Andrea Ferrero

Andrea Ferrero is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Young Platform, a fintech startup based in Turin, Italy, and London. Born in 1997, Ferrero has been instrumental in the company's growth since its inception in May 2018. Young Platform focuses on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and it operates out of the I3P incubator at the Politecnico di Torino.

Career Highlights

• Co-Founder & CEO: Andrea launched Young Platform and its first product, the Stepdrop app, in December 2018. The app quickly gained popularity on both Android and iOS platforms.
• Fundraising Success: He successfully led two private capital increases and initiated an equity crowdfunding campaign in June 2019, which was overfunded within 36 hours, raising over 1 million euros in just a year and a half.
• Public Speaking & Mentorship: Ferrero is an active speaker at various fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrency events and serves as a mentor at the University of Turin for master's programs and workshops.

Education

• Università degli Studi di Torino: Studied Computer Science from 2017 to 2019.
• I.I.S. G. Vallauri: Completed a diploma in Industrial Computer Science from 2012 to 2016.

Ferrero's leadership has fostered a young team consisting of 18 members and 9 senior advisors, emphasizing values such as loyalty, tenacity, and determination in his business approach.1