2017 — 2020Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- AdEspressoCEO & Co-Founder2012 — 2017San Francisco, California
- Creative WebCEO2000 — 2013
- Media ZenFounder and CEO2010 — 2011
- NewtonFreelance Journalist1998 — 2001Milan
- PDC - Produzione di ComunicazioneJournalist & PR1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Product Management7Product Marketing7Competitive Intelligence4Competitive Analysis1Web Project Management38Online Marketing99Online Advertising99New Media29Web Analytics62Viral Marketing23Facebook Marketing39Start-ups99
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SEOBloggingSEMWeb DevelopmentE-commerceWeb ServicesProject ManagementEmail MarketingAnalytical SkillsPHPWeb 2.0WordpressLanguages English · Italiano
- Inbound Marketing — HubSpot
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Massimo Chieruzzi?
- Massimo Chieruzzi is CMO and co-founder of Breadcrumbs.io. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of AdEspresso, which was acquired by Hootsuite in 2016.
- Where does Massimo Chieruzzi work?
- Massimo Chieruzzi is Founder of Breadcrumbs.io.
- What companies did Massimo Chieruzzi found?
- Massimo Chieruzzi founded Breadcrumbs.io.
- Where did Massimo Chieruzzi go to school?
- Massimo Chieruzzi studied at Università Bocconi (Economics); Y Combinator.
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Università Bocconi mafia24
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AdEspresso mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Treatwell7
Lopo ChampalimaudInvestor at FELIX CAPITALGiorgio PonticelliGrowth at Proximity CapitalAndrin BachmannPartner at Piton Capital LLPLaurens GroenendijkFounding Partner at DFF VenturesMaarten EngelenVenture Partner | Product & Tech at DFF VenturesWais ShaiftaOperating Partner - International Expansion & Operations at Samaipata
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Also worked at BreadcrumbsIO2
Also worked at Hootsuite21
David MackayD9Y at Mucker CapitalDavid J. BlumbergFounder and Managing Partner of Blumberg CapitalBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalJulie HerendeenOperating Partner at StripesBrian KobusInvestor at OMERS VenturesBocar DiaPartner at Forum Ventures
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