Cariplo Factory

About The Fund

Cariplo Factory is an innovation-focused investment firm that fosters a dynamic ecosystem made up of traditional enterprises including SMEs, large corporations, high-tech companies, social and cultural organizations, incubators, accelerators, universities, research centers, schools, educational institutions, fablabs, informal learning environments, and investors such as business angels and venture capitalists. They embrace a holistic approach to catalyze innovation through partnerships and community building efforts targeting various sectors. The firm's mission is to create tangible, measurable social, environmental, and cultural impacts by closely working with foundations, institutions, civil society actors, and corporate entities, both within Italy and internationally. With a deep understanding of the community needs, they design and implement multi-stakeholder projects that can drive replicable innovation processes. Cariplo Factory's two main innovation streams are Innovazione Comunitaria and Innovazione Sostenibile, which respectively focus on community innovation projects and promoting long-term growth and sustainability of enterprises and institutions by using ESG criteria. They apply open innovation methodologies and use their network to provide strategic innovation approaches, contributing to internal and external business processes. Cariplo Factory engages in startup acceleration, ecosystem building, corporate innovation, and supports significant market assessment projects and open innovation initiatives with partners like Eni and Snam. With programs such as Berkeley SkyDeck Europe, Milano, and Federated Innovation @MIND, they play a pivotal role in advancing the European startup ecosystem and fostering collaborative innovation in the MIND - Milano Innovation District. They also offer event hosting in their spaces and have a robust team dedicated to sustainable and community innovation, showcasing their deep engagement with the topics of welfare technological acceleration, international cooperation, cultural innovation, and welfare service innovation.