Johnny Mitrevski is a technology entrepreneur, engineer, co-founder and CTO of Scalapay, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service, which became Italy's first unicorn with a valuation of more than $1bn in 2022.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
editJohnny Mitrevski holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunications from the University of Wollongong.[5] Mitrevski began his career as a Software Engineer at Nortel Networks, where he worked from 2000 to 2006.[6] He then joined Andrew Corporation as a Senior Software Engineer, remaining with the company until 2010. Following this, he worked as a Lead Software Engineer at CommScope until 2012. From 2012 to 2013, Mitrevski served as an Agile Project Manager at Carsguide. He subsequently became a Software Engineer Manager at Telstra from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, he joined HotelsCombined as a Senior Agile Project Manager, a position he held until 2015. Mitrevski then moved to Qantas, initially serving as a Delivery Lead from 2015 to 2018, and later as a Digital Transformation Manager in 2018. In 2018, he became a Technology Manager at Commonwealth Bank, a role he held until 2019.[7][8] In 2019, Mitrevski co-founded Scalapay with Simone Mancini,[9][10] a BNPL service that allows purchasing items immediately and paying for them over time with no interest across Europe. The platform integrates with both online and brick-and-mortar retail systems. In January 2022, Scalapay achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over $1bn.[11][12][13][14] and became the first Italian unicorn.[15][16][17]
Personal life
editJohnny Mitrevski resides in Wollongong, Australia, and Milan, Italy, managing Scalapay's operations.[18] He mentors young entrepreneurs and supports the tech community through workshops and open-source projects.
Notes
edit- ^ Gowran, Leigh Mc (2022-02-25). "BNPL start-up Scalapay is Italy's first unicorn after $497m funding round". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Italian unicorn Scalapay pays out as it acquires Cabel IP". Tech.eu. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Waters, Cara (2021-09-10). "Australian-made BNPL outfit Scalapay zeroes in on unicorn status". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Ciao Bella! Scalapay brings home $497 million as Italy now lays claim to its first unicorn". Tech.eu. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "2023: Achieving great things through corporate partnerships - University of Wollongong – UOW". www.uow.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "2022: Growing globally, working locally - University of Wollongong – UOW". www.uow.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "How Scalapay bypassed Australia and won over Europe". Australian Financial Review. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Waters, Cara (2021-01-31). "Buy now pay later challenger Scalapay raises $63 million". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2021-09-09). "Scalapay raises $155M at a $700M valuation as buy now, pay later services continue to boom". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Carrà, Massimiliano (2021-06-26). "Scalapay, la fintech italiana che permette di comprare a rate prodotti online". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Simone Mancini: "Scalapay? È un unicorno italiano. Qui creiamo valore e paghiamo le tasse"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Cimpanelli, Giulia (2022-02-23). "Cos'è Scalapay, il terzo "unicorno" italiano che ha appena avuto un finanziamento da mezzo miliardo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Browne, Ryan (2022-06-28). "As Klarna and Affirm falter, a new breed of 'buy now, pay later' startups are stealing the spotlight". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ theaustralian.com.au https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Ftechnology%2Fnew-bnpl-unicorn-scalapay-founders-johnny-mitrevski-and-simone-mancini-raise-692m%2Fnews-story%2F8a9a7d18edc81eeb9ba0e9840a9650b8&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=HIGH-Segment-2-SCORE&V21spcbehaviour=appendend. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Italy gets its first unicorn as Scalapay raises $497m from Tencent". sifted.eu. February 23, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Gowran, Leigh Mc (2022-02-25). "BNPL start-up Scalapay is Italy's first unicorn after $497m funding round". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Italian unicorn Scalapay pays out as it acquires Cabel IP". Tech.eu. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Scalapay becomes a Wollongong unicorn amid BNPL ponies". Australian Financial Review. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2024-08-28.