# FI.R.A.

> FI.R.A. is a VC fund backing E-Commerce, Food Delivery and Online Portals. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.firaworldcup.org/VisitorPages/default.aspx?itemid=3

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 100% |
| Online Portals | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foodscovery | Foodscovery is an online market which allows you to order regional gastronomic products directly from the farmers, fisherman, small producers which are more representative of the local tradition. | $800K | Seed | Feb 16, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Magics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-magics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fatto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fatto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iStarter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istarter) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FI.R.A. invest in?

FI.R.A. invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food Delivery and Online Portals startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did FI.R.A. last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for FI.R.A. closed in Feb 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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