# Top 15 Recruiting Angel Investors in Italy in August 2026

## Gianpaolo Naef
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Gianpaolo Naef is an individual investor.

## Lorenzo Lamberti Sagliano
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: EdTech, FinTech, Training

Lorenzo Lamberti Sagliano

## Massimo Pagnetti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Massimo Pagnetti is an individual investor.

## Fabio Cannavale
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting

Fabio Cannavale - Founder & President @ B Heroes

## Matteo de Brabant
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: News, Beauty, EdTech

Matteo de Brabant is Founder and Chairman at Jakala Group. He is the CEO of the company since 2000.

## Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti is an individual investor.

## Matthew Lunelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Recruiting

Matthew Lunelli

## Massimo Cioffi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources

Massimo Cioffi is an individual investor.

## Niccolò Colussi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Legal, EdTech, Training

Niccolò Colussi is a Co-Founder of Flexitalian Srl.

## Paolo Barberis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Grant
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Machine Learning

Paolo Barberis is the Founder of Nana Bianca. He previously worked at Presidency of the Council of Ministers as an Innovation Adviser to the Italian Prime Minister - Digital Transformation Team. Paolo Barberis attended the University of Florence.

## Luca Valerio Camerano
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Recruiting

Luca Valerio Camerano was born in Rome in 1963. He graduated in Economics from LUISS (Rome) and He attended INSEAD Advanced Management Programme (Fontainebleau). He is currently Managing Director at Algebris Investments where he leads a new business unit dedicated to the environment and sustainability. He is also Indipendent Member of the COIMA ESGCity Impact Fund, Business Angel for startup, and Professor at LUISS. In addition, he has the role of Senior Advisor for infrastructure, energy transition, circular economy and smart city. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of A2A S.p.A., Italy’s largest multi-utility company with more than 13,000 employees, a turnover of around 6 billion euros in 2017 and a Gross Operating Profit of more than 1 billion euros. During his mandate, A2A doubled its capitalization end tripled its net income. Currently, Luca Valerio Camerano is a member of the Executive Council and the Energy Advisory Committee of Utilitalia and also a member of the Council and Vice Chairman of the Assolombarda Energy Group. In the past, he developed his professional path working as CEO of GDF SUEZ Energie, Managing Director at Enel Gas, Managing Director at Camuzzi, Chief Executive Officer of Plenia and Managing Director in the Corporate Banking of Citibank.

## Gianandrea Strekelj
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Recruiting

Gianandrea Strekelj

## Federico Leproux
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Recruiting

Federico Leproux is based out of Rome, Lazio, and is the chief executive officer of TeamSystem. Federico previously worked at McKinsey & Company as an engagement manager. Federico Leproux attended the Sapienza University of Rome.

## Enrico Drago
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Training, Recruiting

Enrico Drago is a Chief Executive Officer of PlayDigital at IGT.

## Francesco Beraldi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, SaaS, EdTech

Francesco Beraldi

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