Gianni Cuozzo
Founded Exein in November 2018 after founding firmware-security consultancy Aspisec in 2016. Attended Stanford Graduate School of Business. Has co-authored NATO/IEEE papers on cyber-weapons doctrine and spoken at the UN in Geneva on firmware security.
Gianni Cuozzo is the founder and CEO of Exein, a Rome-based firmware and embedded-systems security company. He founded Aspisec in May 2016 as a cybersecurity consultancy specializing in firmware security, before spinning Exein out of that work in 2018. Exein went on to build an open-source firmware security framework for IoT and embedded devices, raising a €2 million Series A in November 2018 - reported at the time as the largest investment in an Italian cybersecurity startup. Cuozzo holds an executive education credential (EPGC in Business Administration and Management) from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has co-authored scientific papers published through NATO and IEEE on cyber-weapons doctrine and has spoken at the United Nations Office in Geneva on firmware security.
Overview
- Role
- Founder & CEO, Exein
- Based in
- Rome, Italy
- Prior experience
- Aspisec (founder of firmware-security consultancy; est. 2016)
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Frequently asked
- Who is Gianni Cuozzo?
- Gianni Cuozzo is the founder and CEO of Exein, a Rome-based firmware and embedded-systems security company. He founded Aspisec in May 2016 as a cybersecurity consultancy specializing in firmware security, before spinning Exein out of that work in 2018. Exein went on to build an open-source firmware security framework for IoT and embedded devices, raising a €2 million Series A in November 2018 - reported at the time as the largest investment in an Italian cybersecurity startup. Cuozzo holds an executive education credential (EPGC in Business Administration and Management) from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has co-authored scientific papers published through NATO and IEEE on cyber-weapons doctrine and has spoken at the United Nations Office in Geneva on firmware security.
- What is Gianni Cuozzo's role?
- Gianni Cuozzo is Founder & CEO, Exein, based in Rome, Italy.
- Where did Gianni Cuozzo work before?
- Gianni Cuozzo's prior roles include Aspisec (founder of firmware-security consultancy; est. 2016).
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Gianni Cuozzo founded Aspisec, a firmware-security consultancy, in 2016, before founding Exein in November 2018
Exein: Unlocking Italy's Tech Potential: Exein CEO Gianni Cuozzo Discusses the Challenges and Opportunities AheadVerified2026-01-01 - 2
Cuozzo founded Aspisec in May 2016 and Exein in November 2018
Tech.eu: Italian-founded IoT cybersecurity startup Exein raises €2 millionVerified2026-08-08 - 3
Exein raised a €2 million Series A, reported as Italy's largest cybersecurity startup investment
United Ventures: Exein secures €2M funding for world-first cybersecurity solution that ensures firmware securityVerified2026-08-08 - 4
Cuozzo has authored papers published by NATO and IEEE and worked with NATO countries on cyber-weapons military doctrine; spoke at the UN in Geneva on firmware security
VIEW Conference: Gianni Cuozzo - Speaker BioVerified2026-08-08 - 5
Cuozzo is Founder and CEO of Exein, based in Rome, Italy; Stanford GSB executive education
LinkedIn: Gianni Cuozzo - Founder and CEO at ExeinVerified2026-08-08