Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate
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Amsterdam
Alessandro joined Northzone as an Associate in 2024 in Stockholm before relocating to the Amsterdam office, where he focuses on early-stage investments across the AI stack.
Prior to Northzone, Alessandro was an investor at Creandum. Before that, he helped build out the UK operations at Shift Technology, which he joined following his experience at Amazon.
Alessandro holds a Bachelor’s in Management and a Master’s in Economics and Strategy from Imperial College.
What makes you lean in during a founder pitch?
Founders with contagious energy and exceptional clarity of thought.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
“If I’m not feeling anxious about a deal, it’s probably a sign I shouldn’t be doing it.” - PJ Pärson
If you weren’t working at Northzone, where would we find you?
Investigating the murky connections between criminal networks and government institutions - as a journalist.
