Stefano Pellegrino
FounderCo-Founder (former Vietnam country head) at Aspire
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
FoundedAspire · YC
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Vinnie LauriaunlockedStefano: together at Mind The Gap (2026)
×7Stefano: together at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
Stefano: together at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Stefano: together at DLA Piper
About
Founding-team country head for Vietnam; left in 2023 to found climate-tech company Aquila.
Co-Founder (former Vietnam country head) at AspireYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Stefano went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Stefano can intro founders to Aspire's investors below.
Aspire's investors · 20
AFG PartnersBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2021Beacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2021Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checksFasanara CapitalLondon · since 2021Hummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2021Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021Insignia Ventures PartnersSingapore · $50K – $131M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2023Mainsail PartnersAustin · $10M – $75M checks · since 2021MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2021Thoma BravoChicago · since 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Aspire
AB
Andrea BaronchelliFounder/CEO
GC
Giovanni CasinelliFounder
GF
Giacomo FicariCo-Founder (former Co-CEO)
JL
Joel LeongCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
SA
SG Andrea BaronchelliFounder/CEO
Experience
- AQUILA.isCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentVietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines
- Mind The GapAuthorcurrent2026 — presentSingapore
- Investors for ClimateHo Chi Minh City Ambassador2025 — 2026
- AspireHead Of Business Development & International Expansion2021 — 2023Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines
- AspireCo-founder and Country Head (Vietnam) at Aspire2019 — 2023Vietnam
- AspireHead Of Credit2020 — 2021Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW)Associate Lecturer of M&A and international contract law - Master of International Business Law2016 — 2023Vietnam
- EuroCham VietnamGeneral Secretary2016 — 2021Vietnam
- Frasers Law CompanySenior Associate Lawyer2019Vietnam
- Frasers Law CompanyAssociate Lawyer2014 — 2018Vietnam
- AddressAdvisorCo-Founder and CEO2016 — 2018Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- DLA PiperAssociate Lawyer2013 — 2014Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreLecturer of International Contract Law ('Professore a contratto')2011 — 2014Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International LawVisiting Fellow2013Greater Hamburg Area
- University of PaviaResearch Fellow ('Assegno di Ricerca')2012 — 2013Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
- Studio Legale Alessandro Necchi Villa della Silva (Boutique law firm)Trainee Lawyer2008 — 2011Milan, Italy
- University of PaviaMember of the Board of Directors2006 — 2008Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Skills & more
International BusinessProject Management1Team ManagementManagementDispute ResolutionRisk ManagementContract NegotiationCredit Risk ManagementTrade FinanceCreditStrategic PlanningNegotiation
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Business-to-Business (B2B)Business StrategyEntrepreneurshipBankingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsSalesTeam LeadershipLeadershipInternational LawCorporate LawInternational Business Law- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
- Attorney at Law (New York) — New York State Bar Association
- Qualified Foreign Lawyer (Vietnam) — Vietnam Ministry of Justice
From Stefano's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stefano Pellegrino?
- Founding-team country head for Vietnam; left in 2023 to found climate-tech company Aquila.
- Where does Stefano Pellegrino work?
- Stefano Pellegrino is Co-Founder (former Vietnam country head) of Aspire.
- What companies did Stefano Pellegrino found?
- Stefano Pellegrino founded Aspire.
- Where did Stefano Pellegrino go to school?
- Stefano Pellegrino studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Master of Laws (LL.M.), Law); New York University School of Law (Post-doctoral research, Law); Università di Pavia (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Private Law).
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