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Alberto Maria Genovese (Naples, May 28, 1977) is an Italian entrepreneur, founder and president of Facile.it and Prima Assicurazioni, known as the "king of startups" for his initiatives in the sector.[1]

Biography

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After graduating in Business administration from the Bocconi University,[2] in 1999 Alberto Genovese was hired by Goldman Sachs, later moving to McKinsey & Company and then Bain & Company.[3] From 2005 to 2009, he worked for eBay as the head of the Motors and New Businesses division.[4]

Entrepreneurial activities

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In 2008, following his time at eBay, Genovese founded Facile.it (initially named Assicurazioni.it), a comparison website for insurance and financial products.[5] The company was sold to Oakley Capital in 2014, with Mauro Giacobbe taking over as CEO shortly after.[6]

In the same year, together with George Ottathycal Kuruvilla and Teodoro D'Ambrosio, Genovese founded Prima Assicurazioni, a tech company operating as an insurance agency. In the summer of 2018, Prima Assicurazioni closed Italy's largest venture capital funding round:[7] a €100 million increase, with Goldman Sachs and Blackstone Group as investors.

In 2015, he founded Brumbrum, an online used car retailer in Italy, which he sold in 2019.[8]

Around the same time, he held stakes and served as president in various startups such as Abiby[9] (in the beauty sector), Zappyrent[10] (in the tech sector), and Jobtech[11] (tech). In 2022, Genovese sold his stake in Prima Assicurazioni.[12]

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In October 2020, Genovese was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl at a party in his home,[13][14] one of many drug-fueled parties held at "Terrazza Sentimento".[15]

In July 2021, Genovese was released from San Vittore prison to undergo drug rehabilitation[16] at the Crest community in Cuveglio.[17][18] Meanwhile, the number of allegations from young women claiming to be victims of violence increased.[19][20]

The trial for the assaults on the first two women to report him ended with Genovese receiving a final sentence of 6 years and 11 months in prison. In February 2023, Genovese returned to prison in Bollate to serve the remaining sentence.[21]

In July 2024, a second trial concluded: Genovese was acquitted of charges involving a former girlfriend (herself under investigation for slander) but was convicted of attempted violence and other offenses, receiving a 15-month sentence.[22]

Social commitment

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In 2022, with judicial approval, Genovese and his sister established the Franco Latanza Foundation, named after their grandfather, to support drug addicts in covering rehabilitation costs at public therapeutic communities.[23]

In August 2024, the Milan Supervisory Court granted Genovese permission to perform volunteer work outside the detention facility four days a week: three at Casa della Carità, led by Don Virginio Colmegna, and one at the "Wall of Dolls" association, which assists female victims of violence.[24]

Personal life

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In 2022, Alberto Genovese married a university companion.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Genovese chiede di patteggiare per evasione fiscale, 75mila euro - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  2. ^ TG24, Sky (2021-10-27). "Chi è Alberto Genovese, l'imprenditore accusato di stupro". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Chi è Alberto Genovese? Biografia e carriera dell'imprenditore condannato a 8 anni di carcere". Money.it (in Italian). 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  4. ^ Iozzia, Giovanni (2020-04-16). "Assicurazioni, investimenti e startup: il passato di Alberto Genovese, fondatore di Facile.it". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  5. ^ "Servizi, nasce Facile.it nuovo comparatore web di tariffe". finanza.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  6. ^ ASSINEWS (2014-09-24). "Oakley Capital acquista Facile.it". Assinews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  7. ^ D'Ascenzo, Monica (2019-01-17). "Startup, in Italia record di investimenti nel 2018". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  8. ^ Magazine, Redazione Start (2020-11-09). "Alberto Genovese, ecco fatti e imprese del fondatore di Facile.it arrestato - Startmag". Startmag (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  9. ^ Abirascid, Emil (2019-05-07). "Beauty as a service, Abiby raccoglie 1,5mln, tra gli investitori Alberto Genovese". Startupbusiness.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  10. ^ "Round da 2,5 milioni di euro per Zappyrent, la startup che semplifica gli affitti - StartupItalia" (in Italian). 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  11. ^ Fortune (2020-09-10). "Jobtech, la startup per trovare lavoro, chiude un round da 1,5 mln". Fortune Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  12. ^ "Alberto Genovese ha ceduto la sua partecipazione in Prima Assicurazioni". web.archive.org. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  13. ^ "Le feste senza limiti di Genovese: manette, droga e le donne "bambola" nelle sue mani". MilanoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  14. ^ Rome, Tom Kington (2020-11-12). "Tech millionaire Alberto Genovese 'drugged and raped' woman, 18, at party". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  15. ^ Guastella, Giuseppe (2022-04-14). "Alberto Genovese mette in vendita Terrazza Sentimento, l'attico della violenza: valore tra i due e i tre milioni di euro". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  16. ^ "Caso Genovese: l'ex star del web torna in carcere". La Stampa (in Italian). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  17. ^ Manzoni, Renata (2021-08-06). "Cuveglio, Genovese: primi giorni al Crest". La Prealpina - Quotidiano storico di Varese, Altomilanese e Vco. (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  18. ^ Camurani, Andrea (2021-07-28). "L'imprenditore Alberto Genovese esce dal carcere: in comunità a Cuveglio per disintossicarsi". VareseNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  19. ^ "Altre due violenze: processo "bis" per Genovese - il Giornale". web.archive.org. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  20. ^ "Web businessman detained for rape charged with 2nd assault - General News - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  21. ^ "Alberto Genovese, condannato per lo stupro di due modelle "può lasciare il carcere": andrà in affidamento in una comunità". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  22. ^ "Alberto Genovese, "accuse false su di lui": il giudice chiede di indagare sulla ex che andò in tv. "Si è contraddetta"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  23. ^ "Alberto Genovese volontario nel centro per donne vittime di violenza: "Attività riparativa"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  24. ^ "Alberto Genovese volontario nel centro per donne vittime di violenza: "Attività riparativa"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  25. ^ "Alberto Genovese si è sposato con la fidanzata dei tempi dell'università: l'amore rinato dopo l'arresto". Il Giorno (in Italian). 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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