European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

The EIC Accelerator is a funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers support to start-ups and SMEs that:
have a innovative, game changing product, service or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones in Europe and even worldwide,
have the ambition and commitment to scale up,
are looking for substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors alone to invest

Grant funding 
Non-dilutive, up to € 2.5 million, for innovation activities only (TRL 5-8), to be completed within 24 months.

Grant only - for companies aiming to reach the TRL 8 at the end of the project and continue further development without the EIC support
Grant first - for companies reaching TRL 8 at the end of the project and possibility to apply for dilutive equity to reach TRL 9

Direct investment
Dilutive, up to € 15 million, for market deployment (TRL 9), «patient capital» principle with a 7-10 years perspective.

Blended finance: a mix of non-dilutive grant for innovation activities (TRL 5-8) and dilutive equity for market deployment (TRL 9).
Investment only: for mid caps companies and companies that have received a «grant only».

EIC Jury Member

12Venture

Il primo Startup Studio in Italia che opera esclusivamente nei settori dell’edtech e dell’hrtech. La nostra mission è la valorizzazione del lifelong learning e del workplace learning, rispondendo specificatamente alle esigenze del mercato della formazione degli adulti.

Partner & Startup Scouting

Sherpa42 - Evolution as a Service

Non siamo solo consulenti, siamo gli #Sherpa del tuo viaggio digitale. 
Molto più di una metafora, "Sherpa" incarna la nostra essenza e il nostro modus operandi. Immagina di trovarti di fronte a una montagna, maestosa e impervia: il futuro digitale del tuo business. L'altitudine può intimidire e il percorso può apparire sconosciuto. Qui entriamo in gioco noi, il tuo team Sherpa42.
Guidiamo la tua organizzazione passo dopo passo attraverso la turbolenta geografia del digitale, assicurandoci che ogni fase della scalata sia sicura, ponderata e, soprattutto, mirata verso vette sempre più elevate.

Partner & Advisor 

Dokimazo

Dokimazo is a new EdTech startup with the mission of turning skills into tangible and sharable value.
We believe that skills are the most precious treasure we have, but they often seem to be trapped in an obsolete world, like gold coins in an era of bitcoin. It’s time to change this paradigm and transform skills into a modern, easily measurable and shareable currency.
Our innovative platform is a collaborative environment for HRs, Business Managers, Consultants, Training Providers and Talents to identify, evaluate and recognize all kind of skills with the help of AI.

Follow us on LinkedIn and discover more on www.dokimazo.io.

Advisor

Formatori Italiani

Il primo Marketplace italiano della Formazione
Una piazza virtuale in cui formatori ed aziende si incontrano, in maniera gratuita e disintermediata

GIOYA Higher Education Institution

Gioya HEI is a licensed Higher Education Insitution based in Malta and active in luxury management, commercial diplomacy and entrepreneurship with cooperation in Malaga, Shanghai, and Tuscany. Gioya is referral point for the yachting/luxury industry.

Faculty Member  Fundraising

Gate SPA

GATE Spa is an innovation platform for venture creation. Founded by spin-offs of Pisa University, and lead by University Professors, Researchers and experienced Entrepreneurs in the field of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, GATE Spa is re-writing the classic "Industrial District" Italian Innovation model, injecting latest IoT, Industry 4.0 and Mechatronic ideas into a fertile territory of arts and genius: Tuscany..

Board Member

Mokapen

Mokapen is an independent online collaborative CRM platform enabling organizations to manage projects, tasks and contacts with team members as well as with external customers, partners or suppliers.

Funding42

Services and grants for Education and Training

Partner

Colla! Collaborative Innovation

Colla! is a space of over 3,000 square meters in Turin crammed with start-ups that give life to one of the most innovative "quarter-miles" in Italy, while providing services to citizens.

It is collaboration between start-ups
It is cooperation between talents
It is the guild of social innovation
It is the guild of precursors
It is the creative aura that accompanies those who are about to embark on a business

I'm an angel investor in digital companies. In the past I was Strategy Manager, CEO and founder of internet companies in UK, CH, USA and IT.
I'm speaker in Digital Transformation events (mainly about crowdfunding topics) and teacher in crowdfunding courses. In 2006 I published "E-commerce in Cina. Come vendere online il Made In Italy" Marco Valerio Editore, in 2014 "Crowdfunding. Dai sogni ai soldi" Anteprima Editore, in 2016 "Guida per manager nell'era digitale. Il metodo Digital Building Blocks" Ipsoa Editore - Wolters Kluver , in 2018 "Digital tailor. Modelli sartoriali per professionisti social e digital" Ipsoa Editore  - Wolters Kluver , in 2020 "Il Chief Digital Officer come direttore d’orchestra: Immagina, Ispira, Abilita, la Digital Transformation in azienda"  Edizioni La Zattera and in 2022 “Goldsmith42: La trasformazione digitale nel mondo del gioiello”  - Brè Edizioni.

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