At the Italian Innovation Factory Coworking Space, the Learning Day 0 was held, marking the official start of the sixth edition of VulcanicaMente – from talent to enterprise®, the competition promoted by the Comune di Napoli to support young talents and encourage the creation of new innovative businesses.

The day opened with welcome speeches from Mariangela Contursi, Director of SPICI Srl, and the Tutors of VulcanicaMente, then Giampiero Bruno, Technical-Scientific Coordinator of the Acceleration Program, presented in detail the activities and objectives of the VulcanicaMente 6 program, outlining the support path that will involve the teams in the coming months.

Considerable focus was given to the presentation of entrepreneurial ideas by the selected teams, coordinated by Clara Amadigi, Project Manager of the Italian Innovation Factory, while Francesca Galasso, Project Manager of SPICI Srl, explained the next operational steps and the activity schedule.

The day concluded with institutional greetings from Chiara Marciani, Youth Policies Councillor of the Comune di Napoli.

Startups and participating teams:

RethaiN, Nisida Maps, Janus, MadHearts, CineRentOLA, SofIC Robots, Cutinia, Drive-f, Smartag Team, AutoRepair Team, Enneci, MindFormula, Unicorn Donkeys, Jobs Valley, Duality AI, Oniro, Minerva S&R, Eat Like Italy, Debuggers, Voilà.

The Learning Day 0 represents the beginning of a structured path that will continue in the coming months with training, mentoring, and specialized support activities: a journey that we look forward to sharing through the next program updates.