# ScaleIT Ventures

> ScaleIT Ventures is a VC fund in Milan backing Jewelry and Handmade. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleit-showcase/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/scaieit?lang=en
- Website: https://scaleit.biz

ScaleIT Ventures is a VC fund in Milan focused on Jewelry and Handmade. ScaleIT Ventures is the investment arm of the platform-event selecting every year the top digital and sw scaleups from Italy and SE Europe

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jewelry | 1 | 50% |
| Handmade | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Home Decor | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lorenzo Franchini | Founding Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lorenzo-franchini |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buzzoole | Buzzoole is an influencer marketing platform. It allows brands to integrate key influencers into their digital and social communications in a fully automated, transparent, and ROI-driven approach. Our technology analyses the online conversations of all registered users across each of their social media channels. Through a semantic model, Buzzooleis able to categorize conversations and to identify the topics that users are most influential in, according to its own algorithm. This allows brands to reach out to specific influencers in their niche market in a completely automated way.Buzzoole's business model is a CPP mode. Brands pay on the basis of posts generated by the influencers. This Cost-Per-Post model allows us to offer all sizes of solutions. From startups to top brands. Working with Buzzoole can save companies up to 70% compared with cooperating with external agencies, which is usually a lengthier, more complicated, and more expensive process.Buzzoole's proprietary algorithm solves the analysis and matching problem, and the transparent approach to campaigns means brands will always see how much they are spending, who is working on their campaign, and what their campaign ROI is. | $5M | Series A | Dec 05, 2018 |  |
| Artemest | Artimest serves as an online destination for timeless craft. You can meet Italy's finest craftsmen, explore their unique workshops, and find one-of-a-kind pieces. Artimest brings connoisseurs everywhere wonderful handmade products crafted by exceptional artisans in Italy.Artemest offers a unique shopping experience through curatededitorial content and exceptional videos. Its team includes international experienced professionals coming from luxury retail, e-commerce and editorial. Explore the varied worlds of home décor, jewelry and fine art as they change in character from region to region, and observe each artisan in his workshop as he describes his process and worldview. | $5M | Series A | Mar 29, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brahma AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brahma-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrahmaX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brahmax-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does ScaleIT Ventures invest in?

ScaleIT Ventures invests primarily in Jewelry, Handmade and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A 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.

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

ScaleIT Ventures typically joins rounds of $5M–$5M 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 ScaleIT Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact ScaleIT Ventures?

Public channels for ScaleIT 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 ScaleIT Ventures?

The team at ScaleIT Ventures includes Lorenzo Franchini (Founding 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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