Mattia Pontacolone

Mattia Pontacolone is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in various entrepreneurial roles. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at Coolidea since December 2022 and as a Limited Partner at Exceptional Ventures since May 2021, Mattia has developed a strong background in technology and startup incubation. As the Founder of Coolshop, established in August 2006, Mattia has focused on delivering CPQ solutions and sales support applications. Previously, Mattia co-founded and led iStarter, a business incubator-accelerator, from July 2012 until 2021. Additional entrepreneurial ventures include founding Mint Mobile srl, specializing in mobile applications, and working as a freelancer in technical analysis and journalism at PC World Italia. Mattia holds a Master's Degree in Ingegneria Gestionale from Politecnico di Torino and dual degrees from Grenoble INP - UGA and Politecnico di Torino in IT Engineering.