Hi, I'm Matteo

Software Engineer

I'm 19 and I like solving problems, backend development, crypto, blockchain, finance, poker and sports.

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Matteo Mendicini

"learning by doing"

Experience

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Illiquid capital

Aug 2021 - Present

Founder, Tech Lead

Running a fund focused on illiquid markets asset trading like Polymarket and other DeFi protocols. Placing only informed and +EV trades by using custom developed tools to find edges. Processed over 5.000.000$ in transaction volume and achieved six-figure profits.

Education

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Bocconi University

2024 - 2027

BSc in Economics, Management and Computer Science

Relevant topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Statistics, Calculus, Accounting. GPA: 29.6/30

theHackLab

Jun 2025 - Present

President

Co-organized a semester-long hackathon for 70+ students and secured sponsorships from industry leaders like BCG X

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Liceo Scientifico Statale Augusto Righi

2019 - 2024

Scientific High School Diploma

Graduated from one of the best scientific high schools in Italy. Tutored students for Informatics Olympiads. Was on the beach volley and football team.

Projects

Just a couple side projects

RatMates

Dec 2024

Community focused web app to help students get into the job market

FriendlyGate

FriendlyGate

Sep 2023

Discord bot to grant access to a server based on friend.tech key holdings

ReplyMuse

ReplyMuse

Apr 2023

StatMuse twitter client to request on-demand sport statistics

Profit Bot

Profit Bot

Oct 2022

Solana profit bot to calculate accurate PnL on bought/sold NFTs

Writings

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