He’s been dealing with finance for almost 40 years and is a board member in different companies in the industrial and service sectors.

HHe started his career as stockbroker and worked in the governing bodies of Rome Stock Exchange.

Then, he became the CEO of Borsaconsult SIM SpA (1991), the main stock broking firm in southern Italy and of Vertis SpA (2001), as well as the exclusive advisor of Interbanca Gestione Investimenti SGR for the closed-end fund “Interbanca Investimenti Sud”.

In 2007 he founded Vertis SGR, a closed-end investment company, and is now its CEO.

Moreover, he’s been professor of Stock Exchange Techniques and Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences of Università del Sannio for almost 18 years.

He is a member of the Board of Directors and the Vice President of the Venture Capital Committee of AIFI (the Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association) and the chairman of the Finance Committee Private Equity and Venture Capital of the Order of Chartered Accountants in Naples.

Amedeo earned a bachelor’s degree of Commerce from the University of Naples Federico II and is also a chartered accountant and statutory auditor.

He’s been dealing with finance for more than 30 years and is a board member in different companies operating in the industrial and service sectors.

He started his career as floor trader at a brokerage firm of Naples Stock Exchange.

Subsequently and until 1999, he was a board member of Macrofit SIM and then Borsaconsult SIM, as well as the member of different technical committees of Assosim (Associazione Intermediari Mobiliari).

Before being the co-founder of Vertis SGR SpA (March 2007), Renato was the president of the Scouting Committee of Vertis SpA, the exclusive advisor of IGI SGR for the closed-end fund “Interbanca Investimenti Sud”, with the aim of identifying the best investment opportunities.

Always active and professionally grown in the investment banking sector, Massimo boasts experience with top positions in Goldman Sachs (Managing Director from 2006 to 2010 and Partner from 2010 to 2021), JPMorgan (Managing Director from 1994 to 2006) and previously in Unicredit.

During his experience as a banker, Massimo followed and concluded important financial transactions in various sectors. Since 2021, Massimo has been Vice President of Intrum, a European operator of credit services and is also Professor of Investment Banking at Bocconi University in Milan where he also deals with the management of Bocconi’s “Digital Tech Vertical” practice for Innovation (B4I).

Always passionate about the world of venture capital, in 2021 Massimo is also a Partner in the Corporate Hangar, an incubator and strategic consultant who identifies and develops technological projects in startups and scaleups.

He has a consolidated experience in the digital industry sector, so much so that in 2006 he founded the Pegaso Telematic University, a university active in the e-learning field, of which he holds the position of President and, in 2015, he created the first public-private partnership in the field of academic training by acquiring 70% of the Mercatorum University, the telematic university of the Chambers of Commerce, of which he is also President here.

Always tied and fascinated by venture capital, Danilo is an investor and business angel in various startups and is one of the main shareholders of the listed incubator Digital Magics.

He also participates in the advisory boards of various companies and investment vehicles. A pioneer of e-learning in Italy, he has also written several essays on the digital revolution. Danilo has a degree in Economics and Commerce from the Parthenope University of Naples.

He has over 25 years of experience in management consulting and venture capital, collaborating with various companies active in the industrial and service sectors.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud”.

Marco is co-founder of Simbiosity and Blueshift, companies specialized in the open innovation and M&A sectors respectively.

Before joining Vertis, Marco was founder and director of Withfounders, an accelerator of initiatives in embryonic stages of life and, subsequently, an independent consultant for startups.

He also worked for a company operating in the publishing sector, specialized in the announcement sector, later becoming its CEO.
Marco graduated in Law from the University of Naples Federico II.

Board member of several companies active in the industrial, biomedical and nanotechnology sectors, he has twenty years of experience in venture capital.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer.

Roberto is Managing Partner of Obloo, an advisory company specialized in technology transfer.

Roberto was Head of the Venture Capital Fund “AlAdInn Ventures” of Friulia Veneto Sviluppo SGR, Vice President of the incubator Innovation Factory of Trieste, Director of Innovation at Olivetti I-Jet (Ivrea), General Manager of the Molecular Biomedicine Cluster of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Vice President of the MIUR Research Institute Area Science Park of Trieste.

Roberto graduated in Physics at the University of Trieste and obtained a PhD in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich).

He has over 10 years of experience in the management consulting, private equity and venture capital sectors, serving as a board member in various companies operating in the industrial and service sectors.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud”.

Previously, he was a member of the investment team of venture capital funds in the scaleup sector and private equity funds.

Before joining Vertis, Giacomo worked for Ernst & Young, in the Transaction Advisory Service division, and L.E.K. Consulting, leading international consulting firms, supporting the main private equity funds in their investment decisions and defining strategic and managerial choices for companies operating in various sectors.

He also worked for BlueGem Capital Partners, a leading private equity fund based in London.

Giacomo graduated in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and is also a chartered accountant and auditor.

He has over 15 years of experience in the consulting, private equity and venture capital sectors, serving as a board member in various companies operating in the industrial, services and digital sectors.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup”, “Vertis Venture 4 Scaleup Lazio”, “Vertis Venture 5 Scaleup”.

Before joining Vertis, Alessandro worked for Opera SGR, a manager of private equity funds dedicated to the Italian small and medium-sized enterprise market, GE Capital Interbanca, within the Corporate Finance team, taking part as an advisor in both M&A and Equity Capital Markets operations and in Deloitte, within the Global Financial Services & Insurance area.

Alessandro has a degree in Business Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

Board member in various companies operating in the industrial and service sectors, he has twenty years of experience in venture capital, first as Chief Investment & Technology Officer of TTVenture and then as Investment Director in the venture capital area of Vertis.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer”.

Nicola is Managing Partner of Obloo, an advisory company specialized in technology transfer.

Previously, Nicola also worked in the R&D area of Pirelli Pneumatici and Ideal Standard International.

Nicola graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan, obtained a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Bocconi University in Milan and a PhD from the Aston Business School in Birmingham.

He has over 25 years of experience in the field of management consulting and venture capital, collaborating with various companies active in the industrial and service sectors.

He is a member of the board of directors of various companies active in the digital sector and is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup”, “Vertis Venture 4 Scaleup Lazio”, “Vertis Venture 5 Scaleup”.

Before joining Vertis, Giulio was the founder and CEO of Withfounders, an accelerator of initiatives in embryonic stages of life and Co-founder of Jobrapido, a search engine active in the field of job offers.

He also worked at Henkel, Johnson Wax, Barilla and Buongiorno Vitaminic.

Giulio graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Naples Federico II.

He has extensive experience in Open Innovation, Technology Transfer and Innovation Management.

Before joining Vertis, Misal held the position of Science Advisor to the Prime Minister after specializing as a researcher in organic chemistry at various institutions including the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

Misal graduated in Chemistry from the University of Pavia, obtaining a PhD in Organic Chemistry and a Master in Business Economics in Digital Transformation and Exponential Organization.

He has more than 5 years of experience in the financial advisory sector.

Before joining Vertis, Nicola worked in Grant Thornton Italia in the M&A area and in KPMG within the Audit division, mainly supporting companies and investment funds in corporate finance transactions.

Nicola holds a three-year degree in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and a master’s degree in Economics and Business Law from the Bocconi University of Milan, completing a period of study abroad at the UPEC in Paris.

Nicola is also a chartered accountant and accounting expert.

He has over 5 years of experience in the financial consultancy sector.

Before joining Vertis, Alessandro worked in Volano, a Corporate Finance boutique, leading various startups in fundraising, in PWC in the Risk Management Consulting area.

Alessandro graduated in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and obtained a Master’s degree in advanced finance from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

She has 3 years of experience in the venture capital area of Vertis and deals with the scouting of initiatives and dossier analysis, the feeding and coordination of the dealflow and the monitoring of the investee companies of the digital funds.

Fabiana has a degree in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and a Master in financial reporting and management control from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

She has 2 years of experience in the venture capital area of Vertis where she deals with the scouting of initiatives, dossier analysis and monitoring of the companies invested in by scaleup funds.

Before joining Vertis, Chiara worked in Deloitte in the Finance & Performance (FSI) area.

Chiara graduated in Economics and Business from the Parthenope University of Naples and obtained a Master in financial reporting and management control from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

He’s worked for important Italian and foreign financial intermediaries for ten years, evaluating illiquid financial instruments and dealing with risk management of alternative assets.

Andrea is partner of Quantyx, where he carries out risk management consulting activities for Italian companies.

Before collaborating with Vertis, Andrea worked as risk manager for Eurinvest SGR and as senior risk manager for UBI Pramerica SGR.

Andrea earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Università Statale of Novara and obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certifications.

He has twenty years’ experience in legal, regulatory and organisational aspects related to the provision of banking and financial services; he was appointed as liquidator and member of the supervision committee of financial intermediaries by Bank of Italy.

Marco is a professor for the master’s degree in financial markets at the University of Rome La Sapienza and Università degli Studi Internazionali of Rome (UNINT), a consultant of AIFI (the Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association) for all aspects concerning the anti-money laundering directive and also a consultant of the Finance Committee at the Chamber of Deputies for all the legal aspects.

Marco is a partner in charge of the Banking and Financial Regulation department of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe where he assists banks, financial institutions, payment institutions, SIM and SGR.

Before collaborating with Vertis (September 2016), Marco worked in DLA Piper, within the Finance & Projects area and in Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners.

Marco earned a law degree from the University of Rome La Sapienza and is a member of the Bar Association of Rome.

He has experience in Risk Management, AML and Internal Audit & Compliance.

Before joining Vertis, Camilla worked in the Law and Tax Firm of Ernst & Young and in BDO, in the Advisory Risk & Compliance area.

Camilla graduated in Economics and Business Management from the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and is also a chartered accountant.