# IKIGAI

> IKIGAI is a VC fund in Siena backing Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. See 75 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Siena, Italy
- Total investments: 75
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last fund: Jan 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ikigai-hub/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ikigai_fmps
- Website: https://www.ikigaihub.it/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IKIGAIHub.SI 

IKIGAI is a VC fund in Siena focused on Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. At IKIGAI, we empower founders, professionals and students by running startup acceleration & incubation programs, offering scholarship grants to young professionals and providing job orientation to high-school students. IKIGAI is the Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program by Fondazione MPS (Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 6 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 7% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 5% |
| Fashion | 3 | 4% |
| Apps | 2 | 3% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 32 | 43% |
| Grant | 11 | 15% |
| Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Convertible Note | 3 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 35 | 47% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Amman | Senior Associate | 9 | — |
| Ester Vigilante | Innovation | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hat Music | Hat Music is a mobile app that connects emerging artists with music industry professionals, such as producers, managers, and social media specialists. Artists can filter professionals by genre, location, and budget, book calls, and pay securely within the app. Professionals can showcase their skills, monetize their expertise, and expand theirnetwork. The platform uses AI to guide artists in finding the right collaborators, aiming to make music industry networking more transparent and efficient | $221.9K | Pre-Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Runtheons | Runtheons is a sports performance company specializing in performing enhancement technology solutions. | $105K | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Runtheons | Runtheons is a sports performance company specializing in performing enhancement technology solutions. | $105K | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Bmind | Your way to feel good | $26.5K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Appennino Cycling | Una comunità di ciclisti focalizzata sulla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, attraverso l’offerta di prodotti artigianali e sostenibili di alta qualità | $26.5K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Menumal | SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile | $25K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Oraltec | Formulazioni nutraceutiche per l’odontoiatria | $26.5K | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Menumal | SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile | $26.5K | Grant | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Picarta | Our vision is to empower individuals and businesses with most accurate and reliable image geolocalization solution, unlocking new possibilities for exploration, research, and decision-making. | $26.1K | Pre-Seed | May 20, 2024 |  |
| Bmind | Your way to feel good | $6.6K | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 75 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-angels-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Sviluppo Toscana — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AC75 Startup Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ac75-startup-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [B4i - Bocconi for innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b4i-bocconi-for-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moonstone Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonstone-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does IKIGAI invest in?

IKIGAI invests primarily in Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and E-Commerce startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 75 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 IKIGAI?

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### Who are the partners at IKIGAI?

The team at IKIGAI includes Anna Amman (Senior Associate) and Ester Vigilante (Innovation). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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