Gian Marco Milocco | Venture Capital Careers

I am an operations and finance professional with two years inside SQUP, an early-stage Italian food company. I progressed from business development to leading operations, logistics, and automation, managing outsourced production, cold-chain logistics, retail deliveries, supplier evaluation, and operational reporting. I rebuilt SQUP’s management P&L from scratch, separating industrial, logistics, and commercial costs by product and building break-even, contribution margin, and scenario models to support pricing, production, and channel decisions. I also designed and built an internal management system covering orders, inventory, production lots, and financial aggregates, giving me a practical perspective on how AI and automation can create value inside SMEs. Alongside my operating experience, I mentor consulting teams on live client projects through structured problem solving, work planning, and deliverable review. I bring an analytical, hands-on approach to understanding how businesses work, where their economics break, and what decisions can improve performance.

Experience

Consulting Project Mentor

Magnet Capital

Apr 2025 – Present

Part time

I mentor consulting teams working on live client projects by structuring objectives, planning work, reviewing deliverables, and providing methodological guidance. I support teams from initial analysis through final recommendation.

Structured problem solvingProject planningDeliverable reviewMethodological guidanceClient case analysisConsulting

Operations, Logistics & Automation Manager

SQUP

Sep 2025 – Sep 2026

Rome, ItalyFull time

I rebuilt the management P&L with industrial, logistics, and commercial costs separated by product, including contribution margins, break-even analysis, and scenario planning. I selected, negotiated with, and evaluated co-packers, warehouses, transport providers, and packaging partners while running production planning, cold-chain logistics, and large-scale retail deliveries. I also produced weekly operating and financial reports and built an internal management system covering orders, inventory, production lots, and financials through AI-assisted development.

Unit economicsManagement P&LFinancial modelingContribution margin analysisBreak-even analysisScenario planningSupplier evaluationPartner negotiationContract verificationInvoice verificationProduction planningCold-chain logisticsRetail operationsOperational reportingFinancial reportingAI-assisted developmentProcess automation

Business Development

SQUP

Feb 2025 – Sep 2025

Rome, ItalyFull time

I conducted market sizing and competitor mapping in the plant-based category, scouted and contacted retailers, and supported national retail listings. I contributed to offer structure, pricing, channel definition, and in-store sell-out tracking.

Market researchMarket sizingCompetitor mappingRetailer scoutingBusiness developmentRetail outreachGo-to-market strategyPricingChannel strategySell-out tracking

F&B Trainee

Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Apr 2023 – Oct 2023

Rome, ItalyInternship

I supported Food & Beverage operations in a luxury hospitality setting, coordinating floor and back-of-house activities while maintaining service standards and timing.

Food and beverage operationsHospitality operationsFloor coordinationBack-of-house coordinationService standardsService timing

Project Manager

Eataly

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021

Turin, ItalyFull time

I planned projects, coordinated stakeholders, and reported progress against timelines and budget.

Project planningStakeholder coordinationProgress reportingTimeline managementBudget management

Education

Luiss Business School

Master in Management of Creative and Cultural Enterprises

2024 – 2024

Roma Tre University

BSc in Gastronomic Sciences and Cultures

2018 – 2022

Skills

Unit economicsFinancial modelingManagement P&LContribution margin analysisBreak-even analysisScenario planningAdvanced ExcelMarket sizingCompetitor mappingStructured problem solvingDue diligenceSupplier evaluationPartner negotiationOperations managementProduction planningLogistics managementRetail channel managementFinancial reportingProcess automationApplied artificial intelligenceInventory managementProject managementStakeholder coordinationConsulting mentorship

Languages

Italian: Native or bilingual proficiency
English: Full professional proficiency