Chaired by the scientist and entrepreneur Stefano Buono, LIFTT came to life as an operating company in 2019 thanks to Compagnia di San Paolo, Politecnico di Torino and LINKS Foundation. The aim is to encourage technology development and transfer from University to Industry, but also to clear the way from a simple business idea to the creation of an innovative product, offering a dynamic and modern vision of venture capital as applied to Technology Transfer. LIFTT guarantees high visibility to ideas and new businesses at a national and international level, investing and attracting capital and ensuring maximum impact on the local and national territory. While generating value for its shareholders, LIFTT supports the creation of businesses, development, employment and economic growth, through the implementation of an ethical and transparent governance model, based on the participation of all the actors involved.