# I3P

> I3P is a VC fund in Torino backing Information Technology and Food and Beverage. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Italy
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i3p---innovative-companies-incubator-of-politecnico-torino
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/i3p_torino
- Website: http://www.i3p.it/en

I3P is a VC fund in Torino focused on Information Technology and Food and Beverage. I3P, the Innovative Enterprise Incubator of the Politecnico of Torino, is the main university based incubator and one of the best at European level. In 2014, I3P ranked fifth in Europe and fifteenth in the world ranking UBI (University Business Incubator), the Global Benchmark Report annual ranking of the best academic incubators. The ranking,relized by sweden Ubi Index (University Business Incubator) , considered 300 incubators in 67 countries, assessing attractiveness and creation of value for the ecosystem and customers.I3P’s mission is to promote the creation of new science-based businesses with validated growth potential, either founded by university researchers or entrepreneurs from outside the university sphere. We provide open spaces and professional consulting services to start your own business as well as a network of entrepreneurs, managers and investors .Founded on 1999, I3P is located in Torino (Italy) and by now has launched 180 start-ups that have been able to exploit the results of research in different fields: from cleantech to medtech, from Information Technology to electronics, mechanical, energy, to other industrial.In 2011, I3P launched TreataBit, an incubator dedicated to consumers digital projects, such as portals, e-commerce, social networking sites, web and mobile applications.TreataBit, since novembre 2011, has supported 199business ideas, 108 of them lauched their product/service and 55 became startups.Every year we collect some 300 new business ideas, examine about 100 business plans in detail and digital projects, and accept 15 new enterprises.Promoter of important initiatives for technology transfer, incubation and growth of enterprise, the activity of I3P follows the global strategies of Piedmont in order to sustain research, technology innovation and new entrepreneurship.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |
| Mobile | 1 | 11% |
| Sports | 1 | 11% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 2 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chipango | The first co-traveling platform: propose your trip idea, find your ideal companions and organize your trip together. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Virtual B | Virtual B is a digital company for investments and wealth management. Everything involved in digital investing, from financial engagement to technology solutions. |  | Series A | Mar 09, 2021 |  |
| Freedome | Freedome is the leading marketplace for outdoor activities in Italy |  | Non-equity Assistance | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| 3Bee | 3Bee develops technologies in the field of hive monitoring, prevention, and care. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Medics | Medics support service for doctors involved in particularly complicated surgical operations. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| You Are My Guide | You Are My Guide is specialized in artificial intelligence services based on proprietary semantic system. | $55K | Seed | Mar 17, 2015 |  |
| Veicoli | Veicoli provides its clients with fleet management solutions.The company offers deadline management, cost management, and in cloud management services to its clients. It features deadline reminders, maintenance scheduling, fine and fuel management, and driver communication.Veicoli was founded in 2014 by Simone Borgnese and Mattia Arietti and isbased in Torino. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2014 |  |
| Gnammo | Turning the outdoor eating in a web 2.0 experience, thus creating new businesses andopportunities for foodies and brands.Gnammo is a social eating company offering a marketplace for food lovers. At any visit usersmight choose to be a chef or a guest creating or joining a food-related event according to theirgeographical proximity orpersonal tastes and meet other users which might (or might not) sharesome interests. Meal after meal, active users exchange feedbacks and acquire prestigious virtualroles increasing their engagement. In two quick words it is “the AirBnB of food”. | $55K | Seed | Dec 15, 2013 |  |
| Scloby | Scloby is an innovative cloud POS with advanced features suitable for any type of business.Created for shops, restaurants, bars and beauty salons, it can be customized for every need.With the Scloby Cloud POS, managing your business will be simpler, more practical and faster. All you need is a tablet or a computer and you are ready to go!Moreinfo at https://scloby.com | $55K | Seed | Jul 25, 2013 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Club Italia Investimenti 2](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/club-italia-investimenti) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [FCA Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fca-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does I3P invest in?

I3P invests primarily in Information Technology, Food and Beverage and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did I3P last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for I3P closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 9 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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