# Giampaolo Cagnin

> Giampaolo Cagnin is a seed investor in Parma backing Chemical and Biotechnology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Parma, Italy
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giampaolo-cagnin-5122b341/

Giampaolo Cagnin is a seed investor in Parma focused on Chemical and Biotechnology. Giampaolo’s aim has always been to apply a disruptive approach to functional food ingredients and that’s how he founded Italiana Ingredienti in ’89 and Campus in ’05. Both companies have been acquired, Italiana Ingredienti by Chr. Hansen in ‘99 and Campus by Firmenich in ’18. Today he serves as Founder and Chairman at Hi-Food, an Italian companyproviding key functional ingredients to food companies, and as a business Angel Investor in several startups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.9M–$7.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |
| Plant-Based Foods | 1 | 33% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| Denmark | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dreamfarm | Dreamfarm provides plant based products. Dreamfarm inspire positive change through our passion for delicious Italian plant-based food. | $5.4M | Pre-Seed | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| Chromologics | Chromologics develops innovative natural food colorants. Chromologics is a Danish biotech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark. We have developed a fungal biotech platform for the production of novel, natural colorants. | $7.6M | Seed | Mar 06, 2023 |  |
| Chromologics | Chromologics develops innovative natural food colorants. Chromologics is a Danish biotech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark. We have developed a fungal biotech platform for the production of novel, natural colorants. | $4.9M | Seed | May 28, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nordic Foodtech VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-foodtech-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Novo Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novo-a-s) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vaekstfonden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v%C3%A6kstfonden) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vaekstfonden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v%C3%A6kstfonden-43cc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Döhler Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doehler-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Giampaolo Cagnin invest in?

Giampaolo Cagnin invests primarily in Chemical, Biotechnology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### What is Giampaolo Cagnin's check size?

Giampaolo Cagnin typically joins rounds of $4.9M–$7.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Giampaolo Cagnin participates in.

### When did Giampaolo Cagnin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Giampaolo Cagnin closed in Nov 2023. 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?

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