Summary
Riccardo Cattaneo is a tech-driven entrepreneur and CEO who co-founded Bottega52 and Sofia Locks. He leads Bottega52 as CEO and Sales Director, delivering digital product partnerships for over a decade. At Sofia Locks, he serves as CFO, guiding financial strategy for a leading IoT proptech scale-up that offers cloud-based access control and joined the Iseo Serrature Group in 2021. He blends strong engineering foundations with finance leadership, holding a PhD in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an Executive Master in Finance from SDA Bocconi, with an MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Based in Milan, he has 14+ years of experience across software, hardware, cloud computing, and data analytics, with ongoing involvement in ACM, IEEE, and Rotaract. He is known for translating complex digital challenges into scalable, market-ready solutions that bridge product, engineering, and business strategy.
15 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Visiting PhD Student - Short Stay, Computer Engineering, Visiting PhD Student - Short Stay, Computer Engineering at Imperial College London
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Ingegneria Informatica, 99/110, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Ingegneria Informatica, 99/110 at Politecnico di Milano
Corso di Master Universitario di 2° livello, Executive Master in Finance, Corso di Master Universitario di 2° livello, Executive Master in Finance at SDA Bocconi
Master of Science in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, 3.81/4.0, Master of Science in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, 3.81/4.0 at University of Illinois at Chicago
Italian, English