Intesa Sanpaolo porta le pmi dell’aerospazio in Silicon Valley

Intesa Sanpaolo has brought Italy's aerospace PMIs to Silicon Valley. The laser-sized sensors will supply data for lunar missions, two-person helicopters with parachute parachutes, and aluminum plates on the world's tallest antennas, all for NASA. The excellence of Italian technology is found in numerous small and medium-sized enterprises, constantly surprising with their quality work and ability to find new solutions.

Even the most demanding markets, like the US, are home to innovation and large capital. Intesa Sanpaolo's mission in Silicon Valley focuses on promoting Italian high-tech excellence and supporting its growth and development in the US market. The three-year program, initiated this year, collaborates with Innovit, a San Francisco-based company, and is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Agenzia Ice, the Italian Embassy in Washington, and the General Consulate of Italy in San Francisco.

Managed since October 2022 by the Giacomo Brodolini Foundation and Harmonic Innovation Xcelerator (Harmonic Innovation Group's incubator and accelerator), the 2024 edition focuses on 12 PMIs selected from the aerospace and robotics sector, clients of the bank. Over one week in early September, these companies participated in over 100 training and business sessions, including 85 one-to-one B2B meetings and 23 classroom lectures with mentors from Innovit's network, which has developed a network of over a thousand professionals.

The mission is part of Intesa Sanpaolo's global strategy to support Italy's industry abroad, particularly through the Bank's Territory division, led by Stefano Barrese, which focuses on financing new initiatives and foreign locations for Italian PMIs, facilitating their encounter with foreign investors, and supporting the international development of high-tech strategic sectors for Italian economic growth.