# Top 50 Medical Device Startup Investors in Italy in June 2026 ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care CDP Venture Capital Sgr - National Innovation Fund aims to make venture capital a cornerstone of the country's economic development and innovation, creating the conditions for an overall and sustainable growth of the venture capital ecosystem. ## Italian Angels for Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care 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. ## Panakes Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device Panakès Partners is a Venture Capital firm, based in Milan, which invests in the most ambitious companies and teams, developing revolutionary technologies and products, in the field of life sciences, aiming to improve the lives of people around the world. Panakès, founded in 2015 by Fabrizio Landi, Alessio Beverina and Diana Saraceni, has 250million under management. ## Principia SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software 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. ## Innogest Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device We are investors in companies that make the difference. We partner with hard-working entrepreneurial visionaries ## A11 Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, E-Commerce A11-Venture investe nel capitale di startup innovative nei settori della robotica, automazione, meccatronica, cleantech, web e IT. Facilita la nascita e lo sviluppo di business innovativi globali per il futuro dell'economia locale. Contribuisce a costruire aziende, lavoro qualificato, brevetti, innovazione capaci di rilanciare e riportareinvestimenti e risorse sul territorio. I soci di A11 Venture credono fermamente nell’innovazione grazie a ciò è possibile crescere per linee esterne diversificando i propri investimenti, grazie ad un portafoglio di imprese, con una forte risk mitigation derivante dalla gestione professionale di tutti processi: scouting, team building, investimenti, management degli investimenti, accelerazione e disinvestimento. ## Club degli Investitori - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## EUREKA! Venture SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device Eureka! is the first independent Italian venture capital Asset Management company exclusively focused on deep tech investments ## Intesa Sanpaolo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Convertible Note - Focus: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group that specializes in wealth management, protection, advisory, and digital orientation. Their products and services include accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, digital payments, retirement planning, investments, and consulting. It was founded by the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. ## Italian Angels for Biotech - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Angel group focuses on biotech ## Healthware Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Personal Health, PaaS Healthware Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Healthware Group ## Vertis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Computer, E-Commerce 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. ## LIFTT - Type: VC Fund - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital. ## Dino Giusti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Medical Device Dino Giusti ## UniCredit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Renewable Energy UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. ## ENEA Tech e Biomedical - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Venture - Series Unknown - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device ENEA Tech e Biomedical is a private foundation. It seeks to encourage the strengthening of research, development, and industrial reconversion of the biomedical sector. ## Luca Trevisan - Type: Angel - Location: Siena, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Luca Trevisan Sales Manager and Business Coordinator. ## Invitalia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Medical, Internet 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 ## Bios Line Holding - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Leisure, E-Commerce investment firm ## Fountain Healthcare Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Fountain Healthcare Partners is an Irish based life science venture capital fund. Fountain is exclusively focused on the life science sector. Specific areas of interest to them are: specialty pharma, medical devices, biotechnology and diagnostics. They will deploy the majority of their capital in Europe with a strong focus on Ireland. ## INGENIUM Emilia Romagna - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Privacy INGENIUM Emilia Romagna was started with EUR 5.30 million by the Emilia Romagna region and EUR 1.7 million from fund managers. Managed by META Investment, the nine-year fund operated through the temporary acquisition of minority stakes in high-opportunity technological companies. It is now fully invested. ## SFEM Italia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Big Data, Health Care, Medical Device SFEM Italia is a family office that chooses, manages, and oversees the investments of the Stevanato Family. SFEM is dedicated to the management of all non-core investments for the group including alternative investments such as real estate, private equity, and venture capital. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. ## Sistema Investimenti - Type: VC Fund - Location: Catania, Sicilia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Medical, Health Care Sistema Investimenti is an holding in the form of SpA, established by the will of young professionals and entrepreneurs in Sicily. Sistema Investimenti focus on qualified minorities primarily in companies in the South of Italy with the exception of turnaround/restructuring and distressed. ## GM&C Life Sciences Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical The GM&C Life Sciences Fund is a seed and early stage venture capital fund targeting life sciences businesses located in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington region. The Fund is managed by Catapult Venture Managers ("Catapult Ventures").The Fund is based at Alderley Park, which is well recognised as a site ofnational importance, being the largest life sciences campus of its kind in the UK with more than 500,000 sq. ft. of top-end laboratory and related space and facilities. Until recently, the Park was the R&D headquarters for AstraZeneca.Since 2002, Catapult Ventures has backed a significant number of companies across a broad range of life sciences, including therapeutics (such as Abzena and Oxford BioTherapeutics), medical devices (such as Monica Healthcare and Probe Scientific), contract research organisations (such as R5 Pharmaceuticals and FDAS), diagnostics developers (such as Lumora and Biofortuna), as well as developers of technology used in healthcare applications (such as Oxford Cryosystems and Accutronics). The Fund is the result of a collaboration between Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Cheshire East Council, and Manchester Science Partnerships. ## SIMEST - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Series A, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Coffee, Aerospace 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). ## 50 Partners Health - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 ## Manilo Marocco Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Wellness, Psychology, Health Care Manilo Marocco Partners is an investment firm. ## Sefea Impact - Type: VC Fund - Location: Padua, Veneto, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Sefea Impact is an asset management company that setting up and managing closed-end alternative investment funds. It aims to generate social impacts through fundamental tools such as tailored finance, technical assistance, and impact measurement. ## Giovanni Leo - Type: Angel - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical Giovanni Leo is the Partner at Efficient Frontier Investing. ## Amazon Alexa Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning The Amazon Alexa Fund is Amazon’s venture capital fund investing in artificial intelligence, frontier tech, voice, robotics, and digital health across consumer and enterprise. We invest in early- to growth-stage companies globally. To learn more, visit us at alexafund.com. ## Roca X - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care RocaX > Is building a solid and much needed bridge for startups between the support offered by business angels and the upper stage VCs. Learn more! ## Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Travel, Medical Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia is an independent asset management company founded in Florence in 1998. Active in the Private Equity and Venture Capital sector, it currently manages four closed-end funds for a total value of around 140 million euro and has already carried out numerous operations. in the capital of companies operating in variousindustrial sectors, from the most traditional to high-tech. The mission of SICI is to encourage the development of unlisted SMEs in Central Italy through the contribution of financial resources intended to strengthen their capital and financial structure. SICI intends to represent a Growth Partner for the investee companies and a strategic operator in the creation of value for the territory with an impact on the economic and social fabric in terms of competitiveness of the economic system, employment, entrepreneurial and managerial culture. Business Development Central Italy is an independent Italian managing closed-end funds company. Established in Florence in 1998, SICI has 4 Private Equity and Venture funds under management with a total committed capital of 140m Euros. ## Rosario Bifulco - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Art, Medical, Blockchain Rosario Bifulco, president of the auction house Finarte S.p.A. ## I.A.C.E.R. srl - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Medical Device Manufacturer of medical devices for home rehabilitation ## Barbara Castellano - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical Barbara Castellano of Panakes Partners. ## EISMEA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care Executive Agency for SMEs ## Avanzi Etica Sicaf EuVECA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Fashion, Wellness, Recycling Avanzi Etica Sicaf EuVECA is an investment company that supports the development and growth of SMEs and innovative startups . ## Omnes Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Omnes VC is the Venture Capital arm of Omnes Capital, a leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation with €4.8 billion in assets under management and a 20 year + experience in: venture capital, buyout & growth capital, private debt, renewable energy, co-investment, secondary funds of funds. Omnes Capital is fullyindependent.With 65 business sales including 14 IPOs carried out in 16 years, Omnes VC is one of the key players in France in financing innovative SMEs with expertise in both Technology and Healthcare sectors. Omnes VC has supported 120 companies and has invested more than €500M in businesses such as Scality, Novaled, BioVex, arGEN-X, Pixium, Blablacar. ## UV-Cap - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ravensburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Personal Health, Big Data, Wellness UV-Cap is a German family office that invests in mid-size cooperations that have great potential in their markets in the "b-to-b" business. It is based in Ravensburg, Germany. ## Fondazione Golinelli - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, AgTech Fondazione Golinelli was born in Bologna in 1988 by the will of the entrepreneur and philanthropist Marino Golinelli with the aim to promote education and training, to promote the culture, to foster intellectual growth and ethics of young people, the citizens of tomorrow. ## Fondazione Cottino - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, mHealth, Diabetes Fondazione Cottino is support young people in their educational path and support for scientific research, technology transfer. ## Estor - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device Estor is a Investment Firm. ## Equiter - Type: VC Fund - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Convertible Note - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Information Technology Equiter seleziona, realizza e gestisce investimenti infrastrutturali in capitale di rischio finalizzati allo sviluppo socio-economico del territorio. ## Andera Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Private Equity - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Andera Partners, formerly known as Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) As heir to the traditions and values that have ensured the success of the Rothschild family for 250 years, the Edmond de Rothschild Group has established itself over time as a leading player in European finance. Its activities are grouped around two major areas:Private Banking and Asset Management. The Group offers wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and large institutions a full range of solutions combining a culture of tailored solutions, stability, performance, and innovation. The Edmond de Rothschild Group’s offering is characterised by strong convictions, with the desire to guarantee to each of its customers: A unique, close relationship, underpinned by the know-how and the variety of expertise of a large international group; Autonomous, experienced teams, who anticipate economic trends and innovate to establish long-term performance; The recognised stability, strength, and independence of a family-owned financial group. Founded by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1953, the Group has been chaired by his son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, since 1997. ## Global Payments SpA - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Wearables, Biometrics Global Payments SpA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TAS Group. ## Si14 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, mHealth, Diabetes Si14 is a visionary original design and development laboratory for novel technology products that enhance the way we live, work and play. Founded in 2008 and based in Padova, Italy, Si14 turns inspiration into the realization of compelling, cutting-edge products and services that help people connect with their activities and their world, empowerenterprises in realizing greater efficiencies, improve access to vital health screening services for millions worldwide, and much more. ## Indaco Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science VENTURE We invest across all sectors with specific focus on technology and digital The largest independent more About Us Portfolio [...] ## Ferrante Gaetani, - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device Ferrante Gaetani, ## Rancilio Cube - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family ## Deep Blue Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, Artificial Intelligence DEEP BLUE VENTURES Venture Capital Fund DEEP BLUE VENTURES DBV Deep Blue Ventures is our first Venture Capital fund DBV is an early stage deep tech fund, investing in outstanding deep technologies, and people able to harnessing them to great global success. 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