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Top 50 Retail VC Funds & Investors in Italy (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in Italy Retail startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Italy Retail startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
P101
VC Fund
9 Italy, Spain, United States Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $236k–$15M
Club Italia Investimenti 2
VC Fund
6 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Mobile $55k–$576k
Boost Heroes
VC Fund
5 Italy, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Internet $219k–$7.7M
B Holding
VC Fund
4 Italy, Germany, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel E-Commerce, Retail, Internet $120k–$2.4M
Lazio Innova
VC Fund
4 Italy, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant Health Care, Software, Biotechnology $22k–$1.9M
CDP Venture Capital
VC Fund
4 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Health Care $483k–$23M
TA Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Germany, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Health Care $150k–$50M
Vertis
VC Fund
3 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $823k–$11M
Milano Investment Partners SGR
VC Fund
3 United States, Italy, Spain Series A, Series B, Series C E-Commerce, Fashion, Biotechnology $2.2M–$117M
Italian Angels for Growth
VC Fund
3 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Health Care $219k–$14M
ICLUB VC
VC Fund
2 United States, Germany, Italy Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, FinTech, Software $125k–$6M
UniCredit
VC Fund
2 Italy, Germany, Spain Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed Renewable Energy, Energy, Manufacturing $197k–$2.1B
Club degli Investitori
VC Fund
2 Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Health Care, E-Commerce $197k–$30M
Alecla7
VC Fund
2 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care $727k–$8.2M
BlackSheep Ventures
VC Fund
2 Italy, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A, Convertible Note Advertising, Marketing, SaaS $1M–$22M
3LB Seed Capital Srl
VC Fund
2 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology $71k–$2.5M
Oltre Impact
VC Fund
2 Italy, United Kingdom Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Consumer Electronics, Pet, Toys $2.8M–$158M
RedSeed Ventures
VC Fund
2 Italy, Israel, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Retail $669k–$16M
Doorway Capital
VC Fund
2 Italy, France Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown E-Commerce, Retail, Marketplace $647k–$7.1M
LIFTT
VC Fund
2 Italy, United Kingdom, France Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Software, Manufacturing $255k–$118M
Growth Engine
VC Fund
2 Italy, Mexico, Portugal Seed, Secondary Market, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology $300k–$4.2M
Pi Campus
VC Fund
2 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Mobile, Biotechnology $100k–$6.4M
Club Digitale
VC Fund
2 Italy Seed, Series A Internet, Education, E-Commerce $258k–$576k
Doorway
VC Fund
1 Italy, United States, Switzerland Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion $818k–$14M
FITEC
VC Fund
1 Italy, United Kingdom Private Equity, Series B, Series C Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing $8.5M–$93M
Grippo
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
Hatcher+
VC Fund
1 United States, Italy, Australia Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note Software, Information Technology, Health Care $50k–$1.2M
Visconti
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
Marco Coin
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
NXTP Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Argentina, Brazil Seed, Series A Internet, E-Commerce, Mobile $145k–$14M
Caravatti
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
Atlante Seeds
VC Fund
1 Italy, United States Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Sports, Hardware
Ad4Ventures
VC Fund
1 Italy, Spain, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Internet, E-Commerce, Retail $2.2M–$7.1M
Azimut Libera Impresa
VC Fund
1 Italy, France, Switzerland Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage $1.4M–$14M
Fondazione Cariverona
VC Fund
1 Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands Pre-Seed, Seed Biotechnology, Cosmetics, GreenTech $197k–$197k
Asymmetry Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $125k–$21M
Lazzaroni
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
H2 Investments
VC Fund
1 Germany, Italy Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A SaaS, Machine Learning, Retail
Vela Imprese
VC Fund
1 Italy Gift, Retail, Sports
Vintage Capital
VC Fund
1 Italy, United States Seed, Pre-Seed B2B, Gaming, Retail
Kima Ventures
VC Fund
1 France, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $589k–$16M
CLN Group
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed Retail, Hardware, E-Commerce
Banca Sella Holding
VC Fund
1 Italy, France Venture - Series Unknown, Seed FinTech, Payments, Financial Services $1.8k–$4.9M
R-301 Capital
VC Fund
1 Italy, France, Spain Seed, Series A, Convertible Note E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Travel $60k–$6.9M
Angels 4 Impact
VC Fund
1 Italy, United Kingdom Seed Retail, Accounting, Consulting $439k–$2.1M
Picus Capital
VC Fund
1 Germany, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Software, FinTech $549k–$33M
Andera Partners
VC Fund
1 France, United States, Germany Series B, Private Equity, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical $7M–$237M
Feel Venture
VC Fund
1 Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Energy $326k–$1.5M
RCS MediaGroup
VC Fund
1 Italy Seed, Series A Beauty, Retail, Fitness
United Ventures
VC Fund
1 Italy, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, FinTech $406k–$15M
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P101
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 9 investments in Italy Retail startups, 6 in the past 12 months

P101 is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the digital sector. Agreement to handle personal data I agree I don't agree

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, Spain, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Seed $236k–$4.1M; Series A $2.1M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Cosmico — We are the platform connecting digital talents with the most ambitious companies, using remote work.We have over 8,000 members and our talents have accelerated dozens of projects alongside big names like Accenture Song, Tangity, Frog, Fjord, Sketchin, EY but also aggressive start-ups like Scalapay, Gimme5, Flowe, Unguess.If you are a digitalprofessional: we offer you a community in which to grow your talent through experiences, networks and cosmic projects.If you are a company: we offer you access to a community of designers, developers and marketers from which to select the talents to accelerate your digital transformation projects. Whether you are a manager or a digital professional, Cosmico is here to help you find your space
  • A-Cube — A-Cube API: la piattaforma globale per la Tax Compliance. Integra la fatturazione elettronica e gli obblighi fiscali in ogni ERP o e-commerce in Italia e nel mondo.
  • Incapto Coffee — Incapto provides coffee solutions that combine specialty whole-bean coffee, super-automatic coffee machines, and subscription-based delivery services for consumers and businesses. The company supplies freshly roasted coffee beans sourced from multiple origins and delivers them directly to customers through recurring subscriptions, ensuringcontinuous availability and freshness. Its offering includes fully automatic coffee machines that grind and brew beans on demand, enabling users to prepare coffee without single-use capsules or manual preparation steps. The company also provides workplace coffee solutions, supplying machines, beans, and technical support for offices, hotels, and food service environments.Incapto integrates digital tools that track consumption, manage inventory, and automate replenishment, allowing customers to monitor usage and receive supplies based on demand. It also offers complementary products such as accessories, beverages, and maintenance services to support ongoing operation of its coffee systems.
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Club Italia Investimenti 2
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 6 investments in Italy Retail startups

Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $55k–$576k; Pre-Seed $110k–$219k
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.9M in 2013

Portfolio highlights

  • UNGUESS (formerly AppQuality) — UNGUESS is the crowdsourcing platform for effective testing and real insights. Take the guesswork out of your work.
  • Paragraph — Paragraph turns your startup's launches, product updates, customer learnings, and founder thinking into an owned media engine your team approves.
  • La Passione — High quality Italian Road and Urban cycling wear at fair prices. We use only the finest materials and sell direct to you with no middleman. Shop now!
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Boost Heroes
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 5 investments in Italy Retail startups

Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $219k–$1.9M; Series A $6M–$7.7M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Cosaporto — Cosaporto is a home delivery service bringing users goods from upmarket and premium shops in Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Florence, and London. The startup carefully selects the best independent shops, producers and artisans, delivered directly to the user’s doorstep within hours of ordering. The service can be used to send beautiful gifts, or forevents, as well as surprises. Currently, Cosaporto operates in several Italian cities, including Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Florence and last year it launched a London branch of the business.
  • Ricehouse — Ricehouse creates sustainable construction materials from organic waste from the rice industry to create natural building materials such as rice straws, husks, and chaff. Their products include insulating panels, base plasters, screeds and subfloors, cladding systems, and vertical matt-closing components. The goal of Ricehouse is to construct ahouse made entirely of rice and everything that houses humans, from the smallest to the largest scales.
  • Babaco Market — Babaco Market is a subscription with which you receive out-of-the-ordinary fruit and vegetables at home. Products that do not exceed the beauty contests organized by traditional channels and which risk being wasted. We deliver them to your home, in a box. Bring all the goodness of nature to the table and reduce food waste!
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B Holding
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 4 investments in Italy Retail startups

B Holding is an industrial holding that wants to establish itself as a reference player for innovation in Italy, investing and supporting the best business projects.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Italy, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $776k–$2.4M; Pre-Seed $120k–$712k
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • sykell — sykell developing scalable and sustainable packaging and pooling solutions for retail, gastronomy and catering industry.
  • This Unique — This Unique offers innovative solutions for feminine hygiene needs in both the B2C and B2B sectors. For consumers, we provide convenient subscription boxes delivering eco-friendly menstrual products right to their doorstep, ensuring they have access to high-quality essentials whenever they need them. In the B2B realm, we specialize in installingstate-of-the-art dispensers in corporate restrooms, offering businesses a hassle-free way to provide their employees with complimentary menstrual products. Our mission is to promote sustainability, inclusivity, and well-being, both at home and in the workplace.
  • Barberino's - Benessere Italiano — We are an Italian independent men's grooming company. We operates a classic though stylish barber shop chain with an Italian soul in Milan, Rome, Padova and Brescia. Our award-winning Barber Shops recreates places where the gestures, the rituals and the habits behind men's grooming are honored while updated with modern attitude. Ourbarbers are top skilled and carefully trained. We focus on high quality haircuts, beard trims and hot towel wet shave with the mission to offer a relaxing grooming experience. We use and sell exclusively our own products, entirely designed, developed and packaged in Italy by an expert group of artisans, chemists and designers that represent the ultimate Italian excellence. Our product line is the result of our years of on-the-ground experience and hundred of thousands of haircuts and bear trims. We know not only what our customers need but also what our customers wants. The cosmetics are characterized by high performance formulas enriched with the most advanced active ingredients (such as plant stem cells) that are extracted from natural sources. The accessories are entirely handmade using the most precious natural materials, such as horn or wengé wood, according to the most elegant Italian design principles. We offer a 360° customer experience which starts in our store with our barbers and which continue at home with our products!
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Lazio Innova
VC Fund · Rome, Lazio, Italy · 4 investments in Italy Retail startups

Lazio Innova is a venture capital firm with its headquarters in Rome in Italy. The firm provides services in areas such as credit support and guarantees, interventions in risk capital, internationalization services, promotion of business networks and services for the creation and enterprise development.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$1.9M; Grant $22k–$121k; Pre-Seed $53k–$518k
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $27M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • HEU — HEU is a legaltech company that automates and manages legal documents and allows users to edit and share them.
  • Tech4All — We support the study by using AI.
  • GeneSys Bio — Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a global health emergency projected to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. The crisis is fueled by slow, conventional diagnostics that take 3-5 days, forcing the empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and accelerating the spread of superbugs.GeneSys Bio is commercialising a breakthrough solution: afully automated, sample-to-result molecular diagnostic platform that identifies infectious pathogens and their critical antibiotic resistance genes in under 30 minutes with >99% sensitivity and specificity. Our portable, laptop-sized device combines proprietary nucleic acid amplification with an AI-driven engine to deliver clear, actionable results directly to clinicians, veterinarians, and public health officials.Our platform is a modular "One Health" solution, adaptable via disease-specific kits for human, veterinary, and environmental applications. We are entering the market with a diagnostic for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), a condition affecting over 500 million people annually and a primary driver of antibiotic misuse. By enabling targeted therapy at the first patient encounter, our platform is set to reduce treatment costs by up to 13%, cut follow-up visits, and decrease mortality from complicated infections by 50%.GeneSys Bio is positioned to capture a significant share of this market by bridging the critical gap between speed, laboratory-grade accuracy, and accessibility. We are not just creating a device; we are building the future of decentralized infectious disease diagnostics to safeguard global health for generations to come
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CDP Venture Capital
VC Fund · Rome, Lazio, Italy · 4 investments in Italy Retail startups

CDP Venture Capital Sgr - National Innovation Fund aims to make venture capital a cornerstone of the country's economic development and innovation, creating the conditions for an overall and sustainable growth of the venture capital ecosystem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 295
  • Round size: Seed $483k–$7.7M; Series A $3.3M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $197M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Evja — Evja supports growers in optimizing the management and monitoring of irrigation, nutrition and protection of their crops through the use of OPI, the most advanced system for precision agriculture .
  • Mopso — Discover Mopso's anti money laundering detection system. Visit our website and try a 30 minutes free demo with one of our experts.
  • ALLSIDES — Covision Media specializes in creating high-quality, relightable 3D models using their industrial 3D scanners. These scanners capture detailed surface information and PBR textures, and are designed for easy integration into virtual environments.
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TA Ventures
VC Fund · Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany · 3 investments in Italy Retail startups

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments. We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Germany, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 255
  • Round size: Seed $580k–$6.1M; Pre-Seed $150k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Willidrop — Willidrop is a B2B automotive logistics platform that optimizes cross-border vehicle transportation. The company provides a unified digital coordination layer that integrates real-time pricing, carrier matching, live tracking, and digital proof of delivery into a single workflow.
  • SpeedLabs — The real-time market engine and foundational AI for sports.
  • Native Commerce — A unified e-commerce platform combining CMS, OMS, WMS, Delivery & Logistics to help modern retailers operate, scale & deliver great e-commerce experiences.
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Vertis
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 3 investments in Italy Retail startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Capitali e competenze per accelerare l'innovazione. Attraverso fondi di investimento chiusi investiamo in startup, scaleup e PMI innovative

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Seed $823k–$4M; Series A $1.5M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $35M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Scuter — Scuter is the smart e-scooter sharing service that makes city mobility,simple, enjoyable and sustainable. Scuter is on well on its path toward making a dent in this space.
  • Soource — Soource is a B2B Saas product that uses AI applications to help purchasing managers to discover the best market solutions through extensive global research and automated email negotiations with thousands of suppliers worldwide.
  • Health Triage — Health Triage, crea nuove tecnologie per offrire modelli innovativi di diagnosi clinica, identificazione e cura delle malattie oncologiche.
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Milano Investment Partners SGR
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 3 investments in Italy Retail startups

MIP SGR is a global investment platform specialized in Venture Capital with multiple alternative and reserved funds, differentiated by growth stages of the portfolio companies and geographical scope, giving privileged access to growing markets. Established in Milan in 2017, MIP SGR is an Alternative Investment Fund Management Company focused mainlybut not exclusively on Tech, Consumer & Lifestyle investments, managing several investment funds. After the success of MIP I fund, in 2021 Milano Investment Partners SGR launched U-Start Ventures, a Multi-compartment fund dedicated to Club Deals in the U.S and Northern Europe, and Cliffs, a new alternative and reserved fund for early-stage, deep-tech focused investments across U.S. Venture Capital landscape and other international hubs. MIP invests in the new class of excellence-driven entrepreneurs across the globe and supports founders and portfolio companies in their quest to go from solid businesses to global champions, combining decades of investing and operational/entrepreneurial experience with a truly global network to help our portfolio companies grow, faster and stronger.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Italy, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Series A $2.2M–$47M; Series B $2.8M–$24M; Series C $3.5M–$117M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Miscusi — Scopri la cucina italiana leggera di Miscusi: piatti autentici, ingredienti freschi e un servizio accogliente. Visita ora.
  • Jellatech — Jellatech is a B2B biotech business based in Raleigh, NC, and with R&D in Wageningen, Netherlands. Jellatech is producing high-quality, pure, animal-free collagen and gelatin. Founded by a group of innovators, dreamers, entrepreneurs, and scientists, Jellatech is eliminating the dependency on animals, to make better ingredient products -starting with collagen and gelatin.
  • Poke House — Poke House is effectively industrializing the production of “poke bowls” for food delivery platforms. Poke House specializes in bowl food that often includes marinated fish that’s cubed and layered up with sticky rice, pickles, noodles, etc.
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Italian Angels for Growth
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 3 investments in Italy Retail startups, 7 in the past 12 months

IAG is an angel investor network that offers access to its affiliates to early-stage venture opportunities. Its members to date have deployed over 22 million Euros to support 41 startups in the series seed/series A stage in many verticals, among which: Medtech, SAAS, e-commerce, Fintech, and high tech at large. Every investment opportunityat IAG is vetted by a professional team together with expert members of the group. Once invested, the company receives the support of up to two Investment champions, who bring their expertise to the table and help them succeed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $329k–$5.1M; Angel $219k–$987k; Series A $3M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cato AI — Search, analyze and bid on Italian public tenders with AI, automating the manual work for bid offices and sales teams.
  • AUDIOGEN — Generate your sounds with AI. Create an infinite world of sounds - sound effects, samples, and music, instantly. Get Started Free.
  • Alomana — Autonomous systems for enterprise
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ICLUB VC
VC Fund · Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

ICLUB VC is a global network of private investors, established by a leading European VC fund TA Ventures.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, Germany, Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $350k–$6M; Pre-Seed $125k–$1.4M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Liki24 — Liki24 is a logistics company that features a software platform that utilizes deep integration with partner pharmacies, clinics, and insurance companies. Its software is designed for logistics team coordination, task management, and data management.
  • Cube3.ai — CUBE3.AI is a web3 security platform that provides real-time transaction protection for smart contracts, safeguarding against cyber exploits, fraud, and compliance risks.
  • Berry Street — Get personalized nutrition therapy from registered dietitians, covered by your insurance. Book an online 1:1 session today.
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UniCredit
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe.

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  • Industry: Renewable Energy, Energy, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Italy, Germany, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $197k–$197k; Post-IPO Debt $44M–$2.1B; Debt Financing $552k–$913M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Banxware — Banxware provides the technology and the funds for business financing of any kind: fully embedded in your platform or as an affiliate solution - all managed by Banxware
  • Retina — Retina si occupa di realizzare infrastrutture nel Mezzogiorno per la produzione di biometano dalla conversione dei reflui zootecnici.
  • Polo Strategico Nazionale — Scopri Polo Strategico Nazionale: il cloud sovrano per la gestione dei dati e servizi della Pubblica Amministrazione italiana.
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Club degli Investitori
VC Fund · Torino, Piemonte, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Club degli Investitori (Investors Club) is a network of investors and business angels that invest on early-stage SMEs and startups. The community of 300+ Members (entrepreneurs, CEOs, executive managers) actively scouts for investing opportunities on SMEs & startups and invests with a minimum ticket of €200k. The Club supports business byinvesting capital and by leveraging the Members' network and experience.Club degli Investitori is supported by Unicredit and KPMG Italy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Seed $197k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $204k–$1.9M; Series A $889k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Soource — Soource is a B2B Saas product that uses AI applications to help purchasing managers to discover the best market solutions through extensive global research and automated email negotiations with thousands of suppliers worldwide.
  • CiaoDott — Automatizza le telefonate, prenotazioni e FAQ del tuo studio medico con CiaoDott, l'assistente vocale AI disponibile 24/7. Provalo gratis.
  • Quantum Bridge — Quantum Bridge is a pioneer in Distributed Symmetric Key Exchange (DSKE) technology. It offers quantum-safe cybersecurity products and services. Quantum-safe product and services, Quantum-safe roadmap and quantum-safe solutions implementation.
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Alecla7
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

Private investment firm founded by Angelomario Moratti in 2015, which mainly focuses on early-stage VC opportunities

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $727k–$1.9M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tundr — Tundr combines technology with environmentally friendly mobility. TundrMove is the first sustainable mobility voucher. A winning combination for improving workplace quality of life while also redefining the concept of green mobility. The ecosystem includes a SmartCard, on which it will be possible to load mobility vouchers and a brand new App toexplore more ecological and sustainable modes of transport and estimate CO2 emissions.
  • Cato AI — Search, analyze and bid on Italian public tenders with AI, automating the manual work for bid offices and sales teams.
  • Klaris — Klaris reviews medical-device technical documentation clause by clause; every gap cites the standard with a fix. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, GDPR compliant.
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BlackSheep Ventures
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

BlackSheep Ventures is a dedicated European AI VC fund backing outlier founders in Vertical AI, domain-specific AI, and Sovereign AI. Regulated AIFM. Two funds. 12 portfolio companies. Based in Milan.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Advertising, Marketing, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$2.1M; Series A $5M–$22M; Convertible Note $1M–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 79% lead, 21% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $47M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Spoki — Spoki is the WhatsApp Marketing platform that boosts sales and engagement. Automated campaigns, AI-powered customer service, 100+ integrations. Start free.
  • Kleecks — Kleecks is an innovative SaaS platform that optimises performance marketing activities, improves website health and speed in real-time, and has a significant impact on businesses by increasing revenues, lowering costs, and accelerating time-to-market
  • Connected-Stories — Connected-Stories is the Multi agent Ai system that powers generative AI for marketing, creative automation, and personalized content at scale.
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3LB Seed Capital Srl
VC Fund · Torino, Piemonte, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

3LB Seed Capital is not an alternative to start-ups incubators and accelerators, rather acts as a complementary reality that helps to enhance your project in terms of attractiveness for the investor and venture capital market.As investors they are the first willing to know if your project has what it takes to grow successfully. If they areconvinced of your potential, they are ready to bet on you, by joining you and helping you to develop your project.3LB Seed Capital does not provide a percentage of equity in exchange for accompanying activities, but relies exclusively on a premium at the time of its first direct investment in your company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $71k–$2.5M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • YoAgents — Yo Agents nasce dalla unione delle competenze di ogni singolo founder messe a fattor comune per creare un sales hub innovativo.
  • Botsociety — Your conversational design suite. Design and prototype your next chatbot or voice assistant. Create a mockup of your project on Messenger, Slack, Google Assistant, Alexa and more. The next generation design solution for chatbots and voice.
  • Metis Precision Medicine — Metis Precision Medicine is a B-Corp founded with the vision of bringing powerful cancer therapies to patients in need. Metis owns the intellectual property of a suite of anti-Met monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), with different and unique mechanisms of action, and is currently seeking investors, biotech or pharmaceutical companies interested inacquiring the relevant platform technology on a global basis.
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Oltre Impact
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

We shape impact investing for people and planet

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Consumer Electronics, Pet, Toys
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Series A $2.8M–$5.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $5.9M–$158M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $62M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Kippy — Kippy Europe: GPS trackers for dogs & cats. Real-time location, activity tracking & health monitoring. Keep your pet safe across Europe.
  • FABA — Le fiabe sonore sono un ottimo metodo per far divertire i bambini imparando. Tanti Personaggi Sonori tra cui scegliere. Scopri FABA, il tuo Raccontastorie.
  • Jobtech — Digital recruiting and temporary staff agency
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RedSeed Ventures
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

RedSeed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm investing in Early Stage Companies and Scaleups, in Europe and more particularly in Italy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Italy, Israel, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $669k–$12M; Series A $2.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Leaf Space — Leaf Space offers a global network of ground stations, providing seamless, cost-effective satellite communication with scalable solutions for all mission sizes.
  • Yope — Salo is a discussion platform that erases the borders for people with diverse opinions to let anyone speak up and be heard.
  • CyberRidge — CyberRidge is a deep-tech cybersecurity firm that develops photonic encryption to protect data privacy.
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Doorway Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

Doorway Capital is an independent provider of risk capital to law firms. It offers facilities of between £50,000 and £20 million to firms authorized by the SRA to practice law in England and Wales. These facilities can be used to fund disbursements, acquisitions, lock-up, tax liabilities, or anything else. It also purchases paid disbursements fromlaw firms for up to 80% of their face value. These means capital earning little or no return can be redeployed into more profitable activities of the firm or returned to its partners.Doorway Capital was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, England.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Marketplace
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Italy, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$2.9M; Series A $1.6M–$6.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $647k–$7.1M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ACBC — The Sneakers produced by ACBC are ecological, created with the best eco-friendly materials. ACBC is a company particularly mindful of environmental health, and its products are a mix of green technology and ecological materials to promote circularity.
  • Deliveristo — B2B Foodtech marketplace and delivery platform which allows chefs and restaurant owners to digitally organize their orders directly from farmers and distributors
  • Babaco Market — Babaco Market is a subscription with which you receive out-of-the-ordinary fruit and vegetables at home. Products that do not exceed the beauty contests organized by traditional channels and which risk being wasted. We deliver them to your home, in a box. Bring all the goodness of nature to the table and reduce food waste!
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LIFTT
VC Fund · Turin, Piemonte, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups, 6 in the past 12 months

A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 73
  • Round size: Seed $255k–$7.6M; Series A $2.8M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $495k–$118M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CareGlance — CareGlance is the provider of real-time monitoring systems based on SS-OCT technology. Fast, precise and developed for the industry!
  • Rainbow Crops — Rainbow Crops is a next-generation Agtech company developing climate-resilient, high-performing crop varieties.
  • Wearable Robotics — Wearable Robotics produces and develops wearable robotic systems and exoskeletons for rehabilitation, assistance and human-power augmentation.
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Growth Engine
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

Growth Engine is a sector-agnostic VC holding, investing from Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A. Thesis-driven and built on one conviction: exceptional founders win.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Secondary Market, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Italy, Mexico, Portugal

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $329k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.7M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BonusX — Con l'app BonusX hai un supporto anti-burocrazia tutto l'anno. Accedi a centinaia di bonus e servizi pubblici, senza stress e code.
  • CiaoDott — Automatizza le telefonate, prenotazioni e FAQ del tuo studio medico con CiaoDott, l'assistente vocale AI disponibile 24/7. Provalo gratis.
  • Vivaio Ventures — Vivaio Ventures partners with early-stage and creator-led consumer brands to scale food, beverage, and beauty products. We offer capital, consulting, and Made in Italy manufacturing excellence for the next CPG leaders.
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Pi Campus
VC Fund · Rome, Lazio, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

Pi Campus is a startup district and a venture fund that invests in talent. We provide startups with money, mentorship and the best work environment for growth.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $125k–$6.4M; Angel $400k–$1M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Loquis — La prima piattaforma per ascoltare e raccontare il mondo tramite podcast geolocalizzati
  • Intron Health — Voice AI Built for How Africa Speaks Our next-generation intelligent voice model built from the ground up for AfricaUnlike Global systems retrofitted for the continent Sahara v-2 understands how Africa actually sounds Build with Sahara Try Sahara Built for African SpeechFrom Lagos Call Centers, to Hospitals in Nairobi, Boardrooms in Cape Town, and Courtrooms in
  • Cyberwave — Transform your industry with AI-defined robotics. Frictionless automation that makes advanced robotics accessible to manufacturers of all sizes.
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Club Digitale
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 2 investments in Italy Retail startups

Club Digitale is an Italian startup accelerator focused on companies in the digital and technology sectors. It is the first club of private investors born with the aim of contributing to the growth of digital in Italy, providing the best startups in the area with the capital necessary for the development of the business. Club Digitale acquiresholdings in the capital of a selection of Startup companies that are completing a process of business acceleration at the partner incubators of the project.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Education, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $258k–$576k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WeSchool — Unlock the transformative power of Education with WeSchool: we craft innovative programmes that connect teachers, students and partners.
  • WeSchool — We empower teachers and educators to transform schools, universities and professional development and impact the future of learning.
  • La Passione — High quality Italian Road and Urban cycling wear at fair prices. We use only the finest materials and sell direct to you with no middleman. Shop now!
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Doorway
VC Fund · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Doorway provides a platform for Venture capital firms to find the right investment opportunities and also provides consulting for same.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion
  • Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$5.2M; Series A $2.4M–$14M; Equity Crowdfunding $818k–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kampaay — The digital platform for organizing corporate events, in person, virtual or hybrid, in just a few clicks!
  • Serenis Health — Serenis Health provides video-based psychotherapy, coaching, and psychological support courses. It believes that the internet is critical to increasing access to mental health care. It makes use of data and digital tools to improve the efficacy of therapies. But, unlike other platforms, it is also a medical center, which means it is responsible forcourse quality and must meet the same standards as any polyclinic.
  • AutoConnexa — Scopri AutoConnexa, l'assicurazione online per la tua auto che premia lo stile di guida. Con Drive Connexa, meglio guidi e meno paghi.
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FITEC
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

FITEC, managed by Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR, with a target commitment of Euro 150 million is the first Italian technology private equity and late-stage venture capital fund. It is entirely dedicated to equity investments in small and medium-sized technology-based Italian companies, which are either backed by VC funds, like Termo, Everli andBeMyEye, or have been self-financed and are owned by entrepreneurs seeking further investment to grow, like Seco and Healthware Group. The fund announced its first closing in September 2017 with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti as Cornerstone Investor. Fondo Italiano d’investimento SGR currently manages a total of eight investment funds, dedicated to institutional investors, for a total of about Euro 3 billion of target Asset Under Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Private Equity, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Series B $10M–$19M; Series C $8.5M–$93M; Private Equity $10M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 86% lead, 14% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Intrauma — Intrauma was founded in 2006 and is based in Rivoli, near Turin, in Piedmont. The company designs and manufactures the O’nil range of locking plates, which has been in clinical use since 1998. Intrauma is committed to on-going research and development of both materials and manufacturing processes, in collaboration with experienced trauma surgeons,to provide the highest quality implants and to simplify today’s approach to Traumatology. Intrauma is also dedicated to building and maintaining strong customer relationships, believing that this is the foundation of a successful business.Intrauma TODAYToday, Intrauma is the second largest supplier of trauma devices in Italy, and is rapidly expanding its international sales and marketing operations across the world.This also gives the company the opportunity to work with surgeons across the globe, developing more unique products and continuing to improve traumatology techniques for the benefit of both patient and surgeon.
  • UNGUESS (formerly AppQuality) — UNGUESS is the crowdsourcing platform for effective testing and real insights. Take the guesswork out of your work.
  • Skynet Technology — Azienda specializzata in servizi di supporto per le aziende Retail nel mondo Fashion & Luxury con negozi e magazzini distribuiti a livello internazionale.
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Grippo
VC Fund · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Grippo operates as an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • We Are Emma — We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources
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Hatcher+
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Hatcher+ is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses AI and machine learning-based technologies to identify early-stage opportunities in partnership with leading accelerators and investors, worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Italy, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 179
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$1M; Pre-Seed $75k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Inaam — impact investing made simple. pick your values, build a real portfolio, track where your money goes. $10/month. ASIC-regulated. built for 18-30s.
  • PayToMe.co — PayToMe.co offers innovative and secure payment solutions including text-to-pay, digital invoicing, and digital checkbook services.
  • Kybele's Garden — Kybele's Garden focus on algae-based bioponics and algae fermentation methods. Their differentiation strategy boosts harvest yield, source efficiency, and functional content, while improving sensory attributes and shelf life. These technologies can be used in agrifood and skin care, and integrated into existing producers' systems.
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Visconti
VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Visconti provides consulting and coaching services to improve business growth. It offers experience-based strategies, professional training, and business management solutions. Visconti was founded in 2010 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • We Are Emma — We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources
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Marco Coin
VC Fund · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Marco Coin operates as an investmenr firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • We Are Emma — We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources
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NXTP Ventures
VC Fund · Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Founded in 2011, NXTP was one of the early investors in B2B unicorns in Latin America, such as Nuvemshop, Mural, Auth0, Frete.com, and Betterfly. Based across offices in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, and Argentina, NXTP invests checks ranging from $500,000 to $5 million in startups at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. NXTP principally supportsfounders in four B2B verticals: Cloud & SaaS, FinTech, E-Commerce Enablers, and B2B Marketplaces. The fund has backed more than 130 startups, raising over $2 billion in additional capital, and has co-invested alongside funds such as a16z, Greylock, Tiger Global, and Greenoaks. It boasts a portfolio of 6 unicorns and 32 exits. NXTP has a Latin American network not only to identify the region’s best entrepreneurs but also to help them expand their operations to other countries. NXTP's main goal is to help companies move to the next level, demonstrate a viable and scalable business, and be part of that growth process. NXTP has over 400 experts to assist companies in addressing operational challenges in different segments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Argentina, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 108
  • Round size: Seed $145k–$5.4M; Series A $1.5M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vixtra — Vixtra is a fintech company that provides payment methods for foreign trade and B2B payment methods.
  • Spline — Spline is a free 3D design software with real-time collaboration to create web interactive experiences in the browser. Easy 3d modeling, animation, textures, and more.
  • Teachy — Join millions of teachers who are saving time with the most comprehensive and beloved AI platform for educators, designed to help create lesson plans, unique questions, activities from 1st to 9th grade of elementary school, all of high school, and much more.
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Caravatti
VC Fund · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Caravatti operates as an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • We Are Emma — We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources
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Atlante Seeds
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Atlante Seed is an Intesa Sanpaolo Group's Fund dedicated to seed and early stage capital, it invests in innovative companies still small but with high growth potential, with a particular attention to those belonging to the high technology industry. Besides this activity (direct investments), the Fund invests in selected business incubators oraccelerators specialized in specific sectors (indirect investments).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Sports, Hardware
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Sellf — Sellfapp, the CRM Mobile for an easier sales tracking and clients managing. Ask for more information and download our 14 days free trials.
  • GoPillar — Get dozens of high quality projects from professional designers: easy, fast and on a budget. Redesign your space on GoPillar.
  • WISE — WISE (Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics) is a start-up company created in 2011 with the mission of producing the new generation of leads for neuromodulation for treatment of chronic pain and Parkinson: unbreakable, less invasive and cheaper.
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Ad4Ventures
VC Fund · Cologno Monzese, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Ad4Ventures is an initiative of venture capital group Mediaset , with offices in Milan and Madrid, aimed to invest in new high potential in mid-stage. It has developed a unique and innovative business model that offers investments in advertising and promotion to companies that have already achieved a certain level of maturity in the markets to alarge expansion in exchange for equity or revenue share.It aims to invest in companies mid-stage with promising management team, proven results in terms of execution, sustainability of operating margins and innovative technological solutions.Ad4Ventures will also invest in companies in early stage if there is a clear opportunity for value creation. It has privileged access to the consumer market in Italy and Spain , thanks to its undisputed leadership in the promotion of goods and B2C services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Retail
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Italy, Spain, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Series A $2.2M–$7.1M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ViteSicure — Vite sicure is the first insurtech broker selling life insurance policies in Italy (soon in Europe) that transforms the policy purchase experience by making it simple and instant.ViteSicure offers insurance products that guarantee safe lives, because our mission is going straight to the heart of our customer, who with a great sense ofresponsibility are looking for financial security for the most difficult, unpredictable moments of life. ViteSicure fill the protection gap by identifying trigger points in the life of the target and proposing specific solutions to guarantee safe lives in under-insured markets.With an innovative user experience based on growth hacking techniques, ViteSicure bridge the distance between customers and insurance through:• Digitization of the marketing funnel • Digital Customer onboarding • Online download of the Policy • Educational Online Systems • Protection Calculator • Comparison on the need • customer relationship API • Marketing Automation • Digital Customer ServiceThe business model is based on removing the intermediation of insurance products and enabling clients to access to best tailormade insurance solutions based on the specific need.
  • TeachCorner — We have the mission to fight the drop-out of university connecting freshmen to seniors on a platform for private tuition, focused on specific exams. Juniors learn from seniors and not from expensive professors. TeachCorner offers a bilateral market: - Juniors can afford more private tuition and save money. Juniors are mentored by young people whohave made it and they are networked for a future entry-level job. - Seniors can keep in practice the skills learned, make money for leisure & for the first job relocation costs.TeachCorner ensures saving and offers (as value proposition) specific private tuition for universities: Juniors can refine the search by universities and courses (as filters) to find the best help for specific exams
  • Gelato 4ever — Gelato 4ever is a gelato brand that is involved in the manufacture and retail of a variety of gelato and gelato-based products.
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Azimut Libera Impresa
VC Fund · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Azimut Libera Impresa is an investment company for both retail and institutional investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Italy, France, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $4.1M–$8.2M; Series A $1.4M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Webidoo — We provide the digital tools and advanced that big businesses use, but built and designed so they can be easily utilized by local independent business owners. webidoo is dedicated to partnering with local businesses. We’re here to give the solutions you need to connect with customers, wherever they may be. Our clients include businesses of everytype: restaurants, attorneys, builders, doctors, delicatessens, electricians and many others. We can provide solutions that allow companies to connect with their customers, real and potential, like never before. We’re all about supporting local businesses. And we feel good about that.
  • SylloTips — SylloTips is an all-in-one knowledge sharing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize the circulation of skills and knowledge among all employees in a company
  • UpSurgeOn — The UpSurgeOn Academy is a hi-tech sequence of virtual and physical technologies designed to support Mental and Manual training and empower cognitive and psychomotor skills of any surgeon.
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Fondazione Cariverona
VC Fund · Verona, Veneto, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Fondazione Cariverona. Da oltre 25 anni per lo sviluppo civile, culturale ed economico di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno, Ancona e Mantova.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Cosmetics, GreenTech
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $197k–$197k
  • Lead/follow: 88% lead, 12% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Noiet — Noiet is a biotechnology firm whose mission is to develop clean, natural, and fermented proteins that serve as multifunctional alternatives.
  • Peelpack — Peelpack is a packaging company that specializes in biodegradable and compostable biopolymer punnets, aiming to replace plastic packaging.
  • Alma Serum — Alma Serum is a cosmetic and biotech company that turns dairy industry into advanced cosmetic and biomedical materials.
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Asymmetry Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Asymmetry Ventures invests in scalable early-stage companies with exceptional defensibility.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 266
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$5M; Pre-Seed $125k–$2.4M; Series A $5M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Enlightra — Extreme-bandwidth data transmission enabled by light
  • Persist AI — Persist AI develops PLGA microspheres for long-acting injectable formulations 50% faster using automation and AI.
  • Coreshell Technologies — Battery Capacity Unlocked
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Lazzaroni
VC Fund · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Lazzaroni operates as an investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • We Are Emma — We Are Emma is a provider of salon amenities and products meant to promote healthy hair. It offers services like hair spas and products manufactured from natural resources
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H2 Investments
VC Fund · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

H2 Investments was added in 2013.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Machine Learning, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Monedo — Monedo's Group’s mission is to improve financial freedom for the underbanked with the use of technology. Combining non-traditional data sources and machine learning, the company is aiming to provide access to better credit and a higher convenience for digital banking services. The product offerings include consumer loans, a digital wallet anda personal finance manager designed to help customers manage their credit score and plan their spending. Monedo also offers a “Lending as a Service” model, allowing partners to integrate Monedo's credit products via an API into their own platform and services.Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Monedo covers more than 5 markets worldwide, amongst others Russia, Mexico, Spain and Poland. Up until now, the company has processed more than four million loan applications through its subsidiaries. Monedo's team of more than 350 people is led by CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Graubner-Müller and is financially backed by world-class investors including PayU, J.C. Flowers, Peter Thiel, and the World Bank’s IFC.
  • dealcode AI — Make your sales team data-driven and leverage the value of AI guided selling to increase win-rates and revenue.
  • Ready To Share — Ready to Share is a SaaS startup that offers an inventory management platform that connects brands, agents, and retailers. Ready to Share was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Lombardia, Italy.
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Vela Imprese
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gift, Retail, Sports
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • The WishList — The Wishlist is a unique Italian company, which introduced the concept of gift box applied to objects rather than experiences.
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Vintage Capital
VC Fund · Orlando, Florida, United States · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

WOPSLOT menghadirkan akses situs Slot Zeus terbaik dengan Live RTP gacor hari ini, permainan populer, peluang kemenangan menarik, dan pengalaman bermain lebih seru.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2B, Gaming, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Italy, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mythia — Mythia.com is a captivating, 6-letter domain name that exudes mystery, creativity, and innovation. The name conjures images of ancient myths and legends, making it perfect for a variety of industries seeking to stand out in a crowded market
  • Mirta — Discover the finest Luxury Artisans, 100% Made in Italy, straight from the workshops. We ship worldwide for free. All custom duty and taxes are included.
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Kima Ventures
VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 633
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$6M; Pre-Seed $589k–$3.8M; Series A $1.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hoora — Hoora is a mobile gaming platform that offers an instant, scrollable feed of over 200 casual and arcade mini-games playable without downloads or waiting.
  • Shiplong — Shiplog gives every customer a live profile and decides the next best action in real time, so you expand, retain and grow revenue from the customers you already have.
  • Explora Project — Explora Project is specializing in adventure travel and expeditions to the 4 corners of the planet and all environments.
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CLN Group
VC Fund · Caselette, Piemonte, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

CLN is the Group Company specialized in producing and assembling steel automotive structural parts, components, subassemblies and modules.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Hardware, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WIB Machines — Smart vending machines and smart lockers manufacturer pioneering smart, web-based retail automation globally. Patented solutions enabling next-gen retail.
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Banca Sella Holding
VC Fund · Biella, Piemonte, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Banca Sella Holding is a holding company based in Italy. It provides services that include management, coordination, control, trading, and treasury activities of financial sectors through its subsidiaries. The company's banking products and services also consists of various deposits, as well as repurchase agreements, mortgage loans, personalloans, factoring, and Internet and mobile banking services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Payments, Financial Services
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
  • Geography: Italy, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $1.8k–$439k; Venture - Series Unknown $100k–$4.9M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Qonto — Qonto is the all-in-one business account for SMEs and freelancers with a simplified accounting flow, a top-notch customer service and transparent pricing.
  • Prestiamoci — Prestiamoci is the first community of loans between individuals born in Italy, allowing you to make profitable investment and to obtain loans with installments transparent.With Prestiamoci the providers invest and get Claimants, returning to its original role of the bank safe. Loans shall be paid by people to trustworthy people who want toachieve their life projects, grow their professional activity, better manage expenses and major purchases
  • Hercle — Hercle is a regulated digital asset liquidity provider specializing in OTC trading and market making.
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R-301 Capital
VC Fund · Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

R-301 Capital They are an independent technology venture capital firm. They invest in early stage busineses leveraging disruptive web and mobile technologies in a variety of sectors. As experienced tech entrepreneurs They combine expertise with cash to best support Their portfolio companies. They move quickly and decisevily in funding innovatorsThey believe in.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Travel
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Italy, France, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $60k–$6.9M; Series A $3M–$5.5M; Convertible Note $1.1M–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Carnovo — Carnovo is a Barcelona based start-up that is transforming the automotive purchase process by making it fast, transparent and convenient for both, car dealers and buyers. Their mission is simple, to put the car buying process upside down by placing customers in the center making them save time and money while offering them the best buyingexperience. Car dealers that partner with Carnovo sell more cars than they could in the showroom alone while reducing cost inefficiencies and increasing stock turnover. This means they can make great offers to Carnovo buyers!
  • Buzzoole — Buzzoole is an influencer marketing platform. It allows brands to integrate key influencers into their digital and social communications in a fully automated, transparent, and ROI-driven approach. Our technology analyses the online conversations of all registered users across each of their social media channels. Through a semantic model, Buzzooleis able to categorize conversations and to identify the topics that users are most influential in, according to its own algorithm. This allows brands to reach out to specific influencers in their niche market in a completely automated way.Buzzoole's business model is a CPP mode. Brands pay on the basis of posts generated by the influencers. This Cost-Per-Post model allows us to offer all sizes of solutions. From startups to top brands. Working with Buzzoole can save companies up to 70% compared with cooperating with external agencies, which is usually a lengthier, more complicated, and more expensive process.Buzzoole's proprietary algorithm solves the analysis and matching problem, and the transparent approach to campaigns means brands will always see how much they are spending, who is working on their campaign, and what their campaign ROI is.
  • Bergamotte — Founded in 2015, Bergamotte offers a delivery service of flowers and plants throughout France.
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Angels 4 Impact
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Angels 4 Impact is a Business Angel investment firm that invests in startups with innovative and technological content and a focus on impact.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Accounting, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $439k–$2.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • XBOOKS — Investors Relations is Xbooks website whereby the company shares communications between the mangares and the Shareholders community. It provides an accurate account to investors, which keeps them updated of company life and key results.
  • Envirly — Envirly is a Polish technology company that offers an innovative platform for managing sustainable development, and the carbon footprint of organizations and products.
  • Vado — VADO collega negozi automatici alle piattaforme di delivery e gestisce i pagamenti cashless. Attivi in Italia, Germania, Austria, Svizzera, Spagna.
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Picus Capital
VC Fund · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 415
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Pre-Seed $549k–$4.5M; Series A $4M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $140M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Enpal — Kostenlose Planung von Solaranlagen. Gewinnbringende & schnelle Umsetzung von Photovoltaikanlagen inklusive professionelle Installation & Netzanschluss. Zum Festpreis!
  • Lightbase — An always up-to-date view of your entire IT ecosystem for faster decisions and confident transformation at scale
  • Spot My Energy — The uptake of PV, EVs, home storage, and heat pumps leads to a gigantic need for digital and intelligent metering and for the integration of millions of...
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Andera Partners
VC Fund · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups, 12 in the past 12 months

Andera Partners, formerly known as Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) As heir to the traditions and values that have ensured the success of the Rothschild family for 250 years, the Edmond de Rothschild Group has established itself over time as a leading player in European finance. Its activities are grouped around two major areas:Private Banking and Asset Management. The Group offers wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and large institutions a full range of solutions combining a culture of tailored solutions, stability, performance, and innovation. The Edmond de Rothschild Group’s offering is characterised by strong convictions, with the desire to guarantee to each of its customers: A unique, close relationship, underpinned by the know-how and the variety of expertise of a large international group; Autonomous, experienced teams, who anticipate economic trends and innovate to establish long-term performance; The recognised stability, strength, and independence of a family-owned financial group. Founded by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1953, the Group has been chaired by his son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, since 1997.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Series B, Private Equity, Series A
  • Geography: France, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 185
  • Round size: Series A $7M–$83M; Series B $14M–$85M; Private Equity $110M–$237M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $466M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Cyllene Therapeutics — EG 427 is a French biotechnology company that pioneers a new approach in gene therapy called pinpoint gene therapy.
  • Inventiva Pharma — Inventiva Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of patients with significant unmet medical needs in the areas of fibrosis, lysosomal storage disorders and oncology.They have built a pipeline backed by a discovery engine with an extensive library ofproprietary molecules, a wholly-owned research and development facility and a team with significant expertise and deep experience in the development of compounds that target nuclear receptors, transcription factors and epigenetic modulation. Leveraging these assets and expertise, they are advancing two clinical candidates in three indications, as well as a deep pipeline of earlier stage programs.
  • Rivermark Medical — Rivermark Medical develops a minimally-invasive treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) that restores urinary function. Developed by urologists to reliably reduce BPH symptoms with minimal side effects.
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Feel Venture
VC Fund · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

Feel Venture invests in Seed and Series-A tech-enabled startups run by ambitious Italian teams. We invest ealry and with high-conviction and leverage the power of our community to help companies scale to their fullest potential.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $326k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • NANDO — NANDO provides AI Waste Monitoring solutions for effective waste tracking. Gain real-time insights and streamline operations.
  • Babaco Market — Babaco Market is a subscription with which you receive out-of-the-ordinary fruit and vegetables at home. Products that do not exceed the beauty contests organized by traditional channels and which risk being wasted. We deliver them to your home, in a box. Bring all the goodness of nature to the table and reduce food waste!
  • Space DOTS — SKY-I, by SpaceDOTS, transforms fragmented space environmental data into unified, mission-critical intelligence that enables confident decision-making across the entire space mission lifecycle.
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RCS MediaGroup
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Retail, Fitness
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • MyBeautyBox — Scopri con Beauty Box il tuo prossimo desiderio di bellezza: cofanetti, cosmetici, make up, trucchi, creme viso, creme corpo biologici a prezzi scontati.
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United Ventures
VC Fund · Milan, Lombardia, Italy · 1 investments in Italy Retail startups

We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 86
  • Round size: Seed $406k–$10M; Series A $3.3M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $176M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Cleafy — A new era for online fraud management: Cleafy combines in real-time all the most advanced fraud detection technologies in one fraud management solution.
  • Beelzebub — A secure low code deception runtime framework, leveraging AI for System Virtualization.
  • Seltz — The Web Knowledge Layer for AI Agents.
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Retail VC funding in Italy at a glance

Stats across 130 deals from 127 investors.

127
investors
in Italy Retail startups
130
deals
in Italy Retail startups
$712k
median round
in Italy Retail startups
50%
lead investors
lead at least one round
26%
Seed
most common funding stage

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