# Urbano Cairo

> Urbano Cairo is a Series A investor at RCS MediaGroup backing Fitness and Training. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RCS MediaGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rcs-mediagroup)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Urbano Cairo is a Series A investor at RCS MediaGroup focused on Fitness and Training. Urbano Cairo is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RCS MediaGroup.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fitness | 1 | 100% |
| Training | 1 | 100% |
| Wellness | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buddyfit | Buddyfit is a fitness app that offers live monthly fitness classes to help people feel strong and healthy. Buddyfit's programs include fat burning, tonification, and yoga. With Buddyfit, users can train wherever and whenever they want to, through live classes or through the replay section. | $7.1M | Series A | Jun 01, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Azimut Digitech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azimut-digitech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cairo Communication](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cairo-communication) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About RCS MediaGroup

VC Fund · Milan, Italy

RCS MediaGroup S.p.A., based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange is one of the world’s major multimedia publishing groups. RCS MediaGroup is active in all publishing sectors – from newspapers to magazines, books to TV and radio to new media – and among the leaders in terms of advertising sales and distribution. With 32% of RCSMediaGroup's turnover generated in foreign markets, they have a significant presence in particular in Spain, Portugal, USA, South America, UAE and China. In the future, RCS MediaGroup believes that culture, reliable information and communications will be increasingly important for all people and will play a crucial role in how society develops. The impact of this trend will be more dynamic, widespread and accessible than ever before thanks to continuous technological progress. RCS MediaGroup is at the forefront of publishing evolution, inspired by their principles and founding values and strengthened by the trust in their content, brands and writers. RCS MediaGroup's main objectives have always been to produce and propagate culture, information, services and entertainment, while respecting the principles of liberty, honesty and pluralism and driving innovation across all forms of communication.

5 contacts available at RCS MediaGroup.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Francesco Carione | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-carione |
| Giulio Di Feo | Journalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giulio-di-feo |
| Marco Fanciulli | Director Digital Product Design & Innovation Labs | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-fanciulli-2 |
| Angelo Rizzoli | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelo-rizzoli |
| Urbano Cairo | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urbano-cairo |

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## FAQ

### What does Urbano Cairo invest in?

Urbano Cairo invests primarily in Fitness, Training and Wellness startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Urbano Cairo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Urbano Cairo closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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