# SACE

> SACE is a VC fund in Milano backing Energy, Recycling and Agriculture. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Italy
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sace/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SACEgroup
- Website: https://sacefct.it
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SACEgroup/

SACE is a VC fund in Milano focused on Energy and Recycling. SACE provides credit insurance, investment protection, financial guarantees, and market advisory services to companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $8.6M–$548M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 11% |
| Recycling | 1 | 11% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 11% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 11% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandra Ricci | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandra-ricci |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ludoil | Ludoil is an energy company that offers production, storage, logistics, and marketing services for oil products | $45.7M | Debt Financing | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| ITA Airways | ITA Airways is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy. It is much leaner than the group that was rescued and privatized in 2008. It has a younger fleet, its cost base is better than that of Air France, and long gone are the perks its staff enjoyed, such as being picked up by taxi from home. The company operates 52 aircraft (7 wide bodyand 45 narrow body), but our goal is to reach, in 2025, a fleet of 105 new generation Airbus aircraft, more efficient and greener, with an overall reduction of 750,000 tons of CO2. | $183.1M | Debt Financing | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| Ecoross | Ecoross is a waste management firm that offers hygiene, waste treatment, micro-collection, disposal, and environmental sanitation services. | $11.9M | Debt Financing | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| Antonio Carraro | Antonio Carraro is a manufacturer of compact tractors for agriculture and civil maintenance. | $10.9M | Debt Financing | Jan 17, 2024 |  |
| Gunvor Group | Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy from where it is sourced and stored to where it is demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining andupstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. | $439.7M | Debt Financing | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Mercuria | Mercuria is a privately held Swiss international commodity trading company active over a wide spectrum of global energy. | $547.9M | Debt Financing | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Sorgenia | Sorgenia is an electricity and natural gas producer and distributor committed to providing renewable electricity to homes. The firm produces electricity, engaged in clean energy projects, and distributes natural gas. | $53.6M | Debt Financing | Jun 05, 2023 |  |
| Veneta Cucine | Veneta Cucine provides interior design services. They provide kitchen and living room furniture and furnishing accessories like heat-formed plastic, wood, gloss, matte lacquered, and vinyl-finished kitchen furnishings. | $8.6M | Debt Financing | Feb 06, 2023 |  |
| Planet Farms | Planet Farms is company engaged in sustainable farming practices like vertical farming, hydroponics, etc. | $18.6M | Debt Financing | Dec 21, 2022 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [UniCredit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicredit) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Banco BPM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-bpm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castlelake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castlelake) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intesa Sanpaolo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intesa-sanpaolo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SACE invest in?

SACE invests primarily in Energy, Recycling and Agriculture startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SACE's check size?

SACE typically joins rounds of $8.6M–$548M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SACE participates in.

### How do I contact SACE?

Public channels for SACE 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 SACE?

The team at SACE includes Alessandra Ricci (CEO). 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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