Bridging the UK and Italian Ecosystems Through Venture Capital
Event description
Venture capital plays a key role in driving innovation and scaling companies within dynamic startup ecosystems. By enabling growth, fostering collaboration and supporting cross-border investment, VC helps transform ideas into globally competitive businesses.
How can strong venture capital ecosystems accelerate innovation and growth beyond borders?
On stage start-ups that will pitch in 2 minutes each
Speakers:
Videesha Boeckle, General Partner Altitude
Simone Less, Investment Principal Aramco Ventures
Luke Charbonnier-Bevan, Manager Zinc
Moderator:
Gloria Mancuso, Director, EMEA Customer Success PitchBook
#VentureCapital #ecosystem #innovation
Details
Speakers in this Panel
Videesha Boeckle
Videesha Boeckle is General Partner at āltitude, with over 13 years of experience investing in European B2B founders. She is passionate about backing entrepreneurs closing the SME tech gap writing €300k first institutional cheques into SME-focused vertical software and embedded fintech...Read more
Simone Less
Simone Less is an investment professional at Aramco Ventures, focusing on early-stage climate and industrial technologies aligned with Aramco’s strategic priorities. He has nearly 20 years of experience in energy innovation, spanning venture investing, R&D leadership, and technology...Read more
Luke Charbonnier-Bevan
Luke has a PhD on Uncertainty in Climate and Energy Systems at UCL, a Masters in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College and an undergrad Physics at Oxford. Luke’s broad experience spans VC start-up investments, government covid policy/science, climate finance, energy...Read more
Gloria Mancuso
Gloria leads the EMEA Customer Success organization at PitchBook, where she transforms data into lasting partnerships across the financial services landscape. Working at the intersection of public and private markets, she specialises in breaking down organizational silos. She works...Read more