
Alberto Garagnani
CEO & Co‑founder at Zell — AI‑powered sales coaching
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Berlin, Germany
Joined October 2025
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Summary
Founder & product‑focused CEO building an AI‑first sales coaching product. Alberto co‑founded Zell to automate realistic sales role‑plays and personalized training from real calls; he leads product, GTM and early traction (first paying customer/ARR milestone) and took the company into accelerator programs and demos (SkyDeck mentions). His current public activity centers on evolving Zell’s product and closing early customers. getzell+3
Active creator and ecosystem connector: Alberto publishes long‑form writing and a newsletter about building startups and VC (Medium and Substack) and hosts 'the Pitch' podcast interviewing founders (Acast / Apple Podcasts). He uses content to document his founder journey, surface learnings and connect with founders/investors. medium+2
Commercial & GTM background with sustainability interests: prior roles across sales and business development (Apple, Uniplaces, Delivery Hero, Atem) and sustainability/venture development roles (JOKR, Nova VCPE Club). This mix explains his founder focus on sales training and practical sustainability topics he writes/records about (e.g., carbon markets). linkedin+2
International, operator‑and‑investor minded: education and club activity (Católica Lisbon, Università di Bologna, NOVA SBE and Nova VCPE Club) combined with internships in VC/finance and hands‑on startup roles give him a founder profile that blends product, sales and early‑stage investing perspectives. linkedin+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
First paying customer: Building weeks #21&22
July 1, 2024Substack post documenting early revenue traction for Zell (first paying customer and ARR milestone).
Make it Carbon Negative: Tierra Foods Investment Memo
November 1, 2022Medium post framed as an investment memo evaluating Tierra Foods and carbon‑negative product strategies (published on Medium, Nov 2022).
Relive: simplifying the real estate journey
April 1, 2021Medium article profiling a Portuguese startup (Relive) and discussing product/market fit and go‑to‑market for a real‑estate platform.
Hobbies
Writing and publishing (Medium articles, Substack newsletter) about startups, VC and sustainability. medium+1
Podcasting — hosts 'the Pitch' interviewing founders and discussing climate tech and startups. acast+1
Travel / outdoor activities (frequently posts travel and surf photos on social). instagram+1
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