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We look forward to seeing you for the Caffé di BeBeez on 9 November, Monday, at 10:30 AM
in Milan at Park Hyatt Hotel.
Top tier professionals will discuss the role of proprietary data, AI and intelligence in reshaping the competitive advantage for private capital and M&A
A journey through the entire economic intelligence value chain, to discover which data, tools and AI applications are already changing the way we invest, carry out M&A and create value in portfolio companies. It will be an opportunity to see, in a single morning, how the new private equity decision-making framework is being built, piece by piece. Artificial intelligence is changing the rules of the game on two fronts: in portfolio companies, where it can accelerate growth, productivity and value creation, and within the funds themselves, where it is transforming the way investment opportunities are identified, due diligence is conducted and the portfolio is monitored. OpenAI and Anthropic are developing new enterprise AI platforms in partnership with some of the world’s leading private equity firms. The London Stock Exchange explained the business rationale behind its acquisition of Octus emphasising the idea that the competitive advantage that proprietary data provide increases in value through artificial intelligence. Where this competitive advantage really comes from? Who has the best data? Who knows how to turn it into strategic insights and operational decisions? Which applications are already delivering tangible results? We will discuss this with the builders of this new infrastructure — from proprietary data to intelligence platforms, from AI models to intelligent agents — and with the funds that are using it to invest more effectively and grow their portfolio companies. A discussion aimed at understanding not only what is changing today, but above all who will be able to create the most value tomorrow.
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Programme
10.30AM Welcome Coffee
11.00AM Round-table discussion with Stefania Peveraro, BeBeez Editor–in-Chief as moderator
1. Operational data – Where the information that matters comes from?
Antonio Torino, ceo Workgroup
2. Data intelligence – How can you spot opportunities that others miss?
Fabrizio Vigo, co-founder & ceo Sevendata
3. AI agents – When does intelligence turn into action?
Tiziano Cetarini, founder & ceo Metriks AI.
4. The investor’s role – How much might the analyst’s job change?
Francesco Paolo Calia, co-founder of Quido 5. Private Equity – AI as a driver of value creation
Francesco Casiraghi, managing director Advent International, one of the founding partners of OpenAI Deployment Company, the organisation set up by OpenAI to accelerate the adoption of AI in businesses.
Rulen (fka LexSA) attracted 1.8 million euros from lead investor VC Partners, Growth Engine, AME Ventures, Zest – Magic Mind, Alpha Venture, and other business angels (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology, sales and marketing. Rulen retained Occhiuto Legal. VC Partners appointed Target Law and Rovetta Zanello e Associati while Milano Notai acted as public notary. Rui Hui Simone Hong (ceo) and Claudio Cama (cto) founded Rulen which joined the scaleup program of A-Road in 2021 and attracted the financing support of Growth Engine, a firm that Michele Appendino, Marco Ariello, Andrea Marangione, and Fabio Mondini de Focatiis created. Stefano Siglienti heads VC Partners
Ganiga Innovation, an Italian deeptech startup for fighting the waste of food that Nicolas Lorenzo Zeoli founded, attracted 1.5 million euros in equity from lead investor Vivenda (part of Consorzio La Cascina), NextSTEP and three business angels (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Further to such resources, the company received one million from Smart&Start Italia, a credit provider of Invitalia. Ganiga will invest such resources in the development of Hoooly!, a smart trash bin. Emilio Roussier Fusco is the chairman of Vivenda.
Z_One Fund, a venture capital vehicle that Zest and its manager Eureka! Venture launched, completed its first 35 million euros fundraising closing ahed of a 55 – 60 million target and started its investment cycle (see here a previous post by BeBeez). CDP Venture Capital (anchor investor), Zest (5 million), Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, and other private investors poured resources in Z_One Fund, a vehicle that Eureka! Venture manages and that appointed as ceo Luigi Capello. Marco Gay is the ceo of Zest while Capello, Giulio Montoli and Giulia Fazzini founded the firm. Stefano Molino is the head of CDP Venture Capital – Accelerator Funds. Andrea Ciampalini is the coo of Lazio Innova, an investor in Z_One Fund Lazio. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Zest, CDP, Eureka! Venture Capital, and their investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
