# Marcelo Gigliani

> Marcelo Gigliani is a venture - series unknown investor at Apax Digital backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Apax Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apax-digital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marcelo-gigliani/18/367/79b/en
- Website: http://www.apax.com/digital

Marcelo Gigliani is a venture - series unknown investor at Apax Digital in New York focused on Software and Consulting. Marcelo Gigliani is Managing Partner of Apax Digital and focuses on growth buyout and growth equity investments in leading internet, enterprise software, and technology-enabled services companies. Marcelo joined Apax Partners in 1999 and has most recently been a Partner in the Apax Digital practice and the Services Group. He is based in New York,after having worked out of Apax’s London and Madrid offices.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Consulting | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| China | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IANS | IANS is the leading provider of in-depth security insights and decision support delivered through research, community, and consulting. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2024 | http://www.iansresearch.com |
| BlueCart | BlueCart is a web and mobile platform built to streamline and modernize the wholesale procurement process for buyers and sellers. It offers online and mobile ordering to new and existing customers while boosting sales with the BlueCart marketplace tools. BlueCart was formerly known as Improvonia and is launched in July 2014. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 23, 2022 | https://www.bluecart.com |
| Revolution Prep | Founded in 2002, Revolution Prep is an education software and services provider that has helped over a hundred thousand students score higher on the SAT, ACT and other high-stakes exams, while dramatically improving basic academic skills. Revolution Prep was founded with the mission of transforming education by leveraging technology to provideworld-class test prep to every student, regardless of the ability to pay. Revolution Prep offers programs in real classroom settings, live online classroom settings, private in-person tutoring, private online tutoring, self-guided online courses, and hybrid courses that combine real classroom courses with in-person tutoring and the self-guided online course. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 23, 2021 | http://www.revolutionprep.com |
| Sherpa.ai | Sherpa.ai, based in Bilbao and Silicon Valley, is a leader in Artificial Intelligence services. Among its AI services are the white-label conversational Digital Assistant, predictive technologies, and the most advanced AI framework applied to data privacy in the world. Plus, Sherpa.ai has been named one of the top 10 leading Artificial Intelligencecompanies in the world, alongside Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM. In 2019, Tom Gruber, founder and ex-CTO of Siri, joined the team; and in 2020, marketing executive Joanna Hoffman, the former Marketing Director at Apple, became part of the team, along with Celestino García, the ex-Corporate Vice President of Samsung and current Vice President of Business Development at Sherpa.ai. Sherpa.ai’s Artificial Intelligence platform is designed to improve companies' results. Sherpa.ai has agreements with companies like Porsche, Volkswagen, Prisa, and Samsung, among others. To learn more about Sherpa.ai: http://www.sherpa.ai/ Sherpa Keynote 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPPvTCxg92o Sherpa.ai’s Response to COVID-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E65xMrrqwFM | $10M | Series A | Mar 16, 2021 | http://sherpa.ai/ |
| Solita | Solita is a digital transformation company driven by data and human insight.They create culture, services and tech solutions that help us reinvent businesses and society for the better.Their services range from strategic consulting to service design, digital development, data, AI & analytics and managed cloud services. The net sales (proforma) of the company amount to EUR 76 million in 2017. Established in 1996, Solita employs 700 digital business specialists in Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu, Turku, Lahti, Stockholm and Tallinn. |  | Private Equity | Apr 19, 2018 | http://www.solita.fi/ |
| SoYoung Technology | The Beijing-based company, which has seen 10 million downloads of its SoYoung app, is trying to enlist 200 clinics and thousands of plastic surgeons to its platform within three years as the industry in China faces less policy restrictions than traditional medical procedures, such as heart operations. It’s trying to tap an aesthetic medicalservices market forecast to double to $11.3 billion over the next five years, according to a prospectus from Union Medical Healthcare Ltd. | $60M | Series D | Dec 27, 2017 | http://www.soyoung.com |
| Wizeline | Wizeline, a global technology services provider, builds the best digital products and platforms at scale. We focus on measurable outcomes, partnering with our customers to modernize core technologies, mature data-driven capabilities, and improve user experience. | $43M | Series B |  | https://www.wizeline.com |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BlueRun Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluerun-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1st Course Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1st-course-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Almanac Insights](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanac-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Columbia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/columbia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ekarpen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ekarpen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Apax Digital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Apax Digital specializes in growth equity and growth buyout investments in leading enterprise software, internet, and technology-enabled services companies worldwide. As the growth stage investment division of global private equity group, Apax Partners, Apax Digital leverages Apax's deep tech investing expertise, global platform, andspecialized operating experts, to enable technology companies and their management teams to accelerate the achievement of their full potential.

5 contacts available at Apax Digital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mia Hegazy | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mia-ficerai |
| Zach Fuchs | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zach-fuchs |
| Alan Patricof | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-patricof |
| Daniel O'Keefe | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-okeefe-2 |
| David Evans | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-evans-5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Marcelo Gigliani invest in?

Marcelo Gigliani invests primarily in Software, Consulting and Information Technology startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Marcelo Gigliani?

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### When did Marcelo Gigliani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marcelo Gigliani closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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