Claudio de Giovanni

Claudio de Giovanni is a British-Italian entrepreneur and investor with deep experience building companies across multiple continents. He was part of the founding team at Lazada, where he helped scale the platform into Southeast Asia’s leading e-commerce marketplace before its acquisition by Alibaba. He later moved to Silicon Valley to work at Homejoy, a Google Ventures-backed company that pioneered the on-demand services economy.

Over the past decade, Claudio has invested in and advised startups across London, Bangkok, and beyond. His approach combines operational expertise with a global perspective, having lived and worked in markets that span different stages of digital adoption. He focuses on companies where technology meets real-world problems, particularly in AI, infrastructure, and platforms that can scale across borders.

Today, Claudio continues to back founders building the next generation of transformative companies. To see more of what he’s investing in and the companies he’s working with, you can follow his updates and portfolio insights online.