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Simone Vascotto

Inquirer · DISC type dc
National Public Speaking Competition at Toastmasters Netherlands
📍 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Simone Vascotto is the founder of Humanaq. com, an AI-powered platform for cultural due diligence in M&A. An industrial engineer turned M&A expert, he helps organizations de-risk acquisitions by making the human side of deals measurable. He holds a Masters degree from SBS Swiss Business School and has been featured in Forbes.

Inspired by a business succession in his family in Italy, Simone developed a passion for understanding the human dynamics behind deals. He has founded multiple ventures, including a branding agency, and is a skilled communicator who has participated in national public speaking competitions with Toastmasters Netherlands.

His grandfathers pizzeria succession in Trieste, Italy, was the formative experience that shaped his career in M&A.

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Current Role
National Public Speaking Competition
Location
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Personality Overview

How Simone shows up

ROI Conscious
Upfront
Hard To Convince

They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Simone cares about

M&A Execution Risk
His work focuses on identifying and quantifying behavioral and cultural risks that are responsible for the majority of M&A deal failures, moving beyond just financial diligence.
AI in M&A
He is a proponent of using AI and behavioral analytics to make cultural due diligence a manageable, data-driven discipline, as discussed in his articles and podcast appearances.
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Career

Work history

11-2024 - 11-2024
National Public Speaking Competition
Toastmasters Netherlands
10-2024 - 3-2025
Co-Founder
Recollect
9-2024
Founder
Humanaq
2-2024 - 6-2024
EdTech & AgriTech Project Lead
Tomatoworld
1-2024 - 2-2024
DIF Startup Competition Winner
Dutch Innovation Factory
In the press

Media appearances

Why Most Acquisitions Fail and How Behavioral Analytics Can Help. Featured in Humanaq Blog
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Show Me the Money: The Financial Case for Cultural Due Diligence in M&A. Featured in Humanaq Blog
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Education
9-2025 - 7-2026
Master's degree
SBS Swiss Business School
10-2025 - 10-2025
Masterclass
The Culture Factor Group
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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