*beeco
CEO
Venture builder, incubator, accelerator. 80+ startups selected and supported from research to field, with hubs in Maremma, Puglia, Emilia and Albania.
AgriFoodTech · Venture Builder · Ecosystem
With *beeco I built Italy's largest AgriFoodTech ecosystem.
Venture building, incubation and acceleration: 80+ startups selected and supported, from research to the field.
CEO @ *beeco
Venture Partner @ ToSeed
Promoter @ X Combinator
Operations Director @ AxElerator
Comm Lead @ Farming Future
Ambassador @ InnovUp
Module Leader @ ESCP
Facilitator @ Startup Weekend
Board @ LADi
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Roles
Where I operate
Nine roles, one mission: moving research from the lab to the field, through startups that work.
ToSeed & Partners
Venture Partner
Hands-on support for early-stage agrifood projects: scouting, due diligence, venture building and a bridge to academia.
X Combinator
Promoter
Among the promoters of Italy's first vertical agritech incubator, launched in April 2026.
Agrifood AxElerator
Operations Director
The Federalimentare, ENEA and *beeco program that puts agrifoodtech startups and food companies at the same table, on solutions ready to test. No equity, no fees.
Farming Future
Communications Lead
Italy's National Technology Transfer Hub for AgriFood Tech, backed by CDP Venture Capital. Turning Italian scientific research into agritech startups.
InnovUp
Thematic Ambassador AgriFoodTech
I connect startups, corporates, investors and policymakers to grow Italy's agrifood innovation ecosystem.
ESCP Business School
Module Leader
Tech-Driven Innovation in F&B, MSc DEAMIE, Turin. 15 hours, 5 sessions. Real business cases from my ecosystem.
Techstars Startup Weekend
Facilitator
10+ editions across organizing, mentoring, facilitating and judging. Rome, Siena, Parma, Grosseto, Milan.
LADi
Board Member
Italy's first association for entrepreneurs and professionals with disabilities. Training, networking, advocacy.
Operating philosophy
Three rules, no exceptions
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Evidence First
Field data decides, not slides. No number, no argument. The field doesn't lie.
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Lean Pilots
Pilot first, scale later. A pilot costs less than a failure: it's the only place where hypotheses die small.
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Operator Alignment
Clear metrics, skin in the game. If you build it, you share the risks and the results.
Writing
Published on Startup Business
Weekly coverage of Italy's agrifoodtech ecosystem: analysis, founder interviews and, from October, the agrifood next 60 series. An operator's perspective: from inside, not outside.
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Carbon farming: between real money and paper credits
Everyone has the data, no one uses it: four days at IDE 2026
Foundation models in agriculture: AI that doesn't own its data
The Ozempic era hits the shelves: what it means for Italian food
Vertical farming, autopsy of a bubble: what it teaches startup founders
Agritech and dual use: defending a wheat field like a border
Gene editing in agriculture: technology and a two-speed market
Startup World at Fruit Logistica: 18 startups tell the story
Four Italian startups at Fruit Logistica: few, concrete, alone
Fruit Logistica 2026: who stays when everyone leaves
Fruit Logistica 2026: products don't lie
Fruit Logistica 2026: agriculture is the world's infrastructure
Agentic AI and food supply chain: starting is what matters
Glutensens: rapid gluten identification
Alt-protein 2.0: startup opportunities
Teaching
From the field to the classroom
I don't teach theory. I bring to the classroom what happens in the field: real cases from the startups I work with every day.
University course
Tech-Driven Innovation in F&B
ESCP Business School, MSc DEAMIE, Turin
15 hours, 5 intensive sessions. From evidence-based innovation to technology scouting, from PoC design to sustainability. Real business cases from my ecosystem.
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Guest lectures
University lectures
Various Italian universities
Lectures on agrifoodtech innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship. Each talk starts from real ecosystem cases.
ITS
ITS Teaching
ITS and other sectors
Modules on sustainable agriculture, business communication, market analysis, soilless farming and agrifood product development.
High schools
Student workshops
High school institutes
Innovation and entrepreneurship labs for high school students. Hands-on approach, no slides.
Speaking
The field's perspective
Upcoming
2 Oct 2026 · Skopje
Startup Revolution AI Summit
Main stage panel · Beyond Networking: Why Startup Communities Matter More Than Ever
startuprevolution.ai →8 Oct 2026 · Turin
agrifood next 60
Launch of the publication curated by *beeco with ESCP and InnovUp · ESCP Turin, during Wave by Vento
Register →14 Oct 2026 · Tunis
BIGTECH Africa 2026
Italian Embassy panel on the main stage, representing InnovUp
bigtech.africa →21 Oct 2026 · Milan
The Long Shot
Season-opening talk · “What will we eat in 100 years?” · LOM Dopolavoro, 7:30 pm, registration required
27–30 Oct 2026 · Parma
Cibus Tec
a4oi · Agrifood 4 Open Innovation, hosting the AxElerator bootcamp (Federalimentare, ENEA, *beeco) · Startup applications open until 15 October
axelerator.world →I bring the field's perspective where there are usually only slides.
When I step on a stage or sit at a table, I'm not there to agree. Disagreement without data is noise. Disagreement with data is contribution.
Topics
Technology transfer: from lab to market, what works and what doesn't
Open innovation in agrifood: how to avoid innovation theatre
AgriFoodTech & sustainability: metrics, supply chains, adoption
Startups & research: TRL, pilots, readiness, go-to-market
Ecosystems: how to build partnerships that last
Formats
Keynote15–25'
Fireside chat30–40'
Moderated panel45–60'
Workshop / working table90–180'
COP28 · COP29 · COP30 · Reports & Speaking
Speaker COP28 Dubai · Co-author COP28-29-30 reports
Report COP28 · COP29 · COP30 · Video ▶AI Festival 2026
Speaker
TEDxTaranto
CMO & Organizer
a4oi · Agrifood 4 Open Innovation
Creator and organizer · Siena, Bari, Bologna, Milan, Padua, Naples
Italian Tech Week
Side Event
WMF
Agritech Ambassador and track curator
Contact
Let's talk
Got a deep tech startup that needs field validation, an event looking for an honest voice or a classroom that needs a practitioner? Get in touch.
Transparency
Published content reflects direct experience or citable sources. When data isn't public, I say so. I avoid unverifiable claims and unproven superlatives.