# Francesca Gargaglia

> Italian entrepreneur Francesca Gargaglia is co-founder and CEO of social.plus, formerly Amity, which supplies social and community infrastructure for consumer apps. A Bocconi law graduate with experience at Baker McKenzie and PwC, she moved into technology in Thailand and has spoken publicly about sustainable startup growth and customer retention.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at social.plus
- **Organizations:** social.plus, Amity, Eko Communications, PwC, Baker McKenzie
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** Law (International Business Law), Bocconi University, Summer school in E-Commerce & Digital Marketing, Tsinghua University, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (executive course), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded the business now called social.plus., Helped establish Amity’s European headquarters in Milan., Delivered the 2022 TEDxBolognaSalon talk “Why are so many startups failing?”

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Completed law studies at Bocconi University.
- **2016** — Joined PwC as a legal consultant; worked on European business expansion in sub-Saharan Africa.
- **2018** — Moved to Thailand in September to join Eko; initially worked in legal and strategy responsibilities.
- **2020** — Described launching the Amity product in January in her Made IT interview.
- **2022** — Amity opened its European headquarters in Milan; spoke at TEDxBolognaSalon in October.
- **2024** — CEO appointment and rebrand from Amity to Social+ publicly announced on October 15.
- **2025** — Presented on customer retention at Web Summit’s Commerce Stage.
- **2026** — Named a Technology Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the business now called social.plus.
- Helped establish Amity’s European headquarters in Milan.
- Delivered the 2022 TEDxBolognaSalon talk “Why are so many startups failing?”
- Spoke on the Commerce Stage at Web Summit 2025.
- Shortlisted for Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2026 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
- Reported that social.plus reached profitability in Q2 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Named a finalist for Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
- **2026-07** — Under her leadership, social.plus announced Vise for checked AI-assisted SDK integrations.
- **2026-06** — social.plus announced the South Sydney Rabbitohs fan community launch.
- **2026-05** — social.plus launched its MCP server for AI development tools.
- **2025-11** — Spoke at Web Summit 2025 about retention and customer lifetime value.
- **2025-07** — Reported in a public LinkedIn post that social.plus became profitable in Q2 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.social.plus/people/ceo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescagargaglia/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/FraGargaglia
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fragargaglia/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21