# Franco Gonella

> Franco Gonella is a seed investor at Primo Capital (Milan) backing Sports and Fitness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Primo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barcamper-ventures)
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franco-gonella-602bb414

Franco Gonella is a seed investor at Primo Capital in Milan focused on Sports and Fitness. Franco Gonella - Partner @ Primo Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Accounting | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XBOOKS | XBOOKS LTD specializes in the creation of CryptoBooks software, which allows cryptocurrency users to record and generate reports on their cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets. They provide a variety of specialized features and chain analysis trackers to meet specific needs, as well as the ability to manage all types of virtual assets. | $2.1M | Seed | May 08, 2025 |  |
| XBOOKS | XBOOKS LTD specializes in the creation of CryptoBooks software, which allows cryptocurrency users to record and generate reports on their cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets. They provide a variety of specialized features and chain analysis trackers to meet specific needs, as well as the ability to manage all types of virtual assets. | $1.1M | Seed | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| PunchLab | PunchLab is a Mobile App that will turn your punching bag into a device able to detect, measure, and react to your strikes. No additional device other than your smartphone is needed. It uses the existing technology in your phone to give you real-time feedback on your bag workout and offers training routines pre-programmed by world-level athletes. | $328.5K | Seed | May 21, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angels 4 Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-4-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avvio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avvio-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LVenture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rigel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rigel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vertis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertis-sgr-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Primo Capital

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

Primo Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage startups. The firm is a multi-fund investment company, with four different investment practices with dedicated funds on specialized strategies. Primo Capital invests in digital/software, new space, climate technology and healthcare.

5 contacts available at Primo Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Franco Gonella | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franco-gonella |
| Raffaele Mauro | General Partner - Primo Space | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raffaele-mauro |
| Alessandro Mizzi | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-mizzi |
| Antonio Concolino | Partner & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-concolino |
| Antonio Mercuri | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-mercuri |

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## FAQ

### What does Franco Gonella invest in?

Franco Gonella invests primarily in Sports, Fitness and Accounting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franco Gonella last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franco Gonella closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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