Martino Cadoni

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DISC Type : Dc

Chief Financial Officer at DeepL

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Martino Cadoni is the CFO of DeepL, an AI company he is helping scale for global enterprise adoption and a potential IPO. With over 15 years of experience at firms like Klarna, HSBC, and GE, he has a track record of raising over $1B and managing $20B+ in M&A deals. People often describe him as detailed-oriented, hard-working, and highly competent.

He has a passion for improving financial education and health. In his personal time, running is increasingly important to him, not just for exercise but as a way to create mental headspace and focus. He also advises companies in the sports and WealthTech sectors, reflecting his diverse interests outside of his primary role.

He founded his own advisory firm, MC4 Ventures, to partner with investors and founders, helping them prepare ventures for scaling, fundraising, and exit.

Personality Overview

Generally Skeptic

Fast But Wary

Quality Focused

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Scaling AI Companies
As CFO of DeepL, he is focused on scaling the AI unicorn into a decacorn, building the financial roadmap, and driving enterprise adoption of its technology.
High-Growth Fundraising
Has a significant track record of raising over $1B for high-growth companies like Klarna and is now preparing DeepL for its next phase of strategic growth.
Sports Capital Markets
Serves as a Senior Advisor for Football Benchmark, where he advises sports investors and football operators on strategy, M&A, and growth opportunities.

Media Appearances

DeepL Appoints Martino Cadoni as Chief Financial Officer. Featured in PR Newswire

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DeepL: Martino Cadoni Named As CFO To Support Global Growth. Featured in Pulse2

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DeepL Welcomes Martino Cadoni as New CFO, Driving Growth. Featured in Investors Hangout

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Work History

11-2025
Chief Financial Officer at DeepL
2-2024
Founder & Managing Partner at MC4 Ventures
8-2023
Senior Advisor | Sports Capital Markets at Football Benchmark
11-2024
Senior Advisor | CFO & SaaS Strategy at Plannix
3-2023 - 2-2025
Corporate Development - CFO Office | Led $500M+ Carve-out Exit to PE at Klarna

Education

10-2025 - 5-2026
AI for Senior Executives from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2018 - 2018
Oxford Fintech Programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

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Insights For Selling To Martino

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Martino is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Martino

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Martino move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Martino take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Martino

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