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Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center

Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center

Overview

Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is the company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group dedicated to frontier innovation. It explores future trends, supports startups, and accelerates business transformation for companies, with a focus on the circular economy and open innovation. While it enables investment and supports startups, the direct venture capital investments are carried out by Neva SGR, the VC arm of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, which is 100% owned and controlled by the Innovation Center. The Innovation Center's main activities include applied research, development of innovation ecosystems, and promoting new forms of entrepreneurship in accessing venture capital. Its focus areas include cleantech, industry 4.0, agrifood tech, smart mobility, and medtech.

Portfolio Companies

15

Investments

Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center investments
CompanyDateStageLead
GenoGraFeb 2026Pre SeedCo-investor
Real BowlNov 2025SeedCo-investor
VocationsFeb 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
CrioPuraJan 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
PlantBitDec 2024SeedCo-investor

Key People

Stefano Cociluovo

Co-Founder

David Worlds

Joint Venture Partnerships

Omar Montgomery

Joint Venture Partnerships

Sharityllc Wolfe

Venture Partner

Алена Лапина

Venture Partner

Анна Юсупова

Venture Partner

Елена Кузнецова

Venture Partner

Инна Михеева

Joint Venture Partnerships

Ира Шилова

Venture Partner

Ксюха Гизатуллина

Joint Venture Partnerships

Наташа Малиновская

Venture Partner

Таня Акулова

Joint Venture Partnerships

Юлия Киселева

Venture Partner

Alessandro Basile

Principal Data Scientist

Emanuele Pedilarco

Head Of Legal Advisory Principal Investment Commodities

Giulio Sartirana

Head Of Principal Investments

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersTurin, Piedmont
Year FoundedN/A

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