Vento, the first non-profit venture builder that helps young people create disruptive companies from scratch is launched

Applications are now open for the first 30 young aspiring entrepreneurs: they will be remunerated to create innovative startups in a 4-month full-time program. With the support of Exor and in partnership with Talent Garden, OGR Tech and Compagnia di San Paolo, each year Vento (Venture Originator) will help 10 teams bring to market scalable tech companies that respond to challenges launched by leading enterprises, such as Telepass, Reply and UniCredit.

Applications are open until October 24 to participate in the new venture building program Vento - Venture Originator, which will start on January 31, 2022 in the areas of the Startup Village of OGR Tech and at Talent Garden Fondazione Agnelli.

A new full-time path unseen in Italy to create startups with high growth potential: it will not be necessary to have an idea or a team to participate, because the selection of candidates will be based exclusively on the entrepreneurial potential of each candidate.

“An international approach that fits well with the objectives and mission of Fondazione CRT and OGR Torino, with which through the daily work in OGR Tech - hub of innovation and business acceleration - we aim to make the territory more ambitious and connected through the attraction of investments and talents" says Massimo Lapucci - Secretary General of Fondazione CRT and CEO of OGR Torino.

Once selected, the 30 aspiring entrepreneurs will be divided into 10 teams. Each team will be assigned a challenge, launched by leading companies such as Telepass, Reply and UniCredit. Their task will be to find a solution that can be developed into a real business with great growth potential.

The program is inspired by the best venture builder models that are rapidly emerging in the United States and Europe and aims to minimize the risk of failure of business ideas and increase the growth potential of new companies, thanks to a systematic process of selection of participants, creation of teams and careful research of the starting need, identified and validated thanks to the support of Partner Companies.

During the final Investor Day in early June, the startups will be presented to an audience of Italian and European angels, accelerators and venture capital funds.