EDOARDO PALUAN'S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Emeralds Holdings
At Emeralds Holdings, our goal is to embody speed, agility, and fighting spirit, qualities that guide every investment we make. These attributes are essential for overcoming challenges in today’s dynamic business landscape, particularly when launching and managing startups.
nate
As Product Manager at nate, Edoardo Paluan led the #MakeSomeoneSmile campaign, generating over 7 billion views and 1.4 million UGC videos, establishing the brand’s presence in the US. He played a pivotal role in building both B2C and B2B products, collaborating closely with developers and product managers to deliver user-focused, scalable solutions. His ability to fuse creative vision with technical execution fueled major growth across consumer and business platforms.
Yo-Da
Yo-Da is an AI-powered personal data agency representing people in the market for their personal information. Edoardo Paluan, Co-Founder and former CTO, led the company’s technical vision—developing secure, privacy-first infrastructure that empowered individuals to take control of their data and unlock its value on their own terms.
Public.io
Edoardo Paluan joined the Public cohort to support the UK’s Data Protection regulatory efforts, working closely with teams including those at 10 Downing Street. PUBLIC’s mission is to help the public sector deliver digitally-enabled services that improve society for all. Rather than providing short-term solutions, PUBLIC focuses on embedding lasting capabilities within government, enabling long-term transformation and impact beyond the scope of individual projects.
Entrepreneurs First
Edoardo Paluan joined Entrepreneurs First Cohort 10 in London, where he successfully co-founded Yo-Da alongside Benjamin Falk. During the programme, they developed the concept for Yo-Da—a general data protection agent designed to submit GDPR requests on behalf of individuals and enable them to monetise their personal data. After graduating from the cohort and securing funding, they set out to build the company with a mission to give people control over their data in an increasingly digital world.
Globacap
At Globacap, Edoardo Paluan worked as a Data Scientist, where he developed machine learning models and CNNs to extract financial data from Companies House filings. He built a product that automated the extraction of P&L and balance sheet information from submitted PDFs—downloading documents, correcting scan defects, locating target data, applying OCR, and using NLP to structure the output into CSV format—significantly speeding up the company’s data processing workflows.
Mendeley Data
Edoardo began his professional journey at Mendeley Data as an engineer and self-taught Machine Learning Engineer, contributing to the development of a platform aiming to be the “Dropbox of data” for scientists. He later transitioned into Product Management and joined the R&D team to explore innovative tools enhancing scientific output and academic research through data-driven solutions.