Andrea Sguazzi spent several years at Italy's Enel Group where he formed collaborations with the parent and startups.

Andrea Sguazzi has joined venture building services provider Mind the Bridge after spending nine years at Italian electricity company Enel Group in various innovation roles.

Sguazzi will head venture builder and startup programmes at Mind the Bridge, which works with startups and large companies to build commercial ventures.

Sguazzi most recently led Enel Group’s innovation hub in San Francisco where he created collaborations between startups and the parent company. Enel Group has 10 innovation hubs around the world where it provides physical space for startups to present projects to Enel.

In his new role, Sguazzi will work to expand Mind the Bridge’s global operations and strengthen its open R&D and venture builder services.

 

 

Kim Moore

Kim Moore is the editor of Global University Venturing and deputy editor of Global Corporate Venturing and produces video for the website.