# Lorenzo Franzi

> Lorenzo Franzi is a seed investor at Italian Founders Fund backing Software. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [Italian Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/italian-founders-fund)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-franzi-b22baa42
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lorenzofranzi
- Website: https://x.com/lorenzofranzi

Lorenzo Franzi is a seed investor at Italian Founders Fund in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Lorenzo is Co-Founder & Managing Director of ZipJet. ZipJet is an urban pick-up & delivery service for laundry & dry cleaning in London and Berlin. Previously, Lorenzo worked with McKinsey & Company as a consultant. Prior to McKinsey, he worked with Voice.ee a micro polling start up. Lorenzo started-off his professional career at JPMorgan in London. Lorenzo holds an MBA from INSEAD and Msc in Finance from the University of Maastricht.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$6.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $637k–$2.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 21% |
| Apps | 2 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| B2C | 1 | 7% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 3 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 21% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| compri | compri uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make your procurement experience easier, faster, and smarter. | $3.6M | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 | https://www.compri.ai/ |
| Brum | Brum provides vehicle driving training courses and digitization solutions for getting a driving license. | $5.8M | Seed | Jan 19, 2026 | https://www.brumpatenti.it/ |
| Klearly | Klearly simplifies payment acceptance for small and medium-sized businesses by transforming smartphones and tablets into secure payment processing devices, allowing businesses to easily take payments. Businesses can focus on what they do best with our all-in-one digital payment solution, while Klearly handles the rest. | $14M | Series A | Jan 13, 2026 | https://klearly.nl |
| Skillvue | Skillvue develops an AI-based platform that enables companies to adopt a skills-based approach in all HR-related processes. The platform allows companies to use a consistent approach for skills assessment, whether for hiring new employees or developing existing talent, reportedly saving both time and costs compared to traditional methods. | $6.2M | Seed | May 05, 2025 | https://www.skillvue.ai |
| compri | compri uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make your procurement experience easier, faster, and smarter. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2025 | https://www.compri.ai/ |
| Brum | Brum provides vehicle driving training courses and digitization solutions for getting a driving license. | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 18, 2025 | https://www.brumpatenti.it/ |
| Skillvue | Skillvue develops an AI-based platform that enables companies to adopt a skills-based approach in all HR-related processes. The platform allows companies to use a consistent approach for skills assessment, whether for hiring new employees or developing existing talent, reportedly saving both time and costs compared to traditional methods. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Sep 03, 2024 | https://www.skillvue.ai |
| Sona | Sona is the next-generation workforce management solution for large frontline operators, where consumer grade design is matched by AI-driven decision making. Combining end-to-end WFM functionality - including Scheduling, Time & Attendance, HR and Payroll - with truly intelligent AI capabilities, Sona enables real-time actionable insights gearedtowards driving revenue and increasing employee satisfaction | $6.8M | Seed | Mar 31, 2022 | https://www.getsona.com/ |
| Gobble | Gobble is a group-based food ordering platform that allows users to view and select what their friends have ordered instead of scrolling through delivery apps. | $1.3M | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 | https://www.trygobble.com/ |
| Fuzey | Fuzey offers a digital one-stop shop for SMEs and independent contractors such as plumbers, electricians, and mechanics. Their platform allows them to grow and manage their businesses and focus on the services they provide. SMEs can manage their communications across SMS, Whatsapp, email, Facebook, and Instagram, understand customer behavior,manage appointments directly to calendars, send invoices, receive payment, and increase customer reviews. | $4.5M | Seed | Dec 17, 2021 | http://www.fuzey.io |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [14Peaks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14peaks-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutchfoundersfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Lorenzo Franzi invest in?

Lorenzo Franzi invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lorenzo Franzi's check size?

Lorenzo Franzi typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$6.8M at Seed and $637k–$2.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lorenzo Franzi participates in.

### How do I contact Lorenzo Franzi?

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### When did Lorenzo Franzi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lorenzo Franzi closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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?

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