Johnny Mitrevski is a technology entrepreneur, engineer, co-founder and CTO of Scalapay, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service, which became Italy's first unicorn with a valuation of more than $1bn in 2022.
Biography Johnny Mitrevski holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunications from the University of Wollongong. Mitrevski began his career as a Software Engineer at Nortel Networks, where he worked from 2000 to 2006. He then joined Andrew Corporation as a Senior Software Engineer, remaining with the company until 2010. Following this, he worked as a Lead Software Engineer at CommScope until 2012. From 2012 to 2013, Mitrevski served as an Agile Project Manager at Carsguide. He subsequently became a Software Engineer Manager at Telstra from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, he joined HotelsCombined as a Senior Agile Project Manager, a position he held until 2015. Mitrevski then moved to Qantas, initially serving as a Delivery Lead from 2015 to 2018, and later as a Digital Transformation Manager in 2018. In 2018, he became a Technology Manager at Commonwealth Bank, a role he held until 2019. In 2019, Mitrevski co-founded Scalapay with Simone Mancini, a BNPL service that allows purchasing items immediately and paying for them over time with no interest across Europe. The platform integrates with both online and brick-and-mortar retail systems. In January 2022, Scalapay achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over $1bn. and became the first Italian unicorn.
Personal life Johnny Mitrevski resides in Wollongong, Australia, and Milan, Italy, managing Scalapay's operations. He mentors young entrepreneurs and supports the tech community through workshops and open-source projects.
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