Giuseppe Lacerenza

Defence Tech Investor | Ex McKinsey | INSEAD MBA

๐Ÿ“ Netherlands๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 13 investments๐Ÿ“… 6 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Mar 2026
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Board observer
Mar 2026
We are developing the worlds first neural digital twin of the environment. A Large Reality Model, a convergence of a Large Language Model and a neural network modelling a high-resolution digital twin of the environment. Our planet is facing unprecedented challenges, from climate change to urbanization. A high-resolution Large Reality Model can provide a sandbox for testing potential solutions to these issues in a virtual environment before implementing them in the real world. Creating a Large Reality Model requires vast amounts of accurate and up-to-date data. Gathering and processing this data is a colossal task. Satellites are insufficient in terms of resolution, and traditional drones are not scalable enough. We have developed a platform to collect the real world high-resolution data for the neural network in order to solve this challenge. We have a platform that operates like a satellite constellation under the clouds using an fleet of lighter-than-air autonomous drones. They have multi-day autonomy, zero emissions, and no noise. McKinsey Global Institutes estimate that AI could potentially deliver an additional economic output of about $13 trillion by 2030, which would add about 1.2% to global GDP growth annually. Given the potential to significantly enhance productivity and efficiency across multiple global industries, the market size for a detailed Large Reality Model at 1 cm/pixel resolution could potentially be valued in the hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars. Kelluu is a first mover into this market.
Board Member
Mar 2026
AirHub is the all-in-one drone operations platform for mission-critical environments. We support public safety agencies, security providers, and operators of critical infrastructure with secure and compliant drone operations - from planning to execution, fleet management, and real-time situational awareness. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ Used by police, fire brigades, and emergency services, AirHub enables Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs, real-time coordination during incidents, and automated flight logging for transparency and accountability. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Private security companies, border- and coast guards, customs, and perimeter protection teams use AirHub to monitor high-risk areas, integrate drone feeds into command centers, and ensure secure data workflows in line with national regulations. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Energy providers, ports, rail networks, and telecom operators rely on AirHub for routine inspections, incident response, and surveillance operations. Our platform supports centralized fleet oversight and data-driven insights - while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Board Observer
Jan 2026
ATMOS Space Cargo designs and manufactures space capsules to return any cargo โ€“ from below 100 kg to multiple tons โ€“ from space. Our technology will offer microgravity on demand, ranging from only 3 hours to 3 months in orbit. ATMOS will enter the market with a first demonstration mission in 2025.
Investor AI & DefenceTech
Dec 2024
Keen Venture Partners is a radically human venture capital firm that backs exceptional founders across Europe from Seed to Series B.
Board Member
Nov 2024
Based on our extensive expertise in machine perception research, development, and deployment, Perciv AI offer AI-based perception solutions for multiple fields, often with the help of next-generation radars.
Investor
Oct 2024
We create trusted Mission Autonomy for military uncrewed systems, and unify them with intuitive intent-based Command & Control. Interested? We are hiring: https://www.avalor.ai/careers
Angel Investor
Nov 2023
Siamo una piattaforma di pagamento pensata per le aziende fisiche che vogliono crescere, fidelizzare i clienti e aumentare il fatturato. Il nostro obiettivo รจ semplificare e rendere piรน accessibile il mondo dei pagamenti, sia per le aziende che per i loro clienti.
Angel Investor
Jun 2023
Jet HR makes managing people incredibly simple: payroll, benefits, devices, compliance and much more. We re-thought the HR function, removing anything that is cumbersome and simplifying any action on employees. We are funded by the best Italian VCs (Exor Ventures, Italian Founders Fund and 6 more) and by the best Italian founders (founders of Casavo, Satispay, Scalapay, Bending Spoons, Musixmatch, Talent Garden, Oyster HR, etc).
Investor
Oct 2021
Hadrian is an agentic AI offensive security platform that helps modern security teams prevent breaches before they begin. Agentic AI continuously discovers internet-facing assets, emulates attacker behavior, and validates which exposures are truly exploitableโ€”cutting through noise and prioritizing what matters most. Hadrian delivers 10x visibility into critical risks, saves teams over 10 hours per week through automated triage, and reduces remediation time by 80% with clear, reproduction-ready guidance. Agentless, scalable, and easy to integrate, Hadrian fits seamlessly into existing security workflows. Trusted by global enterprises and recognized by analysts at GigaOm, Gartner, and Frost & Sullivan, Hadrian empowers defenders to stay one step ahead by thinking like attackers. With Hadrian, security teams donโ€™t just detect fasterโ€”they act smarter and leave their adversaries in the dust. Follow Hadrian on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube to see how our legion is delivering better security outcomes for businesses!
Investor
Aug 2021
Plain and simple, Vesper is your commodity intelligence platform. Your eyes, ears and number one number cruncher, offering you a personalised view of the global commodity marketplace. Combining data science & artificial intelligence โ€“ itโ€™s injecting tech into a traditional industry. Access everything you need, everywhere you go. On your desktop, tablet and mobile.
Investor
May 2021
Sentinels, a Fenergo company, empowers compliance officers and supports financial institutions on their journey to deliver highly scalable services. Manually performing AML operations and transaction monitoring is no longer sufficient or secure. Sentinels increases growth, decreases operational costs and ensures customer satisfaction. Sentinels challenges the status-quo by replacing too-lean and too-rigid business rules with machine learning (ML) models and an investigator-centric approach. Sentinels converts your current compliance efforts into data-driven confident decision resulting in faster and more efficient case management and risk assessment. Sentinels is ISO 27001 certified and was designed and developed to meet the strictest regulatory requirements in Europe.
Investor and Mentor
Dec 2020
We are a diverse team of tech lovers, mentors, experts, and founders ourselves bound together by our passion to support founders on their entrepreneurial journey. We help to solve key challenges at every stage Dare to dream global. Weโ€™re a startup accelerator like no other, our optimized approach puts early stage startups on the map and catapults them into worldwide success. Startup Wise Guyโ€™s origins began in Europeโ€™s tech-savvy startup capital, Estonia. Since 2012, we have used our carefully curated expertise, skills and funding to skyrocket hundreds of emerging early stage startups into upwards growth. This is not our first rodeoโ€ฆ we are the most experienced accelerator fund in the region with over 35+ programs, an international community of founders from over 60 countries and an established market in CEE and CIS countries.
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2026
Board observer
Mar 2026
We are developing the worlds first neural digital twin of the environment. A Large Reality Model, a convergence of a Large Language Model and a neural network modelling a high-resolution digital twin of the environment. Our planet is facing unprecedented challenges, from climate change to urbanization. A high-resolution Large Reality Model can provide a sandbox for testing potential solutions to these issues in a virtual environment before implementing them in the real world. Creating a Large Reality Model requires vast amounts of accurate and up-to-date data. Gathering and processing this data is a colossal task. Satellites are insufficient in terms of resolution, and traditional drones are not scalable enough. We have developed a platform to collect the real world high-resolution data for the neural network in order to solve this challenge. We have a platform that operates like a satellite constellation under the clouds using an fleet of lighter-than-air autonomous drones. They have multi-day autonomy, zero emissions, and no noise. McKinsey Global Institutes estimate that AI could potentially deliver an additional economic output of about $13 trillion by 2030, which would add about 1.2% to global GDP growth annually. Given the potential to significantly enhance productivity and efficiency across multiple global industries, the market size for a detailed Large Reality Model at 1 cm/pixel resolution could potentially be valued in the hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars. Kelluu is a first mover into this market.
Board Member
Mar 2026
AirHub is the all-in-one drone operations platform for mission-critical environments. We support public safety agencies, security providers, and operators of critical infrastructure with secure and compliant drone operations - from planning to execution, fleet management, and real-time situational awareness. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ Used by police, fire brigades, and emergency services, AirHub enables Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs, real-time coordination during incidents, and automated flight logging for transparency and accountability. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Private security companies, border- and coast guards, customs, and perimeter protection teams use AirHub to monitor high-risk areas, integrate drone feeds into command centers, and ensure secure data workflows in line with national regulations. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Energy providers, ports, rail networks, and telecom operators rely on AirHub for routine inspections, incident response, and surveillance operations. Our platform supports centralized fleet oversight and data-driven insights - while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Board Observer
Jan 2026
ATMOS Space Cargo designs and manufactures space capsules to return any cargo โ€“ from below 100 kg to multiple tons โ€“ from space. Our technology will offer microgravity on demand, ranging from only 3 hours to 3 months in orbit. ATMOS will enter the market with a first demonstration mission in 2025.
2024
Investor AI & DefenceTech
Dec 2024
Keen Venture Partners is a radically human venture capital firm that backs exceptional founders across Europe from Seed to Series B.
Board Member
Nov 2024
Based on our extensive expertise in machine perception research, development, and deployment, Perciv AI offer AI-based perception solutions for multiple fields, often with the help of next-generation radars.
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