About AQUILA

At the core of Southeast Asia’s climate tech hub

  • 61.000.000+

    Live data points in Southeast Asia

  • 50+

    Partners integrated in Southeast Asia

  • $17.000.000+

    Total deployed across industries

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Our team brings together a unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives from across the globe. Having thrived in Southeast Asia’s fast-paced startup scene, we’re united by a common goal: to create something that lasts.

We’re not just building tech, but shaping an ethical and sustainable future for the startup ecosystem – one that’s dynamic, impactful, and built to endure. Together, we’re transforming challenges into opportunities, driven by a shared commitment to make a real difference in the world.

  • Stefano Pellegrino

    CEO - Vietnam

    3x Founder and Zero-to-One Business Builder, with 10 years experience in green project finance in South East Asia. In 2019, Stefano co-founded one of the fastest growing FinTech companies in SEA – Aspire, which raised $100mil Series C from the world’s best VCs.

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  • Ollie Smeenk

    Head of IoT Network - Singapore

    Over 10 years, Ollie founded two tech firms specializing in IoT hardware & cloud software. With €1.3M+ IoT deals on all continents, he’s an experienced exec leading teams, raising funds, and managing KPIs, OKRs, HR, ops, finances, and hardware installations.

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  • Jarek Tkaczyk

    Chief Technology Officer - Singapore

    Engineering Leader with over a decade of experience building software and scaling teams. Starting 2019, Jarek was Head of Engineering at Aspire (YC2018), leading a team of over 100 software engineers across 4 countries in South East Asia.

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  • Juvjen Mani

    Lending Director - Singapore

    Former Head of Credit Risk at Aspire, where he managed a >$65M SME and green finance lending portfolio in Southeast Asia and maintained <2% non-performing loans (NPL90). Over 10 years of experience in operations at Shopee and Lazada.

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