Building
Bubl, a startup for Gen-Z news. I own product direction, the live site, and the app in progress.
askbubl.com
Providence, RI · Fasano, IT
AntonioFurleo Semeraro
Brown '29 · Computer Science – Economics
Builder · Student · Italian
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Brown · 2029Computer Science – EconomicsFounder of BublBuilderItalian · EnglishProvidence ↔ MonopoliBrown · 2029Computer Science – EconomicsFounder of BublBuilderItalian · EnglishProvidence ↔ Monopoli
01 — About
About
I grew up taking things apart in southern Italy. Now I study Computer Science and Economics at Brown, hold a 3.8 GPA, and I'm building Bubl.
02 — Now
Currently
A live snapshot of what I'm focused on.
Going
YC Startup School 2026 in San Francisco, this July.
Representing
JA Italia Alumni at the Campionati di Imprenditorialità, June 4 to 5.
03 — Work
Selected projects
Founder & Developer · Providence, RI · 2026 — current
Bubl
A startup focused on news for Gen-Z. I designed and built the live website and am building the app with AI coding agents alongside my own engineering.
- Own product direction, prototyping, user feedback, launch planning
- Live site shipped; app in active development
Website developer · Fasano, IT · 2021 — current
Monopoli House
Designed and built monopolihouse.com for an Airbnb rental in Puglia. Bookings, gallery, and contact in a clean, mobile-first layout.
- Owned design, build, and ongoing maintenance
- Mobile-first, fast, accessible
Earlier — innovation, robotics & social
Robotics Club
Founder & Technical Lead · Monopoli, IT
Founded and led a robotics club of 50+ students and teachers across 4 AI/robotics projects. Programmed Pepper and NAO humanoid robots; integrated LLM capabilities into NAO. Won 1st place in a Ministry of Education competition (€10,000 prize). Filed a patent application.
GreenRoad
Inventor · Patent applicant
Vertical-axis wind turbines that capture the slipstream of passing cars on highways, converting wasted air into clean energy. Prototyped in collaboration with ANAS, the Italian national road authority.
ShipDyson
CEO · Researcher · Prototyper
A robot that acts like a vacuum for port pollution, designed to cut polluted-air emissions by 50% in regions where pollution sits 240% over UN limits. Won the Saper(e)consumare Ministry of Education prize (€10,000); National Finalist at Junior Achievement / Bocconi.
FIRST LEGO League
Team Captain · "LongoBot"
Led the youngest captaincy in our league to the National Finals — twice. Won the Innovative Project prize (2022) and the Progress Award (2023), 6th place nationally in robotics.
EcoFridge
App developer · Senior advisor
An AI app to reduce domestic food waste by up to 90% via grocery scanning. Presented at Junior Achievement entrepreneurship competitions, qualified for National Finals.
LongoPark
App developer · CEO
An AI parking-spot finder for my hometown using CCTV. Presented at entrepreneurship competitions in 2025.
04 — Experience
Roles & internships
05 — Recognition
Recognition
Class rank 1/153 and 100/100 magna cum laudem at Istituti Tecnici Vito Sante Longo. Multiple merit-based Italian government scholarships, including national study-abroad funding to spend a year at Leslie High School, Michigan.
Medaglia d'argento al valore civile
Silver Medal for Civil Valor — Italian state honor
Awarded for the highest score on the Italian National Final High-School Exam, alongside recognition from my school and city for efforts to make my community a better place.
Ministry of Education — Saper(e)consumare
1st place · €10,000 prize
Awarded for ShipDyson, a port-pollution vacuum robot. Funded our school lab and prototyping equipment.
Patent application — GreenRoad
In collaboration with ANAS (Italian National Road Authority)
Vertical-axis wind turbines that capture slipstream from highway traffic.
— Press
Read about me
Coverage in Italian press.
06 — Contact
Get in touch
Happy to hear from anyone. Email is fastest.