# Intesa Sanpaolo

> Intesa Sanpaolo is a VC fund in Torino backing Energy and Manufacturing. See 145 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Italy
- Total investments: 145
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intesa-sanpaolo
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Superflash
- Website: http://www.intesasanpaolo.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IntesaSanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group that specializes in wealth management, protection, advisory, and digital orientation. Their products and services include accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, digital payments, retirement planning, investments, and consulting. It was founded by the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | $112M–$2.5B |
| Debt Financing | $2.7M–$1000M |
| Convertible Note | $263k–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 17 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 10% |
| Renewable Energy | 15 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 15 | 10% |
| FinTech | 12 | 8% |

170 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 74 | 51% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 20 | 14% |
| Convertible Note | 6 | 4% |
| Seed | 5 | 3% |
| Series A | 5 | 3% |

14 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 70 | 48% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 7% |
| United States | 8 | 6% |
| Spain | 4 | 3% |
| India | 3 | 2% |

18 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlo Messina | Managing Director and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-messina |
| Alessandra Florio | Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandra-florio |
| Andrea Ballestri | Head of Corporate Finance Mid-Corporate Dept. \| IMI C&IB Div. | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-ballestri |
| Diego Braga | IT Infrastructure Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-braga |
| Francesco Micheli | Management Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-micheli |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polo Strategico Nazionale | Polo Strategico Nazionale (PSN) was born out of Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) under the guidance of the Department for Digital Transformation. The company manages a highly secure, sustainable network of national green data centers designed to host the critical and strategic data and applications of Central PublicAdministrations, Local Authorities, and Healthcare Facilities, ensuring national data sovereignty and strict cybersecurity compliance. | $266.5M | Debt Financing | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Sonnedix | Sonnedix is an Independent Solar Power Producer (IPP) with a proven track record in delivering high performance cost competitive solar photovoltaic plants to the market. | $841.9M | Debt Financing | Aug 03, 2026 |  |
| GCF | Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie focuses on railway infrastructure, electrification, and signalling. | $56.9M | Debt Financing | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Aedifica | Aedifica is a listed company that specialises in investments in European healthcare real estate, in particular housing for seniors with care needs. | $708.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| ESAPRO | ESAPRO designs, constructs, and manages plants for the production of electricity from renewable sources. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Cornaglia | Cornaglia designs, develops, and manufactures metal and plastic components for the automotive industry. | $17.4M | Debt Financing | May 19, 2026 |  |
| EuroGroup Laminations | EuroGroup Laminations specializes in the production of high-tech stators, lamination solutions and rotors for electric motors. | $437.3M | Post-IPO Debt | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Goglio Group | Goglio Group produces full trademark food packaging. | $46.2M | Debt Financing | Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| NextGeo | NextGeo is a marine geoscience and offshore construction support company that provides integrated services throughout the lifecycle of offshore energy, infrastructure, and utilities assets. These services include feasibility studies, geophysical/geotechnical and environmental surveys, UXO detection/removal, ROV/diver inspections, andoffshore construction support. | $112M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Blastness | Blastness helps organizations optimize revenue with brand marketing, SEO, SEA, social media, advertising, and web development services. | $3.5M | Debt Financing | Mar 04, 2026 |  |

10 of 145 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Intesa Sanpaolo invest in?

Intesa Sanpaolo invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 145 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Intesa Sanpaolo's check size?

Intesa Sanpaolo typically joins rounds of $112M–$2.5B at Post-IPO Debt, $2.7M–$1000M at Debt Financing and $263k–$2.2M at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Intesa Sanpaolo participates in.

### How do I contact Intesa Sanpaolo?

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### Who are the partners at Intesa Sanpaolo?

The team at Intesa Sanpaolo includes Carlo Messina (Managing Director and CEO), Alessandra Florio (Director) and Andrea Ballestri (Head of Corporate Finance Mid-Corporate Dept. | IMI C&IB Div.), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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