# Top 50 Automotive Startup Investors in Italy in June 2026 ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care CDP Venture Capital Sgr - National Innovation Fund aims to make venture capital a cornerstone of the country's economic development and innovation, creating the conditions for an overall and sustainable growth of the venture capital ecosystem. ## Boost Heroes - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments. ## UniCredit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Renewable Energy UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. ## Vertis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Computer, E-Commerce Vertis is a dynamic and independent investment management company authorised by Bank of Italy. It manages five closed-end funds for qualified investors by participating in research projects, spin-offs, startups and PMI and deals with the investments of the innovative Made in Italy. ## Club Italia Investimenti 2 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital. ## 83North - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software 83North is a global venture capital firm with over $2.2B under management. The fund invests across all stages, in exceptional entrepreneurs, whose focus is to build global category leading companies. ## Ithaca Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Ithaca Investments is a Family Investment Office firm mainly focused on early-stage opportunities. ## Indaco Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science VENTURE We invest across all sectors with specific focus on technology and digital The largest independent more About Us Portfolio [...] ## Francesco Starace - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing Graduated in Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Milano University in 1980, he hold several managerial positions during the Eighties: he was Safety Analyst at the nuclear power plants of NIRA Ansaldo (1981-1982), he worked as a manager at SAE SADELMI (company belonging to the General Electric network), in Italy and in foreign countries suchasUS, Egypt and Saudi Arabia (1982-1987).In 1987 he moved to ABB and in 1993 he was Operations Manager at SOIMI. He later was appointed CEO at ABB Combustion Engineering Italy in 1997, while between 1998 and 2000 he worked as senior vice president of global sales and turnkey plants in the gas turbine division.In 2000 Francesco Starace joined Enel, appointed Energy Management of Enel Produzione, becoming Head of Business Power Division for the three-year period between 2002 and 2005. In that same year, he became Enel Italian Market Division Director.He later was in charge of the Renewable Energy Division of Enel and CEO of Enel Green Power (2008-2014).From 2014 to 2023, Francesco Starace worked as General Manger as well as CEO of Enel and the year after became part of the United Nations Global Compact.Honoured with several prizes, he received in 2010 Agici and Accenture’s the "Manager Utilities Prize 2010", in 2011 the "Chess and business strategies" prize, in 2013 Fondazione Energia’s "Sustainable Energy Prize 2013" and finally in 2016 he received Staffetta Quotidiana’s “Man of The Year” award. ## Invitalia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Medical, Internet Invitalia Ventures SGR manages the “Italia Venture Fund I”, a 87€/Ml sized co-investment fund that invests in early stage operations in Italy. They co-invest up to a maximum of 70% in round A (€ 0.5ML - € 1.5ML) in high growth sectors. Invitalia Ventures, with its network of co-investors not only provides risk capital, but also know-how and anetwork for business development. Main LPs includes the Ministery of Economic Development, the European Investment Bank, Cisco Group, the Sardinian Banking Foundation and Metec Group.They are looking for visionary entrepreneurs who share their passion for innovation. Growth is their mission!!For more information please contact us at info@invitaliaventures.it or visit our website: www.invitaliaventures.it ## Marco Valta - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 15 years experience in the tech/web industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 150 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima, Bolt, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Fabfitfun, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso. ## Seraphim Space - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Aerospace, Software, Information Technology Seraphim Capital is dedicated to financing the growth of companies operating in the space ecosystem. They are an ambitious team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences in Venture. Collectively they have over 100 years’ experience, investing in over 180 early and growth stage businesses, returning more than £750 million to theirshareholders.They are also fortunate to have one of the world's leading entrepreneurs and experts in Earth Observation on board. They work closely with their portfolio companies and always strive to create meaningful value and endeavour to ensure that the full value of their network and partners is utilised.The backing of leading global corporates in the Space sector and the leading Space related Governmental Agencies in the UK and Europe brings significant value. They are able to leverage their capital, industry leading knowledge and networks, creating an ecosystem that delivers real results for your business. From roots to market, sales and marketing, partnerships, follow-on capital, and M&A they can deliver value creation across the company growth cycle globally. ## Italian Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software Unlocking Italy's Next Founders ## The Techshop - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services The Techshop is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in B2B digital startups. ## NextEnergy Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: CleanTech, GreenTech, Recycling NextEnergy Capital is an investment management business founded in 2007, Their head office are in London, United Kingdom. NextEnergy Capital focus on the renewable energy sector with a presence in Italy and South Africa. NextEnergy Capital believes in the sustainable energy investment opportunity and plans to selectively add on other businesses. ## Zobito - Type: VC Fund - Location: Limhamn, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Zobito They help entrepreneurs and Venture Capital firms improve the operational performance of their companies, primarily in the Enterprise Software industry. Theyhave substantial experience in building operational platforms for sustainable growth. All partners at Zobito have experience in taking companies from tiny to world class and are proud tosay that the success was based on science and not art.An important part of Their business idea is to share both risk and upside in the companies They help. They put Their money where Their mouths are. ## Bhavik Bajaj - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, FinTech Bhavik Bajaj ## Marco De Nicola - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing Marco De Nicola ## Blackstone Tactical Opportunities - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity - Focus: Financial Services, SaaS, Finance Blackstone Tactical Opportunities provides opportunistic capital, timely investing and differentiated solutions. ## Finindus - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zelzate, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Industrial, Renewable Energy Finindus provides early stage financing and growth capital to innovative companies active in the area of materials, material processing and sustainable manufacturing. We are funded by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region and linked to OCAS, the world class metals research center located in Belgium. ## Fabio Cannavale - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology Fabio Cannavale - Founder & President @ B Heroes ## Goldman Sachs Growth Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series D - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech As part of the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, GS Growth is the firm’s investment platform dedicated to providing preferred equity and mezzanine capital to high-growth companies.As of June 2019, Goldman Sachs' investing groups (Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Principal Strategic Investments, and Private Capital Investing) havecombined to form the GS Growth team. The team targets investments of $20-250 million. ## 360 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## Stefano Mezzadri - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Events, Battery, CleanTech Stefano Mezzadri ## NovaCapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology NovaCapital invests in the union between entrepreneurs and innovation. It offers international and managerial experience, to transform innovative start-ups and already established companies into structured companies, with managerial skills and an international network. ## 3LB Seed Capital Srl - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology 3LB Seed Capital is not an alternative to start-ups incubators and accelerators, rather acts as a complementary reality that helps to enhance your project in terms of attractiveness for the investor and venture capital market.As investors they are the first willing to know if your project has what it takes to grow successfully. If they areconvinced of your potential, they are ready to bet on you, by joining you and helping you to develop your project.3LB Seed Capital does not provide a percentage of equity in exchange for accompanying activities, but relies exclusively on a premium at the time of its first direct investment in your company. ## Key Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Apps, Android We are a venture incubator that wants to exploit the extraordinary human capital of the new digital entrepreneurship. From design to ready-to-market, up looking for new partners and capital, we create value along the entire continuum of mentoring: direct investment , skills qualified and specialized network support the growth of new businesses oftomorrow. With our deal flow , we are able to select innovative ideas with high potential with a business model that minimizes the investment risk and guarantee the success on the market. ## Alessandro Errico - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing Alessandro Errico ## Synergo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software Diamo sostegno operativo e finanziario alle PMI italiane che vogliono crescere negli USA. Investiamo a fianco di imprenditori ambiziosi per aumentare significativamente il valore delle loro aziende. Non siamo un partner solo finanziario, ma anche operativo e strategico. Mettiamo a disposizione la nostra esperienza nel costruire aziende di successo. ## P101 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology P101 is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the digital sector. Agreement to handle personal data I agree I don't agree ## Your Voice SPA - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing Your Voice is the leading Italian organisation of Cloud multi-channel, automated and interactive communication services. ## TT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence TT Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Turk Telekom. ## Join Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing JOIN Capital is an early stage VC focused on Seed and Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech. Our portfolio companies are front and center at factories, delivering smart machinery and robotics for high-volume manufacturing. They’re behind the scenes with powerful algorithms for managing global production systems. They rethink andrewire essential processes, with the goal of maximizing human capabilities. We invest in technologies related to core business functions: operations, manufacturing, data analytics, supply chain and software development. We seek innovative solutions to real customer problems that have achieved product-market fit. Technologies we invest in include: machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, smart sensors. ## Cristiano Esclapon - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Finance, Automotive, Smart Home Cristiano Esclapon - Founding Team @ Siamosoci ## 808 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Hospitality, Rental Property 808 Ventures is an early stage tech startup investor that provides individual and family office investors with access to pre-vetted startup opportunities you dont want to miss out on. ## Club degli Investitori - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology Club degli Investitori (Investors Club) is a network of investors and business angels that invest on early-stage SMEs and startups. The community of 300+ Members (entrepreneurs, CEOs, executive managers) actively scouts for investing opportunities on SMEs & startups and invests with a minimum ticket of €200k. The Club supports business byinvesting capital and by leveraging the Members' network and experience.Club degli Investitori is supported by Unicredit and KPMG Italy. ## Noosphere Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Series C - Focus: Software, Consumer Electronics, Information Technology Noosphere Ventures is an international asset management firm, with the strategic vision and capital to transform high-potential companies into definitive market leaders. The company sees its goal in changing the landscape of the current digital economy by saturating it with the highly profitable companies.Founded in 2014 and headquartered inMenlo Park, California, USA, Noosphere primarily operates in Western Europe and Asia. The Noosphere portfolio reports over $500 million in revenue and, collectively, has more than 2,000 individuals contributing to the common success. Noosphere believes in the power of the Noosphere: the ability of humans to fundamentally change the world around them through their knowledge and technology. ## TA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments. We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent. ## Neva SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Software, Finance Neva SGR, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and wholly owned by the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, plans and manages investment funds for professional investors interested in seizing diversification and high-yield opportunities offered by Venture Capital investments. Neva SGR can count on Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center’s and Intesa SanpaoloGroup’s strength, financial resources, know-how and network of relationships, a unique source of value on the market. Neva SGR is the perfect blend of strength, reputation and stability of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and the best practices of international venture capital firms. Neva SGR aims to boost the Italian economy through new technologies and to be market maker of the VC asset class of venture capital in Italy. ## Deutsche Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Finance Deutsche Bank is a global investment bank that offers various financial services, including corporate banking, institutional services, and private client solutions. It provides support for capital markets, international payments, and trade finance. The bank also engages in research related to digital disruption and sustainability within thefinancial sector. ## GELLIFY - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence GELLIFY is the first innovation platform that invests in B2B digital software startups and connects them to traditional companies with the purpose of innovating their processes, products and business models, through Open Innovation.We make B2B software digital startups grow from the early stage, that we call the liquid state, to the solid one,thanks to our innovative process called "Gellification".A company which is looking to innovate can partner with GELLIFY to leverage all critical capabilities for digital transformation and focus on these specialties: Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing, Phygital Factory & Operations, Smart Technology and Smart Human. GELLIFY has also built a B2B Innovation Community, called “EXPLORE”, whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals through B2B events and phygital experiences.We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates, Spain and Portugal. ## RoboIT - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Manufacturing, Medical Device RoboIT is the National Technology Transfer Hub for Robotics and Industrial Automation. ## Fondazione CR Firenze - Type: VC Fund - Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sensor, Automotive, Electronics Fondazione CR Firenze. Siamo un'organizzazione non-profit che lavora per lo sviluppo del territorio di Firenze, Arezzo e Grosseto. ## Plug and Play Tech Center - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Transportation Plug and Play Tech Center connects the world's best startups to industry-leading corporations. ## Bene Assicurazioni - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Automotive, Assistive Technology Bene Assicurazioni operates as an insurance company, independent and natively digital, specialized in the retail and small business market, with products aimed at the future for the protection of Families, Professionals, and SMEs. ## Altana - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wesel, Niedersachsen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Printing, Manufacturing, Chemical ALTANA develops and produces high-quality innovative products in the specialty chemicals business. The ALTANA Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germany, is a genuine “global player” with 86% of its sales generated by international activities. The ALTANA Group has four divisions: BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect Pigments, ELANTASElectrical Insulation, and ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants. All of these divisions occupy a leading position in their target markets with respect to quality, product solution expertise, innovation and service.ALTANA offers innovative, environmentally compatible solutions with the matching specialty products for coating manufactures, paint and plastic processors, the printing and cosmetic industries, and the electrical and electronic industry. The product range includes additives, special coatings and adhesives, effect pigments, sealants and compounds, impregnating resins & varnishes, and testing and measuring instruments. ## A11 Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, E-Commerce A11-Venture investe nel capitale di startup innovative nei settori della robotica, automazione, meccatronica, cleantech, web e IT. Facilita la nascita e lo sviluppo di business innovativi globali per il futuro dell'economia locale. Contribuisce a costruire aziende, lavoro qualificato, brevetti, innovazione capaci di rilanciare e riportareinvestimenti e risorse sul territorio. I soci di A11 Venture credono fermamente nell’innovazione grazie a ciò è possibile crescere per linee esterne diversificando i propri investimenti, grazie ad un portafoglio di imprese, con una forte risk mitigation derivante dalla gestione professionale di tutti processi: scouting, team building, investimenti, management degli investimenti, accelerazione e disinvestimento. ## Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena - Type: VC Fund - Location: Siena, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sensor, Automotive, Electronics Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena supports the community's long-term development. ## Linkem - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Android, Software Linkem ti offre Internet senza linea fissa per la tua casa grazie alla tecnologia FWA. Naviga senza limiti di traffico. ## R-301 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Travel R-301 Capital They are an independent technology venture capital firm. They invest in early stage busineses leveraging disruptive web and mobile technologies in a variety of sectors. As experienced tech entrepreneurs They combine expertise with cash to best support Their portfolio companies. They move quickly and decisevily in funding innovatorsThey believe in.