Leon Stein
Co-founder of Avento, a vertical marketplace for extreme sports (starting with skydiving); former START Global board member who transitioned from banking and university entrepreneurship activities into founding a marketplace to solve trust and liquidity issues in secondhand extreme-sports equipment markets.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 49min
How a Young Founder Built a Marketplace for Extreme Sports: Avento Co-Founder Lean Stein (#546)
Leon Stein, co-founder of Avento and former START Global board member, built a vertical marketplace for extreme sports gear after a bad secondhand buy. He talks about hands-on startup training, building trust with escrow and sport-specific features, and the nonstop but rewarding work of launching a niche marketplace.
