# Giuseppe Joe Balzano

> Giuseppe Joe Balzano is a seed investor at Novaterra backing FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Novaterra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startupgym-studio)
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjbalzano
- Website: https://gjbalzano.com

Giuseppe Joe Balzano is a seed investor at Novaterra in Milan focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. Giuseppe Joe Balzano is the Co-Founder, Partner, and Strategic Finance at StartupGym. He previously worked at Private Family Office as an Independent Advisor. Giuseppe Joe Balzano attended the University of Milan and Politecnico di Milano.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Real Estate Investment | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Piece | Piece is a digital real estate investment platform offering the easiest and most transparent way to invest in income-producing real estate in Europe. Our mission is to make real estate ownership inclusive and more accessible. | $3.1M | Seed | Apr 21, 2025 |  |
| Quisto | On Quisto, Ho.Re.Ca. retailers can find the best suppliers in their area and purchase 24/7 whatever they need for their business --> www.quisto.it | $869.5K | Pre-Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaiax](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaiax-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSK Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksk-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Novaterra

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

StartupGym is a Venture Studio based in Milan, Europe. It is composed of StartupGym Studio and StartupGym Capital. The former develops, launches, and scales next-generation digital enterprises by offering a centralized mix of services including product creation, marketing, finance, capital raising, and talent development. Instead, StartupGymCapital invests in StartupGym Studio and other disruptive European Startups. The combination of StartupGym Studio and StartupGym Capital represents a new entrepreneurship paradigm that aims to transform the art of business design into a repeatable science. We combine human and financial resources to turn ideas into Startups and Products.

4 contacts available at Novaterra.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enrico Pandian | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enrico-pandian |
| Giuseppe Joe Balzano | Co-Founder and CEO | — |
| Tarek Fahmy | Co-Founder, Partner, & Chief Technology Officer | — |
| Paolo Galvani | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paolo-galvani |

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## FAQ

### What does Giuseppe Joe Balzano invest in?

Giuseppe Joe Balzano invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Real Estate startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Giuseppe Joe Balzano?

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### When did Giuseppe Joe Balzano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Giuseppe Joe Balzano closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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