Diyala D'Aveni, CEO at Vento: Italian founders building global companies

Italian Tech Week is now Wave.Diyala D’Aveni, CEO at Vento, explains why keeping “Italy” in the name started to feel limiting as founders and investors began coming from across Europe and beyond.From starting with 100 people in 2018 to backing 160 Italian founders worldwide, she reflects on how Italy’s tech scene has evolved and what it will take for founders to believe they can build global companies.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/