Cosimo Scarinci came to venture investing after more than a decade in banking and financial advisory at Intesa Sanpaolo, and he now focuses on B2B vertical software, AI, and advanced manufacturing, serving as a board observer at companies like V-Nova, MODIFI, Xnext, xFarm Technologies, and Caracol AM and mentoring founders through Techstars. Outside of investing, his profile also mentions personal disciplines like kettlebell training, yoga, and mountain hiking.
About their Fund
Neva SGR is a venture capital fund backed by Intesa Sanpaolo that connects Italian entrepreneurs to global investors and helps international founders enter Italy's industrial and scientific network, drawing on the bank's connections to help portfolio companies with customer introductions, coaching, governance, fundraising, and debt access, while also running a separate fund that invests in the infrastructure of the startup ecosystem itself and a Lombardy-focused fund for cleantech companies with proven technology. It focuses on companies already generating at least €5M in revenue in fields like life sciences, energy, digital transformation, and aerospace, has built a portfolio spanning areas such as fusion energy, quantum computing, and biotech, and offers access to its funds to both institutional investors and, through Fideuram and Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, private banking clients.
















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