About
Luigi Amati is founder of META Group and chairman emeritus of Business Angels Europe. He co-founded Italian Angels for Growth, one of Europe's largest angel clubs, and invests primarily in life science and creative companies. His background includes research in computational mechanics software at an Imperial College spin-off and degrees from the University of La Sapienza in Rome and Imperial College London.
Experience
- META GroupFoundercurrent1993 — present
- Business Angels EuropeChairman Emerituscurrent2012 — presentBrussels
- Italian Angels for GrowthCo-foundercurrent2007 — presentMilan
- Associazione IBANBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Aper VenturesBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentWarsaw, Masovian District, Poland
- Xplorer Fund S.A. ASIFoundercurrent2020 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Lazio InnovaVenture Capital Fund - Member of Investment Committeecurrent2011 — presentRome Area, Italy
- EUREKA! Venture SGRCo-founder & Chairman2018 — 2023Milan Area, Italy
- European CommissionExpert - Crowdfunding2016 — 2023Brussels Area, Belgium
- European CommissionMember Board of Advisors2016 — 2023Brussels Area, Belgium
- European CommissionExpert - Risk Finance2013 — 2023Brussels Area, Belgium
- EBAN - The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds, and other Early Stage MarketVice President2009 — 2012Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- LUSAS infrastructure design softwareResearch Engineer1990 — 1993London, United Kingdom
- Aeronautica MilitareLieutenant1988 — 1989Rome, Latium, Italy
Education
- Imperial College LondonMSc, DIC1990 — 1991
- Sapienza Università di RomaDottore in Ingegneria, Structural Engineering1982 — 1987
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Venture Capital99Business Strategy67Business Ownership3Research Skills3Business Planning51Management Consulting34Private Equity26Corporate Development16International Business14Investments13
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EconomicsFundingBusiness DevelopmentMarket ResearchMergers & AcquisitionsStart-upVenture capitalBusiness planEnterprise Softwareresearch acceleratorStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
From Luigi's professional profile.
Colleagues at META Group
Adelaide Moscatelli
Innovation Specialist at META Group
Adriano La Vopa
Research Angel at META Group
Alessandra Spinelli
Assistant Manager at META Group
Alessia Melasecche
Director & CEO at META Group
Alex Schiphorst
Dissemination & Communications Specialist at META Group
Andrea Bassetti
IT Manager at META Group
Andrea Di Anselmo
President & Co-Founder at META Group
Anja Bracaj
Admin Officer at META Group
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Luigi Amati work?
- Luigi Amati is Director & Co-Founder at META Group.
Same school
Also attended Imperial College London484
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Also attended Sapienza Università di Roma44
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Shared employers
Also worked at Business Angels Europe4
Also worked at Associazione IBAN3
Also worked at European Commission113
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Also worked at EBAN - The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds, and other Early Stage Market14
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