# Top 50 Blockchain Startup Investors in Italy in June 2026

## CDP Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## EIT Urban Mobility
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Transportation, Information Technology

EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
Europe’s leading community for impact-driven start-ups and scale-ups in urban mobilityWe want to move cities toward a more sustainable future by partnering up with start-ups and scale-ups like yours. Our Impact Venturesdivision gives you access to funding and support channels to deliver financial, environmental and social impact on the urban landscapes around us. Our tools are: Funding through grants and equity investments, Knowledge and training through partner-led programmes, networking and introductions through dedicated support to our equity portfolio companiesOur investments provide you with a boost on your growth journey, and our network connects you with the right stakeholders in the public policy sector — on a regional, national and European-wide scale — to put your company on the map and bring your urban mobility services to the people who need it the most.If you’re like us and have a drive to shape the cities of our future, join our community of engaged and esteemed impactful ventures by applying for one of the many different programs we offer.

## United Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology.

## Sygnum
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency

Sygnum is an international digital asset banking organization, rooted in Swiss and Singaporean traditions. The company provides professional and institutional investors, banks, corporations, and DLT foundations with the means to invest in digital assets with utmost confidence. Sygnum's team facilitates this through our top-tier security,personalized expert service, and regulated services in digital asset banking, asset management, tokenization, and B2B offerings.

## Azimut Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

Azimut Holding is an independent financial company that offers investment solutions to develop excellent levels of experience. The company's business model is based on the vertical integration between asset management and distribution. It has portfolio managers and analysts based in major hubs around the world and a network of client-facingfinancial advisors operating to deliver quality advice to clients.Azimut Holding was founded on 1989 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

## CRiF
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain

CRIF offers credit bureau services, business information, analytics and decisioning, consultancy to support finance, insurance, utility and service companies  of the customer relationship cycle.

## Pietro Invernizzi
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

Pietro Invernizzi - Founding Partner @ firedrop

## Rosario Bifulco
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Art, Medical, Blockchain

Rosario Bifulco, president of the auction house Finarte S.p.A.

## Luca Ascani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

Luca is founder and CEO of Lambda Alpha, an investment company focused on early stage investment. Its portfolio includes Bear, the Apple Design Award winner notes app,  Fintechs as Lendable and Emma App in London, Mansa in Paris and ScalaPay as well as autonomous robots Gideon Brothers and automated pasta restaurant Cala. Recent investmentsincludes  Dishpatch, Airbank and RVVUP. Luca started his entrepreneurial career aged 20 when he launched BuyCentral.it, the first Italian shopping comparison site, in 2000. It was sold to Lycos in 2004. In 2002 he founded ADVance which became the leading digital agency in Italy, subsequently sold to NetBooster. In 2004 he cofounded GoAdv, later rebranded Populis, one of the largest vertical digital publishing groups in Europe and Brazil, listed on the Paris Alternext stock exchange. In 2011 Populis was named the fastest growing company in Ireland and part of the top ten in Europe by Deloitte. In 2012 and 2013 he has brought the TechCrunch conference to Italy with the aim of connecting the Italian industry with international investors. For this same purpose he was co-hosting the 2017 Founders Forum in Rome.From 2010 Luca was in the board of IlSecoloXIX, an Italian north west leading newspaper, then acquired by LaStampa in 2014 and he was in the board of the new group, ITEDI, until it was acquired by Gruppo Espresso in 2017.

## Hack VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

Hack VC is a web3 venture capital firm.

## Max Ciociola
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Consumer

Product-focused, balance-sheet driven entrepreneur with a 20+ year track record in pioneering, launching and growing profitable businesses in the mobile and media space with broad experience in product, business, and content development for the digital space. 
Max is  founder and CEO of Musixmatch, the World's Largest Lyrics Catalog and MusicAI Company with +70 Mln of users in the world.
Musixmatch uses Deep Learning and AI techniques to provide lyrics and language data to most of music digital streaming companies.
As first mover in the mobile space Max  started in early 1998 with Wireless Solutions, a multi media mobile gateway platform for delivering contents in more than 100 countries over 300 mobile carriers. He then sold his company to Dada, an italian media company, and he spent 7 years with Dada first as CEO Dada Iberia & Latam e then as EVP Mobile Services, leading a team of +100 people and +80 mln yearly turnover. 
Max is the co founder of AI Labs, an R&D AI Lab in Italy active on Technology Transfer on AI.

## Middlegame Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Middlegame Ventures is a fintech​ venture capital firm investing in early-stage growth businesses focused on Financial Innovation. The firm is seeking great entrepreneurial teams who are focusing on rearchitecting financial services infrastructure.

## Calvin Liu
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

Calvin Liu is the Chief Strategy Officer at EigenLayer. He attended Cornell University.

## Climate-KIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CleanTech, Sustainability, Software

EIT Climate-KIC is a European knowledge and innovation community, working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy.Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, we identify and support innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change. They believe that a decarbonised, sustainable economy is notonly necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but presents a wealth of opportunities for business and society.

## ParaFi Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

ParaFi Capital is an alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets.

## Urania
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, Blockchain

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.

## Primitive Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Primitive Ventures is a global venture investment firm with a focus on blockchain and related technologies. At Primitive, we're proudly thesis-free, and instead spend all of their waking hours finding and supporting the people building truly valuable things.

## Eterna Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services

Eterna Capital is a blockchain investment firm - We back innovative entrepreneurs who harness blockchain technology

## Algorand Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Education

Fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology by leveraging the Algorand protocol and open source software for an inclusive ecosystem.

## OKX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Victoria, Beau Vallon, Seychelles
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

OKX Ventures focus on the discoveries and investments in various aspects, including blockchain basic infrastructures, Layer2, DeFi, WEB3.0, NFT and Metaverse.

## Sandeep Nailwal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Sandeep Nailwal is based out of United States and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as a Co-Founder and CEO. Sandeep Nailwal attended the Indian Institute of Management.

## Spartan
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Logan, Utah, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Web3

Spartan is an oilfield management company that offers labor support, technology, engineering, construction, and project management services.

## Jump Crypto
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Builders of blockchain technology revolutionizing open, community-driven networks. We trade, build open-source infrastructure, and invest in crypto projects.

## Fondazione Social Venture Giordano dell'Amore
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence, Media and Entertainment

FSVGDA aims at the promotion of the impact investing culture, in order to facilitate social innovation.

## David García
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Former Entrepreneur, Investor and current Founder & Managing Partner at Algo Capital.

## Meld ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamilton, Queensland, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Meld Ventures is an Australian-based firm dedicated to backing the next wave of blockchain entrepreneurs.

## Marco Filippi
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Blockchain, Mobile Apps

I'm a committed and energetic person, fascinated by new knowledges and stimulated by new challenges. My area of interests are: Startups, Blockchain & ICO, Sharing economy, Sport, Food & Wines. Text me if you want to talk about the last DLT development as well as the best restaurant you have been in!

## Fondazione Golinelli
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, AgTech

Fondazione Golinelli was born in Bologna in 1988 by the will of the entrepreneur and philanthropist Marino Golinelli with the aim to promote education and training, to promote the culture, to foster intellectual growth and ethics of young people, the citizens of tomorrow.

## Woori Technology Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games

Woori Technology Investment Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm focusing on venture capital.

## Valar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Banking

Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.

## Sente Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software

Sente is a Chicago-based startup investment and innovation platform. Sente searches the world for the most high-potential startups and helps them scale through unprecedented guidance, support, and connections.

## Crédit Agricole Italia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Building Material, Financial Services

Crédit Agricole Italia is a bank that offers loans and financial services.

## Wintermute
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A leading algorithmic trading firm focused on building liquid and efficient markets in digital assets.

## Danu Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

DANU VENTURES provides comprehensive advisory support: attraction of investments, audit, listing, market making, strategic planning etc.

## Algorand Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Financial Services

Algorand Ventures is the new program dedicated to providing funding and launch support to the best builders and investors in the algorand ecosystem.

## Youbi Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

We invest in world-class solutions designed to create a sustainable and inclusive web3 infrastructure

## Federico d'Annunzio
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, Consulting

Federico d'Annunzio

## Symbolic Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Web3, Cryptocurrency

Symbolic Capital is a crypto VC founded by web3 founders. We provide web3 investing with global impact. 

## Protocol Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

Protocol Labs is building the next generation of the internet.

## Keyrock
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Woluwé-saint-pierre, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Trading Platform

Scaling liquidity and pricing assets since 2017. We enhance digital markets. Backed by time-tested algorithms and ironclad tech. Market making - OTC - Options

## Banca Sella Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Biella, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

The Banca Sella Group boasts a history that is now more than a century old, followed by the common thread of the principles and values ​​inspired directly by its founders.
In this section we outline the Group profile and its main stages.

## DIB Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

DIB Ventures is a blockchain advisory and investment firm, helping blockchain startups integrate into the crypto landscape and accelerate their growth and industry.

## HC Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Gaming, PC Games, Casual Games

HC Capital invests in and supports defi, web3, and metaverse businesses.

## Trinityventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

Trinityventures is a venture studio firm looks for breakthrough ideas and tech startups.
Start-Up Services and Consulting.

## Unreal Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3

Unreal Capital is an international fund focusing on investments in innovative and promising crypto projects.

## Cryptosociety
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

Cryptosociety actively supports the project through strategy, marketing, design, launchpad introductions, strategic relationship introductions, and active participation on social media. Therefore, it was only a logical step for us to become advisors on some initiatives.

## Coinvision Research
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain

Coinvision is a community blockchain technology enthusiasts. Not financial advice. Click to read Coinvision Research, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

## MetaVenture Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, Blockchain

MetaVenture Holding is an investment company.

## Polymorphic Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Clayton, North Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

It is a venture capital firm that selectively invests in extraordinary teams and emerging paradigms in blockchain and fintech globally.

## SBI Ven Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Banking

SBI Ven Capital, founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, is a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology sectors across Asia.

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