# GELLIFY

> GELLIFY is a VC fund in Bologna backing Software and Information Technology. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Italy
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gellify/?originalSubdomain=in
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GELLIFYgroup
- Website: http://www.gellify.com/
- Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/Gellify/

GELLIFY is a VC fund in Bologna focused on Software and Information Technology. GELLIFY is the first innovation platform that invests in B2B digital software startups and connects them to traditional companies with the purpose of innovating their processes, products and business models, through Open Innovation.We make B2B software digital startups grow from the early stage, that we call the liquid state, to the solid one,thanks to our innovative process called "Gellification".A company which is looking to innovate can partner with GELLIFY to leverage all critical capabilities for digital transformation and focus on these specialties: Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing, Phygital Factory & Operations, Smart Technology and Smart Human. GELLIFY has also built a B2B Innovation Community, called “EXPLORE”, whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals through B2B events and phygital experiences.We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates, Spain and Portugal.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for GELLIFY. Shizune tracks 10 team members at GELLIFY. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/gellify?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $181k–$9.7M |
| Series A | $878k–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 42% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 24% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 11% |
| Internet | 4 | 9% |
| Analytics | 3 | 7% |

69 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 40% |
| Series A | 12 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 16% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 30 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diego Fernandez | CEO - GELLIFY Iberia | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-fernandez-3 |
| Fabio Nalucci | CEO & Founder | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabio-nalucci |
| Massimo Cannizzo | CEO and co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massimo-cannizzo-02bd |
| Andrea Landini | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-landini |
| Camilla Quarato | UX/UI Designer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camilla-quarato |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BizAway | BizAway is an easy and comprehensive solutions for managing all your travels, from the booking to the administrative phase. | $39M | Private Equity | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| CercaOfficina | Cercaofficina.it is the online portal that helps you compare quotes for some mechanical repairs and bodywork on your car. By cutting the revision, from small tweaks body to replace the brake pads, the tire change, change Installation system oil LPG / CNG. | $1.8M | Private Equity | Feb 08, 2023 |  |
| Deliveristo | B2B Foodtech marketplace and delivery platform which allows chefs and restaurant owners to digitally organize their orders directly from farmers and distributors | $7.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Smartness | Smartpricing is a provider of computer software application and revenue management system solutions to Hotel. | $2M | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| BizAway | BizAway is an easy and comprehensive solutions for managing all your travels, from the booking to the administrative phase. | $10.9M | Series A | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| Insoore | Insoore is a platform that helps insurance companies to improve the claims management process, thanks to on-demand photographic inspections and damage estimates provided by a community of experts. | $6M |  | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Insoore | Insoore is a platform that helps insurance companies to improve the claims management process, thanks to on-demand photographic inspections and damage estimates provided by a community of experts. | $6M | Series A | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Forward Factory | Forward Factory is CDP's accelerator dedicated to Digital Manufacturing and it is part of CDP's National Accelerators Network. The program is dedicated to startups with digital innovations in the manufacturing sector and in line with the strategy of CDP's National Accelerators Network, which aims to support the development of skillsand entrepreneurship in the innovation landscape. | $9.7M | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| STEP 4 Business | STEP is the answer to the key needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, with a complete digital ecosystem of financial products and services chosen and designed for the customer, using the best technologies and the most innovative solutions on the market. Founded in 2021 and is based in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. | $9.8M | Seed | Oct 29, 2021 |  |
| Athics | Athics offers AI-based solutions, including virtual support as well as psychometric profiling of customers, partners, suppliers, and employees. The conversational AI platform builds relationships with individual customers through conversations based on their profiles, real-time contextual data, and previous interactions. |  | Private Equity | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Azimut Libera Impresa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azimut-libera-impresa) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Azimut Digitech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azimut-digitech-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Italian Angels for Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/italian-angels-for-growth) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Azimut Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azimut-enterprises-holding) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Primo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barcamper-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does GELLIFY invest in?

GELLIFY invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is GELLIFY's check size?

GELLIFY typically joins rounds of $181k–$9.7M at Seed and $878k–$6M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GELLIFY participates in.

### How do I contact GELLIFY?

Public channels for GELLIFY include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at GELLIFY?

The team at GELLIFY includes Diego Fernandez (CEO - GELLIFY Iberia), Fabio Nalucci (CEO & Founder) and Massimo Cannizzo (CEO and co-Founder), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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