About
Stefano Quintarelli is founder of Rialto Venture Capital and senior advisor at the Centre for European Policy Studies. A serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in the TMT sector and technology background, he previously served as an Italian Member of Parliament from 2013 to 2018, and has held board positions at listed and private companies. His career includes the sale of I.NET to British Telecom in 2000 for €870 million, as well as work on digital transformation and innovation strategies across private and public sectors.
Experience
- CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- CopernicaniPresidentcurrent2024 — present
- Rialto Venture CapitalFoundercurrent2022 — presentEurope
- OECD - OCDEExpert - Informal advisory group on Digital identity2022 — 2023
- United NationsChairman of the Advisory group on advanced technologies (UN/CEFACT)2020 — 2022Geneva, Switzerland
- Agenzia per l'Italia DigitaleChairman Of The Steering Committee2014 — 2021Rome, Latium, Italy
- European CommissionMember of the AI High Level Expert Group2018 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Network Society VenturesAdvisor2015 — 2018New York
- Camera dei DeputatiDeputato2013 — 2018
- Partners GroupConsultant2017
- EASY NOLO S.P.A.Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2017Biella, Piedmont, Italy
- ePRICEMember of the Board of Directors2015 — 2016Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNOProfessor2014 — 2016Rome
- ClusitBoard Member2006 — 2014
- F.C.INTERNAZIONALE MILANO SPADigital Strategy2012 — 2013Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Garden VenturesCEO2001 — 2013
- Il Sole 24 OreDirettore Area Digitale di Gruppo2011 — 2012
- Innovare24 spaVicepresidente2011 — 2012
- AIIPPresident2004 — 2006
- Intesys NetworkingChairman Of The Board2001 — 2006Verona, Veneto, Italy
- NGIBoard Member2000 — 2006
- I.NETBoard Member1994 — 2006
- ClusitFounder2000 — 2002
- EducomFounder1990 — 1993Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Sida InformaticaFounder1985 — 1990Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Skills & more
Strategy51Technology Start-upStart-up Ventures1Start-up LeadershipGrowth Hacking1Revenue & Profit GrowthNew Business Development1Leadership DevelopmentDigital Strategy55Networking13Start-ups30Cloud Computing22
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Mobile DevicesE-commerceBusiness StrategyMobile ApplicationsSecurityWeb 2.0Open SourceLanguages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
From Stefano's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rialto Ventures
Alessandro Profumo
Partner at Rialto Ventures
Fabri Cara
Partner at Rialto Ventures
Giovanni Baldassarri
Partner at Rialto Ventures
Guido Venturetti
Portfolio Support at Rialto Ventures
Lorenzo Manes
Head of Operations at Rialto Ventures
Luca Atzeni
Portfolio Operations at Rialto Ventures
Simone Brunozzi
GP, Founding Partner at Rialto Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stefano Quintarelli?
- Stefano Quintarelli is founder of Rialto Venture Capital and senior advisor at the Centre for European Policy Studies. A serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in the TMT sector and technology background, he previously served as an Italian Member of Parliament from 2013 to 2018, and has held board positions at listed and private companies. His career includes the sale of I.NET to British Telecom in 2000 for €870 million, as well as work on digital transformation and innovation strategies across private and public sectors.
- Where does Stefano Quintarelli work?
- Stefano Quintarelli is GP, Founding Partner at Rialto Ventures.
- Where did Stefano Quintarelli go to school?
- Stefano Quintarelli studied at Università degli Studi di Milano (MSc, Information Science); Colegio San Carlos (Bachiller).
Same school
Also attended Università degli Studi di Milano29
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Also attended Colegio San Carlos3
Shared employers
Also worked at OECD - OCDE17
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