Mario Costantini trained as an electronic engineer with a focus on neural networks and robotics before helping build Neva SGR from the ground up, and he shapes its portfolio by pairing later-stage, fast-growing US companies with earlier-stage Italian and European ones. He looks for companies with their own technology tackling concrete problems in areas like digital tech, alternative energy, medical biotech, and aerospace, and he also serves on the board of Endeavor Italia, connecting his work to Italy's broader startup community.
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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