Ideas are the ultimate human resource. LIFTT was born from an idea shared by a group of visionary partners who were driven by the desire to have a positive impact on the region and people’s lives. LIFTT represents an alternative approach, rooted in reality, cooperation, dialogue, connection and imagination.

LIFTT believes in, and promotes, a viable, sustainable and responsible development model. This model is embodied in the company’s Ethical Business Model, which is based on ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) principles. This model operates with respect for the environment and considers the social and economic impact of its actions.

Our goal is to create attractive, competitive companies — and no business can truly be either without sustainability and respect for the communities and people it works with. This value system underpins all our actions and cannot be separated from the context in which it was born.

An investment in LIFTT is not solely measured by its financial return: our ‘Not Only Profit’ policy broadens the concept of profit to include the positive impact that our projects have on the local area, its people and the environment.

We view business as part of an integrated whole and its success as the result of multiple synergistic factors. Our vision is therefore harmonious, encompassing the social implications of innovation. For progress to be meaningful, it must be inclusive, sustainable and measurable in the long term.

Every form of progress and innovation has an essential starting and ending point: the territory. Within the ‘Not Only Profit’ approach, territoriality plays a crucial role, being understood as a unique, unrepeatable system in which skills, relationships and opportunities converge. There are countless territories to be enhanced, each representing a ‘prime number’ that forms the basis of the global economic system. This leads us to consider territory as added value — a distinctive and reliable indicator of the impact of our activities.

Building on this, we focus on Italian and international start-ups that promote sustainable supply chains and high-impact technological solutions, contributing to the regeneration of local economies.

Territories generate people, and people generate ideas: this is the innovation value chain that we strive to protect and foster. We actively contribute to the return of talent and the fight against the ‘offshoring of knowledge’ by recognising and rewarding merit wherever it is born and nurtured.

We propose an alternative model of venture capital, in which technology and humanity can progress together. That’s why we invest in deep human tech — solutions that improve people’s lives, respect the context in which they operate and accelerate sustainable transformation. We also act on this vision through gender equality and diversity: our team is gender-balanced, and there is an increasing number of female leaders within our portfolio startups.

LIFTT’s approach is also reflected in its governance. Our portfolio is firmly rooted in the United Nations’ ESG (SDG) criteria and actively contributes to achieving several of the Sustainable Development Goals, including those relating to health and well-being (SDG 3), industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), sustainable cities (SDG 11), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), and climate action (SDG 13).

To ensure our impact is measurable and transparent, we have launched a structured ESG reporting pathway in collaboration with Generation Impact Global. LIFTT has implemented a customised digital platform that collects and aggregates ESG data from its portfolio start-ups, aligning it with leading international frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, IFRS, ESRS and SFDR. This allows us to monitor sustainability KPIs over time, providing a solid foundation on which to improve performance and communicate reliably with our stakeholders.

Because, for us, innovation is—first and foremost—about taking care of the future.