Social Features: Changing the Digital Landscape

Eddie Hudson and Tullio Siragusa are joined by Francesca Gargaglia, COO of Amity, in this edition of Tech Backstage, in which they discuss how the digital landscape is changing and how this has brought about Social+, the new Social Features.

Francesca Gargaglia

Co-founder & COO

Francesca is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Amity, leading the company’s global expansion and growth.

Originally from Italy, Francesca graduated from Bocconi University Law School and started her career working in the Dubai office of the law firm Baker McKenzie before joining PwC and moving to South Africa, where she lived for 3 years, to lead PwC’s European Desk in the Sub-Saharan region. Lawyer turned technologist, she followed her passion for innovation and went on to co-found the tech startup Amity, together with the Thai entrepreneurs Korawad Chearavanont and Arthur Kraisingkorn, and the American David Zhang. Francesca is passionate about challenging the status quo and leveraging disruptive tech to change the way people connect digitally. Together with the Amity team, she likes to work hard and dream big. Scaling Amity from 30 to 250+ employees in less than two years, Amity has consistently achieved 170% YoY growth since its funding.