About

Gregorio Rodriguez d'Acri is an Investment Associate at CDP Venture Capital, where he is part of the investment team focusing on Industrial, Energy, and Infrastructure technology. He identifies market-proven startups with ambitious growth potential and proposes solutions that have a significant impact on the verticals of reference. Gregorio has a strong academic background in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering. He is an expert in Venture Capital, Open Innovation, Public Funding, Horizon2020 and HorizonEU, USA SBIR program, Startup, and Ecosystems of Innovation. His previous research experience was in applied fluid dynamics and bio-pharmaceutics. Before joining CDP Venture Capital, Gregorio worked at Alien Technology Transfer as a Chief Innovation Scout and Senior Innovation Scout. His responsibilities included determining scouting strategies for identifying innovative SMEs and startups that Alien Technology Transfer supported in obtaining private and public funding. He leveraged the different expertise of the Innovation Scouting team to identify the fields, industries, and verticals where technical innovation was happening and likely to happen in the future. Gregorio's academic background and innovation experience allow him to quickly identify promising startups and SMEs, distinguishing between state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technological innovation in fields ranging from CleanTech to Life Sciences, Renewables to Advanced Manufacturing. Gregorio has a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from King's College London, a Master of Science in Energy Engineering, a Master of Research in Biochemical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from University College London. He also holds a Liceo Classico degree from Collegio San Giuseppe Istituto de Merode. Gregorio's tech stack includes infra and AI, and he has 6.19 years of relevant experience.