# Fondazione CR Firenze

> Fondazione CR Firenze is a VC fund in Firenze backing Manufacturing and Electronics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Firenze, Italy
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fondazione-cr-firenze
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FondazioneCRF
- Website: https://www.fondazionecrfirenze.it
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/fondazionecrfirenze/

Fondazione CR Firenze is a foundation of banking origin, a non-profit organization that pursues the social interest through a careful program of investments and projects in its territory of intervention: Florence and the Metropolitan City, the provinces of Grosseto and Arezzo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 60% |
| Electronics | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equixly | Equixely aims to help developers and organizations create more secure applications, increase their security posture, and spread knowledge of new vulnerabilities.Equixely makes available a SAAS platform that allows integrating the API security testing within the software development lifecycle (SLDC) to detect flaws, reduce bug-fixing costs andexponentially scale penetration testing upon every new functionality released.The platform can automatically perform several API attacks leveraging a novel machine learning (ML) algorithm trained over thousands of security tests. Then, Equixely returns near-real-time results and a predictive remediation plan that developers may use to fix their application issues autonomously.The Equixely advanced platform and its innovative security testing approach take an organization's API security maturity to the next level. | $11.6M | Series A | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Binoocle | Binoocle is an innovative AI-driven technology company focused on revolutionizing the construction and industrial sectors through advanced computer vision and AI solutions. Its flagship product, Koone, offers real-time safety monitoring and intelligent document management, helping construction companies optimize operations, ensure compliance, andenhance worker safety. With a strong product portfolio in the construction, railway, and industrial markets, Binoocle is expanding its reach with early adopters and strategic partnerships. The company is poised for significant growth as it scales its products internationally and continues to develop cutting-edge solutions for safety and operational efficiency. | $52.1K | Convertible Note | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| Eye2Drive | Eye2drive designs vision sensors for self-driving vehicles specifically tuned for AI-powered applications. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| Equixly | Equixely aims to help developers and organizations create more secure applications, increase their security posture, and spread knowledge of new vulnerabilities.Equixely makes available a SAAS platform that allows integrating the API security testing within the software development lifecycle (SLDC) to detect flaws, reduce bug-fixing costs andexponentially scale penetration testing upon every new functionality released.The platform can automatically perform several API attacks leveraging a novel machine learning (ML) algorithm trained over thousands of security tests. Then, Equixely returns near-real-time results and a predictive remediation plan that developers may use to fix their application issues autonomously.The Equixely advanced platform and its innovative security testing approach take an organization's API security maturity to the next level. | $61.2K | Grant | Nov 10, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nanabianca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nanabianca) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Fondazione CR Firenze invest in?

Fondazione CR Firenze invests primarily in Manufacturing, Electronics and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 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 CR Firenze last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fondazione CR Firenze closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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