A Young Italian Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley
Luigi Congedo is a young Neapolitan Venture Capitalist based in Silicon Valley. He is part of an Italian exodus being one of the hundreds of thousands of Italians who moved abroad in the last 10 years: 90% of them have a college degree and they go abroad in search of economic stability and meritocracy. Our interview starts with the account of how...
Da Olivetti alle nuove startup USA, va in scena l’Italia 2.0
L'italia che guarda al futuro è di scena dal 12 marzo nel cuore della Silicon Valley con la kermesse settimanale "Italy Tech Week". Un evento che fa parte del più ampio "Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti: ricerca, scoperta e innovazione", che attraverso un viaggio lungo dodici mesi toccherà 40 città americane con oltre 200 eventi, mette...
Paid summer internship opportunity
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks one, qualified undergraduate student preferably in the fields of History, Art History, Social Science, Urban Planning, Museum Studies and other relevant areas of study to serve as a summer intern funded by the Getty Grant Program. ABOUT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES (IAMLA)Italian Ameri...
Silicon Savior: Italian Journal Interviews Marco Marinucci On His New Venture
by Laura Giacalone Home to many of the world's largest technology corporations as well as thousands of small startups, Silicon Valley is the place where the future is written. It is no accident that former Google manager and dynamic leader Marco Marinucci has decided to start his new (ad)venture – as he likes to call it – exactly from ther...
The office design sector looks to US to build contacts with large architecture firms
by Laura Cavestri Italian company Estel has been selected by Apple to build anti-seismic facilities and equipment for its new "Campus 2," soon to be opened in Cupertino, California, where it will be home to 13,000 employees. Based in the Italian city of Vicenza, Estel employs around 350 workers with an annual turnover of around €60 millio...
First Ferrari F12tdf Delivered in the US
More than six months after the first Ferrari F12 TDF's were delivered in Europe, deliveries have finally commenced across the pond as well. Happy first American customer to take delivery of the limited-edition Ferrari F12 is Californian auto customizing company 'Auto Talent'. The Ferrari F12 tdf was released last year by the Italian superc...
Ten new cars to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ferrari in America
Americans should be happy to know that Ferrari has decided to celebrate the first 60 years of the Italian company in the US with a series of ten brand new "special models". The Modena-based company has not released much information about that. The only thing we know so far is that these limited edition racing cars will be unveiled during "a major...
Da Varese alla California: in finale per costruire un nuovo parco Disney
di Francesca Gambarini Da bambino visitava i parchi Disney con la famiglia e ne rimaneva incantato. Ora li progetta. Per Giacomo Savardi, 26 anni, da Varese, quello con Topolino, Paperino &co è un legame che comincia da lontano. E che ora, chissà, potrebbe anche diventare un lavoro. Primo passo: vincere il concorso «Imaginations». &nb...
New Partnership with PortTechLA
PortTech Los Angeles and Bridges to Italy announced an exciting new partnership expected to spark economic opportunities for U.S. and Italian IT and clean technology companies and entrepreneurs. By working together, the two organizations will advance their common goal of establishing technology businesses in U.S. and Italian markets. "Partnering w...
Jack Conte, il gene italiano della creatività negli USA in una startup di successo: Patreon
di Luca Scarcella Jack, classe '84, nipote di emigranti italiani in terra californiana, ha passato l'adolescenza tra strumenti musicali e show improvvisati per le strade di San Francisco. Nel 2009, poi, un lavoro importante: viene scelto per doppiare un personaggio del celebre videogioco "The Sims 2". Investe i ricavi ottenuti nel...
Made-In-Italy Online Tutoring Platform Launches in the Bay
Today, I'd like to introduce you to a made-in-Italy software company. Bandyer is a young team from Italy with a vision to help people easily connect to teach what they love, and learn what they need. They moved to San Francisco almost two months ago and went live in October 2015. Bandyer is a unique marketplace where Learners and Teachers...
Le eccellenze green italiane negli USA con l’ICE
Sette imprese italiane del settore delle energie rinnovabili e tecnologie a impatto zero partecipano a una missione organizzata dall'Agenzia Ice per visitare il Cleantech Forum di San Francisco e sviluppare forme di partenariato e di collaborazione industriale negli USA. Inaugurato ieri, il Cleantech Forum, giunto all'undicesima edizione, è tra i...