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Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is at the center of an international ecosystem comprising high tech startups, incubators and accelerators, universities, research centers and other innovation players and stakeholders.

Strategic presence at international level

We work together with the main innovation hubs at international level in order to enhance the value of hi-tech resources and to share strategic projects.

Israel

The Middle East includes some of the most prominent Innovation HUBs: Israel 3rd most innovative country globally by Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021, 1st country by number of startups per capita in the world, #1st globally for the percentage of GDP invested in R&D.

_{Sources: StartupBlink, World Bank, Global Competitiveness Report – World Economic Forum.}

Italy

Based in the 31st floor of Intesa Sanpaolo Turin Skyscraper, with a national & international network of HUBs, accelerators and applied research LABs, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center enhances relations with stakeholders, in its aggregator role within the Italian innovation ecosystem. It has a specific focus on Smart Cities in Turin; Food, Fashion & Hospitality in Florence and Bio-Economy in Naples.
Leveraging in its cooperation with the main international players, supporting the technological development and sustainability of its business clients through tech scouting and open innovation services, we promote the growth of the best startups and innovative SMEs in Italy and abroad.
Our Venture Capital, NEVA SGR – with headquarters in Turin, invests in global tech excellences.

USA

USA has indisputably the worlds’ top startup ecosystems.
Silicon Valley ranks #1 as Global Ecosystem Performance, Funding, Talent & Experience; with +40,000 startups; +1,000 VC and a high concentration of Tech giants, and its subsector strengths are AI, Big Data & Analytics, Fintech & Life Sciences.
New York City #1 in USA for Food-Tech, E-commerce and Health-Tech, with +9000 startups & 22 Unicorns (in 2020) is positioned as a main hub for Finance, Fashion, Media and Arts.
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center strategic partner in the USA Ecosystem is Techstars, a globally famous American accelerator, with which we collaborate since 2020 for the Acceleration Program “Torino Cities of the Future_techstars accelerator”.
_{Sources: GSER – Global startup Ecosystem Report 2021 by Genome}

Europe

Europe is home to many important innovation ecosystems.
London is #2 Global Ecosystem for Funding & in Top 5 Global Ecosystems for Talents attraction; being distinguished for the high concentration of Fintech & Edtech. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with the Intesa Sanpaolo Branch in London and the Italian institutions there, promoting the exchange of talents & researchers and the internationalization of the best Italian Tech companies.
Intesa Sanpaolo Group is the Financial Global Partner of Ellen MacArthur Foundation collaborating to accelerate the transition of companies toward the Circular Economy paradigm.
New promising collaborations are forming at the ecosystems of Warsaw, Berlin, Dublin and Paris.

_{Sources: GSER – Global startup Ecosystem Report 2021 by Genome}

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong (HK) is a Global Financial Hub and the most important landing point to get access in the Greater Bay Area & APAC Market. Its strong sectors are Fintech, e-commerce, logistics, ESG and Edtech.
Intesa Sanpaolo Hong Kong HUB being a reference for the branches of Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney and offices in Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Mumbai & Seoul, acts as main “gateway” between Italy, Asia & Oceania (Pacific) Region.
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is partnering with Italian Chamber of Commerce in HK & Macao, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce and WHUB, promoting Open Innovation services through the organization of Tech-Tours, Tech-Scouting, B2B Events and supporting the internationalization of the best tech companies through soft-landing services.

_{Sources: Invest HK – Startmeup.hk}

United Arab Emirates

The UAE ranks 1st in the MENA Region for Ease of Doing Business, 2nd globally in ICT adoption and show a strong commitment in ESG criteria and Food Security. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center enjoys a privileged access thanks to its strategic partnerships with international players, providing Open Innovation & Tech- Scouting Services, organizing international match-making events and immersive Tech-Tours for technological SMEs & corporates.

_{Sources: StartupBlink, World Bank, Global Competitiveness Report – World Economic Forum.}

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Our network comprises teams and partners of excellence ready to assist the players in the national economy and companies on their transition to the future.

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Techstars

Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is Corporate Partner of Turin Cities of the Future_techstars Accelerator. In collaboration with the famous American player, over 35 international technological startups operating in the "smart city" sectors have been accelerated between 2020 and 2022.

Nana Bianca

Nana Bianca is an incubator, accelerator and co-working space based in Florence dedicated to startups and entrepreneurial ideas. Together with Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, it is a partner of Italian Lifestyle - the acceleration and open innovation program, launched in October 2021, dedicated to the research for innovative startups and SMEs in the tourism, fashion and food sectors.

Whub

Whub (Hong Kong) is the biggest startup community with offices in major Chinese megacities and European capitals, developing a full service offer around three main pillars of Showcasing, Connecting and Empowering. It has a network of more than 4300 startups and +100 corporate, creating more than 10.300 jobs. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with WHUB for Tech Scouting, promotion of open innovation initiatives and internationalization of startups.

Materias

Materias, Early Stage Combined Accelerator for innovative materials-based startups, manages technology transfer and offers consultancy to researchers around the world. Materias and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center have in force a mutual collaboration agreement in the context of initiatives to support the growth of startups and open innovation.

Spring

Spring creates synergies among active innovative entities aiming to develop the whole green chemistry sector, fostering a new Bio-Economy, in constant dialogue with the actors of local areas and in full respect of biodiversity. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center cooperates with Cluster Spring in organizing the Bio in Italy Initiative & the Investment Forum, creating an attractive, dynamic, innovative and competitive continuously growing industrial and academic community, being a stimulus for sustainable innovation, a spring for development and for a systemic growth.

InnovUp - Italian Innovation & Startup Ecosystem

InnovUp - is the association that represents the Italian ecosystem of innovation and that connects startups, scaleups, innovative SMEs, innovation centers, science and technology parks, incubators, accelerators, enablers, investors, professional firms and corporates. InnovUp works to unite and foster the Italian innovative entrepreneurship system, focusing on 4 main areas of activity: Lobbying, Knowledge, Business, Networking. It supports the initiatives for disseminating the culture of innovation and open innovation activities of the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center.

InnovUp - Italian Innovation & Startup Ecosystem

ClubDealOnline

ClubDealOnline is the first Private Crowdfunding platform, authorized by Consob, mainly aimed at Family Office, HNWI (High Net Worth Individuals). Between Club Deal Online and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center there is a mutual collaboration agreement in the context of initiatives to support the growth of startups and scouting for investment opportunities.

Cariplo Factory

A company offering entrepreneurial support programs, open innovation projects, Venture Capital investments and internationalization support activities. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center together with Cariplo Factory are co-founders of the Circular Economy Lab in Milan.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity accelerating the transition to the Circular Economy (CE) by building capacities, exploring collaboration opportunities, designing and developing initiatives and solutions. Increasingly based on renewable energy, CE is driven by design to eliminate waste, circulate products & materials, and regenerate nature to create resilience & prosperity for businesses, the environment and society. Intesa Sanpaolo joined Ellen MacArthur Foundation as its first Strategic Partner in the financial services industry in 2016, and the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is its close collaborator.

Links Foundation

The Links Foundation, owned by Compagnia di San Paolo and Politecnico di Torino, operates in technical-scientific sectors such as artificial intelligence, smart data, IoT, industry 4.0 and cyber security Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with the Links Foundation on the analysis of startups and open innovation projects in the Turin area.

Fondazione Politecnico di Milano

Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, born from Politecnico di Milano, enhances the University’s development path of accessible innovation, sharing its researches on engineering, architecture and industrial design with manufacturing companies and the local community, driving progress to build the future. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborated with the Fondazione POLIMI organizing three successful events @Innovation House during Dubai EXPO 2020, on topics as: “From Sustainable to Impact Finance”, “The future of Agri-Food” & “Investor Day” for Smart Cities and Media & Entertainment Industry.

Start-Up Nation Central

Start-Up Nation Central is a non-profit organization that connects Israeli innovation to the world in order to help international entities solve global challenges. Immersed in the Israeli technology ecosystem, they provide a platform that nurtures business growth and generates partnerships with corporations, governments, investors, and NGOs to strengthen Israel's economy and society.

The Italian Embassy in Israel

The Italian Embassy in Israel offers, among others, strategic support for Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center's international soft landing and scale up initiatives aimed at companies and startups, facilitating access to the local ecosystem and promoting collaboration between the two Countries.

Israel – Italy Chamber of Commerce

Israel – Italy Chamber of Commerce promotes commercial activities from Italy to Israel and vice versa. Real operational arm of the Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv, the Chamber is a strategic partner of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center for Tech-scouting, logistical and operational support activities during Tech-Tours organized for Intesa Sanpaolo Group customers.

Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom (Great Britain)

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK (ICCIUK) is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization, representing the Italian-British business community, by promoting business relationships between the two countries. Thanks to its 500 members and vast network of partners, it provides vital knowledge, contacts and tailor-made assistance to companies and organizations exploring the prospects of bilateral trade between the two countries. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates in different open innovation initiatives.

Torino City Lab

Through the Torino City Lab Project, where Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is partner, Torino transforms itself in a smart platform, to test innovative solutions with a direct impact on the territory: a system of physical & technological infrastructures, a dense network of relationships between stakeholders and local corporations allow the city to attract talents and develop prototypes. Autonomously driven - connected vehicles, Drones, IOT, 5G, Artificial intelligence and robotics are the frontier technologies at the service of quality of life, environmental and social sustainability at city size.

CTE Next - Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti (The House of Emerging Technologies)

The House of Emerging Technologies is a 4-year project for technological development funded by MISE, which includes 6 cities: Turin, Matera, Roma, Bari, Prato e L'Aquila. The project aims to transform the City of Turin into a widespread technology transfer center on emerging technologies in sectors identified as strategic for the local area: smart mobility, industry 4.0 and innovative urban services. Technologies related to 5G connectivity such as IoT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain play a central role.

The Italian Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Association - H2IT

H2IT is an autonomous Association aimed at promoting the advancement of knowledge and the study of disciplines relating to technologies and systems for the production and use of hydrogen. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and H2IT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at analyzing and developing initiatives that can provide a significant boost to the development of innovative startups and SMEs in the hydrogen supply chain and implement system actions to strengthen the respective skills and resources in the innovation sector.

Israeli Advanced Technology Industries

IATI is Israel’s Umbrella Organization of the High-Tech, Life Sciences and other Advanced Technology Industries, including Venture Capital Funds, R&D centers, MNC's, Start-Ups, Incubators, Tech Transfer Organizations, Academic Institutions, Innovation Centers, Hospitals, Municipalities, service providers and more. Through this broad range of members, IATI connects Israel’s tech ecosystem, provides solutions and support to challenges at all levels, and integrates the various sectors of the industry with strategic and ongoing governmental goals addressing human capital, inclusion & diversity.

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong & Macao

The Italian Chamber of Commerce provides a wide range of business services to facilitate trade & business between Hong Kong, Macao and Italy, offering tailor-made market entry strategies. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center cooperates in helping the soft-landing of companies in their internationalization way, scouting of new emerging technologies from the Greater Bay Area and co-organizing B2B events to create business matching opportunities between our innovative economic realities. Hong Kong is a Global Financial Hub and the most important landing point to get access in the APAC Market.

Startup Genome

Startup Genome is the world-leading policy advisory and research organization for public and private organizations committed to accelerating the success of their startup ecosystem. They have advised more than 125 clients across six continents in 45+ countries to date.

IMT School for Advanced Studies

Lucca IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca represents the scientific partner of Neuroscience Lab of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, collaborating to respond to the complex needs of the Bank and the market, determined by the evolution of new trends and exponential growing technologies. The Neuroscience Lab goal, in synergy with the partner, is to create new assets: neuroscientific algorithms and surveys, training programs, guidelines, protecting intellectual property and enhancing the outputs through scientific publications, seminars, reports, etc.

Luigi Bocconi University

Bocconi University, founded in 1902, is one of the leading European universities for research and teaching in the fields of economics, management, law, social sciences and decision science. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with Luigi Bocconi University in the creation of scientific papers, in advisory projects and in academic education programs.

The Polytechnic University of Turin

The Polytechnic University of Turin, a specialized university center for engineering, architecture and design studies, is a founding member of the i3P startup incubator dedicated to supporting the birth and development of innovative technological startups. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with the partners i3P and “Politecnico di Torino” by supporting startups in their growth path.

Federico II Univeristy of Naples

Thanks to the collaboration signed with the Federico II University of Naples, Intesa Sanpaolo oversees the innovative ecosystem of Southern Italy through the Innovation Hub of the Polo di San Giovanni a Teduccio, offering specialized consultancy through the Innovation Specialists of the Banca dei Territori of Intesa Sanpaolo. Support for financing startups, technological scouting, acceleration programs and networking events are the Open Innovation services offered in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center.

University of Turin

University of Turin is one of the most ancient and prestigious Italian universities and a renowned research center. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center collaborates with the University of Turin in the creation of scientific papers, in technological advisory projects and in higher education programs dedicated to companies.

Smart Mobility Tech Tour: companies with the Innovation Center to discover the Israeli ecosystem