Top 15 Art VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in September 2025
A list of 15 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Art startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Art companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Art VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in September 2025
Investor | Art Italy investments |
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P101 | 4 |
Italian Angels for Growth | 2 |
Club Italia Investimenti 2 | 2 |
B Heroes | 1 |
Club Digitale | 1 |
Intesa Sanpaolo | 1 |
360 Capital | 1 |
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti | 1 |
Woori Technology Investment | 1 |
Fondazione Social Venture Giordano dell'Amore | 1 |
illimity | 1 |
Friulia Finanziaria FVG | 1 |
Urania | 1 |
MetaVenture Holding | 1 |
Banco BPM | 1 |
P101 is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the digital sector.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Italy, Spain, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Toduba — Toduba is a digitalization company that provides shopping vouchers, food stamps, gift cards, and travel expense management.
- Hotiday — Hotiday is the first hospitality startup that applies Instant Buying to the hotel industry to become a true "Online-Only" hotel chain, completely decentralized
- Soplaya — Soplaya is a B2B food company connecting chefs and farmers to build a diverse, sustainable, and efficient food system.By providing data and transparency to an opaque supply chain, we help chefs to simplify purchases, get a wider selection of products and save money and farmers to increase their margins and get easy access to the market.We lovequality food as much as technology and automation. We are rebels: we love transparency and how the internet is capable of bringing the long tail to the market. We're excited about the fact that the restaurant supply chain hasn't basically changed since 40 years, and was technology reluctant for a long time, but restaurants necessities changed dramatically in the last 3 years.We’re becoming the standard layer for restaurant purchasing across Europe, by bringing transparency and simplicity in the procurement phase, increasing order frequency, promoting lean inventory and food waste reduction.
IAG is an angel investor network that offers access to its affiliates to early-stage venture opportunities. Its members to date have deployed over 22 million Euros to support 41 startups in the series seed/series A stage in many verticals, among which: Medtech, SAAS, e-commerce, Fintech, and high tech at large. Every investment opportunityat IAG is vetted by a professional team together with expert members of the group. Once invested, the company receives the support of up to two Investment champions, who bring their expertise to the table and help them succeed.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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- ALKemist Bio — ALKemist Bio is a biotech startup developing next-generation T cell therapies that target ALK-positive cancers. By reprogramming the immune system, the company aims to overcome resistance and deliver more effective, lasting treatments for solid tumors.
- Rubedo Life Sciences — Rubedo Life Sciences is the Premier Longevity Company. Rubedo discovers and develops medicines to keep you biologically young.
- Restorative Neurotechnologies — Siamo un'azienda di dispositivi medicali certificati per la riabilitazione cognitiva ed il trattamento di disturbi cognitivi post ictus.
Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- UNGUESS (formerly AppQuality) — UNGUESS is the crowdsourcing platform for effective testing and real insights. Take the guesswork out of your work.
- Paragraph — Powerful stories and powerful storytellers. Each week find seven of the world's best shorts in text, audio, and video: http://bit.ly/1usXQd5
- La Passione — High quality Italian Road and Urban cycling wear at fair prices. We use only the finest materials and sell direct to you with no middleman. Shop now!
B Heroes is a VC firm investing in Italian Founders around the globe at the pre-seed and seed stages with a sector-agnostic approach. We leverage a community of 30+ successful founders and platform initiatives to source, screen and support founders
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Italy, Spain, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Soource — Soource is a B2B Saas product that uses AI applications to help purchasing managers to discover the best market solutions through extensive global research and automated email negotiations with thousands of suppliers worldwide.
- WithLess — Apps multiply, costs grow, admin spirals. We get it. The tools your team needs WithLess time, money, and admin.
- Normo — Normo is a SAAS platform that provides personalized GPT assistance for accounting firms and entrepreneurs.
Club Digitale is an Italian startup accelerator focused on companies in the digital and technology sectors. It is the first club of private investors born with the aim of contributing to the growth of digital in Italy, providing the best startups in the area with the capital necessary for the development of the business. Club Digitale acquiresholdings in the capital of a selection of Startup companies that are completing a process of business acceleration at the partner incubators of the project.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
- Funding Round, Seed
- Italy
Portfolio highlights
- WeSchool — Unlock the transformative power of Education with WeSchool: we craft innovative programmes that connect teachers, students and partners.
- WeSchool — We empower teachers and educators to transform schools, universities and professional development and impact the future of learning.
- La Passione — High quality Italian Road and Urban cycling wear at fair prices. We use only the finest materials and sell direct to you with no middleman. Shop now!
Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group that specializes in wealth management, protection, advisory, and digital orientation. Their products and services include accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, digital payments, retirement planning, investments, and consulting. It was founded by the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Renewable Energy, Financial Services
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Convertible Note
- Italy, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Currenta — Industrial analytics for chemistry, life science, polymers. CURRENTA offers the full range of analytical services with competence and experience.
- Ital Gas Storage — Ital Gas Storage is a gas storage company that offers storage services.
- Recurrent Energy — As a leading provider of distributed solar power, Recurrent Energy is overcoming the barriers to widespread solar adoption, making renewable energy a practical choice for today's large scale energy users. They are a developer and owner of locally-sited solar power systems, selling clean electricity to their customers worldwide at competitiverates via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) or Feed-in Tariffs (FiT). In return, their utility, commercial, and government customers achieve energy independence, predictable pricing, and enhanced sustainability.
As an early-stage European VC, we invest from pre-seed to Series B in Deep Tech, Climate Tech, and Digital-First solutions. Embrace sustainable technological progress with us. Stay updated on the latest tech trends and portfolio news. We invest in the future now.
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- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, Italy, United States
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- PhotonPath — Enabling seamless integration between Photonics and Electronics for a faster, more connected and sustainable future
- Skillvue — Analizza tutte le competenze dei tuoi candidati in pochi click. Skillvue ti aiuta ad analizzare in modo rapido ed efficace le competenze dei tuoi candidati, semplificando la fase di pre-screening.
- Via Sana — Via Sana provides healthcare workers with a fresh coworking environment as well as gorgeous and fully-furnished private offices.
The Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group is the national promotional institution that has supported the Italian economy since 1850
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Manufacturing, CleanTech
- Pre-Seed, Post-IPO Debt, Debt Financing
- Italy, Spain
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- BKN301 — Scopri tutti i servizi dedicati a privati, aziende ed esercenti. Accedi all'area riservata.
- NextChem — NextChem is the green chemistry subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, an Italian multinational company specializing in engineering, technology, and energy. NextChem focuses on the energy transition by developing and deploying innovative solutions for sustainable industrial processes. It aims to accelerate decarbonization and promote the circular economythrough advanced technologies.
- TimeFlow — TimeFlow is a software that acts as a B2B marketplace dedicated to the technical and managerial consulting sector.
Woori Technology Investment Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm focusing on venture capital.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea, United States, Italy
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- Funble — Funble is a financial services company that specializes in fintech, blockchain, real estate, real assets, and fractional shares.
- Openknowl — OPENKNOWL is an online career management system, offering mentoring facilities and careers camps for those wanting to develop a career in the IT sector.
- Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.
FSVGDA aims at the promotion of the impact investing culture, in order to facilitate social innovation.
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Investment focus
- Media and Entertainment, Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy
Portfolio highlights
- C.NEXT — C.NEXT develops innovation projects for businesses and organizations by supporting the economy and territorial regeneration.
- Way Experience — Way Experience operates in all the entertainment B2C sectors, using augmented and virtual reality technology. They also work in the B2B area by applying their technologies for customized consultancy projects in the following sectors: design, fashion, medical, events, and training.
- Istituto De Filippi — L'Istituto Alberghiero De Filippi a Varese propone due diverse offerte formative: la Scuola Superiore e i percorsi di Alta Specializzazione.
illimity is a banking startup with a highly innovative and highly technological business model.
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Investment focus
- Art, Home Decor
- Debt Financing
- Italy
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- Alessi — Scopri il sito ufficiale Alessi.com. Acquista le ultime collezioni di prodotti di design per la casa
Friulia Finanziaria FVG formed by the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
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Investment focus
- Art, SaaS, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round
- Italy
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- Foxwin — Foxwin is an information technology company that helps companies engage their employees. It provides consultancy service to transform innovation, usually an occasional activity, into an ongoing process. It also specializes in the fields of Idea management platform, employee engagement, and employee suggestion systems.The company was founded in2016 and headquartered in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- Poetronicart — Poetronicart is a technological platform which enhance and create opportunity for artistic work and projects.
Urania is a private equity and private investment in public equity investment management firm. They create cutting-edge business models based on a perfect synergy of identifying talents in the tech sector and actively engaging investors.
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Investment focus
- Art, Blockchain
- Seed
- Italy
Portfolio highlights
- Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.
MetaVenture Holding is an investment company.
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Investment focus
- Art, Blockchain
- Seed
- Italy
Portfolio highlights
- Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.
Scopri i servizi bancari e finanziari di Banco BPM: conti, mutui, carte, prestiti, assicurazioni, trading e tanto altro. Per privati e imprese.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Product Design, Energy
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed
- Italy, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- NextChem — NextChem is the green chemistry subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, an Italian multinational company specializing in engineering, technology, and energy. NextChem focuses on the energy transition by developing and deploying innovative solutions for sustainable industrial processes. It aims to accelerate decarbonization and promote the circular economythrough advanced technologies.
- Bending Spoons — We own and operate leading digital products, including Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, and WeTransfer. And we develop the technology to power them.
- Maire Tecnimont — We are enablers of innovation, working alongside businesses to develop sustainable technologies and design integrated solutions that inspire energy transition.
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