# Top 50 Internet Angel Investors in Italy in June 2026 ## Fabio Mondini de Focatiis - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## 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. ## Alberto Giusti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation Alberto Giusti - Partner @ Guanxi ## Family, Friends & Angels - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce Family, Friends & Angels ## 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. ## 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 ## Gianpaolo Naef - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources Gianpaolo Naef is an individual investor. ## Jacopo Paoletti - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Seed - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Mobile Digital Marketer, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Startup Advisor. ## Massimo Pagnetti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources Massimo Pagnetti is an individual investor. ## 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. ## 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. ## Marco Caradonna - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Giovanni Gardelli - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Software Giovanni Gardelli is the Senior Director at Verizon Media. ## Massimo Cioffi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources Massimo Cioffi is an individual investor. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Angelo Italiano - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fitness Angelo Italiano ## Andrea Rota - Type: Angel - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Real Estate Andrea Rota is a Managing Director at Investors Club. He attended IMD (International Institute for Management Development). ## Mauro Del Rio - Type: Angel - Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, B2B Mauro Del Rio - Chairman @ DOCOMO Digital ## Valerio Caracciolo - Type: Angel - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Legal, Mobile Entrepreneur and Business Angel. Valerio Caracciolo is Vice President of the Italian branch of AMREF (African Medical Research Foundation). You He was an entrepreneur in the field of technical gases and CEO of Linde AG in France and Italy. Between 1986 and 1994 he worked at the Industrial Union of Rome (U.I.R) as Vice President of the YoungEntrepreneurs, President of the Chamber of Chemists and Chairman of the Consortium of Innovation and Industrial Research (C.I.R.I.). He also professional experience in the field of real estate development. He graduated in Physics with major in Geophysics and holds a Master in Financial Management and Business Management. He attended courses in programming computers at OLIVETTI and HONEYWELL. ## Nicola Volpi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Social, Internet, Media and Entertainment Nicola Volpi (born in 1961 in Milan) is an Italian entrepreneur and manager with a deep knowledge of financial matters and more than 25 years of experience in Private Equity. He has been Member of the Board of Directors of several companies. After graduating in Business Administration at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, he earned a Master inFinance at SDA Bocconi. His professional career started as a Financial Analyst at Sefimeta S.p.A. (Financial Services Department of Montedison Group). In 1987 he joined Sanpaolo Finance, the Investment Bank of San Paolo Group (now Banca Intesa). As Head of Leverage Finance until 1995, he structured the first buyouts ever in Italy. In 1997, Nicola Volpi was a founding Partner of Permira– one of the leading and most successful Private Equity firm in Europe and worldwide with over 40 billion euros under management. In 2005 he was appointed CEO of the Italian branch, Permira Associati SpA, and then Member of Permira Executive Committee which run operations worldwide. Under his leadership, Permira successfully executed several acquisitions and disposals of Italian sector-leading companies, such as Ferretti Yacht, Marazzi, Valentino, Sisal, TFL, and Veneta Cucine. His professional experience at Permira lasted until 2013, when he joined the luxury sports cars manufacturer Pagani Automobili Group as a direct Investor and Member of the Board, a position he is currently holding. In 2014 he was appointed by Erick Thohir, the President of FC Internazionale S.p.A., as Member of the Board of Directors: Nicola Volpi held this position until 2018, with a focus in the area of finance and strategic planning. ## Alessandro Mina - Type: Angel - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Real Estate, Online Portals, Real Estate Investment Alessandro Mina ## Fabio Nalucci - Type: Angel - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Advice, Internet, Accounting Fabio Nalucci - CEO & Founder @ GELLIFY ## Alexandre Campra - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Retail, Real Estate, Online Portals Alexandre Campra ## Joe Zadeh - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Personal Health Joe Zadeh ## 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 the co-founder and COO of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as the Co-Founder and CEO. He attended the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai. ## Claudio Di Zanni - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Online Portals Claudio Di Zanni ## Silvestro Russo - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Sales Automation, Internet of Things Silvestro Russo ## Antonio Assereto - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Software Antonio Assereto - Team Member @ FocusFuturo ## Giordano Martinelli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Finance, Internet, Freelance Giordano Martinelli ## Eberhard Schmidt - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Sales Automation, Internet of Things Eberhard Schmidt ## Matilde Giglio - Type: Angel - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Matilde Giglio is the Co-Founder of Even and an angel investor in over 30 companies globally https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/10/even-healthcare-lands-additional-capital-to-advance-primary-care-adoption-in-india/ ## Hugo Valdivia - Type: Angel - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Sales Automation, Internet of Things Hugo was born and raised in Peru. In early 2000’s he got his Diploma in Industrial Engineering, starting off his career in the Logistics industry, where he worked on storage and distribution matters.In January 2012, Hugo moved to The Netherlands to pursue his MBA degree at Erasmus University, graduating in March 2013. Immediately after, Hugochanged career to Corporate Finance, where he specialized on Financial and Business Controlling during his tenures at technology and FMCG companies, including names like TomTom and The KraftHeinz Company.By mid-2018 his entrepreneurship journey started by founding Qullqi, an e-shop for women’s fashion accessories handcrafted in Peru. In addition, Hugo acted as interim Finance Manager for local companies in The Netherlands. During one assignment he moved to do home-office due to Covid-19 outbreak. In this new set-up, he found himself struggling to keep up with his personal productivity. Looking for a solution to allow him regain control over it as well as on his work-life balance, he learned that other professionals were dealing with a similar problem and there was no such a simple product in the market. This was the beginning of Silentus. Since then, Hugo’s been working on market and customer research and also setting up a team to grow the business and develop a great product.In February 2022, Hugo graduated from INSEAD Executive Master in Finance studies. During his free time he enjoys reading, primarily books around the topics of business, philosophy, and personal development; going to the gym; and watching football in local sports bars. He’s currently based in Amsterdam. ## Riccardo Martinelli - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Internet, Marketplace, Service Industry Riccardo Martinelli ## Antonio Zaccheo - Type: Angel - Location: Mason, Ohio, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Social, Internet, Media and Entertainment Antonio Zaccheo is the CEO at BIC Capital. Antonio Zaccheo attended at University Bocconi. ## Maurizio Donadelli - Type: Angel - Location: Altino, Veneto, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Analytics, Retail, Travel Maurizio Donadelli ## Karim Ricciardi - Type: Angel - Location: Pavia, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Food Processing Karim Ricciardi ## Fabio Fregi - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cloud Infrastructure Fabio Fregi is an Investor at Cubbit and a Senior Advisor at Accenture. ## Rosario Didonna - Type: Angel - Location: Foggia, Puglia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Online Portals Rosario Didonna - Consultant @ Foodscovery ## Giulio Valiante - Type: Angel - Location: Napoli, Campania, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Video, Software, Recruiting Giulio Valiante - Partner @ Vertis ## Pietro Pellizzari - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Marketing, Real Estate Pietro Pellizzari ## Massimo Prelz Oltramonti - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Audio, Music, Digital Media Massimo Prelz Oltramonti ## Marco Pescarmona - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Finance, Internet Mr. Pescarmona graduated cum laude with a degree in electrical engineering from the Turin Polytechnic Institute in 1993, and holds a second degree in information sciences from the University of Turin, from which he graduated cum laude in 1996. He also earned in 1998 an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Heworked as a consultant in the Milan office of McKinsey & Company, focusing on the insurance and banking industries. Formerly he worked in the Fixed Income Derivatives desk of Morgan Stanley in London. In 2000, Mr. Pescarmona founded Gruppo MutuiOnline together with Alessandro Fracassi, and is currently Chairman of the Board, as well as CEO of the Broking Division. Gruppo MutuiOnline was listed on the Italian Stock Exchange on 6 June 2007. ## Gianni Tagliapietra - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Sales Automation, Internet of Things Gianni Tagliapietra ## Gianluca Boni - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sales, Fashion, Internet Gianluca Boni ## Ciro Immobile - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Fashion, Internet Ciro Immobile ## Fabio Cannavale - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Software Fabio Cannavale - Founder @ Siamosoci ## Marco Valta - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 15 years experience in the tech/web industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 150 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima, Bolt, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Fabfitfun, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co