12 startups in the Up2Stars program heading to Silicon Valley

Up2Stars, the acceleration startup program introduced by Intesa Sanpaolo and the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, focusing entirely on the creative and visionary potential of the most innovative Italian start-ups, confirms its mission to support and offer greater opportunities for implementing business know-how that can benefit the younger generation of entrepreneurs in Italy. 

Working in conjunction with Innovit - Italian Innovation & Cultural Hub, based in San Francisco - 12 start-ups that are already part of the Up2Stars programme, will have the opportunity of experiencing an intense course in acceleration from Monday, 2 to Friday, 6 September 2024, in the Silicon Valley of San Francisco, the driving force in global innovation and start-up development processes. 

The 12 start-ups, all with great potential, were identified from the eighty candidates selected throughout Italy over the two Up2Stars editions. They fall into macro-categories ranging from: Digital/Industry 4.0; Agritech and Foodtech; Medtech/Healthcare; Aerospace; Watertech; Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency; IA for business transformation; IoT, Infrastructure and Mobility.

A Demo Day, an event celebrating the initiative, is scheduled on Thursday, 5 September. American investors will be participating on the day together with the Head of the Intesa Sanpaolo Banca dei Territori Division, Stefano Barrese and the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, Sergio Strozzi.