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.
From Research Hackathon to Venture Building
Academia and Corporate
world have different
objectives
Collaboration between Researchers and
Corporations often proves to be challenging,
primarily due to differing objectives
and operational cultures
A novel platform to bridge academic research and corporations in the energy sector
Targeting top-tier researchers across the US, the platform invites elite researchers to engage directly with business challenges posed by industry-leading corporations
For Corporates
A startup-studio model ad-hoc for your most pressing challenges
For Researchers
Apply your research to the industry and seed your entrepreneurial spirit
An innovative startup studio tailored for early stage projects
1 |
The Ideation Sprint
Researchers engage in a 5-day Ideation Sprint to develop innovative solutions or MVPs for corporate challenges. Corporations then review and select the best submissions for further development
2 |
Proof of Concept
Before Phase 2, each team finalizes a contract with the sponsoring corporation, outlining expectations and resources for the next 6-12 months to transform the initial concepts into a Proof of Concept
3 |
Startup Building
Phase 3 of the program, termed as ‘Scaling’, successful projects can either lead to:
– Establishment of a Newco
– A corporate entity may opt to acquire the project in its entirety
