PoC Project Management
Managed 10+ proof-of-concept projects from scoping to delivery, working closely with corporate innovation teams to define hypotheses, select startup partners, run pilots, and measure outcomes.
Company Building · Innovation Management · EU & Middle East
GELLIFY
Innovation manager and company builder for EU and Middle East clients, via GELLIFY's B2B SaaS and innovation platform.
GELLIFY is one of Italy's leading B2B SaaS scaleup investors and innovation enablers, operating across Europe and the Middle East. Francesco worked as an embedded innovation manager, delivering proof-of-concept projects, intrapreneurship programmes, and company building initiatives for a roster of corporate clients.
WHAT I DID
Intrapreneurship Programmes
Designed and delivered intrapreneurship programmes for large corporations, building internal entrepreneurial culture and generating a structured pipeline of testable innovation projects.
Company Building
Contributed to GELLIFY's company building practice, supporting the development of new ventures from corporate assets, research, or market opportunities identified through the innovation process.