# Massimo Sgrelli

> Massimo Sgrelli is a pre-seed investor at Lombardstreet Ventures backing EdTech and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lombardstreet-io)
- Location: Brescia, Italy
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/massimosgrelli
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/massimosgrelli
- Website: http://www.nurtureventure.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/massimosgrelli

Massimo Sgrelli is a pre-seed investor at Lombardstreet Ventures in Brescia focused on EdTech and Software. Angel investor since 2010 and full-time venture capitalist since 2017. We operate in the pre-seed space, and our investment thesis is founders-first.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Developer APIs | 2 | 40% |
| CMS | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunlight | Sunlight is an API to change the card-on-file with apps and subscription services. Fintechs use Sunlight to automatically make their cards top-of-wallet as soon as they're issued. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 12, 2022 |  |
| Immigo | 1.5B English learners around the world struggle to find effective yet affordable ways to practice and improve their English. One-on-one classes are expensive, one-to-many classes don’t give you enough time to speak and self-learning apps like Duolingo don’t really hold you accountable. So we founded Immigo -- where learners can quickly find theright cohort of peers to practice with by enrolling in a structured English course that works. Using a peer-to-peer approach, learners hold each other accountable and learn effectively at a much lower cost. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| 101 | 101 is a community education platform, powered by web3 technology. |  | Pre-Seed | May 12, 2022 |  |
| Metaphor | Metaphor is a language-model-based search engine that simplifies how users carry out web searches. | $125K | Pre-Seed | Aug 27, 2021 |  |
| Kong | Kong powers APIs and microservices with the world's most popular open source API gateway and industry-leading service connectivity platform. Kong is funded by leading VC firms, including Index Ventures, a16z, CRV, GGV, Tiger Global, Stanford University, Jeff Bezos, and Eric Schmidt. | $101K | Angel | Apr 01, 2010 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FAST — by GETTYLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-st) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greylock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lombardstreet Ventures

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Lombardstreet Ventures operates as a pre-seed venture capital firm. It draws from talents around the world and fosters the creation of Silicon Valley Realities.The company consists of a team of seasoned executives works hand in hand with a small group of highly selected entrepreneurs. Expertise in funding and guidance is offered, to ensure thecreation of successful companies in the US.

5 contacts available at Lombardstreet Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Luigi Bajetti | Managing Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luigi-bajetti |
| Massimo Sgrelli | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massimo-sgrelli |
| Mukul Agarwal | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mukul-agarwal |
| Mukul Agarwal | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mukul-agarwal-de00 |
| Paolo Privitera | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paolo-privitera |

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## FAQ

### What does Massimo Sgrelli invest in?

Massimo Sgrelli invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Developer APIs startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Massimo Sgrelli last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Massimo Sgrelli closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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