# StartupItalia

> StartupItalia is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Education and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupitalia-pushtostart
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/startup_italia
- Website: http://www.startupitalia.eu
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StartupItalia.eu

StartupItalia is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Education and EdTech. StartupItalia! lead content creation and white label platforms for millions of readers in Italy and beyond. We help discover trends, investments and news about startups, innovative companies and projects. Over the last few years we’ve built a track record with services for large brand clients. We are bringing the Italian ecosystem together inItaly’s largest events with significant outreach for startups, investors and corporates. Beyond this we run educational trainings and innovation services to Corporate . We are now ready to take the next step to create a launchpad with significant impact on the creation of new startups in Italy.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for StartupItalia. Shizune tracks 7 team members at StartupItalia. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/startupitalia?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $695k–$2.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 67% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Training | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Chiara Gaudenzi | Editorial Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-chiara-gaudenzi |
| Biagio Teseo | Blogger Tecnologico | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biagio-teseo |
| Carlo Terzano | Journalist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-terzano |
| David Casalini | CEO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-casalini-82da |
| Filippo Satolli | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/filippo-satolli-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Data Masters | Datamasters designs and develops Machine Learning solutions. They provide artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science skills. They acquire skills in machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning | $695.2K | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| 4books | 4books is an edutech platform that offers micro-learning solutions through eBooks. | $2.6M |  | Jun 11, 2021 |  |
| 4books | 4books is an edutech platform that offers micro-learning solutions through eBooks. | $2.9M | Seed | Jun 11, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [P101](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/programma-101) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Primo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barcamper-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BluEstates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluestates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invitalia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invtalia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zanichelli Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zanichelli-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StartupItalia invest in?

StartupItalia invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is StartupItalia's check size?

StartupItalia typically joins rounds of $695k–$2.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds StartupItalia participates in.

### How do I contact StartupItalia?

Public channels for StartupItalia 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 StartupItalia?

The team at StartupItalia includes Anna Chiara Gaudenzi (Editorial Director), Biagio Teseo (Blogger Tecnologico) and Carlo Terzano (Journalist), 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 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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