Ciro Spedaliere
Founding Partner at Claris Ventures SGR SpA
Ciro Spedaliere
Founding Partner at Claris Ventures SGR SpA
Turin, Piedmont
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2019 - Current
Claris Ventures SGR is the first Italian venture capital operator focused on biotech. Claris Biotech I, the first fund under management of Claris Ventures, focus on investments in the early stage biotech sector, with the aim of supporting the development of new drugs to treat pathologies with high clinical need.
Senior Investment Manager
2018 - 2019
Investment manager at “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer” fund. VV3TT makes investments in university spin-offs and companies originating from a startup incubator or accelerator that belongs to or is an affiliate of Research Bodies. It deals with technologies, products and/or services within the target sectors identified by Horizon 2020, “Industrial leadership” and “Challenges for society”. The fund supports spin-off companies throughout the entire development process “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer” is the first technology transfer fund in which ITAtech platform invested, a joint initiative of “Cassa Depositi e Prestiti” and the European Investment Fund with the aim of financing technology transfer processes
Senior Investment Manager
2015 - 2018
Investment manager and start up of “Italia Venture I”, the Italian Government early stage VC with €86,7M under management. The fund has the aim to boost the Italian VC and startup ecosystem, working in matching with indipendent private investors, stimulating VC deals and attracting international investors in Italian startups.
Investment Manager
2014 - 2015
Investment manager, in charge of seed investments. Main Italian Seed Venture Capital player, LVenture Group SpA is an holding company listed on the MTA of the Italian Stock Exchange. It manages the Startup Accelerator LUISS EnLabs "The Startup Factory" (with 5000 sqm Hub in Rome’s Termini Station), born from a joint venture with LUISS Guido Carli University which has grown into a point of reference in Italian innovation.
Investment Manager
2010 - 2014
MBooster is an Innogest special purpose vehicle, created to invest in and develop potentially successful initiatives that do not fall under investment policies of the Innogest Fund (areas not covered or when expected returns are minor and with fewer risk).
Senior Analyst
2010 - 2014
Innogest is a general partnership managing venture capital funds. Its first fund is an early stage VC fund with €80+ M under management. Supporting Innogest in analyzing the investment proposals deal flow which belong to the Internet/Digital sector, identifying the most interesting projects, evaluating business plans, doing market analysis and due diligence activities, supporting the negotiation of deals and supporting the monitoring of portfolio companies.
Product Manager
2006 - 2010
Product Manager in Distribution & Partnership Area of Internet Marketing Division. Management of the levers of the marketing mix, market analysis, development of product concepts, definition of technical and commercial specifications, implementation of product business plan for monitoring trends and commercial performance.
Education
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