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.
The Scaleup Summits are highly curated, invitation only, formats where international corporates can explore the world’s most interesting tech hotspots, benchmark their open innovation approaches, spot technology trends, and meet targeted scaleups offering solutions to their innovation challenges
By Serena Orizi|2024-09-24T19:09:32+02:00September 24th, 2024|General|
Global innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge with the support of Crunchbase released the Report "The End of the Startup M&A Era?" in San Francisco at the opening of the Scaleup Summit Silicon Valley. The Report outlines key data showing a significant decline in startup M&A activity over recent years, raising concerns about its impact on the Venture Capital industry, in Silicon Valley and globally.
By Maroane Abdallaoui|2024-07-09T13:18:36+02:00July 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|
Traditional retail has evolved from Multi-Channel (online and brick-and-mortar) to Omnichannel (enabled by data analytics and AI), and is now entering a third wave of digital disruption. Consumers seamlessly navigate across physical stores, online platforms, apps, and social media, demanding a unified and consistent shopping experience. This was a key focus of our recent UK Retail Innovation Council board meeting in London, co-organized with our partner UK Launchpad.
By Serena Orizi|2024-07-31T18:37:20+02:00June 3rd, 2024|General|
The Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC), a project of the Connected Places Catapult focusing on introducing innovative solutions through procurement in the public sector, is advancing open innovation and fresh thinking. To boost this initiative, IPEC has teamed up with the “Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES)” to present a special prize at the 2024 Awards scheduled for December 6th in Paris, co-organised by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the global open innovation platform Mind the Bridge, in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission, and with support from Microsoft.
By Maroane Abdallaoui|2024-05-30T10:01:39+02:00May 29th, 2024|General|
At Mind the Bridge (MTB), we believe in the power of innovation to drive positive change in the world. We are proud partners of the Microsoft Entrepreneurship Positive Impact program, which supports groundbreaking startups that are making significant strides in inclusivity and environmental sustainability. Today, we are proud to showcase six exceptional startups that are making a real difference.
By Serena Orizi|2024-05-28T16:13:36+02:00May 8th, 2024|General|
The lineup for the Spring 2024 edition of the Desafia San Francisco Immersion Program has been unveiled, featuring 7 innovative Spanish startups set to dive into Silicon Valley's bustling ecosystem.
