PranaVentures
VC Fund
Milano, Italy
PranaVentures is an operational venture capital fund launched in 2021 with the goal of filling the funding gap between newly established and startup companies supporting them to grow and quickly reach the next stage of development. The investment strategy is focused on seed and post-seed startups operating in the digital space, with an interest ininnovative sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce and marketplaces. Leveraging a wide network of stakeholders, PranaVentures supports emerging entrepreneurs with capital and strategic expertise.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 59%
- Fund size:
- $45M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries PranaVentures invests in
Stages PranaVentures invests in
Countries PranaVentures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.8k–$3.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $572k–$5.1M
- Series A
- $3.2M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (18%)
- Tourism 2 (9%)
- Internet 2 (9%)
- Security 2 (9%)
- Marketing 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (41%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (18%)
- Series A 3 (14%)
- Series B 2 (9%)
- Funding Round 2 (9%)
Country
- Italy 15 (68%)
- India 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alessandro Del Guerra
Partner & Chief Leagl Officer
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Partner & Chief Leagl Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alessio Semoli
President and Managing Partner
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President and Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Ambrogio Iacuitti
Investment Team
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Investment Team | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ilaria Soro
Junior Business Analyst
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Junior Business Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Leonardo Saroni
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| BynarIO develops an AI-driven cybersecurity platform focused on automated binary analysis and application security testing. The company builds an autonomous security pipeline that examines compiled binaries without requiring access to source code. Its technology targets closed-source environments, legacy software components, and complex third-partysoftware supply chains. The platform uses AI agents to scale testing across large codebases, mapping control states and identifying hidden vulnerabilities such as memory corruption issues and race conditions. BynarIO applies responsible disclosure practices, validating and supporting remediation of discovered issues in widely used software stacks. By converting low-level binary structures into actionable security findings, it supports security teams in strengthening vulnerability management and software assurance processes. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Doctorsa is a digital marketplace offering travelers instant access to urgent care online for common conditions, starting at just €20. | $1.1M / Seed / Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| We are the platform connecting digital talents with the most ambitious companies, using remote work.We have over 8,000 members and our talents have accelerated dozens of projects alongside big names like Accenture Song, Tangity, Frog, Fjord, Sketchin, EY but also aggressive start-ups like Scalapay, Gimme5, Flowe, Unguess.If you are a digitalprofessional: we offer you a community in which to grow your talent through experiences, networks and cosmic projects.If you are a company: we offer you access to a community of designers, developers and marketers from which to select the talents to accelerate your digital transformation projects. Whether you are a manager or a digital professional, Cosmico is here to help you find your space | $13.9M / Series B / May 18, 2026 | ||
| GetPica is an internet marketplace platform company that offers sports, big events, and real-time media delivery services. | Seed / Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| CloudSEK provides AI-driven cybersecurity solutions that help organizations identify, monitor, and respond to digital risks and external threats. Its platform uses contextual artificial intelligence to scan a wide range of online sources, offering insights into data leaks, brand impersonation, exposed infrastructure, and supply chainvulnerabilities. CloudSEK’s suite includes tools for digital risk protection, attack surface monitoring, supply chain risk tracking, and proactive threat intelligence alerts that support security teams in prioritizing and addressing potential issues. The technology correlates threat data across surface web, deep web, and dark web signals to give contextualized alerts and visibility into an organization’s external attack surface. CloudSEK also supports integration of its threat insights into existing security systems to streamline risk management workflows. | $19M / Series B / May 20, 2025 | ||
| We are the platform connecting digital talents with the most ambitious companies, using remote work.We have over 8,000 members and our talents have accelerated dozens of projects alongside big names like Accenture Song, Tangity, Frog, Fjord, Sketchin, EY but also aggressive start-ups like Scalapay, Gimme5, Flowe, Unguess.If you are a digitalprofessional: we offer you a community in which to grow your talent through experiences, networks and cosmic projects.If you are a company: we offer you access to a community of designers, developers and marketers from which to select the talents to accelerate your digital transformation projects. Whether you are a manager or a digital professional, Cosmico is here to help you find your space | $4.3M / Series A / Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Daze is an Italian high-tech startup developing smart EV charging solutions. Founded in 2016, the company began with three years of R&D to launch DazePlug, the first fully autonomous conductive charger.Since 2020, Daze has expanded its product range with DazeBox (home charging). Rapid growth followed, with revenues reaching €1.9M in 2021 andover €5M in 2022, supported by a €2.5M grant from the European Innovation Council.International expansion began with Daze Iberica (2022) and Daze France (2023). In 2024, Daze launched B2B products DUO and URBAN, and raised €15M from top European investors.In 2025, the company entered the solar energy market, adding inverters and batteries to its catalog to support a fully integrated energy ecosystem. | $15.6M / Series A / Feb 13, 2024 | ||
| BeSafe Rate is a B2B2C SaaS turn key solution that connects: the hotel, the insurance company and the traveller. It’s integrated with the hotel’s management system and the insurance cover is enabled automatically when the BeSafe Rate is selected by the hotel guests while they book their stays.BeSafe Pay offers electronic gateway services thatautomate the payment process of hotel reservations. It's compatible with pre-payments, deposits, or rates without advance payment that require pre-authorization. | $3.2M / Series A / Sep 27, 2023 | ||
| Jet HR makes managing people incredibly simple: payroll, benefits, devices, compliance and much more. We re-thought the HR function, removing anything that is cumbersome and simplifying any action on employees. We are funded by the best Italian VCs (Exor Ventures, Italian Founders Fund and 6 more) and by the best Italian founders (founders ofCasavo, Satispay, Scalapay, Bending Spoons, Musixmatch, Talent Garden, Oyster HR, etc). | $5.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 26, 2023 | ||
| Hercle is a FinTech company that develops low-latency technology that offers end-to-end prime-brokerage solutions and trading algorithms to institutional investors who are interested in gaining exposure to crypto-assets. | $1.8K / Seed / May 23, 2023 | ||
| See all 22 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does PranaVentures invest in?
PranaVentures invests primarily in SaaS, Tourism and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is PranaVentures's check size?
PranaVentures typically joins rounds of $1.8k–$3.2M at Seed, $572k–$5.1M at Pre-Seed and $3.2M–$16M 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 PranaVentures participates in.
How do I contact PranaVentures?
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Who are the partners at PranaVentures?
The team at PranaVentures includes Alessandro Del Guerra (Partner & Chief Leagl Officer), Alessio Semoli (President and Managing Partner) and Ambrogio Iacuitti (Investment Team), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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