# Toscana Next Fund

> Toscana Next Fund is a VC fund in Rome backing Manufacturing, Robotics and Electronics. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Toscana Next Fund is a co-investment fund managed by CDP Venture Capital.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$1.9M |
| Series A | $4.9M–$5.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 71% |
| Robotics | 2 | 29% |
| Electronics | 2 | 29% |
| Sensor | 1 | 14% |
| Medical | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wearable Robotics | Wearable Robotics produces and develops wearable robotic systems and exoskeletons for rehabilitation, assistance and human-power augmentation. | $5.8M | Series A | Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Small Pixels | SmallPixels provides video and image from compressed video streams applicable to movies, TV series, surveillance videos, and video chats to users, delivering an experience with reduced streaming expenses. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Next Generation Robotics | Next Generation Robotics is a company that manufactures robotic systems for inspection and monitoring for the railway industry. | $4.9M | Series A | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Valuematic | Valuematic creates predictive models that favor the improvement of decision-making processes in companies, organizations, and institutions. They combine digital, strategy, and management skills that promote the development of data-based predictive tools for decision support, both in strategic planning and operational management. | $891.3K |  | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Seares | Seares is an innovative company providing the nautical market with a new generation of revolutionary mooring systems. The main product is Seadamp. The heart of Seadamp carries out both the absorption and the innovative function of dissipating every movement of the moored boat. Its internal components are unassailable from the corrosive action ofthe sea: the robust structure that surrounds them protects them from any corrosive agent external. It guarantees constant mechanical characteristics over time, minimum maintenance, and longer life of many years compared to current systems. | $2.3M |  | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| Eye2Drive | Eye2drive designs vision sensors for self-driving vehicles specifically tuned for AI-powered applications. | $1.6M | Seed | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| Soundsafe Care | Soundsafe Care is a medtech startup that uses ultrasound and robotics to disrupt traditional surgical methods. This union results in a surgical therapy that is precise because of robotics and fully non-invasive because of focused ultrasound. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Nov 08, 2023 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [RoboIT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roboit) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione Caript](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-caript) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-cassa-di-risparmio-di-lucca) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione CR Firenze](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-cr-firenze) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondazione-monte-dei-paschi-di-siena) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Toscana Next Fund invest in?

Toscana Next Fund invests primarily in Manufacturing, Robotics and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Toscana Next Fund's check size?

Toscana Next Fund typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$1.9M at Seed and $4.9M–$5.8M 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 Toscana Next Fund participates in.

### When did Toscana Next Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Toscana Next Fund closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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