# b-ventures

> b-ventures is a VC fund in Milan backing Apps, Music and Events. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2017
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/b-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BVAccelerator
- Website: https://b-ventures.net/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BVAccelerator

b-ventures is a VC fund in Milan focused on Apps and Music. Owned by DOCOMO Digital, b-ventures is a startup acceleration program which supports and develops the next generation of mobile innovators.The project was brought to life in 2013 by Mauro del Rio, Founder and President of Buongiorno, along with Simona Torre, following Buongiorno’s acquisition by NTT DOCOMO. The program focusses on early andseed stage startups operating in the mobile payment, mobile advertising and mobile content sectors.b-ventures supports DOCOMO Digital’s goal to remain connected to startups, entrepreneurs and the innovation technology ecosystem in Europe and Internationally.Since its introduction, 17 startups have been inducted into the program, receiving co-working spaces in Italy, Spain, UK and US, personalised co-financing support, intensive mentoring programs, multidisciplinary coaching and fundraising assistance. b-ventures acceleration program addresses early and seed stage startups operating in the mobile payment, mobile advertising and mobile content domains.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oval Money | Oval is a platform designed to tackle the global issue of financial literacy by empowering people to be wiser about their money. Oval helps users save quickly and effectively, by teaching them to monitor spending habits and by making savings automatic. The app also leverages a community experience to make saving more dynamic. They have consultedthe brightest minds in personal finance and behavioural economics to develop the artificial intelligence that guides users to better spending and to making regular contributions to their secure digital savings account. With no hidden fees and robust privacy controls, Oval brings trust back into personal finance and opens it to everyone. Oval was launched in 2016, and is based in London, UK and Turin, Italy. The team is committed to driving education, fairness, and financial inclusion in the industry. Learn more at http://www.ovalmoney.com | $439K | Seed | Apr 04, 2017 |  |
| Musicraiser | The crowdfunding platform focused on music projects: Create your own page on www.musicraiser.com and raise funds to finance your project (album, promotional tour, videoclip, gig, festival, dvd, vinyl record or other. | $477.2K | Seed | Jun 25, 2014 |  |
| Martha's Cottage | Martha's Cottage facilitates an online store that enables wedding couples to find and buy from a range of products. Martha's Cottage have intercepted the change of a market from traditional to digital. For example, as Amazon selling books online, Zalando the shoes – Martha's Cottage have done the same with wedding objects. | $110K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gruppo Bertoldi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertoldi-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Magics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-magics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intesa Sanpaolo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intesa-sanpaolo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Key Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/key-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does b-ventures invest in?

b-ventures invests primarily in Apps, Music and Events startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did b-ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for b-ventures closed in Apr 2017. Shizune tracks 3 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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