Where entrepreneurial talent meets visionary founders. In Italy.
1. About five.degrees
Europe’s strongest talent pool of future founders and operators — now in Italy.
At five.degrees, we’re building Europe’s most selective talent pool of future founders and operators.
In DACH, we’ve built a reputation by connecting the top 0.1% of talent to breakout startups.
Now we’re bringing the model to Italy.
2. The Opportunity in Italy
Italy is ready to break out but needs more places that bring together the best talents, startups and ecosystem players.
Italy has no shortage of ambitious talent or promising startups. But until now, there hasn’t been a place where the two consistently meet.
- Students and young professionals often default to banking or consulting because they don’t see a path into startups.
- Founders struggle to hire the right people at the right time, wasting time on mismatched applications. five.degrees is coming to Italy to fix that.
3. How It Works
Talents and founders meet at pitch nights or through our curated platform.
- Pitch Nights: Handpicked startups pitch their vision and roles directly to a curated group of early-career talent (tech + business).
- Talent Platform: Founders access a pool of pre-vetted candidates eager to join high-growth teams.
4. Why It Matters
Direct access to founders, top talent, and future startups.
- For Talent: Access roles you won’t find on LinkedIn, meet founders directly, and launch your career where it counts.
- For Startups: Hire motivated, founder-fit talent ready to create impact from day one.
- For the Ecosystem: Today’s operators are tomorrow’s founders — fueling Italy’s startup flywheel.
5. Launch Event
First Italy Pitch Night will take place on Nov 5 in Milan. Co-hosted by Eurazeo, Vento and Futura
The first five.degrees Italy Pitch Night takes place November 5th in Milan, co-hosted by Futura with Eurazeo and Vento as partners.
- 5 breakout startups
- 50 handpicked talents
- 1 evening of job pitches + networking
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