Telecom Italia
VC Fund
Milan, Italy
Telecom Italia is a VC fund in Milan focused on Telecommunications and Education. Telecom Italia offers technological infrastructures and platforms in which voice and data are converted into advanced telecommunications services as well as the latest ICT and Media solutions. The company develops optic-fiber fixed-line network infrastructure, which is made available to the market, both through a capillary presence over the whole national territory and through Sparkle at the international level. It also offers services and products of mobile and fixed-line telephony for communication and entertainment and accompanies small and medium enterprises towards digitalization through a portfolio that is personalized to their needs.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Telecom Italia invests in
Stages Telecom Italia invests in
Countries Telecom Italia invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $25k–$35k
- Grant
- $28k–$33k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Telecommunications 3 (38%)
- Education 2 (25%)
- E-Commerce 2 (25%)
- Health Care 2 (25%)
- MOOC 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Grant 3 (38%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
Country
- Italy 6 (75%)
- United States 2 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Calaza
CFO
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CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Carlo d'Asaro Biondo
Telecom Italia Cloud Project
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Telecom Italia Cloud Project | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Flavio CUCCHIETTI
R&D Engineer
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R&D Engineer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Giovanni Romano
Coordinator for Radio Standards
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Coordinator for Radio Standards | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Maurizio Crozzoli
Antenna engineer
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Antenna engineer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODC provides an AI-optimized, cloud-native, and scalable AI-RAN platform | $45M / Series A / Mar 26, 2026 | ||
| IntendiMe proposes to improve the life of deaf persons and of those with hearing issues, making them feel more independent, free, and safe. All this is possible thanks to an innovative system that allows to detect any sound in real time and to receive a warning for them directly on your own wrist, through the dedicated smartwatch. | $28.3K / Grant / Jun 10, 2015 | ||
| Tailoritaly is the fashion platform that let customers customize their clothes and accessories full "made in Italy" choosing details, color, fabric and fit. They find the most qualitative Italian fashion producers and they connect them to worldwide customers creating great content to promote their ecosystem across new markets. Bydesigning and producing 100% of their items on the Italian factory floor, Tailoritaly distributes a rare premium product that demonstrates the power of history, tradition and passion needed to create a Timeless Piece.Their target market is generation X and Y from 24 to 40 years old, influenced by social network, who leverage new tech. Low price sensitivity and interested in quality and design uniqueness. High loyalty and advocacy.- Wide customization options- Total look based on customers occasion of use- 3D configurator-Unique supplier network-High quality clothing at accessories at 50% lower price | $25K / Seed / Nov 12, 2014 | ||
| Surgery Academy is an online service used for watching broadcasting live and prerecorded videos of surgeries through a 360 degree immersive operating theatre experience. Surgery Academy plans to industrialize, socialize and collect a curation of surgical interventions. The learning program (MOOC-like) is developed for head mounted displays such asthe Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. It’s also available on PCs and mobile devices.Surgery Academy uses Meta (AR side) and GoPro (VR side) cameras then renders the video themselves in order to create an augmented and virtual reality experience for medical students and professionals who are watching surgical procedures.It helps med students to integrate their studies and improve their knowledge by accessing to extra informations (such as patient’s vital signs, patient’s medical imaging and so on)A student can then watch this footage with a virtual reality headset: the stereoscopic 3D and the wide field of view create a striking immersive effect.The student can then replay the surgery in detail and watch it through the eyes of the surgeon (POV), empowering his experience with the 3D Imagery. | $35K / Seed / Jul 31, 2014 | ||
| Ludwig helps you to turn your ideas into well-written texts. Whenever you are writing in English you can use Ludwig to: - Get reliable English translations, with contextualized examples - Compare your English sentences with several reliable English examples Learn new expressions - Find the inspiration to express your ideas with ease. | $34.1K / Seed / Jul 02, 2014 | ||
| Pedius is a communication system that allows deaf people to make normal phone calls. Use it in your everyday life to make important calls such as booking doctors appointments or making reservations, or to call family, friends and coworkers.Once you download the smartphone app you can start a conversation by either typing or speaking a message.The recipient will listen on their end and reply, and you will immediately read a transcription of what he or she just said. Pedius gives you the freedom to have real-time conversations when you need to call a plumber, book a table at your favourite restaurant, or talk to your doctor.The Pedius app is especially useful when you need to contact someone accessible only by phone, and it is an excellent help when you need to be careful about your privacy. | $33K / Grant / Sep 01, 2013 | ||
| Bancha is an online marketplace for short-term rentals and travelers to find accommodation, things to do, and events in their travel destinations by leveraging on existing social networks. It aims to bring together travelers with local people, who share the same interests, participating in the same events, and willing to host such events in their homes. Bancha enables guests and hosts to find, book, and list holiday rental properties securely online and at the same time guests have the ability to book events on the same platform. It was launched in 2012 by Patrizia Danese and is operated from Roma, Lazio. | $32.5K / Grant / Jun 01, 2013 | ||
| Cygent is the first Internet software company to offer a comprehensive eBusiness Support System (eBSS) for the communications industry. They link wholesalers and retailers of communications services to each other and to their customers across all interaction points. They create a speed-to-market advantage for communications service providers byaccelerating their move to online business and enabling rapid deployment of new products and services. | $40M / Series C / Jul 26, 2000 |
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FAQ
What does Telecom Italia invest in?
Telecom Italia invests primarily in Telecommunications, Education and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Telecom Italia invest in?
Telecom Italia typically joins rounds of $25k–$35k at Seed and $28k–$33k at Grant. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Telecom Italia's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Telecom Italia took part in.
How do I contact Telecom Italia?
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Who are the partners at Telecom Italia?
The team at Telecom Italia includes Adrian Calaza (CFO), Carlo d'Asaro Biondo (Telecom Italia Cloud Project) and Flavio CUCCHIETTI (R&D Engineer), among 10 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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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