# Carlo Messina

> Carlo Messina is a Series D investor at Intesa Sanpaolo (Turin) backing Banking and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Intesa Sanpaolo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intesa-sanpaolo)
- Location: Turin, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlo-messina-798a9170

Carlo Messina is a Series D investor at Intesa Sanpaolo in Turin focused on Banking and FinTech. Carlo Messina is based out of Turin, Piemonte, and is the managing director and chief executive officer of Intesa Sanpaolo. Carlo previously worked at Bonifiche Siele Finanziaria as the head of the Strategic Planning and Control Department. Carlo Messina attended the Luiss University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| IT Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thought Machine | Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking.Its mission is to cure one of the banking industry's primary problems: its reliance on outdated IT infrastructure. Nearly every bank is stuck on a legacy IT platform, which cripples their ability to innovate and give their customers thetype of service they deserve.The company provides a solution to this is Vault: a complete retail banking platform that is capable of being configured easily to suit the needs of any bank. They have built Vault from the ground up as a cloud-native, microservice API architecture platform. Thought Machine has a deep culture of engineering excellence, and they believe it is this which delivers a solution compelling enough to engender a seismic shift in the banking industry. | $160M | Series D | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Thought Machine | Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking.Its mission is to cure one of the banking industry's primary problems: its reliance on outdated IT infrastructure. Nearly every bank is stuck on a legacy IT platform, which cripples their ability to innovate and give their customers thetype of service they deserve.The company provides a solution to this is Vault: a complete retail banking platform that is capable of being configured easily to suit the needs of any bank. They have built Vault from the ground up as a cloud-native, microservice API architecture platform. Thought Machine has a deep culture of engineering excellence, and they believe it is this which delivers a solution compelling enough to engender a seismic shift in the banking industry. | $54.1M | Corporate Round | Feb 14, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ING Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-ventures-7502) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JP Morgan Chase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jpmorgan-chase-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JPMorgan Chase & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jpmorgan-chase-co-a20b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lloyds Banking Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lloyds-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Intesa Sanpaolo

VC Fund · Torino, Italy

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.

5 contacts available at Intesa Sanpaolo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carlo Messina | Managing Director and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-messina |
| Alessandra Florio | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandra-florio |
| Andrea Ballestri | Head of Corporate Finance Mid-Corporate Dept. \| IMI C&IB Div. | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-ballestri |
| Diego Braga | IT Infrastructure Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-braga |
| Francesco Micheli | Management Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-micheli |

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## FAQ

### What does Carlo Messina invest in?

Carlo Messina invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and IT Infrastructure startups, most often at Series D and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Carlo Messina last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlo Messina closed in May 2022. 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.

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