Pietro Galimberti

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.

UC Berkeleys official startup accelerator. We help Cal entrepreneurs and transformational startups. Bring us your moonshot! Located on top of the tallest building in downtown Berkeley, we combine the consulting know-how of traditional accelerators with the vast resources of our research university. This robust partnership is coupled with SkyDeck’s unique mentorship program to create a powerful environment for your startup. Our mentors and our large network of investors connects you to the expertise and the capital you need to launch and grow your startup...to the moon.

Plino is a Gen-AI-powered data analytics co-pilot for SMEs. The software integrates all business data, analyses them automatically and replies to any question in natural language through an intuitive chat interface. Plino offers an immediate, error-free system for taking strategic business decisions based on data, rather than intuition. 💡 Request a free demo today! Contact us at: info@plino.ai

Wholly funded by Exor, we are Italy’s most active non-governmental early-stage fund. With our second fund, we are investing €75M to empower exceptional Italian founders globally. We are sector-agnostic and geography-independent. Beyond venture capital, we run two dedicated ecosystem initiatives. Venture Building is a 5-month intensive program designed to turn ambitious individuals into successful founders. We select participants who don’t yet have a team or an idea and help them find the right co-founders and real problems worth solving. The program runs once a year, from January to June, and requires full-time relocation to Turin. During the first 12 weeks, founders receive a €3,750 grant provided by Fondazione Compagnia di Sanpaolo. After that, we invest €80,000 for 10% equity in the most promising teams. Italian Tech Week is one of Europe’s most influential tech gatherings, bringing together 15,000+ attendees from over 50 countries in 2024. It features exclusive discussions with top tech leaders and visionaries, curated masterclasses led by successful founders and operators, engaging side events across Turin, and a networking platform designed to create meaningful connections.

Thrive was founded in 2020 out of the urgency to help organizations in need. We are recent graduates from leading European universities who want to empower young talents to create lasting impact and (re)initiate growth for companies. Our goal is to create powerful opportunities for all stakeholders involved to ensure lasting connections and impact. We want to support companies facing general business challenges, and also those specifically affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. We aim to rethink the status quo with the help of young talents who offer new perspectives on complex business matters. We strive to provide a platform where we match young talents with companies looking for answers in their daily business. Simultaneously, young talents will have the unique opportunity to work on meaningful projects and also broaden their network. We create impact by delivering excellence through passion, diversity and an open mindset. We do our best to choose the right talents for the right projects, and bring them together in an environment that fosters growth.

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.