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Angelo (A.J.) Damiano is currently the Co-Founder and CPO at Scrollmark, an early stage startup solving attribution on Social Media.

An Entrepreneur at heart, Damiano was previously the co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Powerspike, Inc., a leading influencer marketing platform for gaming, esports, and live streaming until its acquisition in 2022 by Live Current Media, Inc. (OTCQB: LIVC). Damiano has worked as a sales consultant for various startups including SQWAD and Stage TEN.

Damiano serves on the advisory board of Pivan Entertainment, a startup using AI to enhance the production quality of thousands of Twitch Streamers. He advises various companies in the areas of digital media, entertainment, ai, and gaming / esports space, and is actively involved as a mentor for the Techstars program, from which he graduated in 2018. A proud alumni of Syracuse University, Damiano is actively involved in mentoring students in the Blackstone Launchpad and Center for Digital Media.

Damiano is a Forbes 30 under 30, and received the award alongside his co-founders in the gaming category in 2021. A swiss army knife of a person, and passionate problem solver, Damiano has led sales teams to annualized revenues of $5MM+, product teams to over 70,000+ users, and customer success teams to world class NPS.