# Fondazione Caript

> Fondazione Caript is a VC fund in Pistoia backing Electronics and Manufacturing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pistoia, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fondazione-caript
- Website: https://www.fondazionecaript.it

Fondazione Caript is a VC fund in Pistoia focused on Electronics and Manufacturing. Fondazione Caript works for the well-being, enhancement, and development of its reference territory.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 100% |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Marine Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seares | Seares is an innovative company providing the nautical market with a new generation of revolutionary mooring systems. The main product is Seadamp. The heart of Seadamp carries out both the absorption and the innovative function of dissipating every movement of the moored boat. Its internal components are unassailable from the corrosive action ofthe sea: the robust structure that surrounds them protects them from any corrosive agent external. It guarantees constant mechanical characteristics over time, minimum maintenance, and longer life of many years compared to current systems. | $2.3M |  | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| Eye2Drive | Eye2drive designs vision sensors for self-driving vehicles specifically tuned for AI-powered applications. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 20, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-cassa-di-risparmio-di-lucca) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione CR Firenze](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-cr-firenze) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-monte-dei-paschi-di-siena) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Toscana Next Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toscana-next-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondo Rilancio Startup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondo-rilancio-startup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Motor Valley Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motor-valley-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fondazione Caript invest in?

Fondazione Caript invests primarily in Electronics, Manufacturing and Sensor startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Fondazione Caript last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fondazione Caript closed in Jan 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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