Matteo Leonardi
Ambassador at FoodHack
Milan, Lombardy
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Manager
2022 - Current
Responsible for the e2e investment process of GSV. Led investments in: - XFarm Technologies (Agritech) - Nosh Biofoods (Fermentation)
FoodHack Ambassador
2023
Senior Investment Analyst
2021 - 2022
Led investments in: - Deliveristo (SaaS) - Swoop (Fintech) - Sonect (Fintech) - Wora (Retail tech) - Built AI (AI / fintech) - Mirta (Marketplace) - Pep Therapy (Biotech) - PainQX (Med-tech) - Winegrid (Deeptech)
Investment Analyst
2020 - 2021
Day-to-day activities included scouting and evaluating startups, managing the investment process across Biotech, Deeptech and Fintech. Key achievements: (i) successfully sourced, negotiated and closed 6 new deals (+ 3 follow-ons) since joining the firm, (ii) Created, onboarded and managing the “IAG Fintech Community”, (iii) Established and signed partnerships with 3 key strategic partners
Strategy & Consulting Analyst
2019 - 2020
Team member of the retail team & lead of the open innovation program @ACIN Milan (Accenture Customer Innovation Network), one of the three global Accenture innovation hubs. Key achievements: successfully engaged and onboarded 7 cross-industry start-ups inside ACIN smart spaces and integrated their solution as part of the open innovation program by Accenture Ventures.
Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.
External Consultant
2018 - 2019
Consultancy project to define and implement an innovative strategy for customer acquisition and retention for one of the biggest METRO stores in Germany.
External Consultant
2017 - 2018
Consultancy project run to provide Bosca SpA, an Italian wine company, with useful marketing insights and data driven information for the launch of a new product line.