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Pierandrea Rollo

Crypto-native Investment Professional / Co-Founder

Lisbon, Portugal

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Crypto-native investment professional with 7+ years deploying capital across 80+ early-stage Web3 projects. Track record of 18x avg. returns on a $30M+ portfolio. Deep expertise in deal sourcing, tokenomics evaluation, and portfolio construction. Seeking a Principal / Head of Investments role at a crypto-focused VC fund.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 85,000

Skills

Deal Sourcing & Due Diligence10/10
Portfolio Construction & Fund Operations9/10
Investment Thesis Development (DeFi, Infra, App Layer)9/10
Fundraising Advisory9/10
Tokenomics Modeling & SAFT/SAFE Structuring9/10
Yield Strategy Design (Staking, Lending, Farming) (8/10)On-chain Data Analysis (Dune, Covalent, Nansen) (8/10)LP Relations & Fund Administration (8/10)SQL / PostgreSQL (7/10)Tokenomics (7/10)Polygon (7/10)DeFi (7/10)Ethereum (7/10)GTM Advisory (7/10)Optimism (7/10)Arbitrum (7/10)Protocol Design (7/10)Solana (7/10)Solidity (6/10)Python (6/10)

Work Experience

Co-Founder

Nova Horizon

Jan 2024 — Present

Crypto-native advisory firm supporting early-stage founders. Fundraising Advisor: structured and closed $7.5M+ in raises for LayerEdge, Hana, LiveArt, and U2U across seed and private rounds. Built proprietary deal-flow pipeline with 100+ VC funds and 30+ launchpads. GTM Advisor for Maiga, Tea-Fi, NodeOps, Guru Network.

Senior Investment Manager

ICONIUM B.V.

Jan 2020 — Dec 2024

Early-stage crypto fund focused on token investments. Led full portfolio exit delivering avg 18x return. Deployed ~$30M across 80+ early-stage projects. Built LP relationships with Pantera Capital and Blockchain.com Ventures. Designed yield-generating strategies producing ~$2M in passive income. Mentored founders through Outlier Ventures and Draper Fund accelerators.

Business Analyst

ICONIUM B.V.

Jan 2018 — Dec 2020

Screened 1,500+ inbound projects and completed 300+ in-depth due diligences including team assessment, tokenomics modeling, business model validation, and SAFT review. Built proprietary scouting database and delivered structured weekly portfolio reporting using on-chain and off-chain metrics.

Education

Anthropic

Introduction to Agent Skills

2026 – 2026

Covalent

Data Alchemist Program

2022 – 2022

Consensys Academy

Blockchain Development

2020 – 2021

Università Luigi Bocconi

BA · Business Administration

2014 – 2018