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|2021-03-23T18:27:19+01:00March 23rd, 2021|Corporates, Startups|
The 2021 edition of the Awards organized by Mind the Bridge in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has been launched today at the Opening of the MENA Digital Scaleup Summit co-hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia and supported by the Dubai Chamber.
By Francesca Cavanna|2021-02-26T18:30:52+01:00February 9th, 2021|Corporates, Mind the Chat|
In this Mind the Chat Alberto Onetti sat down with Amy Neale, Senior vice president of Mastercard. We investigated the three pillars Mastercard’s journey to open innovation is based on: Start Path, Customer relation program, and Mastercard lab.
By Manuele Micheloni|2025-06-10T14:50:14+02:00January 11th, 2021|Main publications, Research, Scaleups|
In this report we measure and analyze the most visible and significant part of the Italian startup ecosystem represented by scaleups, i.e. tech companies able to raise over one million in capital.
By Serena Orizi|2020-12-16T09:55:11+01:00December 15th, 2020|Corporates, General, Startups|
For the fifth year running, startups have been asked to nominate the most active corporates in open innovation, this time at global level, thanks to the partnership between Mind the Bridge and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In total, 50 companies from all over the world have been awarded: 25 as Corporate Startup Stars - with Mastercard (first), Bosch Group (second) and BP (third) securing the podium - and 25 companies named Open Innovation Challengers.
By Serena Orizi|2020-12-10T13:51:34+01:00December 10th, 2020|General, Startups|
According to the very last Report issued by Mind the Bridge and Acciona “Tech Scaleup Spain 2020”, Spanish tech scaleup ecosystem shouldn’t be seeing its growth trend reverted by Covid-19. The country should close the year slightly below the 1 billion mark in new funding and with about 40 new scaleups.
