ABOUT

Francesco Rubino

Programme Leader · EU Expert Evaluator · Ecosystem Builder

Venture builder and startup acceleration programme leader with 10+ years bridging corporations, startups, and institutions across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Based in Barcelona, Spain. Designed and led acceleration and incubation programmes for 500+ founders across 3 continents: from intrapreneurship at Ferrovial, Endesa and Fameccanica, to EU-funded cohorts (Carbon13, InvestMED) and independent accelerators in East Africa and Latin America (CAF). Expert evaluator for Horizon Europe and EIT programmes.

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In the field

Projects, events, and collaborations across Europe, Africa, and South America

Francesco Rubino on stage at a speaking event — Demoday for changemakers — CAF, Amazonas

Francesco Rubino at Merck innovation event — Merck innovation center

Francesco Rubino at Greiner hackathon — Greiner hackathon

Francesco Rubino at Pioneers 2019 — Pioneers Festival 2019

Francesco Rubino at InvestMED programme, LUMSA — InvestMED, LUMSA

Francesco Rubino at Raiffeisen Bank event — Raiffeisen Bank demo day

Francesco Rubino at Greiner — Greiner hackathon

Francesco Rubino at Körber event — Körber Tech Day

EXPERTISE

Innovation Strategy

End-to-end from hypothesis to market. PoC design, business model validation, and intrapreneurship programs for corporations and institutions across Europe and beyond.

EU Programmes & Evaluation

EU expert evaluator since 2021. Programme architecture, proposal development, and expert assessment for Horizon Europe, EIC, and related instruments.

Non-Dilutive Funding

EU grants, national and regional instruments: identified, written, and delivered. Keep your equity and access the capital already allocated for your innovation.

Ecosystem Building

Bridges between corporations, startups, universities, and public institutions. Cross-border, cross-sector, built to last, from Montevideo to Kampala, Nairobi to Vienna.

Companies I've worked with