NEWS

• Thursday, 8 March 2012, 3:28 amCharles Versaggi, new director of Startup School

  Our Startup School has quickly become a key activity for the MTB Foundation.Since June 2011, we run 4 intakes, graduating 30 entrepreneurs (or wanna-be entrepreneur, prior to the school).On Monday thi. […]

• Sunday, 26 February 2012, 11:23 pmAnd the Winner 2012 is... Timbuktu!

  The Latins (and Italians...) called it "par condicio". After 2 years at Stanford, the show-case of the Mind the Bridge startup finalists for 2012 moved to UC Berkeley, kindly hosted by the European Bu. […]

• Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 7:25 amItalian Innovation Week in Silicon Valley

  Introducing startups from Italy to the sophisticated audience of Silicon Valley has historically been challenging. Let's face it. Italian technology? Too exotic, too naive, too remote. Besides some sp. […]

• Thursday, 16 February 2012, 5:35 pmGetting ready for the Italian Innovation Day (2/23)

  We're getting excited about the upcoming Italian Innovation Day, which will be held on Thursday, February 23, at UC Berkeley, starting at 4:30pm.The startups are working hard to polish their presentat. […]

• Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 5:13 amMassimo Arrigoni joins MTB board

  I'm excited to report that Massimo Arrigoni (AKA SuperMassi) has joined the MTB Board of Directors. An entrepreneur at heart, already sitting on the board of BAIA (Business Association Italy America). […]

• Monday, 9 January 2012, 10:17 pmWe Love OpenHouses!

  2011 has definitely been a great year for networking events. With more than 10 openhouse parties, +40 startups have presented their ideas in front of more than 450 people. The perfect occasion for sha. […]

• Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 6:02 amStartup School 2012, a New Adventure Awaits

  After the success of the previous editions, Mind the Bridge is now receiving applications for the 2012 Startup School, which will take place in San Francisco from March 5th to March 23rd.Having a prec. […]

• Friday, 30 December 2011, 12:42 amThe best of 2011

  Stating that it's been a busy year is just an understatement.We started the year incubating 12 startups, in addition to our long term guests at the gym.The Italian Innovation day at Stanford and then. […]

• Sunday, 11 December 2011, 6:20 amStereomood wins Premio RCS 2011

  Stereomood is the winner of the RCS Prize for 2011 as the most innovative startup in Digital Publishing.As the name implies, Stereomood thrives to re-organize the way we approach, listen and discover. […]

• Sunday, 27 November 2011, 7:15 pmVinswer wins Premio Marzotto - MTB

  Vinswer rules.Last night in Vicenza, the Associazione Progetto Marzotto in collaboration with MTB, proclaimed Vinswer as the winner of the Gaetano Marzotto prize (hi-tech / international).Vinswer prov. […]

• Monday, 21 November 2011, 6:03 amThe finalists for the 2011 BPC are...

  Arkimedia (I Like TV)D-OrbitNextStylerStereomoodTimbuktuVinswerVivochaNot much more to add, folks, it's all in the usual under-the-bridge video.Representing ahigh diversity of Italian Innovation, play. […]

• Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:46 amVenture Camp 2011: here's what happened

  33 speakers, 15 startups, 375 participants, #MTBVentureCamp the top discussion topic in Italy on Twitter, just to name a few numbers.Part of the discussions we had, ended up on the Italian Government. […]

• Thursday, 27 October 2011, 3:56 amThe new MTB GYM @ One Market is open for business

  It's been barely 3 weeks. And yet, it seems like a new era had started.It seems like yesterday that we had to move from our beloved pirate cove, Pier38.In the typical Silicon Valley way, where everyth. […]

• Thursday, 20 October 2011, 7:40 pmThe Venture Camp Gala Dinner. A dream venue for a rocking party.

  A terrific event requires a royal celebration … and when it is time to celebrate we never refuse.We are going to put together all the ingredients for a great party. A dream venue, fun and amazing pe. […]

• Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:16 amyes, we are IENE too

  It's true. We are IENE inside.Following last night's airing of the Iene's special on the brain-drain in Italy, we finally showed our true self. For the few that don't know IENE (Italian for hyenas), t. […]

• Saturday, 1 October 2011, 10:48 pmVenture Camp 2011 warm up

  5 weeks only! The countdown is on for the MTB Venture Camp 2011, the top event hosted by Corriere della Sera, bridging technology and startup world from Silicon Valley to Italy (and back).At its 4th e. […]

• Friday, 30 September 2011, 6:00 amHere are the 15 startups admitted to 2011 Venture Camp

  Here we are. After collecting the feedback from all the Instructors @ MtB Boot Camp in Turin, our Selection Committee has finally completed its job. They had a hard time to pick-up the best 15... sinc. […]

• Thursday, 29 September 2011, 7:30 pmMTB and Stanford solidify their partnership

  I'm just back from Florence where I spent two days teaching with Tom Byers @ Stanford Campus. I had the privilege to work with the Stanford students attending the Comparative Analysis of Entrepreneurs. […]

• Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 6:54 pmLet’s Boot Camp!

  Terrific speakers, awesome venue, promising startups! We are talking about the MtB Boot Camp that kicked off last Thursday in Milan (hosted by the Social Media Week) to continue for the 29 semifinalis. […]

• Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 7:07 amThe end of Pier 38 (the way we know it)

  It's official. By the end of the month, all Pier 38 tenants (~70 startups to our last count) will have to move out.It doesn't really matter what's the real story behind it (Chronicle, Techcrunch) , th. […]

• Sunday, 11 September 2011, 9:41 am2011 Business Plan Competition: here is the short list of the the top 30!

  This year we received a lot of submissions for our annual Business Plan Competition. Most of them are really cool and interesting projects...Then our Selection Committee (coordinated by Fabrizio Capob. […]

• Thursday, 25 August 2011, 9:58 amStartup School - A new edition coming in October

  Two editions of the schools gone and - here the big news - not one, but two to go!Indeed, given the high number of applications for the first three editions of Mind the Bridge Startup School, we deci. […]

• Friday, 29 July 2011, 6:34 amMtB Boot Camp 2011.. One more reason to be in!

  The deadline (July, 31st) to participate in the Business Plan Competition is approaching and it’s time to give you one more reason to be in. For the 25 best startups selected in the competition MtB. […]

• Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:53 pmNicola Allieta, the jackpot winner

  Back in Febrary we announced the amazing opportunity for the best recent graduate to join us in Silicon Valley, supported by a significant package.Now, a few months later, the dream came true for one. […]

• Monday, 18 July 2011, 3:40 amStartup's.. cool!

  People living in San Francisco during this weeks will certainly agree that there's not a full summer in the city, the fog and the cold wind are good and habitual friends here. Although the cold summer. […]