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Massimo
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Massimo chairs DN’s Investment Committee and has been with the firm since 2001, bringing more than four decades of venture capital and private equity experience.
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Biography
Massimo is Chairman of the Investment Committee at DN Capital, which he joined in 2001. He advises the team on investment decisions, capital allocation and the firm's organisation.
Massimo has worked in venture capital since 1981, when he began investing in technology at Italian IT company Olivetti, first in Italy and then in New York. He went on to join venture capital firm Alta Berkeley Associates before moving into private equity at Advent International, where he was a Partner and later Managing Director.
Massimo has chaired telecommunications company Jazztel through a restructuring, served as Vice-Chairman of television network Primacom AG and sat on the boards of a number of other listed companies. Alongside his role at DN Capital, he is a director and adviser to several businesses.
