# RedSeed Ventures

> RedSeed Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Italy
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redseed
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/RedSeedVentures
- Website: http://www.redseed.it
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redseedventures

RedSeed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm investing in Early Stage Companies and Scaleups, in Europe and more particularly in Italy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $669k–$12M |
| Series A | $2.2M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 17% |
| Retail | 1 | 8% |
| Medical | 1 | 8% |
| Privacy | 1 | 8% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 3 | 25% |
| Israel | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elisa Schembari | Founder and Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elisa-schembari |
| Roberto Zanco | Co-founder & Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roberto-zanco |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yope | Yope app is the social "Google Photos" for Gen Z, designed for sharing and chatting, not just storage. | $12.3M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| CyberRidge | CyberRidge is a deep-tech cybersecurity firm that develops photonic encryption to protect data privacy. | $16M | Series A | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $21.9M | Series B | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $4.3M | Series A | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $4.3M | Series A | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $1.7M | Series A | Jun 26, 2020 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $1.7M | Series A | Jun 26, 2020 |  |
| Leaf Space | Leaf Space aims to become a global leading service provider in the new, emerging microsatellite market by developing a technology platform providing all basic services required by microsatellite operators. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 01, 2016 |  |
| WIB Machines | WIB is a fully automatic, modular, e-commerce enabled automated store able to handle hundreds of SKU’s. Consumers can purchase through its touch screen interface or through the e-commerce platform, picking up their purchase conveniently 24/7 at the choosen store. | $669K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 |  |
| Dianax | Milan-based Dianax was founded in 2013 starting from a group scientists led by Eugenio Iannone and Maurizio Moroni and by a few angel investors orchestrated by Gabriele Bavagnoli. Dianax mission is to develop and manufacture labs-on-chip aiming to trasform protein-based diagnostics and make it prompt, easy to use, inexpensive and reliableTheDianax novel technology is designed to make precise diagnostic results convenient, easily accessible, and affordable to patients and healthcare professionals, to empower them to effective prevention, ongoing accurate management and timely emergency treatment.The Dianax technology is the first ever application to diagnostics of a combination of microfluidic innovations and electrochemistry detection systems.Dianax was founded by Eugenio Iannone and his partners to pursue technical and market opportunities based on proprietary, independent research. | $768K | Seed | Oct 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Primo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barcamper-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Whysol Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whysol-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Vertis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertis-sgr-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arkin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does RedSeed Ventures invest in?

RedSeed Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is RedSeed Ventures's check size?

RedSeed Ventures typically joins rounds of $669k–$12M at Seed and $2.2M–$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 RedSeed Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact RedSeed Ventures?

Public channels for RedSeed Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at RedSeed Ventures?

The team at RedSeed Ventures includes Elisa Schembari (Founder and Managing Partner) and Roberto Zanco (Co-founder & Managing Partner). 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 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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