About
Stefania Ponzo is a Partner at Pi Labs, where she oversees the firm's portfolio and supports founders on strategic, financial and commercial matters. She has over 14 years of experience in high-growth technology as an investor and advisor, including seven years at Coutts Private Bank advising UHNW clients, leading fintech investments at Downing Ventures, and serving as a Portfolio Director at Pembroke VCT. She holds an MSc in Financial Mathematics from Bayes Business School and an MSc in Economics and Statistics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Invests in
FintechPropTech
Experience
- KertosBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- AIRMOBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Qualis Flow (Qflow)Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- AirlyBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Pi LabsPartnercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- PRAGMATIC MINDS LIMITEDDirectorcurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Clim8 InvestAngel Investor2020 — 2023
- SmartifyBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- HeistBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Pembroke VCTPortfolio Director2021 — 2022
- HACKNEY GELATOBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Stitch & Story LtdBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Pi LabsInvestment Principal2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- findarace.comAdvisory Board2018 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Funding XchangeLead Investor and Board Observer2020
- Downing LLPVenture capital investor - Technology | Fintech | SaaS2018 — 2020London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- CouttsAssociate Director, Corporate Finance specialist - Asset Management2014 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- CouttsAssociate Director, Quantitative Solutions2012 — 2014
- CouttsQuantitative Analyst at Coutts - Portfolio Risk and Analytics2011 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- lifetileAdvisory Board Member2013
Education
- Cass Business SchoolMSc, Financial Mathematics2007 — 2008
- University of Rome Tor VergataMSc Economics, Quantitative Methods for Management2004 — 2007
- Metropolia University of Applied SciencesErasmus Exchange - Helsinki2006
- University of Rome Tor VergataBA, Economics and Management2001 — 2004
Skills & more
Commercial OperationInvestment ManagementFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalInvestmentsPrivate EquityRisk ManagementDue DiligenceEconomicsStart-upsPortfolio ManagementBusiness Planning
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Corporate FinanceInvestment BankingCleantechForecastingFinTechdeal originationGrowth CapitalProject ManagementStrategyManagementCommunicationLeadershipLanguages English · French · Italian
From Stefania's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cass Business School50
Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesSanjeev GordhanGeneral Partner at Type One VenturesSIDD GANDHIVenture Partner at growX VenturesNikolaos KoukiasasPortfolio Manager at ArtesianKathan ShahPrincipal, Investments at Sixth Sense VenturesKatya PogudinaHead of Marketing at AlbionVC
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Also attended University of Rome Tor Vergata19
Lavinia FerriAssociate at P101 VenturesKarla MoraFounder & Managing Partner at Alante CapitalGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel PartnersBen PittariManaging Director at GP BullhoundMichele CermelePartner at Proximity Capital
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Also attended Metropolia University of Applied Sciences1
Colleagues at Pi Labs
Andrew Pettit
Founding Partner, RevCap; Board Director at Pi Labs
Barrie Heptonstall
Venture Partner; Enterprise Sales Leader, IBM at Pi Labs
Colman Stephenson
Venture Partner; Founder & Partner, Rematch at Pi Labs
Daniel Salzner
Senior Associate at Pi Labs
Dhruv Gupta
Investment Manager at Pi Labs
Faisal Butt
Managing Partner and Founder at Pi Labs
Gaurav Bassan
Head of Finance at Pi Labs
Hugo Silva
Partner at Pi Labs