# TIM

> TIM is a VC fund in Roma backing Software and Network Hardware. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Roma, Italy
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telecom-italia/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tim_official
- Website: http://www.tim.it/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimOfficialPage

TIM (acronym for Telecom Italia Mobile) is an Italian telecommunications company of the Telecom Italia Group, leader in the telephony sector in Italy. It also operates in Brazil through TIM Brasil.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Network Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Developer Platform | 1 | 33% |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |
| Communications Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Grant | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paola Sapienza | Indipendent Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paola-sapienza |
| Elio Schiavo | Chief Enterprise & Innovative Solutions Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elio-schiavo |
| Eugenio Santagata | Chief Public Affairs & Security Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eugenio-santagata-22e2 |
| Giuseppe Recchi | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giuseppe-recchi |
| Luigi Gubitosi | Chief Executive Officer and General Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luigi-gubitosi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BINAHKI | Monitor your machines in the palm of your hand and scan your industrial plant, connecting any type of machine in minutes. | $2K | Angel | Nov 30, 2019 |  |
| Cubbit | Cubbit is more than a cloud provider; it’s the 1st geo-distributed cloud Enabler. With just a few clicks, you can customize a hyper-resilient cloud object storage under your own sovereignty. Cubbit’s DS3 (Distributed S3) software runs anywhere - on your existing resources, in the cloud or at the edge - creating a seamless single data domain foryou. No upfront investment is required, and you can reduce storage costs by up to 80% as well as minimizing your cloud carbon footprint. Ideal for traditional use cases like backup and unique to address new needs driven by Edge, Multi-cloud, and Data Sovereignty requirements. As a company or a Service Provider, with Cubbit you can get back full control on data, infrastructure, and costs. In minutes.In one claim: Your Cloud. Your Rules. Anywhere. | $609K | Grant | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Airslide Systems | Airslide Systems Inc. is a provider of 3G-IP convergence solutions for cellular networks. Airslide is a networking company with research, development, and design facilities in Israel. Airslide is the developer of Nebula Gateway technology. Airslide's markets itself as a provider of a cost effective 3G/IP solution for new cellularnetworks, by providing complimentary solutions for the current backbone infrastructure utilizing cutting edge IP convergence technology. The company’s solutions deal with the setback of dependency on wire-line technology. Airslide's Nebula Family of Gateways provides an IP-based converged cellular network. The company combines, signaling, voice, and data technology and converges them into one efficient cost-effective IP network. This convergence can be deployed through a phased migration, beginning with the SS7 signaling network. Airslide's SMS/IP offloading solution utilizes the SS7 signaling network from the SMS traffic onto an IP network. Following the installation and implementation of the Nebula Gateway SMS/IP solution, this signaling traffic can be offloaded onto an IP network. The company is based New York City, and has an additional office in Herzelia Pituach, Israel. | $35M | Series B | Sep 06, 2000 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Climate-KIC Acceleration Programme](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-kic-acceleration-programme-eit) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EISMEA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/easme) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Soros Fund Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soros-fund-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does TIM invest in?

TIM invests primarily in Software, Network Hardware and Developer Platform startups, most often at Angel and Grant 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.

### How do I contact TIM?

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### Who are the partners at TIM?

The team at TIM includes Paola Sapienza (Indipendent Director), Elio Schiavo (Chief Enterprise & Innovative Solutions Officer) and Eugenio Santagata (Chief Public Affairs & Security Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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