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Antonio Lavia
Lead, Customer Success and Operations at Charles
Germany
Overview
Antonio Lavia is currently the Success and Ops Lead at charles, where he excels in venture capital, start-up leadership, and client relations. Previously a professional athlete in the Italian Volleyball League, Antonio now leverages his skills in leadership and consultative selling to drive success in his current role at charles.
Work Experience
Country Head (GTM)
2024 - Current
Head of IT/ES Business, with a big focus on partnerships, enterprise sales and business development
Customer Success and Ops - Manager, Senior Manager, Team Lead
2022 - 2024
charles is backed by Accel, HV Capital and Salesforce Ventures ($30M+ in funding), building a conversational AI platform for messaging. Joined early.
Investor
2021 - 2022
Early stage investment (Seed and Series A)
VU Venture Partners is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.
Business Development (SEE Region)
2019 - 2021
Export Area Manager (EMEA)
2018 - 2019
Professional Athlete (Volleyball)
2006 - 2017
Junior Italian National Team and Series A1 (Italian first league).