Francesco Rubino

I help companies, investors and startups turn AI ambition into governable, cost-aware execution. I assess the feasibility, ROI and technical defensibility of AI initiatives, structure their governance (EU AI Act, GDPR), and bring financial discipline to cloud and AI spend (FinOps), bridging business goals, technology and compliance as a "super-connector."

My foundation is 15+ years designing and running innovation, acceleration and incubation programmes across six geographic ecosystems: deep-tech cohorts, corporate open innovation programmes, and pre-seed bootcamps in emerging markets. 800+ founders mentored. 3,700+ ventures evaluated.

Programmes delivered for EIT Food, EIC, CAF (Development Bank of Latin America), LUMSA University (InvestMED, EU-funded), Pioneers.io, Gellify, GIZ and the Italian Embassy.

I am a registered EU Expert Evaluator with direct experience assessing Horizon Europe and EIC Accelerator proposals — I write and evaluate from inside the scoring rubric.

Based in Barcelona. Available for: AI venture & project assessment, AI transformation and governance advisory, fractional innovation leadership, and expert evaluation mandates across Europe and internationally.

Idiomas: Inglés (Bilingüe) | Español (Fluido)