Venture Capital: Accelerating Growth in Italy and Beyond

20 Marzo 2025
ore 18:00

Sommario workshop

How can Italian venture capital drive growth and innovation while learning from the UK VC ecosystem?

This panel will explore the role of venture capital in supporting Italy’s economic development, focusing on recent regulatory changes aimed at helping startups, scaling businesses, and attracting international investments. The discussion will also compare the Italian and UK VC landscapes, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and best practices in the venture capital field.

Speakers:
Andrea Casasco, Co-founder & Partner 2100 VC
Stefano Molino, Senior Partner, Head of Accelerator Fund CDP Venture Capital
Davide Fioranelli, General Partner Lumen Ventures
Maria Chiara di Benedetto, Internationalization Office MIMIT - Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Moderator:
Massimo Carnelos, MAECI - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

In collaboration with: MAECI, MIMIT, ITA, CDP VC

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Speakers in this Panel"

Massimo Carnelos

Massimo Carnelos is since December 2022 is Head of Technological Innovation and Startups at the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Between 2018 and the end of 2022, he was the Head of the Economic Section of the Italian Embassy in London and was in the...Leggi di più

Maria Chiara di Benedetto

Maria Chiara di Benedetto currently works at the Internationalization Office of the Cabinet of the Minister for Made in Italy, where she focuses on initiatives related to Venture Capital and startup development. She also serves as an Investment Associate at CDP Venture Capital, focusing on...Leggi di più

Stefano Molino

Stefano is currently Senior Partner at CDP Venture Capital SGR SpA, where he is in charge of Fondo Acceleratori, a 260M€ dedicated fund focused on Seed/Early stage investments in partnership with leading Italian and International Accelerators. The fund is currently running 20 accelerator...Leggi di più

Andrea Casasco

Andrea is a co-founder of 2100 Ventures, a venture capital vehicle focused on investments across Europe, with one of its core missions being to bridge the Italian ecosystem with the broader European landscape. Prior to 2100 Ventures, Andrea was part of the founding team at Equation...Leggi di più

Davide Fioranelli

Lumen I founder and GP. Over 7 years of experience in VC investing in more than 20 companies in Italy and abroad.  Previously, he co-founded Freetrade LTD, a UK and European broker with £2.5bn in AUA, 1mln customers. He led Freetrade from its inception through multiple funding rounds...Leggi di più