Alessio Veni

Founder and engineer. I learn by building.

November 20261st place, Techstars Startup Weekend Padova

Deskk CTO & Co-founder

University of Padua MSc in Computer Engineering

What I’m building.

Deskk

An AI agent for the hotel front desk.

Deskk is a browser extension that watches how a receptionist works in the hotel's management system, learns the workflow, then runs it on its own.

It matches rooms to what each guest needs, such as an allergy or a quiet room for a meeting, and it keeps learning from the front desk. I lead the architecture and the MVP in a team of three founders.

Role
CTO & Co-founder, since March 2026
Traction
1 partner hotel and 4 letters of intent, one from Hilton
Advisors
General Managers from Hilton and Accor
Recognition
3rd place, StartCup Lazio 2026
Next
Pre-seed round

SaltaFila

In stealth for now.

It started at Techstars Startup Weekend Padova, 6 to 8 November 2026, with about 80 participants and 54 hours of work. We built a working MVP from scratch, I led the technical side, product and strategy, and we took first place. More soon.

Role
CTO & Co-founder
Result
1st place, Techstars Startup Weekend Padova 2026
Team
With Marcia Regina Chávez and Giacomo Monetti
Built in
54 hours, from idea to working MVP

How I got here.

2026

  1. First place, Techstars Startup Weekend Padova

    With SaltaFila, in November, among about 80 participants.

  2. MSc in Computer Engineering, University of Padua

    IDEA curriculum: Intelligent Data Engineering and Algorithms.

  3. Third place, StartCup Lazio

    With Deskk.

  4. BSc in Computer Engineering, University of Padua

    Thesis with Prof. Mauro Migliardi: a validation platform for open-source software components on the AP2 protocol, with off-chain fiat payments and Hyperledger Fabric as the notarization layer. Proof of concept on a Raspberry Pi with Docker.

  5. Co-founded Deskk

    In March, as CTO.

2024

  1. Mathematics tutor

    For high-school students, with lessons and exercises I write myself. Still going.

2022

  1. Co-founder and tech lead of a social tech startup

    Built the cross-platform app in Flutter and Dart up to a closed-beta MVP with its first active users, and ran product strategy and market validation.

2021

  1. First prize of the jury, SnackNews, Bocconi University

    A national contest, won with the video Venice through the pandemic. It came with a live interview with Corriere della Sera.

  2. Snauwaert, webmaster and multimedia specialist

    Joined a global sports brand as an intern and ended up running its Italian and US websites, digital assets and e-commerce support until 2022.

  3. Diploma in IT and Telecommunications, I.T.I.S. Carlo Zuccante

    Mestre. Cisco CCNA1 along the way.

2019

  1. Official football referee, Italian Referees Association

    Just over two years of competitive matches and split-second decisions under pressure.

  A lit lamp marks a prize.

What I build with.

I write C, C++, Java, Python, PHP and SQL.

Web and mobile: JavaScript, React, Dart and Flutter. Underneath: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux, Docker, Git and the occasional Raspberry Pi. I have also worked with Hyperledger Fabric and the AP2 protocol.

On the product side: market validation, competitor analysis, product strategy and pitching.

I speak Italian, English (B2) and Spanish (B1). Off hours you will find me 3D printing, wiring up home tech projects or looking at vintage watches.