apeira ↗
nowCo-founded a hackerhouse, community and grant for people working on difficult problems. More than 500 builders have taken part so far. The hackerhouse is being built in partnership with The Residency, backed by Sam Altman.
Hi, I’m Emanuele.
I’m a founder and physics student based in Milan. I started building software at twelve and haven’t stopped. Since then, I’ve helped put 1,200 computers in the hands of students, scaled Midly to 150,000 users as founding team and Head of Growth, and represented Italy at the G7’s Youth7.
Now I’m building apeira, where Europe’s most ambitious young builders come to start companies and take on hard problems. Alongside it, I’m working on SML, robot learning and embodied intelligence. I care about frontier technology, exceptional people, and building the institutions Europe is missing.
Selected work
Midly ↗
2021–2025Joined the founding team as Head of Growth and scaled the platform to 150,000 users.
Youth7
2022Represented Italian youth at G7 working on education, digital access and resilient democracies.
PC4U ↗
2020–2021Helped get 1,200 refurbished computers to students during the pandemic, reducing the digital divide in distance education.
Recognition
Awarded by President Sergio Mattarella to the founders of PC4U for having reduced Italy’s digital divide.
A national recognition for young innovators creating meaningful social impact.
Selected for Italy’s Z Fellows–style program for ambitious young builders, including a €10k budget.
Elsewhere
A profile tracing the path from my first software projects to PC4U, Midly and Silicon Valley.
Taking apeira across Italy to find exceptional young builders—and opening our first hackerhouse in Milan.
Our first national TV appearance, after PC4U helped hundreds of students get online during the pandemic.