Top 50 Hardware Startup Investors in Italy in September 2025
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Hardware startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hardware companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Hardware Startup Investors in Italy in September 2025
| Investor | Hardware Italy investments | 
|---|---|
| CDP Venture Capital | 20 | 
| Primo Capital | 15 | 
| Club degli Investitori | 14 | 
| 360 Capital | 11 | 
| Italian Angels for Growth | 10 | 
| Club Italia Investimenti 2 | 9 | 
| Vertis | 9 | 
| Invitalia Ventures | 8 | 
| Invitalia | 7 | 
| TIM Ventures | 7 | 
| Principia SGR | 7 | 
| LIFTT | 7 | 
| P101 | 7 | 
| Cassa Depositi e Prestiti | 6 | 
| EUREKA! Venture SGR | 6 | 
| GELLIFY | 6 | 
| UniCredit | 6 | 
| Growth Engine | 5 | 
| Azimut Digitech Fund | 4 | 
| Atlante Ventures | 4 | 
| Tech4Planet | 4 | 
| Embed Capital | 4 | 
| 035 Investimenti | 3 | 
| Levante Capital | 3 | 
| Fabio Mondini de Focatiis | 3 | 
| Pi Campus | 3 | 
| PranaVentures | 3 | 
| RedSeed Ventures | 3 | 
| Neva SGR | 3 | 
| 2100 Ventures | 2 | 
| Francesco Starace | 2 | 
| DVR Capital | 2 | 
| EXOR N.V. | 2 | 
| Toscana Next Fund | 2 | 
| Creative Thinking Ventures | 2 | 
| 3LB Seed Capital Srl | 2 | 
| Andrea Dusi | 2 | 
| OurCrowd | 2 | 
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 
| Giorgio Chiellini | 2 | 
| United Ventures | 2 | 
| RoboIT | 2 | 
| SIMEST | 2 | 
| The Techshop | 2 | 
| Family, Friends & Angels | 2 | 
| SVG Ventures | 2 | 
| CRV | 2 | 
| dPixel | 2 | 
| Pariter Partners | 2 | 
| Key Capital | 2 | 
            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.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - 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.
- lit — Con lit puoi monitorare, quando e dove vuoi, i tuoi consumi energetici, riducendoli fino al 22%, avendo informazioni in real time sui tuoi elettrodomestici.
- Tulum Energy — Discover how Tulum Energy harnesses methane pyrolysis technology to transform machinery and produce substantial volumes of clean hydrogen, driving innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.
            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.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Aerospace
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - XBOOKS — Investors Relations is Xbooks website whereby the company shares communications between the mangares and the Shareholders community. It provides an accurate account to investors, which keeps them updated of company life and key results.
- ENTEROME — We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to transform human health based on our unique ability to de-code molecular interactions in the gut microbiome.
- Pangea Aerospace — SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL MISSION In a very conservative sector, European space engineers and business experts have gathered to unlock the untapped potential of new technologies that will drastically reduce the cost of launch
            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.
          
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          - Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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        - Stema — It serves as a platform for hiring engineers
- Approxima — Approxima medical is developing a novel treatment for patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation
- Annaida Technologies — Annaida Technologies has developed a groundbreaking device, EmbryoSpin, that performs microscopic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (“µNMR”) at a scale 10-fold better than existing technologies.
            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.
            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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          - 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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          - E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - 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!
            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.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Software, Health Care, Computer
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - XBOOKS — Investors Relations is Xbooks website whereby the company shares communications between the mangares and the Shareholders community. It provides an accurate account to investors, which keeps them updated of company life and key results.
- Focoos AI — Focoos reshapes computer vision with ultra-efficient models that drive down costs, automate hardware integration, and ensure peak performance on any device, while promoting sustainability.
- Live Story Inc. — Design Boundless Experiences with Live Story. Forget about code and templates: with our freehand designable editor, you can quickly create layouts and publish them online in no time. Finally, a no-code design solution that delivers multi-platform integrations with speed and dependability for professional teams.
            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
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Software, Medical, Health Care
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - 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.
            Invitalia, the National Agency for inward investment promotion and enterprise development, is mandated by the Italian government to increase the country's competitiveness, particularly in the South, and to support strategic sectors for development. Its main objectives are: Supporting innovation and growth of the productive system - support theinvestment programs of new business or already underway through a package of instruments between them complementary, capable of increasing the competitiveness of companies.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Smart Cities
- Grant, Debt Financing, Seed
- Italy, Sweden
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        - Tutornow — Ripetizioni online in matematica, fisica, inglese e oltre 150 materie. Ripetizioni per DSA e BES con tutor certificati. Lezioni online individuali da 60 minuti.
- BILLD — Billd is a cleantech firm that offers the first digital receipt service to capture huge data from the offline market using AI.
- Collecto App — Collecto App objective is to democratize access to luxury items by sharing value and removing economic barriers. Collecto promotes financial and environmental sustainability by allowing consumers to share luxury goods while reducing environmental impact through more effective resource use.
            TIM Ventures prefers to invest in the internet, digital life, mobile evolution, e-learning, and green technology sectors. The company provides startups with consulting services and support. It selects companies that exploit disruptive technologies, with particular attention to enterprise applications, digital life, and telecommunications.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Internet, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United States, Malaysia
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        - Webidoo — Forniamo soluzioni all inclusive di digital marketing per le PMI: siti web, gestione social media, export digital pensati per il tuo settore.
- Satispay — Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.
- SonoBee Ultrasound — Looking for a reliable ultrasound scan center in Malaysia? Our center offers a range of ultrasound services, from pregnancy scans to abdominal and pelvic scans. Our experienced professionals provide accurate and timely results. Contact us today to schedule your appointment
            Principia is an Italian Venture Capital firm with over Eur 80M under management. Currently Principia has two funds investing in digital start ups and expansion capital opportunities and in particular cases, we invest also in seed opportunities.
          
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          - Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - KLISBio — KLISBio is a medtech company currently developing a variety of regenerative medicine implantable products leveraging the power of silk fibroin to promote an endogenous repair of human soft tissues.
- ENTEROME — We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to transform human health based on our unique ability to de-code molecular interactions in the gut microbiome.
- WISE — WISE (Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics) is a start-up company created in 2011 with the mission of producing the new generation of leads for neuromodulation for treatment of chronic pain and Parkinson: unbreakable, less invasive and cheaper.
            A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Italy, United Kingdom, France
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        - QSensAto — QSensAto is a quantum sensing company specializing in the development and research of integrated vapor cells and quantum atomic sensors.
- Agate Sensors — Agate Sensors offers equipment manufacturers advanced sensors that detect, identify, and classify people, vital signs, objects, and more. Their sensors come in a range of sizes, from single pixel devices to full matrix devices, and are produced using standard CMOS production processes, making them both cost-effective and efficient.
- Sparrow Quantum — Sparrow Quantum, a global leader in quantum photonic chip technology. Explore innovative solutions driving advancements in quantum computing, communication, and beyond. Stay ahead with cutting-edge technologies shaping the future.
            P101 is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the digital sector.
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          - Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Italy, Spain, United States
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        - 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.
            The Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group is the national promotional institution that has supported the Italian economy since 1850
          
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          - 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.
            Eureka! is the first independent Italian venture capital Asset Management company exclusively focused on deep tech investments
          
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          - Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Medical Device
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy
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        - Novac — Progettiamo supercondensatori da affiancare alle batterie, per incrementare performance ed efficienza dei veicoli elettrici.
- WISE — WISE (Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics) is a start-up company created in 2011 with the mission of producing the new generation of leads for neuromodulation for treatment of chronic pain and Parkinson: unbreakable, less invasive and cheaper.
- BeDimensional — New Material Solution
            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.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Italy, United Kingdom, United States
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        - BizAway — Discover a streamlined approach to business travel with BizAway. Our intuitive platform offers a one-click solution to book and manage your trips, saving your company time and money. Over 2000 companies trust us with their travel management needs. Request a demo today!
- Deliveristo — B2B Foodtech marketplace and delivery platform which allows chefs and restaurant owners to digitally organize their orders directly from farmers and distributors
- CercaOfficina — Cercaofficina.it is the online portal that helps you compare quotes for some mechanical repairs and bodywork on your car. By cutting the revision, from small tweaks body to replace the brake pads, the tire change, change Installation system oil LPG / CNG.
            UniCredit (formerly UniCredito) is an Italian global banking and financial services company. Its network spanning 50 markets in 20 countries, with more than 9,000 branches and over 148,000 employees. Its strategic position in Western and Eastern Europe gives the group one of the region's highest market shares.
          
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          - Energy, Manufacturing, Financial Services
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- Italy, Germany, Sweden
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        - Unifiber — Unifiber is a broadband service company that focuses on the creation of passive access fiber optic networks.
- Ital Gas Storage — Ital Gas Storage is a gas storage company that offers storage services.
- MAXI MOBILITY — Maxi Mobility S.R.L., a Società Benefit, revolutionizes urban transport by developing a digital platform for shared electric taxi services. Utilizing an innovative app, the company facilitates a seamless connection between electric taxi drivers and users, including private individuals and businesses. Maxi Mobility is committed to sustainability,transparency, and responsible operations, aiming to create measurable social value while achieving economic success.
            Growth Engine is a Venture Capital holding investing in Pre-Seed and Seed high-potential opportunities. With a current portfolio of more than 40 companies, most of them evolved in successful Scaleups, Growth Engine is a diversified asset class by sector and stage.
Growth Engine Shareholders are entrepreneurs who have built companies from the groundup, collectively creating billions in value, and top executives managing companies with multi-billion-dollar valuations.
          
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          - Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Secondary Market, Convertible Note
- Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom
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        - BonusX — Con l'app BonusX hai un supporto anti-burocrazia tutto l'anno. Accedi a centinaia di bonus e servizi pubblici, senza stress e code.
- WithLess — Apps multiply, costs grow, admin spirals. We get it. The tools your team needs WithLess time, money, and admin.
- Vivaio Ventures — Vivaio Ventures partners with early-stage and creator-led consumer brands to scale food, beverage, and beauty products. We offer capital, consulting, and Made in Italy manufacturing excellence for the next CPG leaders.
            Azimut Digitech Fund Was created as part of a partnership with the Gellify Group.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Software, Information Technology, Computer
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Italy, San Marino, United Kingdom
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        - Subbyx — Subbyx provides long-term subscriptions for technology products and small home appliances.
- BizAway — Discover a streamlined approach to business travel with BizAway. Our intuitive platform offers a one-click solution to book and manage your trips, saving your company time and money. Over 2000 companies trust us with their travel management needs. Request a demo today!
- Kleecks — Kleecks is an innovative SaaS platform that optimises performance marketing activities, improves website health and speed in real-time, and has a significant impact on businesses by increasing revenues, lowering costs, and accelerating time-to-market
            Atlante Ventures is a leading Italian VC fund, operated by IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.
          
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          - Software, Biotechnology, Hardware
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Italy, United States, Israel
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        - treet — Treet helps brands launch fully-branded recommerce sites where customers can buy & sell items from each other.
- Newronika — Newronika restores brain and body functions with innovative technologies. We translate our deep knowledge on biosignal decoding into clinical practice, with the aim of improving treatments, health, and wellness. With our revolutionary brain devices, the patient receives the right stimulation at the right moment, thus becoming able to perform normaldaily activities and improve quality of life. Newronika is the spin-off company of two leading research institutions in Italy, the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Hospital and the University of Milan.  Newronika comprises a multidisciplinary team formed from Neuroscience research groups and involves scientists with expertise in neurophysiology, neurology, biomedical engineering, neuropsychology, bioinformatics, and biotechnologies.
- WISE — WISE (Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics) is a start-up company created in 2011 with the mission of producing the new generation of leads for neuromodulation for treatment of chronic pain and Parkinson: unbreakable, less invasive and cheaper.
            Tech4Planet was created to facilitate market access and the growth of new companies conceived within research laboratories dedicated to environmental sustainability, particularly in the energytech, circular economy, sustainable manufacturing, smart mobility, and water management sectors.With a total investment of up to 55 million euros allocatedby the Technology Transfer Fund of CDP Venture Capital Sgr , the Tech4Planet Pole was created in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic and involves the Polytechnics of Turin and Bari .
          
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          - Energy, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Italy
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        - 01Green — 01Green is an innovative business focusing on transforming the storage and transportation of hydrogen.
- Resilco — Resilco develops and applies unique sustainable solutions for circular economy, carbon capture and for gas purification, both for clean production and for renewable energy applications. They offer knowledge combined with high skill in material science to solve existing and emerging problems in gas treatment.
- Valuematic — Valuematic realizza soluzioni per il trattamento e gestione dei dati favorendo il miglioramento nei processi organizzativi e informativi di aziende ed enti.
            Embed Capital directly invests in startups, established or in the process of creation.Embed is mainly focused on innovative companies that:- Are active in the so-called “real economy” sectors: industrials, technology, environment, services, retail or social;- Are characterized by simple and intuitive business models and valuepropositions, and operate in markets or market segments featuring high growth potential;- Present a clear competitive advantage and high barriers-to-entry;- Are cash-generative in the medium term.Given that Embed Capital is not a closed-end fund, it doesn’t have specific time-constrains and it can assess on a project-by-project basis to determine the best time to sell a participation, and sign customized agreements with the entrepreneurs.
          
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          - Information Technology, Health Care, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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        - Piantando — Piantando sells plants connected to initiatives for the preservation of the planet engaged in the following areas: land, water, climate, biodiversity and local communities. Each plant is equivalent to a transparent and unique contribution, destined to an initiative certified by our Value Chain. Everyone become ambassadors of a new way of livinggreen and understanding their commitment to the planet.
- FrescoFrigo - Healthy food close to you — FrescoFRIGO is a smart fridge with fresh and quality products designed for the needs of worker. Improve everyday lifestyle, through automated proximity selling of good, fresh and healthy product, innovating technology and user experience.
- The Nemesis — The Nemesis is the playground for play-to-earn games and adventures in virtual worlds. Accessible on both mobile and desktop.
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          - Electronics, Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle
- Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Italy
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        - Daze — Discover Daze's innovative electric car charging systems. The only charging systems with integrated load balancing.
            European Technologies, Asian Horizons
          
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          - AgTech, Hardware, Livestock
- Funding Round
- Italy
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        - PhotonPath — Enabling seamless integration between Photonics and Electronics for a faster, more connected and sustainable future
- Cynomys — Cynomys is the first company to have patented an IoT solution for monitoring environmental parameters and consumption rates in animal farms. We developed a self-contained device that allows to control over 30 parameters that affect animal welfare, environmental impact, farm consumptions and hence the overall productivity of the farm, all from oursecure cloud platform. We deliver our solutions to any kind of livestock farm. We have been on the market since 2018 and as per September 2020 we have customers in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands and Mexico. Our main customers are animal feed producers and distributors, as well as medium and large livestock companies. Our management team is composed of three highly qualified people with experience in technology building, software and hardware development and testing and communication. They are fully committed to help the livestock sector become more conscious and sustainable.
- Hiro Robotics — Embrace a paradigm shift by revolutionizing the way the immense value contained in electronic waste is extacted through recycling.
            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.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Italy, France, United Kingdom
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        - Homepal — Homepal, a digital real estate agency, allows owners and buyers to make direct contact and independently organize visits to the house. It is also a site to buy, sell, and rent a house with the full support of a real estate agency, at low costs. The team of the Homepal RE real estate agency will then help in managing the negotiations and thecontracts.It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Italy.
- HiNelson — HiNelson an Italian-based online store for nautical accessories. HiNelson is the first nautical online store about high-level boating components. They select the best and successful brands in the nautical worldwide market, such as Veleria San Giorgio to guarantee maritime safety with their life jackets, moving through Polyform’s boat fenders foryacht protection, or the best anchoring and docking system by Lofrans’, Max Power and Quick and finishing with the most famous Plastimo’s compasses or and Bartomarine sail’s accessories.
- Yobs — Record your interviews, accelerate candidate review, coach recruiters and build a fair and rigorous hiring process.
            Pi Campus is a startup district and a venture fund that invests in talent. We provide startups with money, mentorship and the best work environment for growth.
          
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          - Software, Mobile, Biotechnology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - Loquis — La prima piattaforma per ascoltare e raccontare il mondo tramite podcast geolocalizzati
- Fondo — Fondo is an all-in-one accounting platform for startups. We'll handle your bookkeeping, tax, and tax credits so you can focus on building your startup.
- Intron Health — Intron provides clinical speech recognition for 200+ accents spoken in developing countries starting with Africa, reducing documentation time by 6x so doctors can spend more time with patients
            PranaVentures is an operational venture capital fund launched in 2021 with the goal of filling the funding gap between newly established and startup companies supporting them to grow and quickly reach the next stage of development. The investment strategy is focused on seed and post-seed startups operating in the digital space, with an interest ininnovative sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce and marketplaces. Leveraging a wide network of stakeholders, PranaVentures supports emerging entrepreneurs with capital and strategic expertise.
          
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          - SaaS, Hospitality, Tourism
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, India
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        - Cosmico — We are the platform connecting digital talents with the most ambitious companies, using remote work.We have over 8,000 members and our talents have accelerated dozens of projects alongside big names like Accenture Song, Tangity, Frog, Fjord, Sketchin, EY but also aggressive start-ups like Scalapay, Gimme5, Flowe, Unguess.If you are a digitalprofessional: we offer you a community in which to grow your talent through experiences, networks and cosmic projects.If you are a company: we offer you access to a community of designers, developers and marketers from which to select the talents to accelerate your digital transformation projects. Whether you are a manager or a digital professional, Cosmico is here to help you find your space
- CloudSEK — CloudSEK leverages contextual AI to predict and prevent cyber threats. Keep your organisation safe and secure.
- GetPica — GetPica is the cutting-edge platform for event organizers to engage event participants with their personal photos and videos in real time. Explore all solutions
            RedSeed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm investing in Early Stage Companies and Scaleups, in Europe and more particularly in Italy.
          
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          - Retail, Crowdsourcing, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A
- Italy, United Kingdom
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        - Dianax — Milan-based Dianax was founded in 2013 starting from a group scientists led by Eugenio Iannone and Maurizio Moroni and by a few angel investors orchestrated by Gabriele Bavagnoli. Dianax mission is to develop and manufacture labs-on-chip aiming to trasform protein-based diagnostics and make it prompt, easy to use, inexpensive and reliableTheDianax novel technology is designed to make precise diagnostic results convenient, easily accessible, and affordable to patients and healthcare professionals, to empower them to effective prevention, ongoing accurate management and timely emergency treatment.The Dianax technology is the first ever application to diagnostics of a combination of microfluidic innovations and electrochemistry detection systems.Dianax was founded by Eugenio Iannone and his partners to pursue technical and market opportunities based on proprietary, independent research.
- Leaf Space — Leaf Space offers a global network of ground stations, providing seamless, cost-effective satellite communication with scalable solutions for all mission sizes.
- WIB Machines — Smart vending machines and smart lockers manufacturer pioneering smart, web-based retail automation globally. Patented solutions enabling next-gen retail.
            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.
          
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          - Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Italy, Israel, United States
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        - xFarm Technologies — The agricultural business is becoming more and more complex due to legal requirements and product certification. On the other hand, technologies evolve and create opportunity. xFarm is a startup that aims at the digitization of agriculture, providing innovative tools that can support farmers and food supply chain's stakeholders in themanagement of their companies. Created by farmers and tailored to the agricultural sector, its main focus is on ease of use, intuitiveness and complete adaptability to agricultural realities. The digital ecosystem includes a free agricultural application, available on both mobile and desktop and integrated with advanced premium modules, a dashboard Analytics dedicated to professionals and a line of IoT sensors selected, optimized and connected by xFarm.
- Nuclidium — NUCLIDIUM is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company that develops novel radionuclide PET tracers for precision diagnostics. Using copper isotopes, Copper-61 for diagnostics and Copper-67 for therapeutics, the company is creating a differentiated platform with the potential to overcome existing limitations in radiotheranostics.
- Cool Planet Technologies — Cool Planet Technologies develops a cutting-edge membrane-based technology to absorb carbon dioxide on a large scale from industrial flue gas emissions. Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, a division of Germany's largest research organization, created the advanced PolyActive membrane used in Cool Planet Technologies' method.
            We are an early-stage fund built to help the next generation of European heroes defy the odds and build century-defining businesses.
          
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          - Software, SaaS, Manufacturing
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland
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        - Nottelabs — Building internet infrastructure for web agents
- Crosstown H2R — Crosstown H2R is a product-focused company that was spun out from crosstown power, provides customized H2R® burners for gas turbine decarbonization and NOx reduction.
- Proxima Fusion — We are a European fusion energy startup pursuing the clearest path to grid deployment.
            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.
          
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          - Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing
- Seed, Angel
- Italy
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        - Atooma — Resonance AI is a key enabler to new generations of smart devices designed to:Listen to people's behavior across apps and devicesAct accordingly with the desired action in the right moment for a magic experienceAnalyze the patterns and get the most out of themIt provides a framework for cross-device interactions to brands and devicemanufacturers that needs their products to make the best of the Internet of Things layer potential. Most of the existing solutions for the Internet of Things provide strictly verticalized use cases, building ecosystems basically blind to any horizontal cross-device interaction. On the other hand, Atooma team is developing different SDKs for each of the main fragmented sectors of the IoT market, such as: automotive, home automation, wearables, and mobile devices. Also, as last step of integration within the platform, Atooma has developed a “suggestion engine” that makes use of the big data coming from user’s behavior monitoring, pro-actively suggesting them coherent and contextual use cases fitting their lifestyle, based on how they used the context-aware device.“Context awareness is not just a buzz word, we are building the fast track for the full participation in the contextual era for the internet of things players.” - Fabrizio Cialdea, CEO of Atooma
            DVR Capital offers M&A advisory and private equity as well as equity services for businesses, financial investors, and multinationals
          
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          - Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources
- Funding Round
- Italy
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        - Treedom — Grow a tree and follow the story of the project of which it is a part.
            EXOR is a holding company based in the Netherlands that the Agnelli family controls. The company has a diverse portfolio of investments in various industries, including automotive, real estate, and finance. The company is known for taking a long-term approach to its assets and has a reputation for being a patient and value-oriented investor. Thecompany's primary focus is on creating long-term value for its shareholders by actively managing and growing its portfolio of investments.EXOR's core mission is to cultivate exceptional enterprises, simultaneously nurturing opportunities for its talented workforce to flourish, make meaningful societal contributions, and yield outstanding returns for its valued investors.
          
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          - Manufacturing, Health Care, Service Industry
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Italy
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        - Bee — Bee is an AI developer of a life administration wearable assistant.
- Lupa Pets — AI Powered Pet Care.
- Backed Finance — Backed is a bridge between stocks, ETFs and the emerging DeFi ecosystem.
            Toscana Next Fund is a co-investment fund managed by CDP Venture Capital.
          
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          - Medical, Manufacturing, Medical Device
- Pre-Seed
- Italy
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        - Eye2Drive — EYE2DRIVE is a young company designing and building a new imaging sensor for the autonomous cars. We are based in Tuscany, Italy.
- Valuematic — Valuematic realizza soluzioni per il trattamento e gestione dei dati favorendo il miglioramento nei processi organizzativi e informativi di aziende ed enti.
- Next Generation Robotics — Next Generation Robotics is a company that manufactures robotic systems for inspection and monitoring for the railway industry.
            Creative Thinking Ventures is a micro-venture capital fund for very early-stage ventures, focusing on start-ups and innovative SMEs.
          
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          - E-Commerce, SaaS, Tourism
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Italy
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        - Worldz — Thanks to its algorithm, Worldz calculates the economic value of a user’s social popularity (qualitatively and quantitatively). In proportion to this value, it provides a personalized discount, which can be applied in exchange for a social sharing by the user on their Instagram or Facebook profile. This share refers to the brand or productpurchased and the content of the post can be pre-configured by the brand. A user’s social post increases the Brand Awareness and can generate new traffic to the store. This kind of sharing is perceived by the social community as a friend’s advice and not as a promotional activity.
- Gardenstuff — GardenStuff manifactures technological and design articles for plants anf flower integration: Gardening, plant pots, tools, bulbs, flowerpots, planters, plants, fertilizers
- The Social Lender — The Social Lender is a peer-to-peer lending business platform that allows applicants to obtain funding from private and institutional investors, in order to support growth and development of their business and their projects, and where lenders can invest in security actively intervening in the Royal Economy.
            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.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - YoAgents — Yo Agents nasce dalla unione delle competenze di ogni singolo founder messe a fattor comune per creare un sales hub innovativo.
- Botsociety — Your conversational design suite. Design and prototype your next chatbot or voice assistant. Create a mockup of your project on Messenger, Slack, Google Assistant, Alexa and more. The next generation design solution for chatbots and voice.
- 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.
            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.
          
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          - Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
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        - Talyn Air — Inspired by two-stage rockets, our innovative eVTOL uses two flight vehicles to transform flight. Fixed-wing performance with VTOL capabilities.
- BillionToOne — We are a team at the forefront of disease detection focused on moving Prenatal Screening and Liquid Biopsy forward.
- CaSRevolution — A novel disease-modifying approach against neurodegeneration
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          - Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Series B, Series A, Seed
- Israel, United States, New Zealand
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        - Lidwave — Lidwave’s deep-tech solution revolutionizes 3D sensing and the verticals relying on it by examining the biggest challenge in LiDAR technology from a new perspective, free of bandwidth limitations.
- Kando — Kando is an end-to-end solution that creates continuous awareness of events in the collection system. Kando enables utilities to remotely and continuously improve their operations by providing the following features:• Realtime wastewater quality data across the collection system • Pinpoint sources of pollution • Early warnings of damaging WWTPinfluent quality • Machine learning that evolves with your network • Autonomous sampling units • User fee calculator • Customized pollution alerts • A user-friendly, online interface • Detection of COVID-19 infection rates (New)The combination of these actionable insights results in:• Reduced CAPEX/OPEX • Greater WW reuse capabilities • Improved public health • Cleaner environmentsKando has been deployed in Los Angeles, Milan, Brisbane, and many other cities. To gain a greater understanding of how our system can help your organization, visit our homepage at www.kando.eco.
- Blue Tree Technologies Ltd. — Blue Tree’s mission is to develop a sugar reduction platform for industrial applications in the drinks industry.
            Nico Rosberg is a sustainability entrepreneur, investor and 2016 Formula One World Champion.
          
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          - Logistics, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
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        - Fyxer — Technology focused Virtual assistance service
- SECJUR — Secjur provides a platform for automated compliance using AI. The startup's technology streamlines procedures in the Digital Compliance Office for areas including data security, anti-money laundering, and whistleblowing.
- Infinite Machine — Infinite Machine is to create the world's most captivating non-auto vehicles. Infinite Machine initial product, the P1, is a revolutionary new personal electric vehicle that combines innovative performance and usefulness with an industrial-style look. In Infinite Machine's ideal post-car future, environment and people coexist together.
            Giorgio Chiellini
          
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        - Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources
- Seed, Series B, Funding Round
- Italy
            We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology.
          
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        - Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
            RoboIT is the National Technology Transfer Hub for Robotics and Industrial Automation.
          
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          - Medical, Manufacturing, Medical Device
- Pre-Seed
- Italy
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        - SunCubes — SunCubes is an innovative startup developing wireless energy transmission technologies using lasers, enabling applications like drone recharging and remote sensor power, driving efficiency.
- Eye2Drive — EYE2DRIVE is a young company designing and building a new imaging sensor for the autonomous cars. We are based in Tuscany, Italy.
- PhotonPath — Enabling seamless integration between Photonics and Electronics for a faster, more connected and sustainable future
            SIMEST is a financial firm focused on the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Simest acquires up to 49% of the equity capital of foreign firms in countries outside the European Union, whether wholly-owned by Italian companies or set up as joint ventures with local partners. It also provides start-up and growth capital financingas well as participating in buyouts.Geographically it invests in non-EU countries, focusing on BRIC, Americas and Middle-East. Simest also provides Italian companies seeking to internationalize their businesses with technical assistance and advisory services.Simest is a member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AIFI).
          
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          - Manufacturing, Coffee, Aerospace
- Grant, Series A, Series B
- Italy
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        - hlpy — hlpy operates as a roadside assistance company. Hlpy provides a digital roadside assistance service via a network of 580+ centers, 1,900+ drivers/mechanics, 2,800+ tow trucks.
- BionIT Labs — We apply IT to Bionics in order to Turn disabilities into New Possibilities
- Next Generation Robotics — Next Generation Robotics is a company that manufactures robotic systems for inspection and monitoring for the railway industry.
            The Techshop is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in B2B digital startups.
          
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          - Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United Kingdom
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        - 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.
- Shop Circle — Shop Circle is a tech-driven company that acquires and grows the best e-commerce apps. We empower thousands of brands to build experiences that customers will love.
- Covision Media — Covision Media specializes in creating high-quality, relightable 3D models using their industrial 3D scanners. These scanners capture detailed surface information and PBR textures, and are designed for easy integration into virtual environments.
            Family, Friends & Angels
          
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          - SaaS, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Italy
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        - Zakeke — Try out Zakeke's 3D Product Configurator & Customizer plugin for eCommerce. Let customers craft & buy their dream products. Try for free!
            We are a Venture & Innovation Platform Advancing the Food & Agriculture Industries We work with leading corporations, startups, universities, and growers to solve the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries.
          
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          - AgTech, Agriculture, Farming
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Ireland
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        - scoutlabs — We're building the world's densest digital trap network to accurately gauge insect pest pressure. This helps millions of farmers in precisely combating crop-eating insects, accelerating a transition to more sustainable methods. Good for the farmer, the environment and for our food security
- Verdi Expeditions — Verdi is building the world's first truly scalable platform for farm automation. We work with the world's largest food brands to grow better and more sustainable crops.
- Heritable Agriculture — Making plants programmable
            CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage enterprise and consumer startups. Since 1970, the firm has invested in more than 400 startups at their most crucial stages, including DoorDash, Airtable, Patreon, Drift and Iterable. Founders need more than capital to build a great company. It takes a partner who understands the entrepreneurial journey and knows what it takes to win. From founding to IPO and beyond, CRV is there every step of the way. Founders rely on CRV to be trusted, long-term, committed partners, which has helped make CRV into one of the longest-running venture capital firms in the world. Learn more about CRV and the companies shaping the future at https://www.crv.com.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Israel, Canada
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        - LanceDB — From agents to models, from search to training, one platform for all your AI data and workloads
- Talon.One — The all-in-one promotion software designed for enterprises. Manage all your marketing promotions in one scalable system without stressing developer resources.
- Emerald AI — Emerald AI creates a platform that enables AI data centers to adjust power consumption from electricity grids dynamically. This system orchestrates computing loads across data centers to bolster grid reliability. The technology aims to advance AI innovation while ensuring power affordability and electric system stability.
            dPixel is a venture capital advisor and management consulting firm that finances early stage internet companies.
          
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          - Financial Services, E-Commerce, Blockchain
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, Brazil
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        - Intraverse — The evolution of acquisition, engagement and loyalty.
- Lendit — Lendit is a credit-sharing platform where companies and professionals can lend and apply for liquidity in a simple, fast and tailor-made manner. Specifically, Lendit provides a web-based platform to match corporate loan requests with companies, professionals or institutional investors who want to lend liquidity. Lendit's objective is to makeaccess to credit inclusive and accessible to all 'fragile' micro enterprises and entrepreneurs to credit. In fact, Lendit's target is microcredit, with applications ranging from a minimum of EUR 1,000 to a maximum of EUR 50,000. To date, almost two million enterprises are unable to obtain the desired credit. Of these, the greatest difficulty encountered is with applications under 20,000€. Lendit is also structured and built to be not only a "simple' p2p lending platform, but also to be integrated with financial institutions (thanks to partnerships with banks and intermediaries) in order to so as to create an open, multi-platform system that allows users to use innovative p2p lending services directly from their home banking
- Seed Venture — Seed Venture is a blockchain-based platform that decentralizes fundraising activities for startups and SMEs by providing liquidity matching between investors and startups.
            Pariter Partners is a largest Syndicate in Italy, investing in early stage deep-tech teams and advanced service solution startups.
          
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          - Electronics, Semiconductor, Nanotechnology
- Seed
- Italy
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        - J4Energy — J4ENERGY is a digital energy platform that uses "Energy Co-Pilot" technology to assist industrial decision-makers in decarbonisation processes. The platform reduces costs and emissions by over 50% at various plants, aims to accelerate the energy transition in the industrial sector.
- Eye2Drive — EYE2DRIVE is a young company designing and building a new imaging sensor for the autonomous cars. We are based in Tuscany, Italy.
- Fluid Wire Robotics — Fluid Wire Robotics sets the new standard for robots in harsh environments. We design innovative robotic arms that excel in radioactive, explosive, space, and subsea applications, avoiding the complexity and cost of traditional solutions. Our technology ensures unparalleled safety, reliability, and efficiency, redefining robot design for any challenging environment without performance loss. Discover our groundbreaking approach and robust, versatile solutions.
            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.
          
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          - Internet, Apps, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Italy, United States, Philippines
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        - 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.
- Wopta Assicurazioni — Wopta Assicurazioni is the first Italian phygital insurtech which, thanks to a digital platform and a network of tied specialist throughout the country, was created to protect artisans, SMEs and freelances from everyday risks.
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