WHO WE ARE.
IL VENTURE BUILDER LEADER NEL TECH TRASNFER AI E DEEP-TECH ITALIANO
LA 1° FABBRICA DI STARTUP ITALIANA NELL’AI & DEEP-TECH
FoolFarm ha l'ambizione di diventare uno dei maggiori player nell’AI Europea ed un nuovo polo di tech transfer che valorizzi il genio italiano, lanciando startup «game changer» sempre basate su IP in settori ad elevata crescita create tramite un innovativo processo di tech transfer universitario specie nel Sud Italia ed in aree ad elevato «Brain Drain». Foolfarm infatti si caratterizza come un investimento di tipo ESG.
Who we are
Dal 2020 ha raccolto €5,6 milioni da due round di investimento, raggiungendo una valutazione post-money di €21,5 milioni nel 2022 con il sostegno di azionisti come CRIF, IBL Banca, KPMG e family office quali Dalla Riva e SAPA Moratti.
Ha creato un valore netto degli attivi (NAV) maggiore di €10 milioni lanciando 9 startup e realizzandone 5 di successo: VoiceMe, AidaMask, Fragmentalis, IIO e Snaproof.
Our Story
FoolFarm S.p.A., fondata nel 2020 da Andrea Cinelli, è la principale fabbrica di startup italiana specializzata nella creazione e lancio di nuove venture nei settori dell'AI e Deep-Tech.
Crea da zero nuove startup deep-tech operando sempre come co-fondatore, attraverso il suo processo proprietario di Venture Building, BeFool. Dispone di un team di 30 esperti e un dipartimento di R&D che sviluppa dai 2 ai 3 brevetti all'anno ed è la più grande realtà di venture building in Italia ed in Europa nel suo settore, con sedi a Milano, Lecce e presto a Sassari ed in altre città italiane.
WHAT WE DO.
We transform Concepts, IP and ideas, our own or those of aspiring Italian entrepreneurs, into successful startups in the fields of generative artificial intelligence and deep-tech. As active co-founders and early investors, we enhance Made in Italy talent to stimulate ambition, minimize risk, and build winning teams. Our aim is to launch global Italian companies for radical impact on the status-quo and in key sectors.
STARTUP STUDIO
- Lanciamo startup in partendo da R&D e università.
-Forniamo supporto completo, investimenti e un metodo strutturato.
-Collaboriamo con Founder in Residence e talenti del mondo accademico.
UNIVERSITY.
- Program that converts academic ideas into startups by incentivizing entrepreneurship.
- Enriches the educational journey and stimulates economic growth.
- Uses advanced Venture Building methods for startup success.
CONSULTING
- We provide Open Innovation services to support companies and Innovation.
-We integrate venture building into the business ecosystem
-Scouting and Build to Buy services through validated Scaleup
TRAINING
- Training courses on starting and managing startups with multidisciplinary experts.
- Master's degrees for individuals and companies to develop specific skills
- Focus on advanced techniques and investment opportunities
COMMUNITY
- Club for Investment and Corporate focused on Business Innovation.
- Provides access to new innovations, a network of industry experts, and exclusive events.
-Promotes the acceleration of technological development.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Research and development (R&D) and laboratory establishment in GenAI and Deep-Tech
-Creation of MVPs and functional prototypes, incubation of strategic projects in stealth-mode
-Valorization of intellectual property in companies.
"Launching a startup requires more than vision and talent-you need a solid strategy and method. Our methodology, honed over three years of success, focuses on innovative startups, especially in generative AI. Our platform accelerates the development of technologically advanced MVPs. We offer a mix of know-how, method, top teams and access to university talent to guide entrepreneurs and companies toward a successful future."
a top team
The FoolFarm team is an exceptional driving force in the startup scene, consisting of more than 40 experienced startuppers with exits and distributed between our Milan and Lecce offices.
Andrea Cinelli
Ceo & Founder
After a 4-year stint in Silicon Valley (Trend Micro, Apple), Andrea has more than 15 years of experience in the telco industry (Wind, Vodafone, TIM). Former CEO & Founder of Inventia. Exit in 2020 (acquired by CRIF S.p.A.).
Alex Redaelli
CTO & R&D
More than 25 years of experience as Software developer and Head of R&D teams in global startups.
James Bassetti
CFO
More than 15 years of experience as CFO of a large Italian wineryestate. Former Auditor at Big4 (EY & Deloitte).
Michael Cimino
Investment Manager
Bocconi Finance graduate, previously working in Investment Banking (London) within Commerzbank and STJ Advisors.
Gianluca Galletti
Sales Director & CoFounder
Former Executive Sales VP in Tim, Telecom Italia and Olivetti Group
Marco Roncaglio
COO
More than 20 years of experience in the telecommunication industry (Infostrada, Wind, TIM) as responsible of the Marketing area. For the past 10 years, Marco worked in startup contexts (both as advisor and Co-founder)
Marco Bragadin
Executive Partner & CoFounder
Former CEO of ING Italia, Marco, after a first experience as Consultant at BCG, worked about 11 years in Vodafone Group (Director)
Le Foolfarm Industries di Milano
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