Davide Cecchini
Managing Director @ IKIGAI
Davide Cecchini is a pre-seed investor at IKIGAI focused on Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. Previously, he has been: CFO at climate-tech startup EXE Engineering (+300k raised in equity and grants); Managing Director at IKIGAI backing 60+ seed companies in 36 months with its acceleration programs; in charge of Business Development at Club degli Investitori, one of the main angel investment groups in Italy (250+ business angel with €30M+invested); previously; Fintech Analyst at Intesa Sanpaolo from 2015 to 2018, one of the major banking group in Italy, working at its Innovation Center. In 2013, he has also been Chapter Director for Startup Grind, a global network of startup communities, sponsored by Google for Entrepreneurs.He holds an M.A. in Philosphy at University of Pisa and a post-grad Master in Innovation Management at Scuola Sant’Anna.
- Total investments:
- 43
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 84%
Last updated:
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Industries Davide Cecchini invests in
Stages Davide Cecchini invests in
Countries Davide Cecchini invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $6.6k–$26k
- Grant
- $3.2k–$26k
- Pre-Seed
- $6.2k–$32k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 6 (14%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (9%)
- EdTech 3 (7%)
- FinTech 3 (7%)
- Apps 2 (5%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 24 (56%)
- Seed 4 (9%)
- Grant 4 (9%)
- Convertible Note 3 (7%)
Country
- Italy 25 (58%)
- Germany 1 (2%)
- United States 1 (2%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Runtheons is a sports performance company specializing in performing enhancement technology solutions. | $105K / Pre-Seed / Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Una comunità di ciclisti focalizzata sulla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, attraverso l’offerta di prodotti artigianali e sostenibili di alta qualità | $26.5K / Pre-Seed / Sep 09, 2024 | ||
| SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile | $25K / Pre-Seed / Sep 09, 2024 | ||
| Formulazioni nutraceutiche per l’odontoiatria | $26.5K / Pre-Seed / Sep 09, 2024 | ||
| SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile | $26.5K / Grant / Sep 09, 2024 | ||
| Our vision is to empower individuals and businesses with most accurate and reliable image geolocalization solution, unlocking new possibilities for exploration, research, and decision-making. | $26.1K / Pre-Seed / May 20, 2024 | ||
| Your way to feel good | $6.6K / Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Shop di Prodotti Sostenibili | $26.3K / Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Ambra is a benefit company dedicated to quality control. | Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Empowering artists and venue managers to build their journey | $6.6K / Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| See all 43 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
About IKIGAI
At IKIGAI, we empower founders, professionals and students by running startup acceleration & incubation programs, offering scholarship grants to young professionals and providing job orientation to high-school students. IKIGAI is the Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program by Fondazione MPS (Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena).
IKIGAI Contacts
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Anna Amman
Senior Associate
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Ester Vigilante
Innovation
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FAQ
What does Davide Cecchini invest in?
Davide Cecchini invests primarily in Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and EdTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Davide Cecchini's check size?
Davide Cecchini typically joins rounds of $6.6k–$26k at Seed, $3.2k–$26k at Grant and $6.2k–$32k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Davide Cecchini participates in.
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When did Davide Cecchini last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Davide Cecchini closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 43 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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