# UVET - American Express Travel

> UVET - American Express Travel is a VC fund in Milano backing Apps, News and Hotel. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Italy
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uvet-american-express
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/biztravelforum1
- Website: http://www.uvetgbt.com/home.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uvetamex

UVET - American Express Travel is a VC fund in Milano focused on Apps and News. The company was founded in Milan in 1950 by the intuition of the entrepreneur Francesco Patanè. Uvet American Express is provides Travel Management Services in Italy. Uvet American Express manages BizTravel Forum, the reference Business Travel Community in Italy for travels, mobility and events.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Hotel | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plannify | Plannify – innovative startup by the incubator Digital Magics – is an events’ search engine. It displays shows, cultural meetings and social features as well: Plannify will allow you to search for events by location, to schedule your agenda and to share invitations with your friends. Plannify is for people who look for and will to take part to anykind of event, but it constitutes a potential business platform for the organizers too. They are enabled to share their own initiatives and to target directly the interested customers. Thanks to its technological platform Plannify can provide around 300.000 activities per month and it is able to suggest the most appealing ones for the customer, depending on his location, tastes, hobbies and passions. Plannify makes it possible also to buy directly online tickets for concerts, exhibitions and shows thanks to special partnerships with live entertainment firms and ticketing market leader companies. | $786K |  | Feb 05, 2014 |  |
| Blink Booking | Blink Booking is an app that helps travelers in Europe book hotels at the last minute by providing a daily selection of four hotels. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlante Seeds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlante-seeds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ballpark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ballpark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Magics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-magics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kibo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kibo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PROfounders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/profounders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Simile Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simile-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does UVET - American Express Travel invest in?

UVET - American Express Travel invests primarily in Apps, News and Hotel startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did UVET - American Express Travel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for UVET - American Express Travel closed in Feb 2014. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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