Our Ecosystem

Faros is supported by an ecosystem of organizations and professionals who facilitate the growth of the selected startups within the acceleration program. Our mentors are experienced managers and entrepreneurs with extensive expertise in the areas of innovation in which our hubs - Taranto and La Spezia - are active.
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Our Ecosystem

Faros is supported by an ecosystem of organizations and professionals who facilitate the growth of the selected startups within the acceleration program. Our mentors are experienced managers and entrepreneurs with extensive expertise in the areas of innovation in which our hubs - Taranto and La Spezia - are active.
Explore our collaborations.

mentors

Luca Abatello
Entrepreneur | Circle Group
Emil Abirascid
Founder | Startup Business
Enrico Amendola
Manager | ENI Joule
Antonio Augeri
Entrepreneur | Ogyre
Oliviero Baccelli
Professor | Università Bocconi
Davide Bacchini
Consultant | Bugnion SpA
Marco Barbagelata
Senior Partner | STAM
Nicoletta Buratti
Professor | Università di Genova
Mitja Caboni
Acceleration Manager | PortXL
Daniele Calzolari
Investor | Hipportunity
Benedetta Caputi
External Relations Manager | Braid Theory
Gabriele Caracausi
Entrepreneur | Nexens GmbH
Francesco Castellano
Entrepreneur | Tondo
Cristian Chiavetta
Engineer | ENEA
Angelo Coletta
Founder & CEO | Zakeke
Claudio Colombo
Entrepreneur | NextSTEP – VC Fund
Guillermo Corona
Senior Manager | MVP Studio
Emilio Cosso
Entrepreneur | Techstar, Polihub
Giorgio Cucè
Founder & CEO | SEARES srl
Leonardo Damiani
Professor | Politecnico di Bari
Gianluigi De Gennaro
Professor | Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Valerie de Liedekerke
Manager | Atlantic International Research Centre
Emanuele Facile
Entrepreneur | IIF Srl
Esmé Fantozzi
Founder | AklysTransform
Giulio Gennaro
Engineer | 1888 Gennaro Consulting Pte Ltd
Guglielmo Giannini
Entrepreneur | G-Nous
Alessandro Gibertini
Engineer, Marine Scientist
Giuseppe Giorgi
Professor | Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab, Politecnico di Torino
Laetitia Gombaud-Saintonge
Manager | SWEN Blue Ocean
Pedro Gomes
Founder & Strategy & Creative Officer | Design Possibility™
Renato Goretta
Entrepreneur | Gesta Srl Società Benefit
Baudouin Gosselin
Founder | The Breed Project
Samantha Howlett
Biologist | NatureMetrics
Klaus Hubner
Co-Founder & Partner | Yaku Partners
Luigi Iachini Bellisarii
Lawyer | Studio legale
Marion James
Engineer | Befluid
Giulio Magni
Manager | One Ocean Foundation
Raffaele Mancini
Senior Sustainability Expert Consultant | MIICT
Francesco Mantegazzini
Investor | Mgh7 Venture Capital
Leonardo Manzari
Manager | WestMED Initiative – Assistance Mechanism
Maurizio Maraglino Misciagna
Accountant | Commercialista Maraglino
Marcello Marzano
Manager | Studio MM
Matteo Masi
Naval Engineer, technical-commercial professional in the naval sector
Emanuele Memmola
Knowledge Owner | ENI Joule
Pietro Mondini
Manager | Vesper Holding Srl
Michele Mossa
Professor | Politecnico di Bari
Roberta Mugellesi
Business Applications Manager | ESA
Jacopo Naidi
Ecosystem Lead | Innovit
Cristina Raso
Senior account manager | Digiside srl
Lefteris Sdoukopoulos
Engineer | Hellenic Institute of Transport – Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Alex Shadbolt
Investor | Future Planet Capital
Nikolaos Sifonios
Finance Consulting | Match Ball Venture
Thanos Smanis
Consultant | CLIMAZUL
Domenica Surace
Head of Impact Assessment, Monitoring & Reporting | ENI Joule
Nicole Tagliazucchi
Consultant | Bugnion SpA
Alessandro Taini
Founder & CEO | T1 Solutions
Annalisa Turi
Knowledge Transfer Manager | Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Francesco Vitellaro
Professor | Università di Genova
Susan Zellers
Manager | Ocean Exchange

organizations

Global coalition of incubators, accelerators, competitions, matching platforms and VCs supporting startups for ocean impact.
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Non-profit Portuguese association with over 200 members that promotes the blue bioresources and blue biotechnology sector across the entire value chain.
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Global organization that selects and supports, with the help of its investors, high-value startups in the Blue Economy.
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Consulting and Venture Capital company that supports companies specializing in the scientific and engineering fields.
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Research and Technology Organization (RTO) that carries out research, development and technology on advanced materials, ICT and products.
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Organization that operates as a climate tech startup accelerator through Forest Valley Institute and as a Venture Capital firm with Forest Valley Catalyst.
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Independent management company committed to reviving the regional economic fabric and supporting technology companies
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Innovation center that facilitates he integration between the Italian and US tech ecosystems.
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