About me
Purpose and impact-driven individual with the goal to tackle the worlds most pressing challenges. As seen live on Bloomberg, at BlackHat, at the World Government Summit, Stanford & Oxford, and dozens of other places.
Also called:
"Cyber Prodigy" by Bloomberg
"Tech Genius" by the Khaleej Times
"Cybersecurity Whizz Kid" by the Daily Star
“I think the feeling of not achieving enough will not change for a long time because opportunities to shape the future are never big enough,” said Colombo. - Khaleej Times
My story in short:
- Started coding at the age of 10
- Got into cyber security at the age of 13
- Dropped out of school at the age of 15
(with a special permission from the German chamber of commerce)
- Started a cyber security company at the age of 17
- Published globally recognized security research at the age of 19 (also known as the Tesla hack)
- Attended the World Government Summit as thought leader & expert for cyber security (where even the Crown Prince of Dubai joined my session to listed what I had to say and gave me a Golden Visa for Exceptional Talent)
- Joined the Advisory Board of multiple startups with 20
- Joined Europe’s fastest growing cyber advisory firm as member of the supervisory board & as partner with 22
- Started Alaris Security, VC-backed, in San Francisco with 22
- Got my O1 Extraordinary Ability USA Visa with 22
- Joined one of Europe’s largest Defense-focused VC funds as advisor with 22
Check below for events you can catch me at!
UAE 10-year Golden Visa for "Exceptional Talent" Holder
USA O1 Visa “Alien of Extraordinary Abilities” Holder
