Anna De Stefano

Business Mentor at Seedstars

Anna De Stefano is currently the Chief Legal Design & Communication Officer at Doorway, an Italian startup investment platform. Anna'srole involves transforming legal and financial documents into more effective and engaging formats to enhance trust with investors. Anna also provides training in an agile and effective manner.

Prior to their current role, Anna was a Business Angel at Italian Angels for Growth. Anna was responsible for providing support and guidance to startups in their growth and development.

Anna is the Founder of Future in Law, a startup project focused on simplifying access to legal information and providing user-centric legal services. Anna aims to foster the creation of value with values.

Anna is also a Member of the Investors Committee at Associazione IBAN, where they contribute to decision-making and investment strategies.

Anna works as a Selector & Mentor at B Heroes, an accelerator of startups and a startup contest. Anna is involved in the selection process for the acceleration program and the distribution of annual investments.

As a Business Mentor at Seedstars, Anna offers guidance and support to startups in emerging markets through their online mentoring program.

Anna has served as a Women in LawTech's Mentor in the Legal Geek Mentorship Programme, providing guidance and support to women working in LawTech.

Anna has also held the role of Chief Mentor of Entrepreneurship at the European Innovation Academy, where they coached international university student teams in turning their ideas into startups over a 15-day program.

Anna has been an Entrepreneurship Mentor at the Università Bocconi 4 Innovation pre-acceleration program, providing guidance and analysis of legal aspects for startups in the legaltech domain.

Additionally, Anna is a member of the Advisory Board to the Observatorio de la Innovaciòn at Lefebvre, where they contribute strategic advice and insights to the organization.

Anna De Stefano's education history is as follows:

- In 1979-1984, they attended Liceo Goethe and obtained a High School degree.

- From 1984 to 1988, they attended Luiss Guido Carli University and completed a Bachelor's Degree in Economia e Commercio.

- In 1990-1991, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at MIT Sloan School of Management- STOA'.

- Anna obtained the qualification of Dottore Commercialista (CPA) which allowed their to practice as a Certified Public Accountant.

- In 2016-2017, they attended SDA Bocconi and completed a course on the legal, regulatory, and fiscal aspects of new business models in the digital economy.

- In 2016, they participated in a Digital Marketing Strategy course at Columbia Business School Executive Education - WOBI.

- In 2018, they attended H-FARM and completed a course on Future Companies & Innovative Organizations.

- In the same year, they also attended Pi School and participated in a Workshop on Human-Machine Interaction.

- In 2018, they attended Pi School once again, this time completing a Startup Investor Bootcamp.

- In terms of additional certifications, they received a Startup School for Future Founders Certificate of Completion from Y Combinator in December 2020.

- In October 2020, they became a member of Top Tier Impact.

- Anna obtained the qualification of Pubblicista from the Ordine Nazionale Dei Giornalisti in September 2006.

- In March 1992, they obtained the qualification of Dottore Commercialista from the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Milano.

- Anna also participated in a Brainfactory Workshop organized by the Legal Design Summit in September 2019.

- There is no information available about their obtaining a certification as a Revisore Legale.

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  • Business Mentor

    October, 2020 - present

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