# Dario Montagnese

> Dario Montagnese is a seed investor at Sport Horizon Holding S.p.a. backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [Sport Horizon Holding S.p.a.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sport-horizon-holding-s-p-a) (Founder & Board Member)
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariomontagnese
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dariomontagnese
- Website: https://x.com/dariomontagnese

Dario Montagnese is a seed investor at Sport Horizon Holding S.p.a. in Lisbon focused on Software and Communities. As an Operating Partner at C2 Capital Partners, I leverage my extensive experience and expertise in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity to drive value creation for our portfolio companies and investors. I have been working in this field for over 15 years, across various sectors and geographies, with a focus on thePortuguese market.I have a strong academic background, with a Master of Science in Business Administration and Management from Università degli Studi di Torino, a Master in General Management from ESCP Europe, and an online executive program in international tax law from Leiden University. I also have a keen interest in family business management, as evidenced by my publication in the EuroMed Academy of Business conference. I am a member of the Italians' Private Capital Association and a board member of Parise, a fashion brand that I helped to finance and turn around. I am passionate about creating long-term value and sustainable growth for our fund, which is open to retail and institutional investors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Communities | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hoopers | Hoopers is a digital community platform that connects basketball players, fans, and enthusiasts through fields, content, experiences, and NFT. The Portuguese startup company is incubated at Startup Lisboa and Startup Braga. |  | Seed | Jul 04, 2022 | https://hoopers.club |
| Felton | Felton is an AI audience intelligence company that profiles your social media audience at the individual level. Millions of real people, each one understood.Most organizations rely on social media sentiment analysis that sorts comments into positive, negative or neutral. We built an emotion AI that goes further: 25 specific emotions, demographicand psychographic profiling, behavioral patterns and brand detection. Extracted directly from social interactions across multiple platforms. No APIs. No surveys. No bots.We don't analyze what people post. We reveal who they are. Your active audience.Your audience changes every week. New followers, shifting emotions, emerging behaviors. We track it all so you always know who you're talking to.Felton is funded by Buenavista Equity Partners (formerly GED Ventures), Portugal Ventures, Sport Horizon Holding and several business angels, including Portuguese basketball icons Neemias Queta (NBA champion with the Boston Celtics) and Ticha Penicheiro (WNBA Hall of Famer). | $521.6K | Seed | Jul 04, 2022 | https://felton.ai |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Dario Montagnese invest in?

Dario Montagnese invests primarily in Software, Communities and SaaS startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Dario Montagnese?

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### When did Dario Montagnese last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dario Montagnese closed in Jul 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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