Paolo Franceschini

About

Senior innovation and public-funding consultant with 20+ years of experience supporting SMEs, corporates, startups, and public organisations in turning ideas into structured, market-ready initiatives. I design and deploy end-to-end innovation funnels—from opportunity framing and value proposition design to go-to-market validation—often leveraging Lean Startup as a mentor, coach, and practitioner. I have deep expertise in EU and Italian R&D funding frameworks , covering proposal development, project management, and financial/cost reporting. My work integrates innovation strategy, technology transfer and fundraising (public grants and VC readiness), complemented by solid capabilities in digital marketing (SEO/SEM, social, e-commerce) and international stakeholder management.