Fabio Mondini de Focatiis
Founding Partner and CEO of Growth Capital
Fabio Mondini de Focatiis
Founding Partner and CEO of Growth Capital
Milan, Lombardy
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner and CEO
2018 - Current
Founding Partner of Growth Capital, an European tech investment bank with offices in MIlan, Madrid and London advising fast-growing scaleups on M&A and their Series A, B, C and pre-IPO fund raising. Growth Capital has successfully closed >90% of their mandates of the sscaleups it has partnered with. Growth Capital advices also Investors and Corporate on their potential investments with secondary transactions, scouting, fairness opinions and ad hoc advisory projects.
Co-Founder
2021
Co-Founder and lead shareholder of Growth Engine, an holding company that invests in high growth startups co-founded with Michele Appendino, Marco Ariello and Andrea Marangione, Venture Capital professionals with an excellent track record. Growth Engine has a portfolio of >40 start-ups, and a great track record with an excellent multiple and a strong potential for existing portfolio.
Venture Partner
2015 - 2022
In Idinvest Partners (9Bn€ AUM), Fabio has focused on VC investments in the Smart City sector (New Energy, Mobility, Smart Supply, Property Tech and Industrial Tech) worldwide and Digital in Italy. For many years Idinvest Partners has been the most active VC in Europe in Series A and B, with >400 investments, >140 exits including several unicorns. Idinvest Partners has been acquired in August 2021 by Eurazeo, a leading private equity group with >35B€ AUM.
Senior Advisor
2016 - 2017
As Senior Advisor in the European Investment Fund (EIF), Fabio has lead ITATech, A joint effort of EIF and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to develop its ecosystem for innovation with 200M€ deployed to establish 5 Technology Transfer VC Funds in Italy.
SVP Solar
2012 - 2015
During Fabio tenure, Soitec Solar Division revenues have increased from 2M€ to >40M€ and it has achieved the world record of Module Efficiency @38,9% and Solar Cell Efficiency @46%.
CEO and Founder
2009 - 2011
Co-Founder, majority shareholder and CEO of Renen, that focuses on scouting, developing and managing the construction and the O&M of large solar and wind projects in Italy. Fabio has successfully sold RenEn in 2011, after having developed hundreds of MWs.
Director
2007 - 2009
Russell Reynolds Associates is a leading executive search global firm. Director in the Global Energy Practice and European Co-leader of the Greening of the Industry team conducting senior-level executive searches and assessments for Global, European and Italian clients.
Group Head of Integration - Head of International Management - ENEL Group
2003 - 2007
Pre-Merger and Post-Merger Management of companies ENEL Group has acquired outside Italy, leading all relevant teams from ENEL Group. Member of various Board of Directors and in charge of the BU International Operation and Maintenance.
Head of International Division HR and Organisation
2003 - 2005
Human Resources Management and Organisation of the ENEL Group companies outside Italy (14,000 people in 12 countries in 2005).
Head of Organisation
2002 - 2003
Organisation development, procedures, HR planning and services, designing the to-be-formed division in charge of electricity Generation and energy management.
Manager
1999 - 2002
Team leader in main strategy and restructuring projects serving large companies in the utility and banking sector
Managing Director ESTRA Homes
1993 - 1998
International JV for the development of large-scale projects of pre-made concrete low cost housing