Valerio Giacomelli

Valerio Giacomelli

Entrepreneur, builder, exit founder, and investor.

I build companies, software products, and long-term assets.

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About

Fifteen-plus years in digital, as a programmer and founder of products.

I founded Syncronika: a Milan-based digital agency that since 2010 has evolved across strategy, branding, digital marketing, web development, and platform building.

For over fifteen years I led Syncronika, working with brands such as Plenitude, Sebach, Caffitaly, FSI, FAAC, Bayer, and many others.

I founded Syncrogest, a SaaS platform for managing technical support, which was acquired by Tweppy S.p.A. in 2024.

In parallel I built a multimillion-euro residential real estate portfolio in Milan, through long-term investments and a disciplined, ambitious strategy.

Today I focus on creating products, processes, and companies designed to evolve over time and deliver real value—not only short-term results.

I am passionate about automations and artificial intelligence applied to the business world.

AgenVIO is one of the places where I pursue that focus.

I co-founded Complyo, a compliance technology company that combines advisory and a platform to help organisations improve how they manage regulatory frameworks—including NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA, and ICS / internal control.

I bias toward systems, clarity, and decisions that still read well years later.

I am serious (some might say fanatical) about the gym, physical movement, and combat sports—including muay thai and kickboxing; biohacking, longevity, and health are a concrete part of how I live, and I care deeply about good, natural food. I love nature and cats: to me, they are perfect animals. I love travelling and spending months abroad discovering new places and cultures.

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  • · Thoughts

    Imprinting, labels, and limits that weren’t true

    Teachers call you “messy” as a kid; you still carry it as an adult. Why many limiting patterns can be interrupted—in business, sport, and growth—and the real work is uninstalling the wrong scripts.

    • Values
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Family
    • Strategy
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  • · Thoughts

    Work and life: the right question

    You can’t truly split life and work: meaning, stress, people, body. Maybe the point isn’t whether we work to live or live to work—but whether the life we’re building still holds up while we’re on the job.

    • Work
    • Values
    • Health
    • Strategy
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  • · Thoughts

    LinkedIn: connections and context

    Why being overly picky about connection requests can narrow your world—people at different stages, and a reel-sized reminder not to judge the person by the car they arrived in.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Strategy
    • Team
    • Values
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  • · Thoughts

    Walking in the other side’s shoes

    Seeing the world as the client, the colleague, the person across the table: expectations, proportional value, and why—without confusing hours with impact—real outcomes are what matter.

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Team
    • Values
    • Strategy
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Companies & products

Press

Selected articles from the media about me, Syncronika, Agenvio, and our companies.

Philosophy

From services to software to assets, my work has always been about building leverage.

Long horizons beat short headlines: I optimise for decisions that still make sense when re-read years later.

Scalability matters through product, distribution, and capital structure, not through volume of noise.

Credibility is cumulative: small, consistent actions compound into trust.

Quotes

  • Don't work for money. Make money work for you.
  • The goal isn't a paycheck. It's freedom.
  • Average is a failing formula.
  • Success is your duty, obligation, and responsibility.
  • The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.
  • You can have results or excuses. Not both.
  • I build systems; I don't work just to survive.
  • Discipline today, freedom tomorrow.
  • I invest to stop depending.
  • The body is the base. The mind is the multiplier.
  • I don't seek comfort. I seek growth.
  • From programmer and founder to owner to investor.

Presence

I am based in Milan, Italy. I travel often, not only for work but for pleasure, so I am frequently on the move internationally.

I spend much of my time across my preferred bases: the Costa del Sol (Andalusia, Spain), Cape Town (South Africa), and Dubai (UAE).

I am also a real estate investor: most of my properties are in Milan; the remainder are across those same preferred bases.

Connect

If you want to follow my work, ideas, and projects, connect with me on LinkedIn.

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