Luca Ferrante Carrante
Associate Director, Investments @ The Olayan Group
London, United Kingdom
Luca Ferrante Carrante is a seed investor at The Olayan Group in London focused on Shoes and Retail. Luca Ferrante Carrante - Associate Director, Investments @ The Olayan Group
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Luca Ferrante Carrante invests in
Stages Luca Ferrante Carrante invests in
Countries Luca Ferrante Carrante invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series A
- $2.7M–$4.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Shoes 1 (25%)
- Retail 1 (25%)
- Travel 1 (25%)
- Charity 1 (25%)
- Fashion 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Angel 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Country
- Italy 2 (50%)
- United States 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Velasca
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Velasca is a direct-to-consumer brand, focused on offering Made in Italy shoes at friendly prices. Launched in 2013, Velasca now has several shops in Italy and is expanding internationally. | $4.8M / Series A / Nov 03, 2019 | |
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Velasca
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Velasca is a direct-to-consumer brand, focused on offering Made in Italy shoes at friendly prices. Launched in 2013, Velasca now has several shops in Italy and is expanding internationally. | $2.7M / Series A / Jul 30, 2018 | |
WeRoad
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Founded in 2017, WeRoad is one of Europe’s fastest-growing adventure travel platforms for Millennial and Gen Z travellers. Mainly operating in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the EU region, it connects like-minded people through English-speaking and local-language group adventures in 1,000+ destinations worldwide.With a community of3.5M+ followers on social media, 3,000+ Coordinators and 200K+ travellers served, WeRoad drives strong loyalty, 60% rebook each year and a third of bookings come via word of mouth. Recognised by Interbrand as a next-generation competitive Italian brand and listed by Sifted among Europe’s fastest-growing startups in 2024. | $2.2M / Seed / Jul 10, 2018 | |
CharityStars
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CharityStars is the groundbreaking fundraising platform where celebrities and brands donate 'money can't buy experiences'' or rare items to raise money for their favortie charitable causes. Celebrities such as Novak Djokovic, James Blunt and Eva Longoria, and brands such as Ferrari, Armani and IWC, just to name a few, haveworked with CharityStars in raising over $20M for 500 global charities and counting. | $878K / Angel / Jun 01, 2015 |
Co-Investors
About The Olayan Group
Olayan America Corporation (OAC) is the US affiliate of The Olayan Group. Based in New York City, OAC was established in 1995 with antecedents in New York dating to 1971.OAC provides investment advisory services to the Group with concentration on North and South America. It monitors a substantial portfolio of both public and private equities ina variety of sectors, including financial, communications, consumer, and real estate.OAC's 40-person staff includes equity analysts with sector expertise as well as legal, accounting, corporate communications and business development specialists.
The Olayan Group Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Hutham Olayan
President, Chief Executive Officer
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Luca Ferrante Carrante
Associate Director, Investments
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FAQ
What does Luca Ferrante Carrante invest in?
Luca Ferrante Carrante invests primarily in Shoes, Retail and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Luca Ferrante Carrante's check size?
Luca Ferrante Carrante typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$4.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Luca Ferrante Carrante participates in.
When did Luca Ferrante Carrante last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Luca Ferrante Carrante closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 4 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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