About
Venture Partner and prolific angel investor with roughly 30 investments from pre-seed to Series A. Chairman of his family office and board member of K.F.T.C. Graduated in business administration from ESCP Europe. Originally from Turin.
Invests in
AgTechBiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtech
Experience
- Società Investimenti e Sviluppo (SIS s.r.l.)Presidentcurrent2016 — presentTurin Area, Italy
- Società Investimenti e Sviluppo (SIS s.r.l.)Chief Executive Officer2010 — 2016Turin
- Cimminelli HoldingFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Club degli InvestitoriDirector Cabinetcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Exceptional VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- firedropLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Global Innovation ScoutingFoundercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- iStarterEquity Partner2012 — 2020Italy and UK
- iStarterCEO2018 — 2020
- iStarterMD UK2015 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- ESCP EuropeAssistant Professor2015London, United Kingdom
- MediobancaInvestment Banking Analyst Intern, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Luxury & Retailing2009
- Deloitte & ToucheAuditing Analyst Intern, Industrial Division2008
- Ergom Holding S.p.A.Vice President2000 — 2007Turin Area, Italy
Skills & more
Microsoft PowerPointRelationship Building56Leadership99Lateral Thinking12Analytical Skills11Management15Strategy20Problem Solving9Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Private Equity99Venture Capital88
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NetworkingInvestment BankingStart-up ConsultingInvestment StrategiesInvestmentsValuationFamily BusinessReal EstateEntrepreneurial MindsetBusiness TurnaroundDistressed DebtInnovation ManagementLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
From Simone's professional profile.
Colleagues at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Söderman
CFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures
Anna Fortuny-Gomez
Head of Platform, Science, & Reputation at Exceptional Ventures
Doug Kerr
Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Federica Pio
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Frederica Dick-Read
Executive Assistant at Exceptional Ventures
Jason Foster
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simone Cimminelli?
- Venture Partner and prolific angel investor with roughly 30 investments from pre-seed to Series A. Chairman of his family office and board member of K.F.T.C. Graduated in business administration from ESCP Europe. Originally from Turin.
- Where does Simone Cimminelli work?
- Simone Cimminelli is Venture Partner at Exceptional Ventures.
- What does Simone Cimminelli invest in?
- Simone Cimminelli invests in AgTech, Biotech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- Where did Simone Cimminelli go to school?
- Simone Cimminelli studied at ESCP (Paris, France • Master in Management); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Private Equity - Executive education, Private equity); Università degli Studi di Torino (Turin, Italy • B.A.).
Same school
Also attended ESCP318
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford253
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Also attended Università degli Studi di Torino49
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Also attended City St George’s, University of London58
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Shared employers
Also worked at ESCP Europe14
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniMarc FournierManaging Partner at SerenaEric GossartPartner at SerenaMarta SjögrenCo-founder & Co-CEO, Paebbl at 2050Laura WeritzDirector of Platform & Community at Point NineHarald EkblomAnalyst at Polaris Management A/S
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Also worked at Mediobanca14
Nicola MunariniInvestor at Seaside VenturesPiers HorlockInvestment Analyst at University of Cambridge EnterpriseNicola MunariniPartner at UP PartnersDavide MaggioniInvestment Director at KartesiaDiletta LiviPartner at Alkemia CapitalGuenda AlbanoRisk Manager at PFC Family Office
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Also worked at Deloitte & Touche1,277
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor
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