Francesco Carollo
Investment Manager
European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) - Culture & Creativity
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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About me
EN
Francesco Carollo is an Investment Manager at EIT CC, responsible for the organization’s pan-European startup portfolio. Previously, he was part of the investment team at the EIC Fund - Europe’s largest deep-tech venture capital fund - within the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg. His professional background spans venture capital, management consulting, academia, startups, and corporate environments. Francesco works at the intersection of innovation, capital, and scale, with a strong focus on fundraising, investment strategy, and the growth of high-impact technologies.
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Francesco Carollo ist Investment Manager beim EIT CC und verantwortlich für das paneuropäische Startup-Portfolio der Organisation. Zuvor war er Teil des Investment-Teams des EIC Fund - Europas größtem Deep-Tech-Venture-Capital-Fonds - bei der Europäischen Investitionsbank (EIB) in Luxemburg. Sein beruflicher Hintergrund umfasst Venture Capital, Managementberatung, Wissenschaft, Startups und Unternehmensumfelder. Francesco arbeitet an der Schnittstelle von Innovation, Kapital und Skalierung, mit besonderem Fokus auf Fundraising, Investmentstrategien und das Wachstum von Technologien mit hoher Wirkung.
Speaker sessions (2)
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
11:00 - 12:00
Panel | To Invest or Not Invest: The CCI Dilemma (EN)
- Hands-on
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
Language: English This discussion looks at who gets funding in the creative industries, who is often left out, and how access to money could become more equal.
14:00 - 15:00
Info Hour | Discover EIT Culture & Creativity (EN)
- Hands-on
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- EU
Language: English This info hour introduces EIT Culture & Creativity, its programmes for innovation and business creation in the cultural and creative sectors, and Creative Catalyst, a new Austrian innovation lab for collaboration and sustainable growth.