Lodovico Minelli Sarteri
Frontier Technology Strategist & Venture Advisor
AI. Digital finance. Biotech. Human capability. Culture. I study what changes—and what can be built next.
I advise founders, investors, family offices and institutions. I help them make decisions before the market is clear.
My work joins technology, capital, human behavior and culture. The output is practical: sharper theses, stronger positioning and systems built to last.
Sovereign Intelligence asks whether progress expands human agency or creates dependence.
Based in the Alps. Working globally.
Proof of Culture follows the art, cryptography, hacker culture and human experiments behind the work.
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AI is becoming infrastructure. Money is becoming software. Culture still moves first. I am working where those systems change control, capability and trust.
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Journal
Essays and field notes on technology, capital, culture and human agency. Start with Frontier Intelligence. The archive goes back to 2010.
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CRYPTO CAVIAR, Jacquard Tapestry
Jacquard Tapestry: 100% cotton yarn. Unique: one of a kind piece, created by the artist. 70 × 54 in; 177.8 × 137.16 cm
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PALMS on MARS
PALMS on MARS is not a brand. It is a memory glitch ideated by Lodovico Minelli Sarteri in 2018. It originates in the American deserts of the mid-20th century, where nuclear tests were staged as public spectacles.
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Las Vegas: When Tech-Commerce Became Infrastructure
Las Vegas compressed fashion, commerce, and culture into one week. Between Shopify’s message, conversations with Jaden Smith and Ronnie Fieg, and the trade floor energy, scaling stopped being theory and became structure.
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/ afterlabel
Our naming service was commissioned to create a distinctive identity for a forthcoming youth street-wear brand—one that deliberately defied traditional fashion norms. The result of a rigorous language and ideation process, “AfterLabel” emerged as a strategic choice that reflects a departure from conventional branding. The…
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How Korea Taught Us to Execute
Seoul forced us to commit. We bought a small apartment, turned it into a shooting set, and learned fast. Korea was harder than China, colder, sharper. Kimchi kept us alive. Execution did the rest.
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Fashion Tech in Hong Kong, With Politics in the Air
Worked thirty-six floors above Hong Kong with designers Danilo Paura and Jacopo Pozzati. Outside, the world was still echoing the U.S. elections. Inside, we built fashion tech wearables fueled by street food, long nights, and a city that never stops moving.
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Rice Fields, Clinics, and Quiet Power: Bali 2016
August 2016. Rice fields, slow mornings, and work that mattered. Between non-profit projects, a children’s clinic, and long days with the island’s people, Bali revealed itself not as a destination, but as a responsibility.
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Emotional Styling at Pacha Ibiza with Bob Sinclar
In the vibrant summer of 2016, an extraordinary voyage beckoned us to the mesmerizing shores of Ibiza. With the sun-kissed Mediterranean as our backdrop, we embarked on a remarkable expedition to document a transformative odyssey in design and emotional styling for none other than the…
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How I Ended Up Inside Google’s Most Secretive Wearable Project
The most interesting wearable I’ve ever seen didn’t have a screen. It looked like a normal Levi’s jacket. Working with Google ATAP on Project Jacquard taught me that the future of wearables isn’t about adding features. It’s about disappearing into behavior.
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Longest Residency in GCC: Dubai Loud, Abu Dhabi Deep
We spent our longest stretch in the Gulf. Dubai exploded with streetwear for Sole DXB, while Abu Dhabi quietly built museums meant to last centuries. Between heat, concrete, and culture, the future took shape.
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March in New York: No Time Wasted
Flew to New York to close a deal and left with more than a signature. Between Emirates business class, sharp meetings, and a quiet visit to the Explorers Club, the city showed its two speeds.
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Before crypto learned how to speak loudly, $ETH 1£
Brighton by the sea, long brunches, quiet rooms where Ethereum was explained calmly at one pound an ether. Lewes burned with ritual fire. London moved too fast to listen. It was early. That was the advantage.