# Banca del Ceresio

> Banca del Ceresio is a VC fund in Lugano backing Beauty, Retail and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lugano, Switzerland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.ceresioinvestors.com/societa/banca-del-ceresio-SA.html

Banca del Ceresio is a VC fund in Lugano focused on Beauty and Retail. Banca del Ceresio SA is a Swiss bank established in 1958 and owned by the Foglia family active in the financial services sector since 1919.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| We Are Emma | We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources | $1.8M | Seed | May 05, 2023 |  |
| Custodia Bank | Avanti Financial Group is an operator of a crypto-asset banking company used to focus on providing regulated services for digital assets. Its services act as a compliant bridge to the US dollar payments system and a custodian of digital assets that can meet strict levels of institutional custody standards that provide customers with bankingservices for the digital assets industry.Avanti Financial Group was established in 2020 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. | $37M | Series A | Mar 25, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1843 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1843-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AP Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ap-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Binance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Binance.US](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance-us) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caravatti](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caravatti) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ceresio Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceresio-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Banca del Ceresio invest in?

Banca del Ceresio invests primarily in Beauty, Retail and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Banca del Ceresio last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Banca del Ceresio closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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