Daniele Viappiani

Daniele is a venture capital investor and a former civil servant with over a decade of experience in technology, climate change, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and the future of work. At GC1 Ventures, Daniele manages a portfolio of top-tier venture capital funds and innovative early-stage startups. He looks for and invests in exceptional startup founders and venture capital fund managers. Daniele was born in Italy, has lived in multiple countries, and speaks 5 languages. He holds degrees from Bocconi University, the London School of Economics, and Stanford University. Daniele has led ground-breaking work on climate change and on technology, including for the UK National Adaptation Program, the UK Carbon Plan, the UK Food Security Assessment, 2050 Pathways, the New Climate Economy initiative, the G20 Menu of Policy Options for the Future of Work, the 2018 G20 Leaders declaration, and others.

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Startup nation: what it really takes to build a resilient innovation hub
Startup nation: what it really takes to build a resilient innovation hub

As geopolitical tensions rise, supply chains fragment, and economic cycles become more volatile, governments are…

Is there a Silicon Valley recipe?
Is there a Silicon Valley recipe?

Contributing $ 5 billion from stock-option withholding for the top four companies alone, and employing circa 1.7 million people, the Silicon Valley represents 13.1% of California’s overall GDP. It’s hardly surprising then that so many government and policy makers are wrecking their brains on trying to emulate its success back home, in the UK, in Europe and anywhere else in the world.

Sustainable startup investment: has the tide really changed?

In its very first days, the new US administration has confirmed its intentions to draw back on some of the key environmental commitments made by the previous government. President Donald Trump immediately signed to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, to end “the electric vehicle mandate,” and to increase oil and gas extraction in order to tackle an energy shortage.