Gianluca Maruzzella

Excited for the new batch of the I-Tech Innovation Program! This program, promoted by Fondazione Golinelli and CRIF and managed by G-Factor, incubator-accelerator of Fondazione Golinelli, supports early-stage teams working on real-world problems with high-growth potential It’s not just about acceleration it’s about helping startups build the right partnerships, get funding-ready, and scale internationally The program will support 12 startups across 6 key verticals: •EdTech in Life Science •AI & Data in Finance & Green Economy •AgriTech & FoodTech •Industry 4.0 •Social Impact •TravelTech & Smart Mobility Applications are open to •innovative startups •spin-offs •newcos •entrepreneurial teams with just an idea Activities will take place between January and May 2026 with sessions both online and in Bologna What I appreciate most is how this program connects research, industry, and venture with the goal of building scalable, investable solutions, not just prototypes Applications are open until October 15 and there is an info webinars coming up on October 8th at 17:00 If you’re building something in one of these areas or supporting a team that is take a look, this might be the right platform Link in first comment

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Serenis secures €12M Series A to scale digital health services #Serenis, the Italian digital health platform founded in 2021 by Silvia Wang and Daniele Francescon, has raised €12 million in a Series A round led by Angelini Ventures and CDP Venture Capital SGR, with participation from Azimut Libera Impresa, X-Equity Venture Club, Invictus Capital, Lumen Ventures, FG2 Capital, Club degli Investitori, and Doorway. This brings total funding to €20 million. Active since 2022, Serenis combines mental and physical health services through a network of 2,500 professionals and a team of 65 employees. It serves 250 corporate clients, including Nestlé, Banca Sella, Satispay, Leroy Merlin, Lutech, and Q8. The platform has facilitated 1.5 million sessions to date and achieved strong growth, with revenues rising from €2 million in 2022 to €25 million in 2024, and projections surpassing €40 million in 2025. The new capital will expand services such as Serenis Nutrizione, strengthen proprietary technologies like Scribe AI for GDPR-compliant note-taking, and reinforce Serenis Business, its corporate wellness arm. With plans to hire 30 new specialists and extend in-person therapy to additional cities, Serenis aims to democratize access to care and consolidate its position as a leading digital health provider in Europe. The announce on #CDP page in the first comment.

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First of all, congratulations to P101 for an excellent report. Secondly, thank you for not confusing accelerators with incubators! Thirdly, and predictably, I totally agree with the importance that universities have in promoting and improving entrepreneurial talent. I would add that universities should also play specific roles; for example Bocconi doesn't really need to work on tech transfer, but it does need to work on entrepreneurial skills, business acumen and building sustainable businesses. Engineering universities have the know-how linked to tech transfer on the other hand. At B4i - Bocconi for innovation a third of the applications we receive come from Bocconi students and alumni, about 10% from Politecnico di Milano, about 5% from Politecnico di Torino and then a long list of applications from universities from all over Italy and Europe. When we choose deeptech companies, their technology has mostly already been developed and they have high(ish) TRLs; what we can do for them is linked to building a business around that technology. Engineering universities play a fundamental role in building the tech to begin with. https://lnkd.in/dcB-6KuR

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