About
Irene is an Investment Principal at E12 Ventures and Mitsui Global Investment with over 13 years in the venture space. She has been a founder, run an accelerator, and directed a San Francisco innovation hub working with startups, corporations, and universities, taking a data-driven, full-stack approach to investing.
Experience
- Italian Founders FundPartnercurrent2025 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Italian Founders FundPrincipal2024 — 2025Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- E12 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- E12 VenturesPrincipal2023 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- All RaisePrincipal Cohortcurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- La Carica delle 101101ercurrent2024 — present
- Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc.Principal2023 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Lombardstreet VenturesSenior Investment Associate2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- MillionaireAuthor - Inside Silicon Valley2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentor2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- ART-ER S. cons. p. a.Director - Silicon Valley Innovation Hub2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- ASTER S. cons. p. a.Startup Department Project Manager2010 — 2019Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Poistory s.r.l.CMO2011 — 2012Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Education
- Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di BolognaLaurea Magistrale in Scienze della Comunicazione Pubblica, Sociale e Politica2009 — 2011
- Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di BolognaLaurea in Scienze della Comunicazione2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Management28Start-up42Marketing23Pubbliche relazioni16Strategia di marketing14Strategia d'impresa14Project management14Social media marketing13Ricerche di mercato6Consulenza manageriale6Public Relations9Business development6
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Management ConsultingImprenditoriaBusiness StrategyBusiness planBusiness DevelopmentLanguages Francese · Inglese · Italian · Spagnolo · Tedesco
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Colleagues at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Ash Patel
Co-Managing Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Caroline Pinkney
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Henry Sohn
Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Masaji Matsuoka
Managing Director at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Mike Marquez
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Patrick Mcgill
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Paulina Szyzdek
Principal at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Sunao Nishimura
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc