Benedetto Biondi is the co-founder and CEO of Folks Finance, the leading DeFi protocol on Algorand offering a full set of decentralized tools for managing digital assets. Benedetto has accrued 3 years of experience as a Blockchain Project Manager, is a mentor in the Algorand Miami and Europe Accelerators, Moonbeam Accelerator, Fin+Tech accelerator, DeFi advisor at Climatecoin, and DeFi lecturer at the course of Economics and Law for Digital Assets at the University of Florence.

Benedetto has deep experience in Web3 and has navigated the DeFi space since its beginning. He began with crypto passion, later becoming a Project Manager at Blockchain Italia, then his passion for DeFi brought him to found Folks Finance in 2021. He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and a Master’s in Engineering Innovation and Management at Cardiff University, specializing in Data Analysis.