Noventi

About Noventi

Leveraging decades of operating experience and a global network of resources, we help guide our companies though the many seen and unseen challenges of growth

We have expanded our investment scope to broader asset classes, including real estate, public equities, funds and alternative investments

Noventi Name and Logo Noventi name was invented and first used by Noventi LLC and its affiliates in 2006 Noventi embodies both “novus,” as innovation, the fundamental ingredient of a technology startup, and “venture,” an undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome; a business enterprise involving risk in expectation of gain

We believe our logo suggests an energetic and dynamic mindset, while at the same time promoting wise and confident decisions; yet not afraid to take risks and to be different

The logo was designed by Timothy Wilkinson, the designer of the 1988 Logitech logo that set a provocative new direction for branding in the computer industry

Giacomo is the Chairman/CEO of Noventi, that he founded in 2002

He also serves on the Board of PCTEL (NASDAQ:PCTI) and of Nextlabs

From 2013 to 2017 he was Chairman and CEO of Neato Robotics, a home robot company, acquired by Vorwerk in 2017 Previously, he was Chairman since 2006

Prior to Noventi Giacomo was a private venture investor

Prior to Noventi Giacomo was a private venture investor He also served as Chief Executive Officer of two private companies

In 1981, Giacomo co-founded Logitech (Nasdaq:LOGI; SIX:LOGN) He was with the company until 1992 as a Director and member of the management team launching Logitech and driving it to become a world leader in personal peripherals He served most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Earlier, he was Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations; and Vice President of Engineering

Prior to Logitech, Giacomo was with IBM and Olivetti, where he was involved in the development of early relational database management systems

Giacomo served as Executive Trustee of the University of California at Davis Foundation and as Board Member of the National Italian American Foundation

Giacomo holds a “Laurea” degree “cum laude” in Computer Science from the University of Pisa

Over the years, people who have been contributors on the Noventi team include: Nyssa Brennan, Geri Brown, Marie Drez, Pierluigi Ferrero, James Horn, Masa Ishii, Pietro Lomazzi, Ed Niehaus, Simone Rizzi, Pierluigi Zappacosta