Antonio is an ex-entrepreneur, corporate and VC with two decades of experience in leading global implementation and growth in new business technologies, while driving sustainable revenue and profit development on a global scale.
For the past decades Antonio has actively served as a stakeholder in the start/scale-up ecosystem, identifying and implementing novel technologies to accelerate top and bottom line business growth. Antonio has also served as Department Head of Innovation at publicly listed multinational corporation (€2+ billion turnover, +20% EBITDA). Previously, Antonio was the co-founding Managing Director of a medtech venture which was eventually publicly listed (valued at €80+ million).
Business area experiences include commercialization, business & corporate development, innovation, business modeling - while sector experiences include health, food & deep tech.
Demonstrated experience in concept shaping and leading start/scale-ups, creating and implementing global strategies, marketing and business plans, growing industrial and consumer businesses, developing disruptive innovations and business models, managing global organizations in B2B industries and implementing M&A strategies.
Antonio currently connects the dots, primarily in the European triple helix landscape as a Venture Diplomat and seasoned deal- and matchmaker. With a focus on international deal transactions, M&A, negotiations & due diligence, clients include investment firms and multinational F1000 corporations as well as governmental bodies such as the European Commission and the European Innovation Council.
