# Fernando Diana

> Fernando Diana is a seed investor at CityNews (Roma) backing News, Local and Fitness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CityNews](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citynews)
- Location: Roma, Italy
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandodiana

Fernando Diana is a seed investor at CityNews in Roma focused on News and Local. Fernando Diana - Manager - Acquisitions & Sales Management @ CityNews

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $219k–$265k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fitprime | Fitprime is an online platform that enables individuals to get unlimited access to a wide range of sport centers through a daily entrance or a monthly subscription. It was launched by Damiano Rossi, Matteo Musa, Musa Matteo, Laura Carpintieri, and Gianluca Mozzillo in February 2016 and is based in Rome, Italy. | $265K | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| CityNews | Citynews is an italian based network of local newspaper sites. Actually active in 9 cities Citynews planning to open in the 30 principal italian cities. Actually 1,4 million visits each months. | $3.6M | Series A | Feb 23, 2011 |  |
| CityNews | Citynews is an italian based network of local newspaper sites. Actually active in 9 cities Citynews planning to open in the 30 principal italian cities. Actually 1,4 million visits each months. | $219K | Seed | Jan 20, 2010 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FMA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fma) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LVenture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Principia SGR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quantica-sgr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost Heroes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sharkbites) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CityNews

VC Fund · Roma, Italy

Citynews is an italian based network of local newspaper sites. Actually active in 9 cities Citynews planning to open in the 30 principal italian cities. Actually 1,4 million visits each months.

2 contacts available at CityNews.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Diana | Manager - Acquisitions & Sales Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fernando-diana |
| Luca Lani | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luca-lani |

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## FAQ

### What does Fernando Diana invest in?

Fernando Diana invests primarily in News, Local and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Fernando Diana's check size?

Fernando Diana typically joins rounds of $219k–$265k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Fernando Diana participates in.

### When did Fernando Diana last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fernando Diana closed in Nov 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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