# Mario Mariani

> Mario Mariani is a seed investor at United Ventures (Cagliari) backing Apps and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [United Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-ventures)
- Location: Cagliari, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2013
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianimario
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mariomariani

Mario Mariani is a seed investor at United Ventures in Cagliari focused on Apps and SaaS. Mario Mariani - Partner @ United Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| marinanow | Marinanow is an online portal that allows sailors to search for places to moor their boats in marinas, compare prices between varyious marinas and book online.The current systems for booking places for private boats in marinas both in the mediterranean and worldwide is outdated and complicated. There is no one unified system for managingbookings so owners of boats currently have to search for phone numbers of directors of the marina, overcome language and time difference and ring them up to check for and reserve places. If that marina is full, or the director is difficult to reach, the boat owners have to search again for nearby ports.Marinanow solves this problem by using proven business models from the hotel and home rental industry. It offers the ability to book online, automatically from any port in the world using one site (a similar concept to sites like hotels.com). It also allows the “subleasing” of berths that have long term bookings (a similar concept to airbnb).The team is made up of four partners who have a vast experience in the marina industry as well as programming, internet companies and Startups. They have been accepted into an incubator and raised money from an accelerator programme and are now looking for angels to coinvest with United Ventures, an Italian VC firm.The site and mobile apps are online and fully functional and last summer, the team invested a small amount in marketing to test the product. The test was a huge success with a return of initial investment of around 2000%. They are now looking to raise further money to build on this initial success and expand aggressively to become the dominant player. | $50K | Angel | Jul 01, 2013 |  |
| AppsBuilder | AppsBuilder: Powering your mobile business with appsAppsBuilder (www.apps-builder.com) is the innovative mobile publishing and distribution platform that empowers SMEs and large enterprises to build a solid mobile presence, reach new customers and improve client retention through powerful mobile apps.Thanks to its powerful, yet easy-to-useplatform, AppsBuilder represents companies’ best partner to expand business reach, while locking in existing clients with its effective app-based technology.AppsBuilder’s services include all the state-of-the-art tools to create, manage and distribute mobile apps and reach a broader audience through a wide range of promotional channels, including QR codes, landing pages, social networks integration and app store submission.To support SMEs in their marketing and client retention operations, AppsBuilder has developed a whole set of CRM tools to allow brands to engage with customers in long-lasting relationships and geolocalize their communications to maximize reach.AppsBuilder’s technological core comes with a cutting-edge business toolkit that includes push notifications to communicate more efficiently with users; geolocalized couponing to market sales and promotions on the go; in-app forms to gather users' feedback and generate new leads for your business; and loyalty cards to boost client retention.Advanced analytics is also provided to monitor applications’ rates and trends and assess the performance of mobile campaigns.Thanks to AppsBuilder’s cloud-based system, users can add new content and refresh layout anytime they want, then preview changes in real time. In just a few clicks, they can synchronize their website content with their app, so to offer their users a satisfying up-to-date mobile experience.In a nutshell, AppsBuilder is the ultimate solution to take your business to new heights through the most innovative mobile technologies of our times. | $1.6M | Seed | Oct 20, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vertis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertis-sgr-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About United Ventures

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

We invest in people and technology. Our mission is to support extraordinary founders in their journey to build great companies, from early to growth stage.United Ventures is an independent Italian venture capital firm investing in digital technologies. Since 2013, it has partnered with over twenty-five technology startups, supporting their growthand international expansion process. United Ventures has €190M in assets under management on two early-stage funds, and it is currently raising the first Italy-based VC fund focused on growth equity investments to broaden the firm’s strategy of investing in the best technology entrepreneurs.The firm’s portfolio includes to date sixteen companies across Italy, UK, Switzerland, Israel, and USA: UV1 - Cloud4Wi, Datrix, Faceit, Loop AI Labs, Mainstreaming, Moneyfarm, Musixmatch UV2 - BOOM, brumbrum, Credimi, Equalum, Exein, Fiscozen, InSilicoTrials, MishiPay, xFarm

5 contacts available at United Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carlo Alberto Carnevale-Maffe | Independent Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-alberto-carnevale-maff%C3%A8 |
| Damiano Coletti | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damiano-coletti |
| Mario Mariani | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-mariani |
| Massimiliano Magrini | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massimiliano-magrini |
| Viviana Zama | Office Manager, Administrative & Executive Assistant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viviana-zama |

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## FAQ

### What does Mario Mariani invest in?

Mario Mariani invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mario Mariani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mario Mariani closed in Jul 2013. Shizune tracks 2 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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