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Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) – Future CEO & Co-Founder | Novagria Ventures

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5–10 years of experience in startups, product, growth, innovation, or venture building
  • Direct experience in validating digital products and MVPs
  • Strong entrepreneurial mindset, strategic thinking and execution skills
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and navigate early-stage uncertainty

Responsibilities

  • Problem solution validation
  • MVP build (including no-code/low-code approaches)
  • Market testing and first customers
  • Go-to-market and seed fundraising

Key facts

  • Remote from: Italy
  • Freelance
  • Expert & Leadership (>10 years)
  • English, Italian

Other skills

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Team Leadership
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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GELLIFY

Digital Transformation Consulting

We are “the” Purple innovation factory that blends future visions, software and human genius, enabling organizations to flourish as modern digital businesses. We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates and Spain.

Company details

IndustryDigital Transformation Consulting
Company size201-500

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Job description

VERSIONE ITALIANA


CDP Venture Capital, insieme a Mutti, Sipcam Oxon, Crédit Agricole Italia e GELLIFY, lancia Novagria Ventures: il nuovo Venture Builder dedicato alla filiera agroalimentare italiana.


🎯 Obiettivo: creare fino a 6 nuove startup in 3 anni, mobilitando oltre 45 milioni di euro di investimenti complessivi per colmare i gap di digitalizzazione e sostenibilità della filiera.


👀 Cosa facciamo

Novagria Ventures costruisce startup da zero, partendo dai bisogni reali della filiera agroalimentare — dal campo alla tavola — per sviluppare soluzioni innovative in:

  • Agritech & Smart Farming
  • Digital Supply Chain & B2B Platforms
  • Food Safety, Tracciabilità e Sostenibilità
  • AI, IoT e Biotech applicati al settore agroalimentare

Novagria Ventures ti fornirà un ecosistema potente, un metodo strutturato, e il supporto economico e strategico per portare le idee al mercato.


🚀 Il ruolo

Come Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) sarai fondatore-trice operativo/a di una delle nostre prossime startup.
Partendo da una value proposition già pre-validata dal team GELLIFY, guiderai la nascita e la crescita di una nuova impresa:

  • Validazione di problema e soluzione
  • Costruzione dell’MVP (anche no-code/low-code)
  • Test di mercato e primi clienti
  • Go-to-market e raccolta fondi seed

Al termine del percorso, potrai diventare CEO e co-founder della startup che avrai costruito.


💡 Chi cerchiamo

  • 5–10 anni di esperienza in startup, product, growth, innovation o venture building
  • Esperienza diretta nella validazione di prodotti digitali e MVP
  • Forte attitudine imprenditoriale, visione strategica e capacità di execution
  • Capacità di guidare team cross-funzionali e gestire l’incertezza tipica dell’early stage

Plus: esperienza da founder, fundraising o product-led growth.


💰 Cosa offriamo

  • Retribuzione durante il periodo di lavoro all’interno di Novagria
  • Equity nella startup che sarà scorporata
  • Lavoro full-remote
  • Opportunità concreta di diventare CEO e co-founder di una startup backed da corporate top-tier


🌍 Perché unirti a noi

  •  Costruisci startup con impatto reale sulla filiera agroalimentare
  • Lavora con partner industriali di livello mondiale
  • Accedi al network di CDP Venture Capital e GELLIFY
  • Impara un metodo replicabile per lanciare startup da zero


🌾 Come candidarti

Crediamo che le persone straordinarie si riconoscano da come pensano, non solo dal CV.
Oltre a inviare il tuo CV o profilo LinkedIn, ti chiediamo di allegare un breve video Loom (max 1 minuto) in cui ci racconti:

  1. Quali problemi ti appassionano oggi e perché
  2. Raccontaci un progetto o un’idea che hai validato o costruito da zero
  3. Perché pensi di essere la persona giusta per costruire con noi, adesso

Non serve un video perfetto: vogliamo solo conoscerti, capire il tuo modo di pensare e sentire la tua energia.
 🎬 Registra su loom.com (o un qualsiasi link video privato) e condividilo nel form di candidatura.

 

Vuoi costruire la prossima startup che digitalizzerà e renderà sostenibile la filiera agroalimentare italiana?
 💥 Unisciti a Novagria Ventures e diventa protagonista dell’innovazione Made in Italy.

  

Il presente annuncio è rivolto ad entrambi i sessi, ai sensi delle leggi 903/77 e 125/91 e D.Lgs 198/2006



ENGLISH VERSION 


CDP Venture Capital, together with Mutti, Sipcam Oxon, Crédit Agricole Italia and GELLIFY, have just launched Novagria Ventures: the new Venture Builder dedicated to the Italian agrifood value chain.

🎯 Goal: build up to 6 new startups in 3 years, mobilizing more than €45M in total investments to close the digitalization and sustainability gaps of the supply chain.

 

👀 What We Do

Novagria Ventures builds startups from scratch, starting from real needs of the agrifood value chain — from farm to fork — developing innovative solutions in:

  • Agritech & Smart Farming
  • Digital Supply Chain & B2B Platforms
  • Food Safety, Traceability & Sustainability
  • AI, IoT and Biotech applied to agrifood

Novagria Ventures provides you with a powerful ecosystem, a structured method, and both financial and strategic support to help bring ideas to market.

 

🚀 The Role

As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), you will be the operational founder of one of our next startups.
 Starting from a value proposition already pre-validated by the GELLIFY team, you will lead the creation and early growth of a new venture:

  • Problem & solution validation
  • MVP build (including no-code/low-code approaches)
  • Market testing and first customers
  • Go-to-market and seed fundraising

At the end of the program, you may become CEO & co-founder of the startup you have built.

 

💡 Who We’re Looking For

  • 5–10 years of experience in startups, product, growth, innovation, or venture building
  • Direct experience in validating digital products and MVPs
  • Strong entrepreneurial mindset, strategic thinking and execution skills
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and navigate early-stage uncertainty

Nice to have: founder experience, fundraising exposure, or product-led growth background.

 

💰 What We Offer

  • Compensation during your residency within Novagria
  • Equity in the spin-off startup
  • Full-remote work possibility
  • A concrete opportunity to become CEO & co-founder of a startup backed by top-tier corporate players

 

🌍 Why Join Us

  • Build startups with real impact on the agrifood value chain
  • Work with world-class industrial partners
  • Access the CDP Venture Capital and GELLIFY networks
  • Learn a replicable method to launch startups from scratch

 

🌾 How to Apply

We believe extraordinary people are recognized by how they think, not just their CV.

Alongside your CV or LinkedIn profile, please attach a short Loom video (max 1 minute) telling us:

  • Which problems excite you today — and why
  • A project or idea you have validated or built from scratch
  • Why you believe you’re the right person to build with us, right now

The video doesn’t need to be perfect — we just want to get to know you, understand how you think, and feel your energy.
 🎬 Record it on loom.com (or any private video link) and include it in the application form.

 

Do you want to build the next startup that will digitalize and make the Italian agrifood supply chain sustainable?
 💥 Join Novagria Ventures and become a key player in Made-in-Italy innovation.


This job advertisement is open to candidates of all genders, in accordance with Laws 903/77 and 125/91 and Legislative Decree 198/2006

 

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