Open Innovation Talks

Tamara Steffens, managing partner of Thompson Reuters Ventures, brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the world of investing. With over two decades of expertise, she has been instrumental in driving growth and facilitating successful exits for early-stage consumer and enterprise startups.In this Mind the Chat,together with our CEO Marco Marinucci, she delves deep into the realm of CVC, discussing how the landscape of innovation - in particular in the changing news and media industry - has evolved and welcoming a surge of diversity, with an increasing number of female participants.

Telstra Ventures, started in 2011 as an initial extension of Telstra Communications investment arm, has now developed into a multinational CVC fund with multiple third party LPs, and ~$570M invested (and notable wins such as Snap, Docusign, CrowdStrike, …).
Most interestingly, Telstra Ventures developed an internal process for constantly measuring the incremental revenues their activity as an active shareholder is able to bring to their portfolio companies. Spoiler, it’s in the hundreds of millions of $.This and more in this conversation between Marco Marinucci and Matthew Koertge, Managing Partner at Telstra Ventures

What is the Techstars startup accelerator model and terms? How does it compare with other Tier1 accelerators? Why in Sydney today? What’s the role of local government (NSW) in order to promote the local ecosystem of innovators as the main driver for economical growth? These and other topics in the interview of Kirstin Hunter (Techstars Sydney) with Marco Marinucci (Mind the Bridge) as part of the Mind the Bridge Scaleup Summit Australia 2023.

Join us as Alberto Onetti and Marco Marinucci go through the major milestones of the evolution of the French tech ecosystem with Nicolas Brien, Chairman at EuraTechnologies and Former CEO of France Digitale. Explore how today Paris leads innovation in tech investment.

In this episode we’ll explore how a company like the 80+ year-old group Pelliconi approaches the innovation challenges to adapt to today's demands. Pelliconi CEO, Marco Checchi shares his plans and best practices in this chat with Marco Marinucci.

Google is known for its tendency to support entrepreneurship. For years, through its funds; Google Ventures, and Google Capital, they have been investing in startups and have realized that it is necessary to refine open innovation practices and build a holistic engagement with startups. In today's episode Uttam Tripachi, Head of Startup Accelerators and DevRel at Google.

Join us in this episode as we explore Ash Fontana's journey from AngelList to Zetta Venture Partners, his pioneering work in democratizing startup investments, and his vision for the AI-driven future. Discover how he is shaping the landscape of intelligent software investment with a steady commitment to technological innovation.

Did you know that 45% of startups collaborating with DB Schenker take their journey forward?
Learn about the power of pilot projects driving savings and growth, enabling rapid global scalability for startups. Hosting Ronja Stoffregen, Head of Global Startup Management at DB Schenker.
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This week we bring you a very interesting episode conducted by our host Marco Marinucci where Amra Al Redha, Aviation X Lab Manager at Aviation X Lab describes how they work to make the impossible possible. Defining moonshots is a challenge that seems impossible to achieve, but when trying to reach the moon, you might hit a star, they say.
Born from the vision and support of the Dubai Future foundation, among the futuristic projects hosted at Area 2071, Aviation X Lab has the mission to imagine (and design) the future of aviation and travel. A joint venture among Emirates airline, Thales, Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Airbus, it started in 2019 with 2 “moonshots”, Carbon negative aviation and shifting Airports to Airportals.

The ultimate goal is to offer travelers a seamless journey with contactless touchpoints, enabling them to move efficiently from their car to the plane without wasting time. This is what the “Travel well-being challenge” aims to achieve.
The Dubai Future Foundation and Air 2071 serve as the innovation hub, continuously launching various projects to tackle challenges in the aviation industry. The Aviation X Lab and the Aviation Lab Council play a crucial role in selecting promising projects and providing expert guidance.