Location United States, North America Gender Female Also Known As Manuela Seve
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Manuela Seve is CEO of Sponstar, an AI-powered sponsorship and loyalty platform that uses gamification to transform live events into engaging, data-rich brand experiences. With a background at the intersection of brand strategy, blockchain, and creative technology, she has led major activations at SXSW, New York Fashion Week, Art Basel, and
beyond—bringing measurable ROI and storytelling to the sponsorship space.
Previously, Manuela was the CEO and co-founder of Alphaa.io, a pioneering Web3 loyalty company with a majority female team, focused on helping enterprises connect people, content, and experiences through tokenization and first-party data capture. Her clients have included major sports teams, global fashion houses, and top-tier conferences.
A recognized thought leader in the tech and collectibles space for nearly a decade, Manuela has been named one of Bloomberg’s Top 100 Most Influential Latinos Worldwide (2022) and one of the Top 33 Under 33 Entrepreneurs (2018). She has spoken at and led panels for Stanford GSB, NFT NYC & LA, L’Attitude, the Bushwick Film Festival, and more. Her panel “NFTs for Real World Problems” won TechCrunch Disrupt’s Audience Choice Award in 2022.
Brazilian-born and LA-based, Manuela continues to push the boundaries of how technology can bridge the physical and digital, always with a focus on measurable engagement, equity, and authentic connection.
