# Giancarlo Rocchietti

> Giancarlo Rocchietti is a Series B investor at Club degli Investitori backing Events and Banking. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Club degli Investitori](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/club-degli-investitori)
- Location: Torino, Italy
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giancarlo-rocchietti-197750135/

Giancarlo Rocchietti is an entrepreneur, Business Angel, Founder and President at Club degli Investitori.In 1980, Giancarlo founded Euphon, which become the leading independent operator in the multimedia industry in Italy, with a preeminent position in Spain. In the year 2000, Euphon was listed on the Italian stock exchange and Giancarlo decidedexited Euphon in 2004 to a private equity investor.He has been President of Sviluppo Italia Piemonte, a regional government agency and then appointed President of Piemontech, the first regional government seed-capital fund in Italy.Today Giancarlo is investing in SMEs and start ups as Business Angel. He is the Founder and President of Club degli Investitori, one of the most important business angel and investors network in Italy.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $16M–$48M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 20% |
| Banking | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Restworld | Restworld is a digital staffing agency that helps find staff for restaurants, cafes, and hotels. It allows owners to save time in recruiting processes. The key factor of the company is its action-research approach, which is completely based on a data-driven culture. Restworld applies digital methods to social science in an uncommon way. | $555.6K | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Satispay | Satispay is a thriving European payment network with the goal to change the way people pay in stores and online, and exchange money between friends.Launched in 2015, Satispay is independent from debit and credit cards. Easy and cost-convenient for businesses–who can accept payments from clients with a click on their smartphone, tablet, orpc–Satispay is also a simple and secure app for consumers, simplifying the way they pay, as well as a range of other services. | $110.3M | Series C | Nov 20, 2020 |  |
| Wetaxi | Wetaxi is the fixed price taxi app. Active in Italy in more than 20 cities | $2.2M | Seed | Nov 26, 2019 |  |
| Talent Garden | Talent Garden is the place where digital and technology professionals work, learn and connect.Founded in Brescia, Italy, in 2011, Talent Garden is Europe's leading innovation platform and coworking network for digital innovation. Today Talent Garden has 23 campuses in 8 countries (Albania, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania,Romania, Spain) hosting thousands of talented people, including startups, freelancers, companies and large corporations.Talent Garden's mission is to create local, vibrant, globally connected campuses that empower digital & tech communities. Talent Garden was founded with the aim of creating an ecosystem that would connect, support and grow the best startups and communities in technological and digital arenas and contribute to the professional development of future global innovators. The company was founded in 2011 in Brescia, Italy. Today, TAG is hosting more than 600 talents, 40K+ online community members and counting over 23 campuses in 8 countries: Albania, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, and Spain. | $48.3M | Series B | Mar 11, 2019 |  |
| Satispay | Satispay is a thriving European payment network with the goal to change the way people pay in stores and online, and exchange money between friends.Launched in 2015, Satispay is independent from debit and credit cards. Easy and cost-convenient for businesses–who can accept payments from clients with a click on their smartphone, tablet, orpc–Satispay is also a simple and secure app for consumers, simplifying the way they pay, as well as a range of other services. | $16.5M | Series B | Jul 18, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Block, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-fda8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greyhound Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greyhound-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Indaco Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indaco-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iStarter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istarter) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-lightstone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Club degli Investitori

VC Fund · Torino, Italy

Club degli Investitori (Investors Club) is a network of investors and business angels that invest on early-stage SMEs and startups. The community of 300+ Members (entrepreneurs, CEOs, executive managers) actively scouts for investing opportunities on SMEs & startups and invests with a minimum ticket of €200k. The Club supports business byinvesting capital and by leveraging the Members' network and experience.Club degli Investitori is supported by Unicredit and KPMG Italy.

5 contacts available at Club degli Investitori.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Rota | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-rota |
| Giancarlo Rocchietti | Founder & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giancarlo-rocchietti |
| Silvano Bernardi | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silvano-bernardi |
| Bernardo Bertoldi | VicePresident | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernardo-bertoldi |
| Diletta Di Carmine | Marketing Communication Specialist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diletta-di-carmine |

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## FAQ

### What does Giancarlo Rocchietti invest in?

Giancarlo Rocchietti invests primarily in Events, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Giancarlo Rocchietti's check size?

Giancarlo Rocchietti typically joins rounds of $16M–$48M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Giancarlo Rocchietti participates in.

### When did Giancarlo Rocchietti last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Giancarlo Rocchietti closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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