Growing in the startup world smoothly

87%

Of Genoa participants who wanted to raise, did it within 6 months of graduation

320K

Dollars raised in the median funding round

20%

Maximum dilution of Genoa students

Thanks to the execution capabilities and network they acquire at Genoa, students are valued and continue to grow beyond the program.

Alumni that succeed

Kris

Kris, 20 years old, joined Genoa with a €10k revenue agency and raised $500k during the program.

Angels in the round from:

GoogleAmazon
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Angels from:

Plug and Play
Ali from UCL, with corporate experience, started Genoa ES with a few ideas in mind.

Angels from:

McKinseyRothschild & CoMorgan Stanley
Chantal ESCP graduate with 3 internships completed, started Genoa ES still exploring various industries.

Angels from:

AppleCompass
Gianluca master graduate joined Genoa ES with a incorporated start up, a team and €13K GMV.

€300,000 pre launch raised

Ruben had a validated research finding and a team but no business experience when he joined Genoa ES.

Is the program truly worth it?

Marie '24 and Giulia '25 pitched and graduated in front of over 100 investors.

Both were hired for a sales role at firm of a participant.

70%

of our students received unsolicited job offers before graduation

X3

is the salary of a Genoa ES student vs the average graduate in the country they work

100%

students satisfied with their job

Luigi

Product at TextYess
(€3.5M raised)

C'24

Luigi was hired by the leading fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli for his work on Quince, the startup he built at Genoa ES. After one year, he joined the promising TextYess to grow faster and have more impact.

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Marie

Sales at Segments Cloud Computing
(€15M+ in sales)

C'24

Marie had no startup experience, but through the marketing and sales classes at Genoa ES, she learned how to identify the best channels and strategies to reach her target audiences.

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Giulia

Marketing at Portofino Immobiliare
(€10M in sales)

C'25

At Genoa ES, Giulia perfected her marketing and sales skills. After the program, she was hired by one of the most prestigious luxury real estate agencies in Portofino to lead marketing.

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Students prepared for the real world

The parents of Marie Guinch ard, an ESCP student who joined Genoa ES, were initially skeptical about the program, as their daughter was part of the first cohort. In this video, hear what they liked—and didn’t like—at the end of the program.

Thaddeus Anim-Somuah speaking

Completing the Genoa ES program equips you with hands-on experience and critical skills highly requested in any corporate environment.

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Thaddeus Anim-Somuah

Global Senior Manager Sustainability at Philips

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