# Top 50 Enterprise Angel Investors in Italy in June 2026

## Luca Ascani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Joe Zadeh
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Personal Health

Joe Zadeh

## Fabio Mondini de Focatiis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology

Venture Partner, Eurazeo InvestmentInternational Venture Capitalist, Business Angel and SVP with >20 years experience in >20 countries, with a successful track as VC, BA and Entrepreneur in a truly global environment. Fabio is a Venture Partner in Eurazeo Investment, following their acquisition of IDINVEST Partners, a leading Europeanprivate equity firm with >9B€ AUM, focusing on Venture Capital investments in Italy across sectors and in the Smart City sector (Energy, Cleantech, Eco-mobility) worldwide. Fabio is the Founder and CEO of growth Capital, the leading Italian investment banking focusing on advising innovative, fast-growing companies on fund raising and M&A. Fabio is also an active Business Angel, with a personal portfolio of more than 30 startups. a Member of the Investment Committee of Lazio Innova. Previously Fabio has been a Senior Advisor in the European Investment Fund (EIF), leading the joint efforts of EIF and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to establish TT Investment Funds in Italy to develop its ecosystem for Innovation. 
Before entering the Private Equity sector, Fabio has lead Soitec Solar Division sale after it has increased its revenues from ~2M€ to >40M€ and achieved the world record of PV Module Efficiency and Solar Cell Efficiency. He had earlier founded and lead RenEn Renewable Energy to a leading renewable energy consulting firm.
Earlier Fabio has been in McKinsey, ENEL and Russell Reynolds. In ENEL, Fabio has been Head of Integration, Head of International Management, Head of HR and Organisation and member of the Board of various international companies. Fabio received his M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from M.I.T. and his M.B.A. from INSEAD. He is fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

## David Clarke
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

David Clarke is the Board member of Payslip.
David Clarke is the Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures. He attended Trinity College Dublin during 1989-1993.

## Giovanni Gardelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Software

Giovanni Gardelli is the Senior Director at Verizon Media.

## Alberto Giusti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation

Alberto Giusti - Partner @ Guanxi

## Giordano Martinelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Finance, Financial Services, Apps

Giordano Martinelli is the Chief Executive Officer at AcomeA SGR. He has studied at Bocconi University.

## Fernando Diana
- Type: Angel
- Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: News, Local, Fitness

Fernando Diana - Manager - Acquisitions & Sales Management @ CityNews

## Francesco Zaccariello
- Type: Angel
- Location: Napoli, Campania, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: CRM, SaaS, Mobile

Francesco Zaccariello founder of eFarma.

## Andrea Dusi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, CleanTech

Entrepreneur and investor.
After working in management consulting, in 2006 he created Wish Days, known above all for the Emozione3 gift boxes. In April 2016, he sold the company to the Smartbox group with a millionaire exit. In 2017, together with Cristina Pozzi, already a partner in Wish Days he founded Impactscool.He is advisor of dozens oftechnological initiatives and business angels in 150+ startups focusing on clean tech.He is the author of the book “Come far fallire una startup ed essere fellici” – How to make a startup fail and be happy, published by Bompiani, Bestseller in 2018.

## Jacopo Paoletti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Seed
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, Mobile

Digital Marketer, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Startup Advisor.

## Diego Piacentini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Human Resources, SaaS, Hardware

Diego Piacentini has served as Senior Vice President, International Consumer Business, since February 2012. From January 2007 until February 2012, Diego Piacentini served as Senior Vice President, International Retail, from November 2001 until December 2006, he served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Retail and Marketing and, from February 2000until November 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Piacentini was Vice President and General Manager of Apple Computer Europe, where he headed operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Piacentini joined Apple Computer in 1987. He held several financial management positions both in Apple Italy and at a European level through 1993. Piacentini served as Sales Director for Apple Italy in 1994 and was promoted to the post of General Manager for Apple Italy in May 1995.Piacentini holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University of Milan. An Italian national, he has traveled and worked across Europe, Asia and North America.n Senior Vice President of International Consumer at Amazon.com Inc. since February 2012.

## Paolo Barberis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Machine Learning, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Paolo Barberis is the Founder at Nana Bianca.

## Marco Caradonna
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Advertising, PaaS, SaaS

Marco Caradonna is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BlackSheep Ventures at BlackSheep Ventures. He attended 
Catholic University of Sacred Heart.

## Marco Di Pietro
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Advertising, Marketing Automation, SaaS

Marco Di Pietro former director of Yoox.

## Marco Bicocchi Pichi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, Marketing, Accounting

Co-Founder and Marketing Director at WIB.After a successful career as an executive at the intersection of digital technology and business with international leading companies such as EDS, Ernst & Young, Etnoteam, Booz Allen Hamilton (Professional Excellence Award in 2004) and AT Kearney, Marco has funded and has participated in founding since2008 several technology startups including Nextome named the most awesome startup of the Year by on-line vote at Web Summit 2014 in Dublin. Member of the association Italia Startup from the foundation in 2012, he has been elected to the Board of Directors and in 2014 to the newly formed Executive Committee with the delegation for International Affairs. Marco was named Italian Business Angel of the Year 2014 by the Italian Business Angel association and has contributed from 2009 to 2013 the development of the largest angel club in Italy : IAG Italian Angel for Growth. Marco collaborates with several business accelerators, startup competitions, schools, and institutions on the topics of startup and innovation.

## Massimo Pagnetti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Massimo Pagnetti is an individual investor.

## Raffaele Terrone
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

Raffaele Terrone currently works as Chief Financial Officer at Scalapay. He previously worked at ICAMAP as an Investment Director.

## Claudio Rossi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Farming, Internet, Agriculture

Claudio Rossi - Advisor @ GoSherpy

## 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.

## Massimo Cioffi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Massimo Cioffi is an individual investor.

## Nader Sabbaghian
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Nader Sabbaghian is the General Partner at 360 Capital.

## Riccardo Schiavotto
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, E-Commerce, Advertising

Riccardo holds a master degree - cum laude - in Management Engineering from University of Padova and an MBA from Colleges des Ingenieurs. He joined Rocket Internet after his MBA, working on the launch of some of the biggest e-commerces in South East Asia, like Lazada (recently sold to Alibaba). He’s passionate about developing new ideas andcreating new companies, with a strong hands-on approach to problem solving, processes and strategy. He created the algorithms that allows Lanieri to achieve a perfect fit for its customer more than 90% of the times.

## Duccio Vitali
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Gaming, Education

Duccio Vitali is a CEO at Alkemy digital_enabler.

## Stefano Miccinelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Pet, Gift, Retail

Stefano Miccinelli works in venture capital and private equity in Italy. He is currently the Proprietario of SRM Holdings.

## Roberto Magnifico
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Legal, Mobile

With many years of experience in business finance and international financial markets, he is a collaborator with LUISS EnLabs, director at LVenture Group and a partner with InnovActionLab. Since 2008, he has occupied himself with startups, has acted as co-founder, business angel, advisor and mentor, focusing on turnover, internationalization andcrowdsourcing. He has worked in New York, Rome and London, filling important positions at Lehman Brothers, Banco di Roma, UBS, Barclays Capital and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He was co-founder and director of companies and associations, including Business Value, Agorà SGR, Atlas Capital (hedge funds) and Business Club Italia. He has led trainings at Banco di Roma, UBS and Barclays Capital on tools and capital markets and was co-editor of publications about markets, published by Euromoney Publications. He is an alumnus of the University of Bari.

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

Michele Attisani - General Partner @ Insiders Ventures

## Valerio Fonseca
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Focus: Freelance, Web Design, Web Development

Valerio graduated in Business Management from the Bocconi University. From 2004 to 2008, he was a manager in Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., an independent investment-merchant bank. From 2008 to 2010, he was an associate in Ambienta SGR, an European leading company in management of private equity funds. In 2007, he founded Reale Gest, nowDoveVivo, where he is currently CEO.In 2018, he joined the Endeavor Italia network, an international organization that supports high potential businesses and promotes the economic growth of scale-ups giving access to global markets, talent development programs and capital.

## Fabio Tomassini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, GreenTech, Information Services

Fabio Tomassini is the Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder, and General Manager of Risparmio Casa. He previously worked at GAROFALO HEALTH CARE as a Group Chief Financial Officer. Fabio Tomassini attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

## Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti is an individual investor.

## Gianpaolo Naef
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Gianpaolo Naef is an individual investor.

## Giorgio Chiellini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Gamification, Social Impact

Giorgio Chiellini

## Andrea Febbraio
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Farming, Fitness

Venture Capitalist, Investor, Internet entrepreneur, International Speaker and Book Author.+15 years of experience in AdTech & Digital Advertising : I love to start-up international digital business, scale it and make them grow till the exit.Co-founder of Ebuzzing (now Teads) from 0 to 100M$ Revenues in 4 YearsFounder of PromoDigital// Sold It After 2 Years for 4x RevenuesCo-Author of the book "Viral Video: Content is King Distribution is Queen" & Co-Author of the Book "Buzz Marketing nei Social Media" Partner at Ariadne CapitalPro Speaker at London Speaker Bureauhttp://mariafranzoni.com/business-management/4471-andrea-febbraio// I LOVE TO MENTOR AWESOME TEAMS //Speaker at Major Digital Advertising events: Royal Institution of Great Britain, IAB Forum Milan, iStrategy London, iStrategy Amsterdam, Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, Dmexco Cologne, Inspirational Festival Madrid.Advisor http://www.luissenlabs.com/ Angel Portfolio: AdEspresso, Chupamobile, Beintoo, FiloVenture Portfolio: Money Dashboard, Oxygen, Bit X , Quill, Taggstar, SoundOut, Made Television, Orson & Co , Bloomy Days, Norwood SystemSenior Lecturer at :SDA Bocconi, LUISS Business School, Business School Il Sole 24 Ore, IED, NaBA, Master IAB Università Cattolica, Gambero Rosso

## Mauro Del Rio
- Type: Angel
- Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, B2B

Mauro Del Rio - Chairman @ DOCOMO Digital

## Nico Rosberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Logistics

Nico Rosberg is a sustainability entrepreneur, investor and 2016 Formula One World Champion.

## Fabio Cannavale
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Software

Fabio Cannavale - Founder @ Siamosoci

## Marco Porcaro
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, E-Commerce, Advertising

Marco Porcaro - CEO & Founder @ Cortilia

## Gianluca Cocco
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Mobile

Gianluca achieved two successful exits before founding his new fintech. The first exit occurred in 2018 in Italy when he served as the MD of the Italian branch of Delivery Hero. The second exit happened in 2022 in Spain when he sold Factory14, of which he was a co-founder. From 2011, he spent four years as one of the early managers at Amazon Italy,following the start of his career in strategic consulting at Roland Berger. He is angel investing in Fintech, SaaS and AI at pre-seed stage.

## Family, Friends & Angels
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce

Family, Friends & Angels

## Luigi Bajetti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Luigi Bajetti is the managing partner and founder of Lombardstreet Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California.Luigi is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the tech and internet industries, with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in building and scaling startups.As a full-time investor since2013, he has been leveraging his experience and insights to identify and support the next generation of Silicon Valley founders. With a passion for backing game-changing technologies and a talent for spotting emerging trends, Luigi has a proven track record of success in identifying groundbreaking startups. He has invested almost always at the earliest possible stage of seed in 20+ US startups valued at over $30 billion combined, including 9 that have since become unicorns.

## Pascal Houillon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Orange, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, E-Commerce

Pascal HOUILLON is the CEO at Cegid Group. Pascal attended Paris-Sud University.

## Alessandro Rimassa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Software

Alessandro Rimassa is the Founder and CEO of RADICAL HR. Alessandro Rimassa attended The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.

## Maurizio Donadelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Altino, Veneto, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Analytics, Retail, Travel

Maurizio Donadelli

## Lodovico Rosnati
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Retail, FinTech

Lodovico Rosnati works for Capital Markets based out of Italy.

## GianFilippo Cuneo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Marketing

GianFilippo Cuneo

## Simone Severini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Hardware, Software

Simone Severini is the Director, Quantum Computing at Amazon Web Services.He attended University of Bristol.

## Alessandro Gatti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Monza, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Gift, Retail

Alessandro Gatti - Founder & CEO @ maisonFire

## Alberto Cresto
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Information Technology

Alberto Cresto is the General Partner at Lunar Ventures.

## Massimiliano Arlati
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, GreenTech, Information Services

Massimiliano Arlati

## Loris Lanzellotti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: SaaS, Retail, FinTech

Loris Lanzellotti is the cofounder of Boost Heroes attended London Business School.

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