# Nicola Redi

> Nicola Redi is a seed investor at Vertis (Milan) backing Social, Hardware and Aerospace. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vertis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertis-sgr-s-p-a)
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaredi/

Nicola Redi is a seed investor at Vertis in Milan focused on Social and Hardware. Nicola is Founder and Managing Partner of Venture Factory, Operating Partner in Vertis SGR, managing Venture Capital operations. He is Italian representative in the High Level Group for Innovation Policy Management, a task force promoted by the European Council in charge of designing the new European innovation policies. He was also member of theInformal Advisory Board of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.Before joining Vertis he was Chief Investment & Technology Officer of TTVenture, the first Italian venture capital fund focused on technology transfer, running 23 investments and launching SeedLab, among the top Italian startup accelerator programs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 50% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kurs Orbital | Kurs Orbital enables satellite life extension and space debris removal missions, securing safe and sustainable orbits for generations. Kurs Orbital expands human activities beyond Earth by providing spacecraft on-orbit servicing. KURS Orbital is building the infrastructure that makes it possible for a truly scalable industry to thrive in space andthe on-orbit servicing platform makes up the base layer supporting thousands of future businesses.Its headquarters is located in Kyiv, Ukraine. | $4.1M | Seed | Mar 07, 2024 |  |
| IntendiMe | IntendiMe proposes to improve the life of deaf persons and of those with hearing issues, making them feel more independent, free, and safe. All this is possible thanks to an innovative system that allows to detect any sound in real time and to receive a warning for them directly on your own wrist, through the dedicated smartwatch. | $2.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 29, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Credo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galaxia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxia-44b9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inovo.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovo-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-q-tel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OTB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vertis

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

Vertis is a dynamic and independent investment management company authorised by Bank of Italy. It manages five closed-end funds for qualified investors by participating in research projects, spin-offs, startups and PMI and deals with the investments of the innovative Made in Italy.

4 contacts available at Vertis.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro Pontari | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-pontari |
| Amedeo Giurazza | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amedeo-giurazza |
| Giulio Valiante | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giulio-valiante |
| Nicola Redi | Investment Commitee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicola-redi |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicola Redi invest in?

Nicola Redi invests primarily in Social, Hardware and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Nicola Redi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicola Redi closed in Mar 2024. 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?

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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