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 Manuele Micheloni|2021-09-27T10:47:10+02:00November 7th, 2017|Open Innovation, Research|
Open Innovation is just one word, but can be many things. From exposure to disruptive technologies to education and digital transformation, from startup acceleration to commercial engagement to startup investments and acquisitions. Not all of these are proven to be effective all the time.
By Manuele Micheloni|2025-06-10T15:06:50+02:00September 7th, 2017|Policy, Research|
The Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley (SEC2SV) annual mission, created and organized by Mind the Bridge as part of the Startup Europe Partnership initiative and co-organized with EIT Digital, brought together a group of entrepreneurs, investors, managers, and policy makers from both sides of the Atlantic in the Bay Area.
By Manuele Micheloni|2020-02-27T13:01:38+01:00September 7th, 2017|Innovation Outposts, Research|
More and more European corporates have or are planning to set foot in the Bay Area. We tracked 49 large European corporations that have an innovation corporate outpost in Silicon Valley. And numbers are on the rise.
By Manuele Micheloni|2020-02-27T13:03:26+01:00September 1st, 2017|Open Innovation, Research|
This brief report deep dives into startup-corporate collaboration in FinTech/financial sector and sheds light on what’s really happening behind the curtains. The sector talks notably about innovation need and collaboration with startups. Is it just a talk or is the sector truly walking the walk?
By Manuele Micheloni|2025-05-07T18:45:11+02:00June 5th, 2017|General, Research, Scaleups|
This report expands on research we conducted for the European Commission Directorate General for Research & Innovation1 to explore the most recent trends in transatlantic dynamics of European startups. Specifically, we aim to shed light on the growing phenomenon of “dual companies”2: startups formed in Europe that move their headquarters abroad, while maintaining a strong operational presence (such as R&D activities) in their home country.
