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Top 15 B2B Startup Investors in Italy

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 15 angel investors and VC funds that invest in B2b startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in B2b companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 B2B Startup Investors in Italy

Investor	B2B Italy investments
Primo Ventures	6
CDP Venture Capital	3
Invitalia Ventures	2
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti	2
LIFTT	2
Milano Investment Partners SGR	1
Lumen Ventures	1
Italian Angels for Growth	1
Club Italia Investimenti 2	1
Moffu Labs	1
Key Capital	1
3LB Seed Capital Srl	1
Rancilio Cube	1
Cats.vc	1
BlackSheep Ventures	1

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Primo Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage startups. The firm manages two funds focused on the digital sector and one fund specializing in the new space economy.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Aerospace
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

qomodo — Qomodo is an "all-in-one" payment methods aggregator, allowing physical commercial operators to safeguard and expand their cash flow and offer Buy Now Pay Later payments to customers, in addition to one-time payments. Qomodo focuses on merchants providing services for essential yet often unforeseen expenses, which typically involve ahigher transaction value.
Data Masters — Datamasters designs and develops Machine Learning solutions. They provide artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science skills. They acquire skills in machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning
Sidereus Space Dynamics — As an intern, you'll work alongside our talented team of engineers and professionals, gaining valuable experience and insight into the world of space vehicle design and manufacturing.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Italy, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

MOGU — By employing one of its finest technologies, mycelium, Mogu delivers responsible products for interior design. Mycelium design with Mogu.
Voidless — VOIDLESS is the new generation of box-on-demand packaging. An innovative system that bets everything on reliability and integrability.
Daze — Discover Daze's innovative electric car charging systems. The only charging systems with integrated load balancing.

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

Investment focus

Software, Medical, Health Care
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Ecomate — The ESG Rating platform for every company
BigProfiles — A deep understanding of customers let a company tailor marketing campaigns and CRM strategies, but companies have only basic data about customers (e.g. gender or age). External data sources like Social Networks, Public Registries and Socio-Demographic data contain rich information about billions of people, like job titles, levels of education,interests and habits.BigProfiles is a Customer Intelligence SAAS that leverages external information about persons to enrich customer profiling: it can profile a company's customers with previously unknown information about them. Thanks to its Identity Resolution algorithm (the result of a PHD), it identifies a person’s information scattered among external sources.Through this technology, BigProfiles provides customer base analytics and behavior predictions: using Artificial Intelligence on enriched profiles allows to predict churn, fraud and willingness to buy.
Codemotion — Codemotion is the ecosystem devoted to innovation, focused on developers and coding, open to all programming languages and technologies. Pioneering spirits, it scout the future to deliver a first class experience to our people. Codemotion is one of the biggest tech-conferences in Europe, with an international network of 30.000 developers and 350speakers coming from all over the world and from the most important IT realities.Codemotion draw in its main conferences, thousands of attendees eager to discuss about hottest topics: it tailor for them disruptive proposals ranging from mobile to UX, develops, cloud, big data, gamedev, security, methods, languages, web, Internet of things. Codemotion is also a startup, providing a bunch of services and activities, for personal and business customers.

The Cassa depositi e prestiti Group is the national promotional institution that has supported the Italian economy since 1850

Investment focus

CleanTech, InsurTech, B2B
Pre-Seed, Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Scuter — Scuter is the smart e-scooter sharing service that makes city mobility,simple, enjoyable and sustainable. Scuter is on well on its path toward making a dent in this space.
Newarc srl — With the help of technology, we simplify and improve the home buying and selling process.
ViteSicure — Vite sicure is the first insurtech broker selling life insurance policies in Italy (soon in Europe) that transforms the policy purchase experience by making it simple and instant.ViteSicure offers insurance products that guarantee safe lives, because our mission is going straight to the heart of our customer, who with a great sense ofresponsibility are looking for financial security for the most difficult, unpredictable moments of life. ViteSicure fill the protection gap by identifying trigger points in the life of the target and proposing specific solutions to guarantee safe lives in under-insured markets.With an innovative user experience based on growth hacking techniques, ViteSicure bridge the distance between customers and insurance through:• Digitization of the marketing funnel • Digital Customer onboarding • Online download of the Policy • Educational Online Systems • Protection Calculator • Comparison on the need • customer relationship API • Marketing Automation • Digital Customer ServiceThe business model is based on removing the intermediation of insurance products and enabling clients to access to best tailormade insurance solutions based on the specific need.

A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

NeoPhore — NeoPhore targets the dynamics of cancer neoantigen evolution and makes effective medicines that will become a key part of the next-generation of cancer immunotherapies.
SteerLight — SteerLight is a startup that develops LiDAR-based optical sensors, also known as laser-based optical systems, to aid with mobility.
ALKemist Bio — ALKemist Bio provides cell treatment to cancer patients.

MIP SGR is a global investment platform specialized in Venture Capital with multiple alternative and reserved funds, differentiated by growth stages of the portfolio companies and geographical scope, giving privileged access to growing markets. Established in Milan in 2017, MIP SGR is an Alternative Investment Fund Management Company focused mainlybut not exclusively on Tech, Consumer & Lifestyle investments, managing several investment funds. After the success of MIP I fund, in 2021 Milano Investment Partners SGR launched U-Start Ventures, a Multi-compartment fund dedicated to Club Deals in the U.S and Northern Europe, and Cliffs, a new alternative and reserved fund for early-stage, deep-tech focused investments across U.S. Venture Capital landscape and other international hubs. MIP invests in the new class of excellence-driven entrepreneurs across the globe and supports founders and portfolio companies in their quest to go from solid businesses to global champions, combining decades of investing and operational/entrepreneurial experience with a truly global network to help our portfolio companies grow, faster and stronger.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Food and Beverage
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Italy, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Miscusi — Fast-Gourmet freshly made pasta restaurant chain
VitroLabs — The world's oldest material made new. VitroLabs Inc is a startup developing lab grown leather, through tissue engineering, as a solution to help fight climate change. All, while completely avoiding animal slaughter.
Poke House — Poke House is effectively industrializing the production of “poke bowls” for food delivery platforms. Poke House specializes in bowl food that often includes marinated fish that’s cubed and layered up with sticky rice, pickles, noodles, etc.

Lumen Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed investments, early-stage investments, and private equity.

Investment focus

B2B, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Macai — Ceramica di Caltagirone. Bomboniere Pigne e Teste di Moro. Autentica ceramica siciliana, bomboniere siciliane . Ceramiche Online
GenomeUp — GenomeUp is an AI platform (SaaS) to enabling doctors and clinical institutions to diagnose and treat rare genetic diseases in less than 24h. GenomeUp is involved in international research projects and clinical trials in partnership with universities and research centers.
Insoore — Insoore is a platform that helps insurance companies to improve the claims management process, thanks to on-demand photographic inspections and damage estimates provided by a community of experts.

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Series A
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

ALKemist Bio — ALKemist Bio provides cell treatment to cancer patients.
Viceversa — Viceversa provides capital to European digital businesses to support companies in sustainable and ethical growth. The company was founded in 2021 and has locations in Milan and Dublin.
Clearbox AI — Benefit from Synthetic Data to unlock your AI projects, overcome privacy issues and improve the utility of your data.

Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital.

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!

MoffuLabs is a seeding and acceleration investment fund focused on technology startups.

Investment focus

Human Resources, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Gamindo — Customized Video Games for Engagement, Education, Lead Generation, CSR and Training.
Restworld | Horeca — Restworld propone solo offerte di lavoro selezionate e permette ai datori di risparmiare il 90% del tempo nella selezione del personale. Scopri come funziona.
Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

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.

Investment focus

Internet, Apps, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Italy, United States, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Pixies — Pixies is a Startup that design solutions for Autonomous Cities and a more sustainable future of our planet. Merging Urban Design, Robotics and AI, we believe that urban spaces can now become able to take care of themselves.
Alokino Gelato — Alokino Gelato produces plant-based and preservative-less artisanal ice creams.
Nimai Digital Company — Think. Create. Make it happen.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B
Seed, Pre-Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Vikey — Self check-in Automatico e Domotica per Gestire da Remoto ogni aspetto dell'accoglienza in Hotel, Case Vacanze, Appartamenti e B&B.
YoAgents — YoAgents is a Digital Service company that allows sales professionals to connect with startups and micro-companies and SMEs.Through the app, they can choose services, pitch themselves to companies, download sales documents, create deals, with companies in the fitness, ho.re.ca., retail, sectors, as well as visualize and require revenue. Theplatform currently hosts over 2,000 sales professionals in its lead generation door to door platform.It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
Metis Precision Medicine — Metis Precision Medicine is a B-Corp founded with the vision of bringing powerful cancer therapies to patients in need. Metis owns the intellectual property of a suite of anti-Met monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), with different and unique mechanisms of action, and is currently seeking investors, biotech or pharmaceutical companies interested inacquiring the relevant platform technology on a global basis.

Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Italy, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Convoy — Using technology and automation, the Convoy Platform seamlessly connects carriers with loads from shippers and brokers across the nation.
FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance — FinCompare was founded by Stephan Heller and is a fintech startup that helps businesses to find, compare, and close the financing solutions. Via the online platform, companies can access a wide range of financing options. They can independently compare offers from well-known banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers in Germanyand close the financing. The company also offers a convenient one-stop destination for all financing questions relating to the company.FinCompare financing solutions including corporate loan, factoring, company leasing/hire purchase, warehouse financing, fine trading/purchase financing, and mezzanine capital. It simplifies the financing process with its digital application process and can thus provide your company financing. The company allows SMEs to receive and compare various offers for loans.FinCompare was founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Finom — Finom is an online payment solution for companies and freelancers that helps entrepreneurs manage their finances. It's easy to use, secure, and covers all business needs.

Y generation investment professionals sourcing and closing deals for top tier angels from Europe

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Lithuania, Italy, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Macai — Ceramica di Caltagirone. Bomboniere Pigne e Teste di Moro. Autentica ceramica siciliana, bomboniere siciliane . Ceramiche Online
MAX — Metro Africa Express addresses the last-mile delivery and online-retail problems by using mobile and web platforms to connect consumers, retail businesses, and independent drivers in real-time. They are eliminating all logistics and technology barriers that have historically prevented retail businesses in Africa from realizing their full potential.
Payflow — Payflow is an employee benefit that companies can offer to their employees. Payflow provides employees instant access to earned salary to improve their financial well-being. Companies benefit from improved productivity and engagement, with no impact on cash-flow.Payflow was founded in 2020, and it is a Rocket Internet backed venture based inSpain.

BlackSheep is the first venture capital firm focused on Madtech: AI, Big Data, Automation and its B2B applications for the marketing and advertising industry.

Investment focus

Advertising, SaaS, PaaS
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

nexoya — Performance Marketing optimized with AI. Leverage the power of agile portfolio management. Allocate budgets by using AI technology and reach +70% ROAS
Connected-Stories — HyperTV's Connected-Stories is the first integrated platform for creating personalized sequences of consumer-journey-minded marketing and advertising content formats. The platform is able to distribute the content experience across the broader digital advertising ecosystem. Easy to use tools and platform services empower content creators toscale up their productivity and effectiveness
AdTonos — AdTonos is a programmatic audio advertising platform that connects advertisers with publishers. The marketplace offers multiple ad placements from well-known pre-rolls, through to mid-rolls and real-time ad replacement for live streaming. This provides advertisers with vast reach across digital audio channels, while radio stations, podcasters ormusic streaming services profit from the use of an effective tool that supports them in growing their revenues from online advertising. Brands have, at their fingertips, an easy-to-reach audience of more than 15 million unique online audio listeners from the UK and worldwide and potential of at least 200 million ad playouts a month. AdTonos is supported by the UK’s Department of International Trade, helping the company to scale globally, and is a member of IAB UK, IAB Europe and the European Association of Commercial Radios, which represents commercial radio at the European Parliament.

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