valerio

Startup/Sales/Partnership/Swiss Knife

With over 7 years of experience driving sales, strategic partnerships, and account growth, I bring a proven track record of closing high-value deals and developing go-to-market strategies across fintech and blockchain ecosystems.


My strengths lie in navigating complex sales cycles, building trust with senior stakeholders, and aligning business goals with technical execution, often acting as the bridge between sales, legal, product, and engineering teams.


Most recently, I’ve helped launch and grow Extractor, Hacken’s real-time security and compliance platform, securing the largest contract in company history and leading expansion into regulated markets such as Germany. I’ve previously held key roles at Ramp Network, Klarna, and Swipelux, consistently expanding revenue and leading enterprise adoption.


I thrive in collaborative environments, learn quickly, and am deeply passionate about Web3 and the role it plays in reshaping financial infrastructure,partner ecosystems and security frameworks. 





Experience: 7 years

Yearly salary: $100,000

Hourly rate: $200

Nationality: 🇩🇪 Germany

Residency: 🇮🇹 Italy


Experience

Extractor Growth Specialist
Hacken
2024 - 2025
Contributed to the go-to-market and commercial expansion for Extractor, Hacken’s real-time infrastructure monitoring and compliance automation platform serving Web3 protocols, stablecoin issuers, and digital asset institutions. Closed the largest contract by value and the longest-term agreement in company history, significantly raising the average deal size and expanding Extractor’s footprint within regulated financial infrastructure. Scaled Extractor from an early-stage product with no formal GTM foundation into a commercial solution adopted by leading EU-based regulated entities, focusing on security, AML/CFT risk detection, and DORA/MiCA compliance readiness.
Enterprise Lead
Swipelux
2023 - 2024
● Leading the Enterprise division, I focus on enhancing our core business solutions. I successfully managed a strategic expansion into a new market segment, increasing the average MRR value by approximately 1011% and closing the fastest and largest deal in the company’s history. ● Additionally, I was responsible for identifying and establishing market fit and the ideal customer profile for a completely new product of the company, successfully closing the first-ever deals, thus setting a foundational sales precedent.
Senior Enterprise Manager
Ramp Network
2022 - 2023
Leading the development of the Enterprise pipeline from the ground up, focusing on top Fortune 500 companies and leading DACH Web2 enterprises entering Web3. I oversaw a complete revamp of the company's sales material, repositioning our brand and changing our unique selling proposition to effectively attract Enterprise clients.
BD / Growth & CLP Lead
Klarna
2018 - 2022
● Responsible for managing a portfolio of 50+ enterprise-level merchants, >100M yearly revenue) achieving 200% average sales target over 5 quarters, and contributing to DACH's position as a top 2 market company-wide. ● Successfully discovered and developed a new vertical for Klarna's consumer banking products, resulting in a break-even team after 60 days and becoming the cheapest customer acquisition channel company-wide. ● Doubled the GenZ customer base by establishing Klarna as the preferred payment method and led the team to push WebApp into an in-app feature, resulting in 151% more time spent by customers in-app.

Skills

blockchain
fintech
web3
sales
english
french
german
italian