Editor's Note

B4i selects the most innovative ideas and the startups with the greatest potential to help them grow and succeed by investing the experience, knowledge, time and resources of the wider Bocconi community.

We run 2 acceleration programs every 6 months, supporting 15/20 and 6/8 startups in a batch, respectively.

In the pre-acceleration we take startups from idea to MVP via entrepreneurial education, mentorship and legal support over 3 months, free of charge.

In the Acceleration program, we help startups grow from an MVP to entering and scaling in the market: we invest 50k, offer co-working spaces and a bunch of other services (mentorship, legal/marketing/UX/UI/sales/fundraising clinics, co-working space). Since 2020, we have invested in 50+ startups.

We partner with most of the national VCs, plus some strategic international ones.

Co-working space available inside the Bocconi Campus, offering 70+ desks for founders and various meeting rooms