Giancarlo Vergine
Founder & Managing Partner
OverVentures
Marcus Tempte
Head of Europe
Republic
Francisco SIlva
Head of Investment
Goparity
Leonard Burger
UK Venture Partner
Over Ventures
Kaan Akin
Managing Partner - COO
Tenity
Min Boghaita
Chief Scouting Officer
Nobody studioJune 25, 2026 12:20 - 13:00
Startup & VC Plenary
The next capital stack: Why community belongs at the table
The best European companies aren’t choosing between institutional capital and the crowd, they’re combining both. Three Community Funding protagonists operating in some of Europe’s most strategic verticals share what co-investment with VCs actually looks like from the inside: how community rounds validate markets, de-risk institutional bets, and turn thousands of small investors into the kind of ambassadors no marketing budget can buy. Anchored in data from the European Community Capital Landscape 2025 by Over Ventures, this panel makes the case for a new capital stack, one where democratizing access to venture-grade deals isn’t idealism. It’s just good finance.
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Simone Conia
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Francesco Cerruti
Italian Tech Alliance
Alessandro Pontari
Vertis SGR SpA
Maicol Verzotto
Soource
Emilio La Pera
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA
Luca Foresti
Niulinx
Chiara Castelli
Moonstone VC
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YOUTH HealthTech
Andrea Notari
Credem Banca
Giovanni Pizza
BonusX
Paolo Binetti
VitaDAO
Marco Dotto
Rubedo Life Sciences & Unruly Capital
Sara Rigamonti
Innovup
Andrea Birolo
Reale Group
Tommaso Lemessi
Charlie24 Italia Srl
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Kari Luojus
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Elisa Piscitelli
Futurely
Marco D'Angelo
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