Executive · Entrepreneur · Investor · Venture Builder

I build,
scale and
back businesses.

Across technology, data, payments and new ventures — connecting global innovation with growth opportunities in the Middle East and beyond.

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Claudio Esposito Aiardo
Dubai · Vice President, Mastercard
  • Mastercard
  • Google
  • Sprinklr
  • Carasti
  • Gartner

Claudio Esposito Aiardo is an executive, entrepreneur and investor with 18+ years of experience building and scaling businesses across Big Tech, SaaS, fintech, data and startups.

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Years building and scaling businesses

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Markets across EEMEA

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Countries scaled as a founder

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ARR — Middle East SaaS scaling experience

The journey

From global technology
to entrepreneurship
and back again.

  1. 01

    Learn

    Gartner

    Understanding how high-performing organisations grow — advising CFOs and senior executives, and becoming a two-time Global #1 Sales Performer.

  2. 02

    Scale

    Google + Sprinklr

    Scaling enterprise technology businesses across emerging markets — enterprise sales at Google across SEEMEA, then helping scale Sprinklr Middle East to $20M+ ARR.

  3. 03

    Build

    Carasti

    Founding one of the Middle East's pioneering vehicle subscription businesses — raising venture funding, completing acquisitions and scaling across four markets.

    UAE→Saudi Arabia→Singapore→Thailand

  4. 04

    Lead

    Mastercard

    Leading Analytics & Business Intelligence growth across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

  5. 05

    Build again

    What comes next

    Ventures · Investing · GCC technology expansion.

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Now

What I'm
working on

01

Mastercard

Analytics, experimentation, AI and data-driven growth across EEMEA.

02

Ventures

Building new technology businesses around problems and opportunities I believe in.

03

Investing

Backing and supporting ambitious technology founders.

04

GCC Expansion

Helping proven US and European technology companies enter and scale across the Gulf.

GCC expansion

Built elsewhere.
Scaled here.

The GCC has become one of the world's most exciting markets for technology growth. Yet entering the region requires more than opening an office or hiring a salesperson.

I work with proven SaaS and technology businesses from the US and Europe that see the opportunity in the Middle East but need the local market knowledge, relationships and execution capability to capture it.

  • San Francisco
  • New York
  • London
  • Europe
  • Dubai
  • Riyadh
  • GCC

01

Market Validation

Understanding where genuine GCC demand exists.

02

Go-to-Market

Defining market entry, positioning, pricing and sequencing.

03

Enterprise Access

Connecting with the right customers, decision makers and ecosystems.

04

Partnerships

Identifying strategic partners and distribution opportunities.

05

Localisation

Adapting proposition, messaging and commercial models for GCC buyers.

06

Commercial Launch

Moving from market interest to actual revenue.

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“Customers will always remember how you made them feel.”

— Claudio Esposito Aiardo

Thinking

Perspectives on growth, AI, data, experimentation and building across borders.

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