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Michele Cermele is a highly accomplished professional currently serving as a Partner at Proximity Capital since January 2024, focusing on identifying startups poised for the AI revolution. As the Scientific Director of the Master Program in NPL management at Sole 24 ORE Formazione and the Director at CTE Molise, Michele plays a significant role in education and technology. Additionally, Michele is a founding partner at Copernion, which invests in digital startups, and holds board positions at Venture Box, an Italian B2B Software Venture Builder, and Essedi S.r.l., an audiovisual system design and integration company. Previously, Michele served as CEO of Cerved Credit Management Group, where significant contributions were made to credit servicing in Italy and Greece. Earlier career highlights include leadership roles at Jupiter Finance and MasterCard Advisors. Michele holds a PhD in Computer Science and Automation Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and has been a visiting scholar at Duke University.
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COPERNION
Copernion Group: A tech corporation focused on creating, investing in, and advising tech startups, including a Corporate Venture structure with opportunities for third-party involvement, generating high returns. As part of its operations, Copernion has established an active platform, the Copernion Circle, comprised of over 350 members. These are high-level professionals, presidents, CEOs, owners, and executives from 19 countries, all contributing to the development and success of Copernion Group's activities while maximizing economic and social impact. The group has made investments, creating a portfolio of 26 companies, 12 of which have completed full cycles from conception to exit. Noteworthy achievements include: • Contributions to the creation of Spain's only deep-tech unicorn company, securing a home run and double-digit returns up to money-on-money of 14x and up to a maximum IRR of x311 to date. • Generation of over 2,400 jobs, mainly for young professionals. • Companies currently operating in Spain, Italy, Andorra, Portugal, UK, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay. • Extensive geographical experience in 19 countries, three regions, and two continents (in terms of investments, investors, transaction flow, and platform). • Innovative hands-on investment model for creation, investment, and support: desirable in early and growth stages, mandatory in acquisitions and sector/vertical funds. • Advanced process and methodology in investment selection. Outstanding knowledge and experience in cutting-edge technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Big Data, Cloud & Edge Computing, IoT, Nanotechnology, Green Algorithms, Robotics. • Knowledge and experience demonstrated to date in seven verticals: finance and insurance, food and agriculture, industry and logistics, sports, health and wellness, advertising and marketing, media and entertainment, data analysis. • Sustainable investment with high impact.