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|2026-02-04T12:27:03+01:00February 4th, 2026|Uncategorized|
Only 56% of innovation KPIs focus on innovation; today 44% tie to Strategy and P&L. This is one of the key findings of Mind the Bridge’s latest report, “Open Innovation Outlook 2026 – Insights and Future Perspectives from Corporate Startup Stars”, based on data collected in December 2025 during the closed-door session of the 10th Corporate Startup Stars Awards in Paris, organized in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce.
By Alberto Onetti|2023-07-06T09:40:19+02:00July 6th, 2023|General|
Israel's startup and innovation ecosystem ranks among the world's best, attracting global corporations seeking opportunities. As more and more companies look to Israel as a source of innovation, our MD Israel, Ilan Regenbaum, shares a few different options for accessing this incredible innovation ecosystem, along with examples of international corporations that have already opened up shop here.
By Alberto Onetti|2023-05-19T19:16:33+02:00May 18th, 2023|General|
In the world of M&A, the distinction between known unknowns and unknown unknowns becomes apparent when acquiring established companies versus startups. While established companies come with known uncertainties based on historical performance, startups operate in the realm of unknown possibilities. Valuing startups proves challenging as traditional metrics and multiples may not apply.
By Serena Orizi|2022-12-28T09:26:21+01:00December 28th, 2022|General, News|
If accelerators are increasingly being reconsidered, and Venture Builders are on the rise, the Venture Client model remains the most adopted tool to engage with startups. That’s what the world’s open innovation leaders say. This is one of the main pieces of evidence from the “Open Innovation Outlook 2023 - Macro-trends for 2023 in Corporate-Startup Engagement” Report released by Mind the Bridge today.
By Rodolfo Lissia|2022-01-12T19:01:14+01:00January 4th, 2022|General|
Mind the Bridge has decided to regroup by themes all the Mind the Chats produced in 2021. From Venture Builder to CVC, Intrapreneurship, Venture Client, Accelerators, Co-Innovation, Public Organizations, and Regional Ecosystems.
