Michele Novelli is the CEO of Prestiamoci, the leading P2P lending platform in Italy which will soon merge with TrustBuddy International AB: the only company of peer-to-peer lending in the world to be listed on the stock market.

He has more than 20 years of experience in startups and venture capital, with focus on internet and mobile communication.

He worked from 1995 in the startup of Omnitel-Vodafone as Financial Controller. In 2000 he was Head of International Expansion at Fastweb. From 2002 to 2010 Novelli was Marketing and Sales Director of HanseNet Telekommunikation Gmbh where he was Member of Management and Supervisory Board.

In 2011 Novelli was founder and Managing Partner of Earlybird Italia, venture capital fund leader in Europe. In October 2013 he joined Digital Magics, venture incubator of digital startups, as a Partner. Michele supports the incubator and the startups in fundraising activities and investments selection.