Our goal is to foster a sustainable and global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our programs and activities focus on bringing startups and corporates together to enhance the growth of all parties, and to bring new value to enterprises through innovation.
Mind the Bridge is an international team with experience and a presence in multiple ecosystems.
Mind the Bridge has been running a non-profit foundation since 2007. It was established by Marco Marinucci with the support of a group of entrepreneurs passionate about entrepreneurship education.
Mind the Bridge was established in 2007 by then Googler, Marco Marinucci. Marco now serves as the company’s CEO with Italian university Professor Alberto Onetti as its chairman.
By Serena Orizi|2025-02-07T14:10:33+01:00February 6th, 2025|General|
Former Head of Enel Group’s Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley Andrea Sguazzi joins Mind the Bridge as Head of Venture Builder and Startup Programs. With over a decade of experience in innovation, business development, and technology scouting, Sguazzi will play a key role in expanding the firm’s global reach and strengthening its Open R&D and Venture Builder initiatives.
By Serena Orizi|2025-02-07T10:09:36+01:00February 6th, 2025|General|
Traditional R&D is struggling to keep pace with today’s rapid technological evolution. To bridge the gap, Mind the Bridge is launching Open R&D, a new model that helps corporates both develop cutting-edge deep tech solutions and monetize unused intellectual property.
By Serena Orizi|2025-05-12T11:34:14+02:00December 4th, 2024|General|
Top organizations driving innovation in their respective ecosystems were unveiled today in Paris during the ninth edition of the Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES) Awards, organized by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge in collaboration with the OECD and the European Commission, with support from Microsoft. Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid was honored as the 2024 Startup Ecosystem Star for his visionary leadership as Algeria’s Minister of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups, and Micro-enterprises in fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth in Algeria and more broadly across Africa.
By Serena Orizi|2025-05-12T11:35:25+02:00December 4th, 2024|General|
Global champions in open innovation were unveiled today during the ninth edition of Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) Awards which took place at ICC Global Headquarters in Paris. Organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge, the Awards recognized GPU-accelerated computing pioneer Nvidia, as 2024’s Top Corporate Startup Star.
By Serena Orizi|2024-10-31T18:14:08+01:00October 31st, 2024|General|
This week Terna, the largest independent TSO in the European TSO Market, hosted the first Innovation Zone Forum in San Francisco, aimed at addressing the complex challenges that the transition to new energy sources is posing to the grid.
