# Fondazione Paideia

> Fondazione Paideia is a VC fund in Torino backing Local, Social and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Italy
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/fondpaideia
- Website: http://www.fondazionepaideia.it/ita/home
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fondazionepaideia

Fondazione Paideia is a VC fund in Torino focused on Local and Social. Every day we strive to restore trust and serenity to children and families in need. Because no family can feel alone and no excluded child .

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 100% |
| Social | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PerMicro | PerMicro is a company specialised in microcredit. It was born in Torino but operates in the whole of Italy. It is the first and the only Italian microcredit company that professionally manages all the different phases in a micro company project: scouting, preliminary inquiry, risk assumption, follow up. The company is sponsored by two socialFoundations and belongs to the Italian and international network of microfinance organizations whose objective is to offer microcredit as a tool for local development and an opportunity for individual of familiar growth for people with temporary economic difficulties. | $4.4M |  | Feb 07, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oltre Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oltre-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UBI Banca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ubi-banca) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fondazione Paideia invest in?

Fondazione Paideia invests primarily in Local, Social and Finance startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Fondazione Paideia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fondazione Paideia closed in Feb 2011. 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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