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Edoardo Castelli

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CEO & Founder at BARQ tech
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Edoardo Castelli is the Founder and CEO of BARQ tech, a Dubai-based startup building energy-efficient AI chips. Drawing on his experience scaling global teams as an Operating Partner at Revolut, he is now focused on the semiconductor industry. He holds a Master of Science from the Technical University of Denmark.

Outside of his founder role, Edoardo has a strong interest in the practical application of technology, evidenced by his certifications in Python for Data Science and Machine Learning. He is focused on surrounding himself with experienced individuals to accelerate growth and innovation.

He is at the forefront of the UAEs push into the semiconductor industry, aiming to build chips in the Arab world, not just import them.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
CEO & Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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AI Hardware
As the founder of BARQ tech, his primary focus is building energy-efficient AI chips designed to help machines with vision processing.
MENA Tech Ecosystem
He is passionate about the Arab world's entry into the semiconductor race and has represented the UAE at industry forums like KAUST's Future of Semiconductors.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
CEO & Founder
BARQ tech
10-2022 - 9-2024
Operating Partner, Director
Revolut
10-2020 - 9-2022
CEO Office, Head of Process Engineering
Revolut
9-2018 - 10-2020
CEO Office, Founder Associate
Revolut
2-2018 - 7-2018
Operations Intern
ALOM
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Education
2017 - 2018
Exchange Program
Tsinghua University
2016 - 2018
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
DTU - Technical University of Denmark
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