About
Simone Di Somma is the founder and CEO of Cyberwave. He serves as an adjunct professor at Luiss and Luiss Business School, teaching AI, large language models, and data science. A Y Combinator alum and repeat founder, he has completed two exits and invests in AI companies.
Founder at Cyberwave
Intro paths
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Founder at AskdataYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Simone went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Simone can intro founders to Askdata's investors below.
Askdata's investors · 3
Co-founders at Askdata
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Giuseppe AnconaFounder
Experience
- CyberwaveCEO and Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Luiss Guido Carli UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2023 — presentRome, Latium, Italy
- LUISS Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2017 — presentRome Area, Italy
- KPMGSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- KPMGPartner2024 — 2025
- SAPHead of GenAI Planning & Analytics2024Rome, Latium, Italy
- SAPManaging Director Askdata2022 — 2023Rome, Latium, Italy
- AskdataCEO & Founder (backed by YC, exit → SAP)2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- INNAAS - Innovation as a ServiceCEO & Founder (exit → Askdata)2015 — 2018Rome Area, Italy
- Philip Morris InternationalIS Project Leader - Marketing & Sales2012 — 2014Rome
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseEMEA Solution Architect2009 — 2012Rome Area, Italy
- NewswaxCEO & Founder2009 — 2010
- Berlin 20 Years LaterCEO & Producter2009Berlin Area, Germany
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseTechnical Consultant2008 — 2009
- Blusters DesignCEO & Founder2000 — 2008
Skills & more
web3.js1Robotics2Startup2IT Project & Portfolio Management3Business1Presales1Design1Graphic Design1Creative Entrepreneurship1Digital Media1Digital Platform1Entrepreneurship1
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StartupsConsultingIT ConsultingDigital TransformationAnalyticsData AnalyticsVenture CapitalInvestment BankingUser Experience (UX)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Defining RequirementsAttitude ChangeLanguages English · French · Italian
- Askdata Professional — Askdata
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simone Di Somma?
- Simone Di Somma is the founder and CEO of Cyberwave. He serves as an adjunct professor at Luiss and Luiss Business School, teaching AI, large language models, and data science. A Y Combinator alum and repeat founder, he has completed two exits and invests in AI companies.
- Where does Simone Di Somma work?
- Simone Di Somma is Founder of Askdata and Founder at Cyberwave.
- What companies did Simone Di Somma found?
- Simone Di Somma founded Askdata, Cyberwave.
- Where did Simone Di Somma go to school?
- Simone Di Somma studied at Y Combinator (W2019 batch, Startup); Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (BSC Engineer, Management Engineering).
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