# Riccardo Piaggi

> Riccardo Piaggi is a seed investor at Agrofood BIC backing Biotechnology and Manufacturing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Agrofood BIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agrofood-bic)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Riccardo Piaggi is a seed investor at Agrofood BIC focused on Biotechnology and Manufacturing. Riccardo Piaggi is the Chairman and the President of Agrofood BIC.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| Argentina | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nunatak Biotech | Nunatak Biotech is an operator of a biotechnology company intended to promote plant growth in adverse conditions and soil restoration. |  | Seed | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| HypeSound | Hypesound is revolutionizing the fermentation industry with its innovative sound wave technology. The company is utilizing sonic technology to boost the productivity of algae, yeast, and bacteria, paving the way for sustainable bioproduction and the next industrial revolution. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Agrofood BIC

VC Fund · Bologna, Italy

Accelerator and Venture Builder for foodtech start-ups

2 contacts available at Agrofood BIC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lucia Chierchia | Scientific Committee Member @ AGROFOOD BIC Accelerator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucia-chierchia |
| Riccardo Piaggi | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riccardo-piaggi |

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## FAQ

### What does Riccardo Piaggi invest in?

Riccardo Piaggi invests primarily in Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Environmental Engineering startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Riccardo Piaggi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Riccardo Piaggi closed in Apr 2026. 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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