Filippo Chisari
> “Always a builder, sometimes a backer.”
I’ve done a lot of different things over the years. I’ve served in the military, worked in corporate development, management consulting, commercial leadership, investment, and spent the last stretch in emerging tech - specifically AI and digital assets. I’ve operated inside tiny startups, big corporates, and most sizes in between. On the side, I compete as an amateur athlete. I’m Italian-Dutch, studied in the UK, and now live in Portugal, having picked up languages along the way (fluent in Italian, Dutch, English, and Portuguese).
Below are some of my takeaways from life so far, and they shape how I’m still building as an entrepreneur and how I back others as an investor.
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Focus
“Success” isn’t about struggling or doing more. It’s about removing what doesn’t align with you. Protect your priorities.
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Fear
Everything we see as negative is a manifestation of fear, but fear is also our survival instinct. Learn to coordinate it.
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Problems
Failing is part of the process of achieving anything. The biggest opportunities are dressed as disasters. Changing a situation starts with changing your interpretation.
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Energy
Cultivate your gut feeling. Regulate yourself emotionally. Work on your vessel. Your energy is the ground of your ambitions and introduces you before you do.
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Mindset & Habits
Most achievements are built by mindset and sustained with habits. Create an environment where the right action is natural, and consistency feels seamless.
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People
Who you build with should be one of your most intentional decisions, but before that, get right with yourself. Your context can explain you, but it should never excuse you.
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Limits
Most limits are fed to you by society and then self-imposed. No one should get to decide yours, so go out there and discover them for yourself.
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Clarity
If you can’t explain it simply, you probably don’t understand it fully just yet. Communication is your clarity test.
What I have invested in. And where I invest my focus today.
- Stealth(Co-Founding) CEOPortugalSpin-off company by a search fund-of-funds. Providing Agentic AI implementation to entrepreneurs acquiring SMEs, and financing acquisition equity gaps through the issuance of digital shares.(Co-Founding) CEOPortugal
- Vitriol GroupDirectorUnited KingdomEuropean sports and fitness buy-and-build. Focused on hybrid fitness, racquet sports, and aquatic centres with strong community elements, where participation is an expression of identity.DirectorUnited Kingdom
- BlocksportAdvisory BoardSwitzerlandDigital Experience Platform (DXP) helping sports leagues and clubs engage fans, build communities, and own their direct-to-consumer data.Advisory BoardSwitzerland
- Velites SportAngel InvestorSpainMid-tech brand designing performance gear and apparel for CrossFit, Hyrox, and functional fitness athletes.Angel InvestorSpain
- tr3e®Angel InvestorFinlandProduct development and collaboration software for fashion brands, simplifying sourcing materials and data collection, featuring Digital Product Passports (DPPs).Angel InvestorFinland
- OspreeAngel Investor & Advisory BoardSingaporeRegulation Technology (RegTech) helping financial institutions stay compliant and navigate the global digital assets regulatory environment.Angel Investor & Advisory BoardSingapore
- Renesis.fiAngel InvestorAustriaPortfolio Management Solution (PMS) giving financial institutions control over their Decentralized Finance investments.Angel InvestorAustria