
After Dada, Alessandro Sordi began again with two longtime friends. At Nana Bianca, the architect turned entrepreneur is helping founders build companies - and giving Florence more reasons to look forward.
The Italian investor began by putting startups on television. Its more interesting wager is what happens after the cameras leave: entrepreneurs helping other entrepreneurs build, change course and try again.
Two hours, a team of experienced women, and no invoice. The Milan nonprofit turns professional networks into focused mentoring for founders who need a different view of their business.
Inside a railway station, LVenture Group paired startup money with five months of hands-on help. Its journey into Zest reveals the harder part: turning promising companies into cash.