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 Marco Marinucci|2026-06-15T14:30:50+02:00June 15th, 2026|General|
As Mind the Bridge continues to expand its global footprint and deepen its engagement with the rapidly evolving Asian innovation ecosystem, Yub Shin has been appointed as Managing Director for Asia, based in Seoul.
By Serena Orizi|2025-11-26T17:07:07+01:00November 26th, 2025|General|
AIPL was founded with a clear mission: apply AI, robotics, and autonomy to the most labor-intensive stages of shipbuilding - particularly welding, block assembly, and LNG (liquefied natural gas) vessel manufacturing. The company has shown impressive traction with large industry players that dominate a highly concentrated industry.
By Serena Orizi|2025-11-17T11:07:54+01:00November 17th, 2025|General|
Meet KOAI, an ocean-tech company turning marine cleanup into an autonomous, data-driven operation. Founded by Tony Park (Park Kyung-Taek), KOAI was born after witnessing the devastating impact of oil spills and plastic waste on Korean coastlines. First in our series featuring the deep-tech startups worth paying attention to.
By Serena Orizi|2025-07-02T12:23:08+02:00July 2nd, 2025|General|
As part of the open innovation strategy launched last year, Fincantieri announces the opening of its Innovation Antenna in South Korea, supported operationally by Mind the Bridge. Recognized among the world’s top innovation ecosystems and with a strong foothold in the shipbuilding sector, the country has attracted more than $71 billion in scaleup investments to date, committing 2.7% of its GDP to support the growth of its innovation economy.
By Alberto Onetti|2023-06-29T17:12:02+02:00June 29th, 2023|General|
Since 2021, Mind the Bridge has operated 20 batches of startup acceleration programs for Korean startups and scaleups. The goal is help them go global and specifically entry the U.S. market (i.e. customers) and ecosystem (i.e. funding, exits). To celebrate this milestone, last week MTB hosted an Alumni Meetup in Seoul and had the chance to sit with 30+ of our Korean alumni founders. More info in this post by Global Startup Program Manager & Innovation Advisor Isabelle Johannessen.
