Zeno Tosoni

Entrepreneurship & Startup Center Manager @ H-FARM

Biography

Zeno Tosoni is an entrepreneur driven by a deep passion for innovation, technology and wellness. He founded a startup that achieved a successful exit, culminating in its acquisition by Greenyard, a major multinational group. Subsequently, Zeno continued to work with Greenyard as a strategic consultant, focusing on innovation and business development.
He currently serves as Startup Manager at H-FARM's Entrepreneurship & Startup Center, where he is enthusiastically dedicated to mentoring early-stage startups, and working with young entrepreneurs. In addition to this, Zeno is a lecturer for the Master in Digital Entrepreneurship at H-FARM College and frequently shares his expertise as a guest lecturer for Entrepreneurship and Strategy courses at Ca' Foscari University. He also actively participates as a startup mentor in several hackathons, with the goal of inspiring and mentoring the next generation of innovators.
He is also leading several Open Innovation projects at H-FARM, where he facilitates collaboration between industry leaders and startups to foster joint innovation.

Areas of teaching

  • Developing Innovative Business Models: Exploration of techniques for transforming creative ideas into sustainable and scalable business models, with a focus on growth strategies and competitive positioning.
  • Entrepreneurial Strategy and Business Growth: Strategic approach to planning the growth of startups and SMEs, with focus on expansion, innovation and sustainability.
  • Emerging technologies and digital transformation: Analysis of the impact of digital and emerging technologies on the evolution of business models and corporate competitiveness.
  • Leadership and Innovation Management: Developing skills for leadership in business contexts, with emphasis on dynamic teams and agile work environments.
  • Open Innovation and Business Collaboration: Exploration of Open Innovation strategies to foster collaboration between established companies and startups, promoting innovative solutions through synergies and partnerships.