About Us
What is Ophir
Startup Hub?
Ophir Startup Hub, a division of Ophir Studio, was born from building, launching, and scaling our own technology ventures.
Before becoming a hub for founders, we were founders ourselves. Over the past decade, we’ve validated markets, built products, and pushed ideas to traction. W
e know the pressures and complexities of early-stage startups firsthand—and we turn that experience into a clear, execution-driven approach that helps founders make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and move faster.
We transform raw ideas into market-validated MVPs, helping founders create products that investors, partners, and early users trust.
With over a decade of expertise in 3D technologies, real-time engines, CGI, and immersive VR, we design high-impact prototypes, visual MVPs, and interactive experiences that make complex products tangible from day one.
Ophir Startup Hub, a division of Ophir Studio, was born from building, launching, and scaling our own technology ventures.
Before becoming a hub for founders, we were founders ourselves. Over the past decade, we’ve validated markets, built products, and pushed ideas to traction. W
e know the pressures and complexities of early-stage startups firsthand—and we turn that experience into a clear, execution-driven approach that helps founders make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and move faster.
We transform raw ideas into market-validated MVPs, helping founders create products that investors, partners, and early users trust.
With over a decade of expertise in 3D technologies, real-time engines, CGI, and immersive VR, we design high-impact prototypes, visual MVPs, and interactive experiences that make complex products tangible from day one.
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Start With Clarity, Not Assumptions
Start With Clarity, Not Assumptions
We help founders validate real demand, sharpen positioning, and define a clear direction before committing time and capital using the same disciplined market-driven approach we applied to our own startups.
We help founders validate real demand, sharpen positioning, and define a clear direction before committing time and capital using the same disciplined market-driven approach we applied to our own startups.
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From Idea to a Credible Product
From Idea to a Credible Product
We turn validated strategy into MVPs, prototypes, and focused product iterations that founders can confidently present to users, partners, and investors, built to signal seriousness, not experimentation.
We turn validated strategy into MVPs, prototypes, and focused product iterations that founders can confidently present to users, partners, and investors, built to signal seriousness, not experimentation.
Credits: Davide Stiz, closing partnership
with Versico.io at Juventus
Credits: Davide Stiz, closing partnership
with Versico.io at Juventus
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Technology with Real Depth
Technology with Real Depth
We apply AI where it delivers measurable value across B2B, B2C, and B2G products. When useful, we leverage 3D, VR, and XR to support validation, storytelling, and complex use cases.
We apply AI where it delivers measurable value across B2B, B2C, and B2G products. When useful, we leverage 3D, VR, and XR to support validation, storytelling, and complex use cases.
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Global Reach, Real Access
Global Reach, Real Access
We connect founders to relevant ecosystems and opportunities through active networks in Italy, the GCC, Asia, and an expanding presence in Turkey.
We connect founders to relevant ecosystems and opportunities through active networks in Italy, the GCC, Asia, and an expanding presence in Turkey.
Credits: Anthony Ritossa - Miami Summit
Credits: Anthony Ritossa - Miami Summit
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A Partner Who Stays Close
A Partner Who Stays Close
Having navigated early-stage uncertainty ourselves, we work as a close, committed partner supporting founders through critical decisions and momentum-building, not as a detached service provider.
Having navigated early-stage uncertainty ourselves, we work as a close, committed partner supporting founders through critical decisions and momentum-building, not as a detached service provider.
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Founder Centric
Founder Centric
We design every decision around the founder’s real constraints, risks, and objectives because we have operated under the same pressures.
We design every decision around the founder’s real constraints, risks, and objectives because we have operated under the same pressures.
Credits: EdocAI by Ophir Studio ,
Web Summit Lisbon 2025
Credits: EdocAI by Ophir Studio ,
Web Summit Lisbon 2025
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Practical Innovation
Practical Innovation
We apply technology only where it creates measurable value, guided by real market signals and data, not trends or hype.
We apply technology only where it creates measurable value, guided by real market signals and data, not trends or hype.
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Signal over Noise
Signal over Noise
We distinguish meaningful market signals from assumptions, vanity metrics, and short-lived trends.
We distinguish meaningful market signals from assumptions, vanity metrics, and short-lived trends.
Mission
Where Early Ideas Become Executable Products
Where Early Ideas Become Executable Products
Our mission is to help founders turn early ideas into credible, market-ready products by applying the experience and execution mindset gained from building our own startups. We combine market validation, disciplined execution, and clear storytelling to build MVPs that earn trust from users, partners, and investors, working side by side with founders from first concept to real proof.
Our mission is to help founders turn early ideas into credible, market-ready products by applying the experience and execution mindset gained from building our own startups. We combine market validation, disciplined execution, and clear storytelling to build MVPs that earn trust from users, partners, and investors, working side by side with founders from first concept to real proof.
Our Vision
A Trusted Global Partner for Early-Stage Founders
A Trusted Global Partner for Early-Stage Founders
Our vision is to bring our startup-building know-how into a global hub that founders can rely on at the most fragile stage of their journey. We aim to be a long-term partner known for honesty, practical expertise, and the ability to turn uncertainty into traction.
Our vision is to bring our startup-building know-how into a global hub that founders can rely on at the most fragile stage of their journey. We aim to be a long-term partner known for honesty, practical expertise, and the ability to turn uncertainty into traction.
Credits: Giorgio Torre TED x Dilmum Bahrain
Credits: Giorgio Torre TED x Dilmum Bahrain
Credits: Giorgio Torre TED x Dilmum Bahrain
Team Members
You are matched with experienced consultants and partners aligned with your goals, challenges, and growth stage.
Davide Stiz
Co-Founder and Startup Builder.
Co-Founder at Ophir Studio and Startup Builder. With nearly a decade in CGI, VR, and XR, he has worked on international projects for Meta, Netflix, and Hugo Boss. His expertise in emerging tech and trends led him to create multiple startups, including Versico and Metaverso Calcio, which secured LOIs with Juventus, Olympique de Marseille, and Inter Miami. Saleverse was featured by Al Jazeera among the top 10 startups at Web Summit 2024, and his latest venture, Edocai, is already validated by leaders in the MedTech sector.
Startups Builder
Talal Alhashim
The Founder & CEO of SRMD
The Founder & CEO of SRMD, a globally awarded design-led firm recognized among the Top 100 Luxury Architects by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards. He is an innovation-focused leader with extensive experience operating at the intersection of strategy, technology, and ecosystem development across public and private sectors. A partner and board member at Lamarka, he advises ministries and venture platforms, supported by academic foundations in Engineering Management.
Strategic Innovation Leadership
Giorgio Torre
AI expert
is a globally recognized AI expert in industry, geopolitics, and defense. He has advised GCC and European governments and major state-owned corporations on AI strategies. With over a decade of experience, he is the author of numerous publications on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and alternative energy, read by 300,000+ professionals worldwide. Giorgio is also the most followed Italian professional on LinkedIn, with 180,000+ followers and more than 50 million+ views.
AI Expert - Personal Branding
Anthony Ritossa
Family Office Strategy & Impact Investing
is Chairman of the Ritossa Family Office, an impact investor, mentor, philanthropist, and founder of the Global Family Office Investment Summits, bringing together elite investors worldwide. With 30+ years in international finance, he has facilitated billions in investments and supports sustainable development and the next generation of leaders. He is a sought-after speaker and advisor, featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, and was a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
investor
Aline Rutily
Founder of ATRIA
is the Founder of ATRIA, a global hub connecting CEOs and game changers to drive sustainable impact and innovation. Since 2016, ATRIA has inspired hundreds of emerging and established leaders. Trained at KPMG and PwC, she worked in business development at TF1 and as Deputy CEO of BSConseil, advising C-Level executives from Vivendi, Lagardère, KT, Canal Plus, Elle Japan, KKR, and BNP Paribas. In 2009, she founded A Bridge, a strategic advisory firm focused on high-growth markets, and now leads MySpeaker France, a fast-growing inspiration platform. An ESSEC and Harvard Business School alumna, she brings global expertise in scaling ventures, supporting startups, and driving impactful innovation.
Founder
Javier Ciccarelli
senior software engineer
is a senior software engineer and technology advisor with 18+ years of experience across industrial, financial services, and large-scale digital platforms. His background includes industrialized delivery (Globant), mission-critical systems (GE), tier-one regulated banks (HSBC, BNP Paribas), and hyper-growth platforms (Glovo). He advises boards and executive teams on technology governance, platform scalability, and long-term architectural risk.
Lead Architect
Maria Teresa Zelano
Strategic Director of Devart
is the Strategic Director of Devart Jewels, an Italian jewelry brand that brings together artisanal excellence, aesthetic research, and a contemporary vision. She oversees the brand’s development and positioning in both national and international markets, shaping its identity, strengthening brand value, and fostering high-level partnerships. With a solid background in jewelry design and goldsmithing, combined with an international outlook shaped by her education in cultural mediation and significant experience abroad, she supports the structured and selective growth of Devart Jewels while promoting Made in Italy within a refined and sustainable luxury context.
Strategic Director, Brand Positioning
Daniele Andretta
Brand Strategy Advisor
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor with over two decades of experience building, repositioning, and scaling premium and luxury brands. Supports founders, ownership groups, and investment stakeholders through phases of growth, transformation, and operational complexity, aligning creative vision with commercial discipline. Has led and advised brands operating at the highest level of global desirability—including Ferrari, Bugatti, Trussardi, and Benetton—while also working hands-on with entrepreneurial organizations, family-owned businesses, and outsourced production models. Brings a pragmatic, execution-driven approach suited to environments where speed, clarity, and capital efficiency are as critical as creative excellence. Deep expertise in licensed business models and cross-category development, spanning hard goods and soft goods, with a career foundation in product strategy and development.
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor
Team Members
You are matched with experienced consultants and partners aligned with your goals, challenges, and growth stage.
Davide Stiz
Co-Founder and Startup Builder.
Co-Founder at Ophir Studio and Startup Builder. With nearly a decade in CGI, VR, and XR, he has worked on international projects for Meta, Netflix, and Hugo Boss. His expertise in emerging tech and trends led him to create multiple startups, including Versico and Metaverso Calcio, which secured LOIs with Juventus, Olympique de Marseille, and Inter Miami. Saleverse was featured by Al Jazeera among the top 10 startups at Web Summit 2024, and his latest venture, Edocai, is already validated by leaders in the MedTech sector.
Startups Builder
Talal Alhashim
The Founder & CEO of SRMD
The Founder & CEO of SRMD, a globally awarded design-led firm recognized among the Top 100 Luxury Architects by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards. He is an innovation-focused leader with extensive experience operating at the intersection of strategy, technology, and ecosystem development across public and private sectors. A partner and board member at Lamarka, he advises ministries and venture platforms, supported by academic foundations in Engineering Management.
Strategic Innovation Leadership
Giorgio Torre
AI expert
is a globally recognized AI expert in industry, geopolitics, and defense. He has advised GCC and European governments and major state-owned corporations on AI strategies. With over a decade of experience, he is the author of numerous publications on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and alternative energy, read by 300,000+ professionals worldwide. Giorgio is also the most followed Italian professional on LinkedIn, with 180,000+ followers and more than 50 million+ views.
AI Expert - Personal Branding
Anthony Ritossa
Family Office Strategy & Impact Investing
is Chairman of the Ritossa Family Office, an impact investor, mentor, philanthropist, and founder of the Global Family Office Investment Summits, bringing together elite investors worldwide. With 30+ years in international finance, he has facilitated billions in investments and supports sustainable development and the next generation of leaders. He is a sought-after speaker and advisor, featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, and was a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
investor
Aline Rutily
Founder of ATRIA
is the Founder of ATRIA, a global hub connecting CEOs and game changers to drive sustainable impact and innovation. Since 2016, ATRIA has inspired hundreds of emerging and established leaders. Trained at KPMG and PwC, she worked in business development at TF1 and as Deputy CEO of BSConseil, advising C-Level executives from Vivendi, Lagardère, KT, Canal Plus, Elle Japan, KKR, and BNP Paribas. In 2009, she founded A Bridge, a strategic advisory firm focused on high-growth markets, and now leads MySpeaker France, a fast-growing inspiration platform. An ESSEC and Harvard Business School alumna, she brings global expertise in scaling ventures, supporting startups, and driving impactful innovation.
Founder
Javier Ciccarelli
senior software engineer
is a senior software engineer and technology advisor with 18+ years of experience across industrial, financial services, and large-scale digital platforms. His background includes industrialized delivery (Globant), mission-critical systems (GE), tier-one regulated banks (HSBC, BNP Paribas), and hyper-growth platforms (Glovo). He advises boards and executive teams on technology governance, platform scalability, and long-term architectural risk.
Lead Architect
Maria Teresa Zelano
Strategic Director of Devart
is the Strategic Director of Devart Jewels, an Italian jewelry brand that brings together artisanal excellence, aesthetic research, and a contemporary vision. She oversees the brand’s development and positioning in both national and international markets, shaping its identity, strengthening brand value, and fostering high-level partnerships. With a solid background in jewelry design and goldsmithing, combined with an international outlook shaped by her education in cultural mediation and significant experience abroad, she supports the structured and selective growth of Devart Jewels while promoting Made in Italy within a refined and sustainable luxury context.
Strategic Director, Brand Positioning
Daniele Andretta
Brand Strategy Advisor
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor with over two decades of experience building, repositioning, and scaling premium and luxury brands. Supports founders, ownership groups, and investment stakeholders through phases of growth, transformation, and operational complexity, aligning creative vision with commercial discipline. Has led and advised brands operating at the highest level of global desirability—including Ferrari, Bugatti, Trussardi, and Benetton—while also working hands-on with entrepreneurial organizations, family-owned businesses, and outsourced production models. Brings a pragmatic, execution-driven approach suited to environments where speed, clarity, and capital efficiency are as critical as creative excellence. Deep expertise in licensed business models and cross-category development, spanning hard goods and soft goods, with a career foundation in product strategy and development.
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor
Team Members
You are matched with experienced consultants and partners aligned with your goals, challenges, and growth stage.
Davide Stiz
Co-Founder and Startup Builder.
Co-Founder at Ophir Studio and Startup Builder. With nearly a decade in CGI, VR, and XR, he has worked on international projects for Meta, Netflix, and Hugo Boss. His expertise in emerging tech and trends led him to create multiple startups, including Versico and Metaverso Calcio, which secured LOIs with Juventus, Olympique de Marseille, and Inter Miami. Saleverse was featured by Al Jazeera among the top 10 startups at Web Summit 2024, and his latest venture, Edocai, is already validated by leaders in the MedTech sector.
Startups Builder
Talal Alhashim
The Founder & CEO of SRMD
The Founder & CEO of SRMD, a globally awarded design-led firm recognized among the Top 100 Luxury Architects by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards. He is an innovation-focused leader with extensive experience operating at the intersection of strategy, technology, and ecosystem development across public and private sectors. A partner and board member at Lamarka, he advises ministries and venture platforms, supported by academic foundations in Engineering Management.
Strategic Innovation Leadership
Giorgio Torre
AI expert
is a globally recognized AI expert in industry, geopolitics, and defense. He has advised GCC and European governments and major state-owned corporations on AI strategies. With over a decade of experience, he is the author of numerous publications on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and alternative energy, read by 300,000+ professionals worldwide. Giorgio is also the most followed Italian professional on LinkedIn, with 180,000+ followers and more than 50 million+ views.
AI Expert - Personal Branding
Anthony Ritossa
Family Office Strategy & Impact Investing
is Chairman of the Ritossa Family Office, an impact investor, mentor, philanthropist, and founder of the Global Family Office Investment Summits, bringing together elite investors worldwide. With 30+ years in international finance, he has facilitated billions in investments and supports sustainable development and the next generation of leaders. He is a sought-after speaker and advisor, featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, and was a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
investor
Aline Rutily
Founder of ATRIA
is the Founder of ATRIA, a global hub connecting CEOs and game changers to drive sustainable impact and innovation. Since 2016, ATRIA has inspired hundreds of emerging and established leaders. Trained at KPMG and PwC, she worked in business development at TF1 and as Deputy CEO of BSConseil, advising C-Level executives from Vivendi, Lagardère, KT, Canal Plus, Elle Japan, KKR, and BNP Paribas. In 2009, she founded A Bridge, a strategic advisory firm focused on high-growth markets, and now leads MySpeaker France, a fast-growing inspiration platform. An ESSEC and Harvard Business School alumna, she brings global expertise in scaling ventures, supporting startups, and driving impactful innovation.
Founder
Javier Ciccarelli
senior software engineer
is a senior software engineer and technology advisor with 18+ years of experience across industrial, financial services, and large-scale digital platforms. His background includes industrialized delivery (Globant), mission-critical systems (GE), tier-one regulated banks (HSBC, BNP Paribas), and hyper-growth platforms (Glovo). He advises boards and executive teams on technology governance, platform scalability, and long-term architectural risk.
Lead Architect
Maria Teresa Zelano
Strategic Director of Devart
is the Strategic Director of Devart Jewels, an Italian jewelry brand that brings together artisanal excellence, aesthetic research, and a contemporary vision. She oversees the brand’s development and positioning in both national and international markets, shaping its identity, strengthening brand value, and fostering high-level partnerships. With a solid background in jewelry design and goldsmithing, combined with an international outlook shaped by her education in cultural mediation and significant experience abroad, she supports the structured and selective growth of Devart Jewels while promoting Made in Italy within a refined and sustainable luxury context.
Strategic Director, Brand Positioning
Daniele Andretta
Brand Strategy Advisor
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor with over two decades of experience building, repositioning, and scaling premium and luxury brands. Supports founders, ownership groups, and investment stakeholders through phases of growth, transformation, and operational complexity, aligning creative vision with commercial discipline. Has led and advised brands operating at the highest level of global desirability—including Ferrari, Bugatti, Trussardi, and Benetton—while also working hands-on with entrepreneurial organizations, family-owned businesses, and outsourced production models. Brings a pragmatic, execution-driven approach suited to environments where speed, clarity, and capital efficiency are as critical as creative excellence. Deep expertise in licensed business models and cross-category development, spanning hard goods and soft goods, with a career foundation in product strategy and development.
Board-level Creative & Brand Strategy Advisor
Our Values
Principles That Guide How We Build
Principles That Guide How We Build
Cost-Conscious Execution
Visual Excellence
Honest Partnership
Decision Quality
Cost-Conscious Execution
Visual Excellence
Honest Partnership
Decision Quality
Cost-Conscious Execution
Visual Excellence
Honest Partnership
Decision Quality
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© 2026 — Copyright
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Contact us
Location
Estonia, Tallinn
Italy, Udine
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
A division of Ophir Studio
Privacy