Who we are

Every day we support you to make the difference. Here they are, our Daily Partners: companies, people and a ton of expertise supporting you and your team taking the best decision on building and manufacturing your products.

The core

This is the team every entrepreneurs should have on his side. We are committed to bring you from a product concept to production in the shortest and most efficient way. Count on us.

Funding & Business Developer
Alberto Gasperi
20 years of experience on private equity and setting up new business, in cleantech and healthcare industry both in Italy and Europe.

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Microelectronic & Engineering
Alfredo Maglione
Embedded system and microelectronic serial entrepreneur with expertise in medical, aerospace and automotive sector.

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Operations & Lean Manufacturing Expert
Alessio Romani
Co-founder of Lean Evolution and Member of Business Angel Network Trentino. Alessio was Plant Manager for Zobele Group managing manufacturing operation in Europe and China.

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Investment Manager
Davide Ferrari
Investment Manager at the Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo Spa, he is in charge of the evaluation process and of the monitoring of the portfolio companies, sometimes by being part of the BoD, with a financial management role.
Lucia Chierchia
20+ professional experience in technology organizations, at global level, in Aerospace and Home Appliances Business. Innovation enthusiast, entrepreneur in GELLIFY, business angel.

Team

A proactive staff, skilled, multidisciplinary; a team with experience in Europe, North America and Asia, that knows well the needs of Italian startups and innovative SMEs. Four professionals that believe in Industrio Ventures’ mission and that work every day to translate it into reality: in Trentino-South Tyrol, in the North-Eastern industrial clusters, in Italy.

General Director
Gabriele Paglialonga
With a marketing and communication background, he specialized in Innovation Management and has an MBA from Boston Business School. He always worked in the field of Open Innovation in the corporate and SMEs sector.
With a marketing and communication background, Gabriele specialized in Innovation Management and holds an MBA from HULT International Business School in Boston. He’s served in several entrepreneurial and managerial roles related to Open Innovation within large corporates and SMEs
Strategic communication and PR
Gabriele Catania
He has been in charge of communication for some of the most interesting Italian innovation players, curated events in the whole North East area of Italy and collaborated with the marketing offices of various large corporates. Author of two essays, he writes about economics, geopolitics and innovation ecosystems for Asian and European magazines.
Open Innovation services
Nicola Cerato
He has experience in mechanical design, gained within Italian multinationals in the packaging, sensor and power transmission sectors. He holds an MBA from Bologna Business School and knows how to manage technical and commercial negotiations with high-profile clients. He is passionate about innovation and startups.

Entrepreneurs In Residence

Entrepreneur in Residence

Industrio Ventures’ Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) are entrepreneurs and professionals that work closely with Industrio Ventures’ network companies to help startups boost their process to production, distribution and validation of the business

VP Sales & Distribution
Nicola Conte
Nicola has more than 15 years of experience in Europe as Sales Manager in companies in sectors like Sports and Innovation. In the past he’s worked with companies like Oakley and GoPro, now he helps promising startups face the market in the best way possible
Industrial Design
Andrea Signoretto
Andrea, industrial designer with 10+ years of experience in product development, awarded with the International Golden Compass 2017 for Sport innovation and performance. He works with startups and SMEs on the development of innovative products. He is and expert in prototyping and design oriented to industrial production.
Carlo Cifiello
General Manager with over 25 years of experience in the food and biotech industries in the USA, Italy and international. Worked at Nestlé, Sodexo, Accenture. Co-founded biotech startup. Mentor at MIT and Harvard.
Marcello Majonchi
Marcello has over ten years of experience in technology-intensive sectors. He has held senior positions in innovative companies such as Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, and in successful startups, exploring emerging industries such as those in IoT and Confidential Computing. He is an investor and advisor in high-potential European and US startups.

Daily partners

You have daily access on a network of industry partners, technicians and technology provider that offer you the best combination of tools and skills to validate, build and scale your product.
Industrio cooperate with a network of local and national corporations, professionals, mentors and entrepreneurs that are here to support your team bringing to market a great product.

Manufacturing & Industry Partners

Industrio is expanding its network of industry partners and technology providers to offer the best combination of tools and skills to their startup. We cooperate with the local and national industrial ecosystem for enhancing technology, infrastructure and professional skills.

Microelectronics, PCB and Sensor Facility
Microelectronics, optical and physical Sensor facility: Die and Wire Bonding - Oven Polymerization - Package Level Sawing - PCB Pick & Place - Oven for SMD - Optical microscopes - Device reliability test equipment - Ultrasonic cleaning system - Vacuum treatment chamber www.optoi.com
Electronic Design and Prototyping
TIP Soldering Stations - SMD Hot Air Soldering/Desoldering Station - 200Mhz / 100Mhz 2CH / 4CH Oscilloscopes - Power supplies and Multimeters - Proto/Debugging Tools - PSE USB/Microchip development boards for fast prototyping - Proto boards for GSM/GPRS connectivity, GPS and Bluetooth / Zigbee / 802.15.4 radio link - TREMATE modules (MSP430+CC2420) and Gateways for Wireless Sensor Networks - CAD Schematic + Layout/PCB design - Assembly/C Code microcontroller programming - LabVIEW programming expertise www.3-tec.it
Industrial Design and Engineering
Specializes in providing services for Fast Development of the product and in particular of
Industrial Design, Design and engineering of the production, machining, as well as Design
and Construction of molds, Design and Construction of automatic machines and systems of
production and assembly of products: Wire EDM - Die-sinking EDM - 3D Mechanical Design of mechanical and / or particular individual - 8 axes CNC www.attrezzeriatrentina.com