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Stefano Quintarelli

Investor

GP, Founding Partner at Rialto Ventures

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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Experience

  1. CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. CopernicaniPresidentcurrent2024 — present
  3. Rialto Venture CapitalFoundercurrent2022 — presentEurope
  4. OECD - OCDEExpert - Informal advisory group on Digital identity2022 — 2023
  5. United NationsChairman of the Advisory group on advanced technologies (UN/CEFACT)2020 — 2022Geneva, Switzerland
  6. Agenzia per l'Italia DigitaleChairman Of The Steering Committee2014 — 2021Rome, Latium, Italy
  7. European CommissionMember of the AI High Level Expert Group2018 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
  8. Network Society VenturesAdvisor2015 — 2018New York
  9. Camera dei DeputatiDeputato2013 — 2018
  10. Partners GroupConsultant2017
  11. EASY NOLO S.P.A.Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2017Biella, Piedmont, Italy
  12. ePRICEMember of the Board of Directors2015 — 2016Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  13. Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNOProfessor2014 — 2016Rome
  14. ClusitBoard Member2006 — 2014
  15. F.C.INTERNAZIONALE MILANO SPADigital Strategy2012 — 2013Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  16. Garden VenturesCEO2001 — 2013
  17. Il Sole 24 OreDirettore Area Digitale di Gruppo2011 — 2012
  18. Innovare24 spaVicepresidente2011 — 2012
  19. AIIPPresident2004 — 2006
  20. Intesys NetworkingChairman Of The Board2001 — 2006Verona, Veneto, Italy

Education

  1. Università degli Studi di MilanoMSc, Information Science1984 — 2006
  2. Colegio San CarlosBachiller1979 — 1981

Skills & more

Strategy51Technology Start-upStart-up Ventures1Start-up LeadershipGrowth Hacking1Revenue & Profit GrowthNew Business Development1Leadership DevelopmentDigital Strategy55Networking13Start-ups30Cloud Computing22
+7 moreMobile DevicesE-commerceBusiness StrategyMobile ApplicationsSecurityWeb 2.0Open Source

Languages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

From Stefano's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Università degli Studi di Milano24

Laura ContiOffice Assistant at P101 VenturesTanzila SharifliOperations | Marketing & Outreach at 212Agnese PalermoSenior Marketing Associate at AlbionVCNiccolò MoroInvestment Analyst at ChrysalixLuca PessinaVenture Builder at Founders FactoryMina RaflaAssociate Director at Aura Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rialto Venture Capital2

Giovanni BaldassarriPartner at Rialto VenturesLuca AtzeniPortfolio Operations at Rialto Ventures

Also worked at Network Society Ventures1

David OrbanManaging Partner at Network Society Ventures

Also worked at Il Sole 24 Ore4

Francesca PirasSenior Office & HR Manager Americas at PICUS CAPITALLorenzo ManesHead of Operations at Rialto VenturesChris BrightExecutive Partner at Elevate CapitalMatteo CascinariGeneral Partner at Primo Ventures

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