# Franco Danesi

> Franco Danesi is a Series B investor at Korelya Capital (London) backing Health Care and B2B. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Korelya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korelya-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francodanesi

Franco Danesi is a Series B investor at Korelya Capital in London focused on Health Care and B2B. Franco Danesi is the Partner at Korelya Capital. He attended London Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hokodo | Hokodo is a pan-European provider of B2B Buy Now, Pay Later solutions enabling businesses to buy, sell and do more. The company's easy-to-integrate digital platform streamlines the entire order-to-cash process, allowing merchants to make credit decisions in real-time, be protected against bad debt, and get access to working capital financeoptions.Hokodo was founded in 2018 and is based in London, England. | $11.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| ifeel | ifeel is the all-in-one emotional well-being platform for organisations and individuals. ifeel leverages technology to make effective mental healthcare more scalable for organisations operating globally and more accessible and convenient for their employees and clients. Using a blend of data driven technologies and professional one-on-oneinteractions with licensed psychologists, ifeel is the complete solution to cover the full spectrum of emotional well-being needs. | $19.9M | Series B | May 29, 2024 |  |
| Habyt | Habyt develops and manages community-driven and technologically-empowered co-living spaces. Habyt provides fully furnished private and shared apartments with flexible rental options and transparent pricing, accommodating diverse living arrangements globally. Habyt emphasizes community-driven, tech-enabled co-living spaces, making it easy forresidents to connect and collaborate. | $42M | Series C | Oct 04, 2023 |  |
| Hokodo | Hokodo is a pan-European provider of B2B Buy Now, Pay Later solutions enabling businesses to buy, sell and do more. The company's easy-to-integrate digital platform streamlines the entire order-to-cash process, allowing merchants to make credit decisions in real-time, be protected against bad debt, and get access to working capital financeoptions.Hokodo was founded in 2018 and is based in London, England. | $40M | Series B | Jun 23, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Notion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notion-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Opera Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opera-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vorwerk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vorwerk-direct-selling-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anthemis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deutsche Invest Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-invest-equity-partners-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Korelya Capital

VC Fund · Paris, France

With offices in Paris, London, Seoul and Singapore, our mission is to broaden the horizon of European technology by providing leading start-ups with the capital for growth and access to Asian markets.Our strong ties with many leading Asian corporates, together with our network in Asian tech ecosystems offer our portfolio companies much more thanjust capital.Founded in 2016 by Fleur Pellerin, former French Minister for Innovation and Digital Economy, Korelya Capital (a Korelya Groupe company) is an investment platform with over EUR 500 million under management.We back the most ambitious founders in their journey to build global technology champions by sharing our passion, experience and market reach.

5 contacts available at Korelya Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Antoine Dresch | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antoine-dresch |
| Franco Danesi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franco-danesi-2 |
| Carole Sappia-Bonetti | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carole-sappia-bonetti |
| Céline Lee | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c%C3%A9line-lee |
| Fleur Pellerin | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fleur-pellerin |

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## FAQ

### What does Franco Danesi invest in?

Franco Danesi invests primarily in Health Care, B2B and FinTech startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franco Danesi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franco Danesi closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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