Summary
Manuel Tumiati is a blockchain-focused software engineer and operator with eight years of experience building products from architecture to smart contracts, currently serving as Co-founder & CTO of Zyphe. He has led technical strategy at startups like KNOBS and Satellite.im, combining hands-on engineering with advisory roles across the Web3 ecosystem. Based in Milan, he champions self-sovereign identity and zero-knowledge proofs to advance digital identity solutions, reflecting a clear focus beyond standard blockchain tooling. Manuel blends product-minded leadership with practical engineering, having progressed from front-end and web development into CTO responsibilities. His background includes formal training at Draper University’s Stellar Hacker House and a trajectory that spans commercial roles and technical leadership, giving him a rare mix of market-oriented thinking and deep protocol knowledge. Colleagues describe him as a builder who seeks impact across both infrastructure and user-facing layers of the blockchain stack.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Informatica, Informatica at Itis Bonsignori
Esperto Front-end Developer Web Developer, Esperto Front-end Developer Web Developer at Manpower Group
Stellar Hacker House, Stellar Hacker House at Draper University
English, Spanish, Italian