
Francesco Soncini
About
Founder Associate @Deep tech & Climate tech Startup
Hi, I am a Management graduate with a strong spike in industrial and climate-tech strategy, combining analytical problem-solving with hands-on experience driving strategic initiatives in deep-tech environments. My background blends structured strategic thinking, financial modeling, and cross-functional execution, enabling me to translate technical complexity into clear business decisions for industrial and high-growth technology organizations. I am looking to relocate to Zürich, and I am open to exploring opportunities as Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or similar roles in early-stage ventures. Feel free to reach out!
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Skills
Business Operations
Business Strategy
Early-stage Startups
Financial Modeling
Fundraising
Market Research
Project Management Skills
Team Building
Open for
fulltime
Work Experience
HyperHeat
2024-12 -
Founder Associate
Berlin
fulltime
• Built a full value-chain strategy across 8 industrial verticals, mapping processes, cost drivers, and stakeholder dynamics to guide product positioning and go-to-market prioritization. • Led strategic planning and techno-economic analyses, shaping the company’s 2025–2027 roadmap and informing product, pricing, and partnership decisions. • Developed and launched a project management framework governing 10 cross-functional projects worth €3M, standardizing workflows and improving execution discipline across the organization. • Owned financial planning for a €10M+ fundraising process, designing budgeting models, reporting systems, and investor materials used in board-level discussions. • Secured €500K+ non-dilutive funding through successful EU and national grant applications; evaluated 4+ RFPs and built winning proposals end-to-end. • Represented the company in >20 investor and enterprise meetings, translating complex climate- tech and industrial decarbonization concepts into clear business narratives. • Improved operational efficiency across 6 business functions, introducing OKRs, financial processes, CRM stack, cybersecurity policies, and HR/GDPR frameworks to support scaling. • Launched new brand identity and website, strengthening positioning for enterprise clients and climate-tech accelerators (incl. acceptance into RMI’s Third Derivative program).
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
2023-06 - 2024-03
Venture Developer
Berlin
internship
Secured €180K in internal funding by developing the pitch deck and investment case for Swifty’s internal financing round; also built the seed-round pitch narrative covering value proposition, market sizing, and GTM strategy. • Generated data-driven product insights by designing a Tableau hypothesis-testing environment to analyze user behavior, revealing key UX and conversion levers used in product and marketing decisions. • Led cross-functional feature development as product manager, prioritizing roadmap items, coordinating engineering, design, and data teams, and driving resolution of platform issues to enhance stability and user satisfaction. • Supported corporate venture capital assessments, conducting market mapping, competitor analyses, and product evaluations to inform early-stage investment decisions.
SQUAKE
2024-04 - 2024-12
Junior Business & Procurement Analyst
berlin
fulltime
Built a regulatory intelligence capability by analyzing the full landscape of carbon markets and sustainability frameworks (VCM, SBTi, VCMI, ICVCM, GHG Protocol, EU Taxonomy), enabling product and compliance teams to align offerings with emerging standards. • Designed and institutionalized a due diligence framework for evaluating carbon credit providers and project developers, strengthening quality assurance and reducing supplier-related risk across the portfolio. • Led supplier evaluations across multiple geographies, ensuring full compliance with international certification bodies and internal criteria, and improving overall supplier quality. • Developed and launched an innovative CO₂ insetting solution using HVO and BEV systems for major European freight operators; rolled out across multiple countries and verified by external auditors. • Advised 10+ enterprise clients on carbon-credit procurement strategy, optimizing portfolio composition for regulatory alignment (EU Taxonomy, CSRD) and cost-effectiveness.
Academic Experience
ESMT Berlin -
2022.08 - 2024.08
Master of Science, MSc in Innovation Management
John Cabot Universty -
2025.12 - 2025.12
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Business Administration