Projects

We are supporting an outsourcer of automotive digital services in the creation of a new business vertical, through a collaboration with our ecosystem.
The journey includes an initial assessment, followed by scouting activities and matching with the most suitable partners.

Fin 4 Teen is a free financial education and impact entrepreneurship programme promoted by Sellalab for students aged 12 to 19. Through lessons, mentoring and challenges, it helps younger generations develop money awareness, entrepreneurial mindset and responsible innovation skills.

An initiative organized by Sella Group in collaboration with Fintech District in Milan. The program involved fourteen students from Bocconi University who, working in teams, completed a business case aimed at developing their own fintech startup.

We are supporting two Italian banks in the design and development of their proprietary Innovation Hubs, with the aim of effectively addressing the specific needs of their local communities.

Visa Innovation Program Europe is a collaboration platform connecting fintech scaleups with Visa, clients, partners and mentors. In Italy, it supports selected ventures in validating solutions, accessing market opportunities and building partnerships across the payments ecosystem.

Mastercard For Fintechs is a European programme designed to support fintech growth through training, visibility, mentoring and competition. The initiative helps promising companies strengthen their market positioning and access Mastercard’s network, including opportunities connected to Start Path.

U.CAN Impact is a national initiative by Sellalab, supported by Fintech District, that identifies, supports and promotes open innovation projects with positive social, environmental or governance impact. The programme highlights collaborations between companies that turn innovation needs into measurable value.

The open innovation project at both national and international level, promoted and launched by MagnoLab - a network of companies focused on innovation in the textile supply chain, based in Magnonevolo (Biella).

SpaceFounders is a European accelerator for early-stage space startups, jointly operated by UniBW, CNES, and ASI. The program supports high-potential ventures in building scalable businesses and accessing the European space ecosystem.

A pre-acceleration program funded by the Regione Emilia-Romagna, focused on startups operating in AI & big data, clean energy, and space economy. Free and equity-free, it offered selected startups intensive training, personalized mentorship, open innovation opportunities with corporates, and international roadshows to support global growth.

Developed in collaboration with EY, the report explores the Italian FinTech fundraising landscape through a dual lens: Founders and Investors. Based on insights from over 90 FinTech and Techfin companies and 50 Investors, it sheds light on challenges, opportunities, and mismatches in expectations shaping the future of the ecosystem.

Fintech for All, Fintech for Good is a research project exploring how fintech can generate social and environmental impact. Developed with Deloitte, it analyses 485 F4G companies and their role in sustainable development.

The event dedicated to the future of innovation, organized in collaboration with Fiera Milano – Business International. From 2020 to 2024, the Milan Fintech Summit brought the international fintech community together in Italy.