Alberto Calvo

VC Investor, Senior Advisor

📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2021
VC🌍 Italy
10
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12y
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Board Member
Jul 2021
CESI is a world leading technical consulting company with more than 60 years’ expertise operating in 4 continents and 90 countries in several areas in the energy sector, including: Transmission and Interconnections, Smart Grids for Distribution, Renewables, Testing, Certification and Quality Assurance. CESI is also leader for the Environmental Impact Assessments, Civil Engineering Services for hydro and renewable plants and Environmental Monitoring Systems for Electric Power Plants. Moreover, CESI is among the top 4 global manufacturers of advanced III-V triple junction GaAS Solar Cells for space and terrestrial applications (CPV). Our main clients are electric utilities, transmission system operators (TSOs), distribution system companies (DSOs), power generation companies, manufacturers of electromechanical equipment (OEMs), system integrators and public institutions (governments, regulators). CESI also works closely with international financial institutions such as World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Arab Fund, etc. Our operations are based in Milan, Arnhem, Berlin, Prague, Dammam, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Mannheim, Chalfont (USA), Knoxville (USA) and a wide-spread international network of representatives.
Board Member
Feb 2021
Mogu is an innovation-driven design company changing the way things are traditionally made. We do this by partnering with our surrounding life-systems. Lead by the principles of Circular Economy and by the certainty that Nature’s intelligence can help us to radically disrupt the design of everyday products, mogu develops mycelium technologies and commercialises innovative products and groundbreaking solutions for everyday use in interiors and architecture. Rooted in growth and cultivation and guided by a strong product-driven approach, mogu products are the result of continuous and iterative R&D on mycelium technology, allowing to deliver responsible and renewable solutions, without compromising performance. Mogu is part of the SQIM technology holding which has the aim of further widening along time the multiple opportunities emerging from R&D activities, and therefore expanding on the true potential of mycelium-based technologies in concretely impacting additional fields and markets, thereby creating a real positive impact in people’s life. Mogu offers today the first commercial mycelium-based products on the market, suitable for interior design applications.
late stageDesign Services
Board member
Aug 2020
HT Materials Science (HTMS) is the global leader in smart heat transfer fluids for commercial and industrial heating and cooling systems. We help any business with a high heating or cooling demand to make significant energy and carbon savings – from commercial offices and data centres through to manufacturers, pharmaceutical & healthcare facilities and more. Our patented Maxwell™ product is a drop-in nanofluid additive that’s proven to enhance the heat transfer of a base fluid by more than 15%. It delivers immediate results (with no costly downtime needed), making HVAC systems instantly more efficient and sustainable. Maxwell™ can reduce a company’s energy costs by 12-15% or more and can also increase a system’s capacity. This means businesses can get more out of their existing equipment for longer, as their heating or cooling demands increase. Our technology is already being successfully used by a host of major companies across the US, EMEA and Asia, bringing them enhanced efficiencies, cost savings and lower carbon footprints as a result. At HTMS we proudly work with some of the best science and engineering minds in the world, with offices in Dublin, Lecce (Italy) and New York. R&D is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re constantly developing future technologies to help businesses reduce energy consumption and their environmental impact.
Board Member
Sep 2019
Have you always thought that cameras are only useful for video surveillance, people counting or traffic control? You're right. But they can do more, much more. By combining cutting edge computer vision techniques and physical models based on camera optics, WaterView introduces WeatherCAM, the easiest, smartest and fastest way to collect weather big data from the images captured by millions of connected devices like surveillance and smartphone cameras.
Board Member
Aug 2019
Se c’è una cosa che non riusciamo a fare è stare fermi. C’è un’energia irrefrenabile che ci spinge verso l’innovazione, la scoperta, il progresso: sono le persone. È grazie a loro che guidiamo il cambiamento da più di ottant’anni ed è a loro che ci ispiriamo ogni giorno per comprendere le sfide del futuro e andare verso una mobilità sistemica, integrata e indirizzata alla collettività. Crediamo che la sostenibilità economica, sociale e ambientale sia l’unico modo per costruire questo nuovo modello di mobilità, accessibile, inclusivo e in grado di migliorare la vita di tutti.
Board Member
Feb 2019
At the intersection of IP law, technology and business strategy, MITO Technology is the responsible partner for companies, universities, venture funds, start-ups and research centers to turn their intellectual property in economic success. We have over 100 man/year experience in managing intellectual property and technology transfer transactions. Our professionals are a perfect blend of a truly multidisciplinary team, with competences ranging from IP law to strategic management, from technology to corporate organization. And we are never tired to learn and connect with best practices in Europe and abroad.
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2021
Board Member
Jul 2021
CESI is a world leading technical consulting company with more than 60 years’ expertise operating in 4 continents and 90 countries in several areas in the energy sector, including: Transmission and Interconnections, Smart Grids for Distribution, Renewables, Testing, Certification and Quality Assurance. CESI is also leader for the Environmental Impact Assessments, Civil Engineering Services for hydro and renewable plants and Environmental Monitoring Systems for Electric Power Plants. Moreover, CESI is among the top 4 global manufacturers of advanced III-V triple junction GaAS Solar Cells for space and terrestrial applications (CPV). Our main clients are electric utilities, transmission system operators (TSOs), distribution system companies (DSOs), power generation companies, manufacturers of electromechanical equipment (OEMs), system integrators and public institutions (governments, regulators). CESI also works closely with international financial institutions such as World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Arab Fund, etc. Our operations are based in Milan, Arnhem, Berlin, Prague, Dammam, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Mannheim, Chalfont (USA), Knoxville (USA) and a wide-spread international network of representatives.
Board Member
Feb 2021
Mogu is an innovation-driven design company changing the way things are traditionally made. We do this by partnering with our surrounding life-systems. Lead by the principles of Circular Economy and by the certainty that Nature’s intelligence can help us to radically disrupt the design of everyday products, mogu develops mycelium technologies and commercialises innovative products and groundbreaking solutions for everyday use in interiors and architecture. Rooted in growth and cultivation and guided by a strong product-driven approach, mogu products are the result of continuous and iterative R&D on mycelium technology, allowing to deliver responsible and renewable solutions, without compromising performance. Mogu is part of the SQIM technology holding which has the aim of further widening along time the multiple opportunities emerging from R&D activities, and therefore expanding on the true potential of mycelium-based technologies in concretely impacting additional fields and markets, thereby creating a real positive impact in people’s life. Mogu offers today the first commercial mycelium-based products on the market, suitable for interior design applications.
late stageDesign Services
2020
Board member
Aug 2020
HT Materials Science (HTMS) is the global leader in smart heat transfer fluids for commercial and industrial heating and cooling systems. We help any business with a high heating or cooling demand to make significant energy and carbon savings – from commercial offices and data centres through to manufacturers, pharmaceutical & healthcare facilities and more. Our patented Maxwell™ product is a drop-in nanofluid additive that’s proven to enhance the heat transfer of a base fluid by more than 15%. It delivers immediate results (with no costly downtime needed), making HVAC systems instantly more efficient and sustainable. Maxwell™ can reduce a company’s energy costs by 12-15% or more and can also increase a system’s capacity. This means businesses can get more out of their existing equipment for longer, as their heating or cooling demands increase. Our technology is already being successfully used by a host of major companies across the US, EMEA and Asia, bringing them enhanced efficiencies, cost savings and lower carbon footprints as a result. At HTMS we proudly work with some of the best science and engineering minds in the world, with offices in Dublin, Lecce (Italy) and New York. R&D is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re constantly developing future technologies to help businesses reduce energy consumption and their environmental impact.
Board Member
Apr 2020
A natural Passion for Protection. Manupackaging, formerly known as Manuli Stretch, is the pioneering Company which developed Stretch Film in Europe for the first time. For over 50 years the Company has been manufacturing a wide range of high-quality packaging solutions for several applications. Strategically positioned in 16 countries, with 5 manufacturing locations in Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina and Brazil (2), Manupackaging can leverage its global presence to serve its clients in over 65 countries, focusing on high performance films including LLDPE Pallet Wrap Films, Stretch Hoods, Agricultural Films and Cast Polypropylene (C.P.P.). Manupackaging boasts a robust global distribution organization across its 16 locations. The company maintains distribution operations at each of its production facilities in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and the U.K., as well as in Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Chile. Manupackaging also utilizes independent sales representatives to service additional regions. This allows the company to service customers virtually globally.
Advisor
Mar 2020
Progress Tech Transfer is an investment fund specialized in sustainable technologies from research of Italian universities and public research organizations, start-ups, spin-offs, and visionary entrepreneurs. Complexity is our comfort zone, as we work with technology transfer offices in top institutions to scout deep tech opportunities and intellectual property leads to drive growth from lab to market and create impact. This is what we stand for. And we do it with a distinctive approach that blends finance, business vision, and industrial connections.
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