Super Sapiens is the start-up competition created by Scientifica to discover and support the growth of deep tech start-ups and research projects.
Launched in 2021, it quickly became a key initiative within the European venture ecosystem, serving as a leading platform for scouting start-ups with strong investment potential and scalability.
Following the success of its first edition—culminating in the Super Sapiens Day, the award ceremony where the most promising selected projects met investors, industrial partners, and the media—the now iconic format evolved into increasingly ambitious initiatives, including Super Sapiens Factory and Super Sapiens Europe, establishing itself as a powerful engine for deal flow generation and technology commercialization.
Key Figures
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Geographic Distribution
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Finalists
Winners
Evaluation Board

Riccardo D’Alessandri
Managing Partner Scientifica

Barbara Poggiali
Chairman Fondo Italiano d’Investimento

Patrick Leoni Sceti
General Partner Scientifica

Cristina Battaglia
Head of the Research Valorization Unit CNR

Paola Inverardi
Computer Science Professor Università dell’Aquila

Emilio Alacevich
Research Support Administrative Senior dell’IIT

Paolo Capomasi
Sales Director Public Sector di CISCO




