He was part of the founding team that set up the €50m corporate venture unit Terna Forward in 2022.

Vittorio Palma has left his role as investment manager at Terna Forward, the corporate VC arm of Italy-based electricity grid operator Terna.

A 2026 GCV Rising Star, Palma joined Terna in 2022 to help set up its CVC function.

Terna Forward is a €50m corporate fund that invests in clean energy tech startups including robotics and technology for monitoring assets. Recent investments include high-resolution weather and climate datasets developer Hypermeteo and robots developer HiBot.

Before joining Terna, Palma managed the project portfolio for 3D-printed concrete elements startup Etesias. He did not disclose his next move.


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Oishani Mitra

Oishani Mitra is the content manager for Global Corporate Venturing.