Lead The Future Mentorship

"Come posso costruire oggi le relazioni che potrebbero diventare un'opportunità tra cinque o dieci anni?" Una domanda semplice, ma che può fare la differenza nel percorso di una startup. Uno degli spunti condivisi durante la LTF Convention di Milano sul valore del networking e della visione di lungo periodo nel mondo startup. #LeadTheFuture #Startup #Innovation #Networking #VC

Qual è il ruolo di un investitore dopo un investimento in una startup? In questo estratto della LT Convention di Milano si parla del rapporto tra investitore e founder, di come vengono gestite le decisioni strategiche e di quali sono i confini tra supporto, governance e operatività. Un confronto interessante per comprendere meglio le dinamiche che accompagnano la crescita di una startup. Guarda il reel per ascoltare l'intervento completo. 🎥

For the upcoming webinar organized in collaboration between Silicon Valley Study Tour and Lead The Future Mentorship, Lorenzo Alvisi will share his life as a Chair of the Department of Computer Science Cornell University. Lorenzo’s journey begins in his hometown of Bologna, where he earned his Laurea in Physics in 1987, followed by a specialised degree in 1989. He then moved to the United States to continue his academic career at Cornell University, obtaining an MSc in Computer Science in 1994 and a PhD in the same field in 1996. During the final years of his PhD, Lorenzo accepted an Assistant Professor position at UT Austin, where he taught until 2017 as a University Distinguished Teaching Professor. Since 2017, he has been back at Cornell University, where he now serves as Chair of the Department of Computer Science and holds the Tisch University Professorship. Over the years, Lorenzo has received numerous recognitions and awards for his publications, particularly in his main research areas of distributed systems and dependability. He has been an ACM Fellow since 2010 and an IEEE Fellow since 2016. Beyond his research, Lorenzo is deeply committed to supporting the next generation of computer scientists. He is a founder and member of the Executive Board of both the Fondazione Elicsir and Scuola Ortogonale, helping create opportunities for young Italian talent. He also co-founded the Cornell, Maryland and Max Planck Pre-Doctoral Research School, connecting aspiring researchers across the world. Learn more about Lorenzo's journey during our webinar on July 16th:https://luma.com/ltf-ucr1

“Molti non falliscono perché non sono capaci. Falliscono perché non ci provano nemmeno.” In questo episodio di Inspiration Valley podcast, Mattia Bugossi parla di una cosa che blocca tantissime persone: La paura di lasciare ciò che conoscono. Amici. Famiglia. Routine. Sicurezze. Eppure, dall’altra parte, potrebbero esserci opportunità enormi. A volte il vero rischio non è partire. È restare fermi abbastanza a lungo da convincerti che va bene così. “Blissful ignorance.” La beata ignoranza di non sapere cosa potresti diventare se davvero ci provassi. Ascolta l’episodio completo su Spotify 👉 https://lnkd.in/evitHqZF

🌍 Lead The Future a Roma! Alcuni membri della nostra community si sono incontrati a Roma per passare del tempo insieme e conoscersi dal vivo. Un’occasione speciale per condividere idee, imparare e crescere insieme. 👉 Se anche tu vuoi far parte di una community che connette giovani talenti e opportunità, unisciti a Lead The Future: https://lnkd.in/g2iX9f5

Qualche momento della LTF Convention a Milano Una giornata tra startup, AI, tecnologia, networking e tante conversazioni interessanti. Ogni evento è un'occasione per imparare qualcosa di nuovo, confrontarsi con persone brillanti e creare connessioni che possono fare la differenza. Ci vediamo al prossimo evento. 🚀

For the upcoming webinar organized in collaboration between Silicon Valley Study Tour and Lead The Future Mentorship, Vitantonio Santoro will share his life as a General Partner - Atlas AI^VB Fund I @Atlas Sgr. Vitantonio’s academic journey began at Università Bocconi, where he completed both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Management. During these five years, he had the opportunity to broaden his horizons and accelerate his career through international experiences. As a Bachelor’s student, he spent a semester at The Ohio State University, while during his Master’s he studied at Thammasat University Business School in Thailand. Before completing his Master’s degree, Vitantonio had the opportunity to work in Vancouver, where he interned at the Italian Chamber of Commerce. After graduation, he settled in Milan and joined Value Lab (now JAKALA) as a Consultant, deepening his expertise in business and customer strategy across several markets, including fashion and luxury, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. After two years, he moved in another consulting company. Over the following years, he progressed into more senior roles, gaining exposure to a wide range of responsibilities and business contexts across multiple industries. After some time in consulting, Vitantonio co-founded Socialbeat, a tech company that helps organizations monitor and analyze large volumes of data, optimize decision-making processes, and automate key activities. Over nearly five years, he helped grow the company and contributed to raising more than €1 million in funding. He then joined Docplanner as a Strategic Project Manager in Rome. During the two years he spent there, he focused on building and scaling AI products, collaborating closely with developers, UX designers, AI engineers, and local business teams. Vitantonio is now a General Partner at Atlas Sgr’s Atlas AI^VB Fund I in Milan, where he invests in early-stage AI and cybersecurity startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. His company focuses on funds dedicated to the real economy—particularly SMEs, startups, and companies with strong social responsibility profiles—supporting their transition towards sustainability. He also serves as a Board Member at Civils.ai, a company building AI tools for civil and geotechnical engineers, and recently mentored at the 2026 Silicon Valley Study Tour Hackaton in Salerno. Learn more about Vitantonio’s journey during our webinar on June 30th: https://luma.com/ltf-5nu7

🌍 Lead The Future a Pisa! Alcuni membri della nostra community si sono incontrati a Pisa per passare del tempo insieme e conoscersi dal vivo. Un’occasione speciale per condividere idee, imparare e crescere insieme. 👉 Se anche tu vuoi far parte di una community che connette giovani talenti e opportunità, unisciti a Lead The Future: https://lnkd.in/g2iX9f5

For the upcoming webinar organized in collaboration between Silicon Valley Study Tour and Lead The Future Mentorship, Matteo Tranchida will share his life as a Co-Founder TackPay. Matteo’s entrepreneurial journey began in Liguria while studying Economics and Business at the Università degli Studi di Genova. During his university years, he worked as a waiter and experienced firsthand a recurring problem: more and more customers wanted to leave a tip, but often had no cash available. This simple observation sparked an idea that would later become TackPay. Alongside his academic studies, Matteo developed a strong interest in innovation, startups and digital products, exploring how technology could solve everyday problems in traditional industries. In 2019, Matteo began working on the concept behind TackPay: a platform designed to enable anyone to leave, receive and manage tips digitally. Shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the tourism and hospitality industries to a standstill. With international travel severely reduced and the target market effectively frozen, the project was temporarily put on hold. During this period, Matteo continued investing in his entrepreneurial education and joined several startup acceleration and innovation programs, while also working on innovation and startup-related projects that further strengthened his product, marketing and business skills. As the market recovered, Matteo resumed development of TackPay while continuing his entrepreneurial journey through programs at Google Cloud and Georgetown University, including time spent in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco studying startup ecosystems alongside founders and mentors. The first TackPay MVP was launched in 2023. Today, the platform is used by restaurants, hotels, tour operators and service businesses across multiple countries. More recently, Matteo was recognized in the Forbes Under 30 Italy Finance list, invited as a speaker at the Milan Fintech Summit and selected by Les Roches to mentor founders participating in the UN Tourism AI Challenge. Learn more about Matteo’s journey during our webinar on June 17th: https://luma.com/ltf-mk3h

It was a pleasure spending time with the Lead The Future Mentorship community, a STEM mentoring network built on a powerful mission: helping the next generation of builders, researchers, and operators get their ideas off the ground. We went behind the scenes on how venture works, covering structural shifts between seed and early-stage investing across P101 and PranaVentures. How fast-moving tech cycles reshape conviction, and practical lessons learned from scaling companies to meaningful exits. The highlight, however, was the finale. Three founders pitched live, receiving real-time feedback from Alessandro and Sergio. The future looks incredibly sharp. There is something exciting happening in the Italian ecosystem right now, and we’re here for it.