Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Andrew ChristodoulidesFounder, CEO, President, Treasurer & DirectorAndrew Christodoulides has founded 3 businesses over 19 years. He started his first business - Acena - in the call center outsourcing space, out of the basement of his parent's house with only $500, and successfully sold it to strategic acquirer MAP Communications.
He then started the home decor e-commerce site Original Pad, which grew to $4mm in annual revenue within 4.5 years. Through Original Pad, he saw an opportunity to substantially improve the online shopping experience for home decor and home furnishings. This led to Moro, which was beta launched in July 2017.
Laurence LeviChief Strategy Officer, Chairman of the Board, Secretary & DirectorLaurence founded consumer private equity firm VO2 Partners backed by the Lands’ End family office. He previously founded boutique investment banking firm Levi Littell Herbst & Co and also served as Head of Strategy for both Transora, a technology consortium, and for EthnicGrocer, a Kleiner Perkins-backed e-commerce firm. He began his career as a transactional attorney at Latham & Watkins and received his JD from Columbia Law School.
Ben UretskyAdvisorBen is the former CEO of DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure provider which went public in 2021 with a current market cap of $3.5 billion. Ben later co-founded Welcome Homes, an NYC startup that offers the first fully online home building, customization, and purchasing experience. Ben maintains an active advisory role in Moro and Applaudable.,