Giulio Ambrosi

Italian Angels for Growth (IAG) is the leading Network-Powered Venture Capital investor in Italy: more than 600 business angels from the entrepreneurial, financial, and industrial worlds have come through the IAG network, investing time, expertise, and capital for the growth of innovative startups. Among the first Italian investors in the early stage, IAG, in sixteen years of activity, has analyzed more than 7,000 investment opportunities and closed more than 125 deals, for a total of more than 550 million euros invested by IAG members and its co-investors, which have generated +1100 jobs and 310 million in generated revenues, creating an ecosystem involving more than 150 national and international partners. Four operating offices: Milan, Rome, Florence and Udine. info@italianangels.net

Beko is an international home appliance company with 55,000 employees worldwide and global operations through its subsidiaries in 58 countries and 45 production facilities in 13 countries (i.e. Türkiye, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, South Africa, Russia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, China and Egypt). Beko has 22 brands owned or used with a limited license (Arçelik, Beko, Whirlpool*, Grundig, Hotpoint, Arctic, Ariston*, Leisure, Indesit, Blomberg, Defy, Dawlance, Hitachi*, Voltas Beko, Singer*, ElektraBregenz, Flavel, Bauknecht, Privileg, Altus, Ignis, Polar). Beko became the largest white goods company in Europe with its market share (based on volumes) and reached a consolidated turnover of 8 billion Euros in 2023. Beko’s 30 R&D and Design Centers & Offices across the globe are home to over 2,300 researchers and hold more than 3,500 international registered patent applications to date. The company has achieved the highest score in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) in the DHP Household Durables industry for the sixth consecutive year (based on the results dated 22 November 2024) and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the eighth consecutive year.** Beko’s vision is ‘Respecting the World, Respected Worldwide.’ www.bekocorporate.com *Licensee limited to certain jurisdictions. **The data presented belongs to Arçelik A.Ş., a parent company of Beko.