Latest updates from Start Attractor.
Fabrizio Capobianco è stato ospite di Venture Leavening, dove ha incontrato le startup del programma per un momento di confronto dedicato a uno degli aspetti più cruciali per la crescita di una giovane impresa: il modello di business. Nel corso dell’incontro, Capobianco ha discusso con i team presenti delle strategie per costruire modelli sostenibili, scalabili e capaci […]
We were honored to welcome Mr. Akash Gupta, Counselor for Commercial Affairs and Investment at the Embassy of India in Rome, to Start Attractor. His visit was a valuable opportunity to exchange views on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the importance of building stronger bridges between ecosystems, institutions, and international opportunities. At Start Attractor, we believe that innovation grows […]
Alberto Savoia joined us for a special Q&A session focused on pretotyping — a practical approach to testing ideas and assumptions before building. Founders engaged directly with Alberto, ask questions, and connect the method to their real product and innovation challenges. A session on the XYZ hypothesis and its experimental counterpart xyz. Lot of inspiring […]
We are thrilled to announce a milestone event for our community: Steve Blank, the “Father of Modern Entrepreneurship,” joined Venture Leavening program for an exclusive Fireside Chat. It has been a pleasure to chat with the Architect of the Lean Startup!!! Steve took us on a fascinating journey through the origins of the customer development […]
Venture Leavening (Pre-incubation) is designed to help Founders and early teams who want to validate the problem, sharpen positioning, test assumptions, and build a credible path to traction with structured support and hands-on work. Selected teams will participate in a Demo Day at the end of the program.
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University of Pisa, Sofidel SPA, Todisco Group and Banco Fiorentino join forces to create an innovation catalyst dedicated to open innovation, venture building and talent development. The Foundation will operate along three main pillars: open innovation (joint projects between companies and university research groups), continuous training and reskilling for the green & digital transition and technology mastering, and venture building (pre-incubation, acceleration, and potential equity investments). Its main headquarters will be in Pisa and a lean team of 4–5 dedicated staff to coordinate projects and connect the University, founding partners, and the broader territory.