Emil Stefanutti is Co-Founder and CEO of Gaia Dynamics, an AI-powered trade compliance platform transforming global trade for brands, customs brokers, and consultants. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience across tech, media, and design.

Emil studied at the Istituto Europeo di Design and launched his first profitable startup at age 14, going on to co-found ContractRoom (acquired by Mitratech in 2021) and Megazines Publications (acquired by Editorial Armonia). He also held executive positions at the NBA and VIX.

Emil champions the philosophy of scaling deep over scaling fast, building resilient organizations rooted in strong community relationships rather than chasing rapid geographic expansion. He has been featured in Inc. Magazine and Sourcing Journal for his views on AI and global trade.

Gaia Dynamics was co-founded in partnership with Andrew Ng's AI Fund and has raised a total of $8.5M across pre-seed and seed rounds from investors including Corazon Capital, Lobby Capital, AI Fund, and Zenda Capital. Prior to Gaia, Emil was CEO of Shoppr.tv, an ad tech startup focused on shoppable TV advertising for direct-to-consumer brands.

Gaia Dynamics has grown annual recurring revenue 8x in 12 months, adding close to 800 accounts including Fortune 500 importers and the world's largest logistics companies. The platform cuts compliance time per shipment from 10 hours to under 2, and assigns HTS codes in 18 seconds with 92% accuracy.