# Carlo Calabria

> Carlo Calabria is a pre-seed investor at CMC Capital Group (London) backing SaaS and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CMC Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-media-capital-cmc)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/carlo-calabria-5810b564

Carlo Calabria is a pre-seed investor at CMC Capital Group in London focused on SaaS and EdTech. Carlo Calabria is the Founder & Chairman at CMC Capital Limited. He attended Sapienza University of Rome.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | $14M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arqit | Arqit develops a quantum encryption platform. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England. | $13.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 30, 2024 |  |
| IAstein | A IAstein é uma startup brasileira de EdTech que desenvolve soluções baseadas em Inteligência Artificial generativa para a resolução automatizada e explicada de questões. Nosso sistema utiliza NLP, modelos LLM e algoritmos de machine learning para fornecer respostas claras, fundamentadas e com justificativas — tornando o processo de estudo maisinteligente, rápido e personalizado.Fundada em janeiro de 2024, em Salvador (BA), a IAstein já impactou centenas de usuários em fase beta e foi selecionada por programas de aceleração regional. Em março de 2025, recebemos um investimento pré-seed de R$ 500.000 de um grupo de investidores-anjo e uma aceleradora focada em IA e educação. | $17.7K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Arqit | Arqit develops a quantum encryption platform. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England. | $16.2M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 08, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Heritage Assets SCSP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heritage-assets-scsp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bahia Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bahia-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BaseLaunch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baselaunch) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Notion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notion-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ropemaker Nominees](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ropemaker-nominees) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CMC Capital Group

VC Fund · Shanghai, China

CMC Capital Group is China's first media sector focused on the alternative investment management company. CMC is dedicated to media investments both in China and the International market. In April 2009, CMC was registered and approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission with RMB 5 billion in assets under management.CMC is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growth and development of China's media sector as well as international investment opportunities. CMC will target media assets with consistent cash flow, strong market position, well-established branding, and high future growth potential.The firm is focused on growth capital, corporate restructuring, and MBO/privatization financing opportunities; targeting companies with enterprise value between RMB 300 million to 2 billion. Their equity investment size ranges between RMB 140 million to 480 million. With their strong and unique investor base, they are also able to lead or participate in large buyout transactions in excess of RMB 6 billion.CMC Capital Group is formerly known as China Media Capital.

5 contacts available at CMC Capital Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Chen | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-chen-5283 |
| Carlo Calabria | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-calabria |
| Leo Xia | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-xia-147d |
| Clark Xu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clark-xu |
| Huaiyu Li | CIO/ Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huaiyu-li |

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## FAQ

### What does Carlo Calabria invest in?

Carlo Calabria invests primarily in SaaS, EdTech and Cyber Security startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Carlo Calabria's check size?

Carlo Calabria typically joins rounds of $14M–$16M at Post-IPO Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Carlo Calabria participates in.

### When did Carlo Calabria last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlo Calabria closed in Sep 2024. 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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