# Vela Imprese

> Vela Imprese is a VC fund in Milan backing Gift, Retail and Sports. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.velaimprese.it

Vela Imprese is a VC fund in Milan focused on Gift and Retail. Vela Imprese S.r.l. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investing in startups, early venture, management buy-ins, leverage buyouts, and development equity.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift | 1 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Outdoors | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The WishList | The Wishlist is a unique Italian company, which introduced the concept of gift box applied to objects rather than experiences. | $542K |  | Nov 26, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlante Seeds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlante-seeds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Magics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-magics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vela Imprese invest in?

Vela Imprese invests primarily in Gift, Retail and Sports startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Vela Imprese last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vela Imprese closed in Nov 2015. 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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