# U-Start

> U-Start is a VC fund in Milan backing E-Commerce and Travel. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last fund: Dec 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/u-start
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/UStart_biz
- Website: http://www.u-start.biz/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UStart1

U-Start is a professional advisory firm structuring deals with private investors, investing in tech companies across Europe, Israel and US.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $406k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $3.1M–$21M |
| Series B | $3.4M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 19% |
| Travel | 6 | 16% |
| Fashion | 4 | 11% |
| FinTech | 4 | 11% |
| Internet | 4 | 11% |

78 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 14 | 38% |
| Seed | 8 | 22% |
| Series B | 4 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 24% |
| Germany | 5 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 14% |
| Italy | 4 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Maria Rigamonti | Marketing Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annamaria-rigamonti |
| Daniele Testa | Chief Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniele-testa |
| Eugenio Niccolini | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eugenio-niccolini-2 |
| Gaia Zoccoli | Marketing Specialist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaia-zoccoli |
| Daniel Kratkovski | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kratkovski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dott | Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. | $34M | Series A | Jul 04, 2019 |  |
| TransferGo | TransferGo is a global money transfer company that supports migrant workers to send money back to their relatives without paying unnecessary bank fees. Through the company, migrants have the ability to transfer money overseas with the help of a digital account-to-account business model. As it is a licensed and authorized payment institutioncontrolled by the FCA under the supervision of HMRC, the company is considered as a secure way of transferring money. Since it removes the costs of international transfers, TransferGo is a fit for businesses to pay their suppliers. It charges a fixed fee for transferring money as well as a 0.6% to 1.5% fee for the currency conversion per transaction. | $3.4M | Series B | May 08, 2019 |  |
| Keatz | Keatz is a network of restaurants that provide contemporary dishes for delivery. Keatz delivers food with a fusion of indulgence and comfort without compromise. The company creates ideal recipes, process, and packaging for the possible quality and the meals will arrive at peoples doors with the same quality that leaves the kitchen. Its culinaryteam is always on the lookout for upcoming culinary trends and techniques to bring to neighbourhoods.Keatz was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $13.2M | Series B | Mar 22, 2019 |  |
| Dott | Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. | $21.2M | Series A | Dec 14, 2018 |  |
| TransferGo | TransferGo is a global money transfer company that supports migrant workers to send money back to their relatives without paying unnecessary bank fees. Through the company, migrants have the ability to transfer money overseas with the help of a digital account-to-account business model. As it is a licensed and authorized payment institutioncontrolled by the FCA under the supervision of HMRC, the company is considered as a secure way of transferring money. Since it removes the costs of international transfers, TransferGo is a fit for businesses to pay their suppliers. It charges a fixed fee for transferring money as well as a 0.6% to 1.5% fee for the currency conversion per transaction. | $17.6M | Series B | Dec 14, 2018 |  |
| Festicket | Festicket empowers music fans with a seamless service to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. The platform offers an end-to-end experience for music travelers, an efficient two-sided marketplace for 1,000+ music festivals across 40 different countries, and a network of 2,000 suppliers for accommodation andtravel packages. | $10.5M | Series D | Nov 12, 2018 |  |
| Naadam | Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products. The company mills and crafts its products to the standards so they become softer with time and design their garments to complement the way people live, not constrain it.Naadam works to protect the planet through anti-desertification programs, cleanenergy-powered factories, and tree planting nonprofit work. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York. | $16M | Series A | Jul 17, 2018 |  |
| Finless Foods | Plant-based and cell-cultured seafood that changes how the world eats… and supports healthy oceans.OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE – we want to create a future where the ocean thrives. We work toward this every day by creating delicious, alternative seafood products that help you satisfy your cravings from the sea without bait or a hook. We are usingground-breaking (or rather ocean-breaking) plant and cell culture technology to revolutionize the way the world sources delicious food. Good for us. Good for the ocean. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 20, 2018 |  |
| Freeda Media | Freeda inspires and engages the most powerful generation of women. Through their contents, they foster and celebrate women achievement, free expression of personal style, and women sisterhood. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | $10M | Series A | May 02, 2018 |  |
| Horizn Studios | Horizn is a travel tech venture, headquartered in Berlin. Their hero hardware product is their Smart Luggage range. As first vertical, online player in the European luggage market, and Europe's first Smart Luggage brand, HS designs, develops and sells premium quality, innovative travel products at very competitive prices. Their products offerGPS, Chargers, Proximity Alerts, Travel App, Personal Travel Assistant, and more - subtly integrated in a very contemporary design. | $14.7M | Series A | Jan 18, 2018 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rancilio Cube Sicaf](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ranciliocube) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Angel Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelab) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Ithaca Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ithaca-investments) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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- [Big Sur Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-sur-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Anthemis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does U-Start invest in?

U-Start invests primarily in E-Commerce, Travel and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is U-Start's check size?

U-Start typically joins rounds of $406k–$3.5M at Seed, $3.1M–$21M at Series A and $3.4M–$18M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds U-Start participates in.

### How do I contact U-Start?

Public channels for U-Start 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 U-Start?

The team at U-Start includes Anna Maria Rigamonti (Marketing Manager), Daniele Testa (Chief Analyst) and Eugenio Niccolini (Analyst), 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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