Top 10 Social Impact Startup Investors in Italy in July 2025
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social impact startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social impact companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Social Impact Startup Investors in Italy in July 2025
| Investor | Social Impact Italy investments |
|---|---|
| OurCrowd | 2 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 |
| EXOR N.V. | 2 |
| DVR Capital | 2 |
| Giorgio Chiellini | 2 |
| Boost Heroes | 1 |
| HATCHER+ | 1 |
| Italian Angels for Growth | 1 |
| Rancilio Cube | 1 |
| U-Start | 1 |
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Series B, Series A, Seed
- Israel, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- ThetaRay — ThetaRay's big data analytics solutions are based on AI & machine learning, empowering businesses to find opportunities and threats hidden in their big data
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
- Intuition Robotics — Intuition Robotics empowers older adults to live happier, healthier and independent lives at home with an empathetic digital companion, ElliQ.
Nico Rosberg is a sustainability entrepreneur, investor and 2016 Formula One World Champion.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Logistics, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- Germany, Italy, France
Portfolio highlights
- Insify — Insify is an insurance company that offers digital insurance solutions to freelancers and small businesses. The company was founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
- Hyperline — Enjoy the most flexible billing platform for B2B SaaS businesses. Start today without a single line of code.
EXOR is a holding company based in the Netherlands that the Agnelli family controls. The company has a diverse portfolio of investments in various industries, including automotive, real estate, and finance. The company is known for taking a long-term approach to its assets and has a reputation for being a patient and value-oriented investor. Thecompany's primary focus is on creating long-term value for its shareholders by actively managing and growing its portfolio of investments.EXOR's core mission is to cultivate exceptional enterprises, simultaneously nurturing opportunities for its talented workforce to flourish, make meaningful societal contributions, and yield outstanding returns for its valued investors.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Jet HR — Jet HR makes managing people incredibly simple: payroll, benefits, devices, compliance and much more. We re-thought the HR function, removing anything that is cumbersome and simplifying any action on employees. We are funded by the best Italian VCs (Exor Ventures, Italian Founders Fund and 6 more) and by the best Italian founders (founders ofCasavo, Satispay, Scalapay, Bending Spoons, Musixmatch, Talent Garden, Oyster HR, etc).
- Verity — Our automated inventory tracking system powered by self-flying inventory drones makes the zero-error warehouse a reality.
- Philips — Koninklijke Philips is a technology company that provides healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting products, solutions, and services. The company offers professionals with healthcare, lighting, and oral healthcare products, professional dictation, and display solutions, and innovation services. It offers consumers electronic products related tosound and vision, personal care, mother and child care, housewares, lighting, PCs and phones, and more.
DVR Capital offers M&A advisory and private equity as well as equity services for businesses, financial investors, and multinationals
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Investment focus
- Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources
- Funding Round
- Italy
Portfolio highlights
- Treedom — Grow a tree and follow the story of the project of which it is a part.
Giorgio Chiellini
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Investment focus
- Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources
- Seed, Series B, Funding Round
- Italy
Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Apps
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Italy, United States, Hong Kong
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 uses organic residues, such as rice straw, husk and chaff, from the rice industry and creates natural construction materials.
- 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!
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
- Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Italy, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- DRONEQUBE — DRONEQUBE provides an innovative SaaS solution that empowers drones to monitor and defend vineyard health autonomously, addressing pressing concerns brought about by the climate crisis and increasing labor challenges.
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- OneImaging — Radbutter Health saves employers 60-80% on diagnostic imaging costs equating to 10% of total health benefits spending, using the largest database, price lists, and network of imaging centers on its AI-driven care navigation platform.
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
- Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- WORA — Wora is integrated with the main e-commerce platforms. For in-store purchases or via alternative channels (e.g., Instagram, WhatsApp, telephone), they make their app available to retailers to be able to send their requests easily.
- Viceversa — Viceversa provides capital to European digital businesses to support companies in sustainable and ethical growth. The company was founded in 2021 and has locations in Milan and Dublin.
- Resalis Therapeutics — Resalis Therapeutics sviluppa un farmaco in grado di inibire un micro-RNA per il trattamento di alcune malattie metaboliche
Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Italy, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Convoy — Convoy uses technology to make freight more efficient, reduce shippers' costs, increase carriers' earnings, and eliminate carbon emissions.
- FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance — FinCompare was founded by Stephan Heller and is a fintech startup that helps businesses to find, compare, and close the financing solutions. Via the online platform, companies can access a wide range of financing options. They can independently compare offers from well-known banks, fintechs, and alternative financial services providers in Germanyand close the financing. The company also offers a convenient one-stop destination for all financing questions relating to the company.FinCompare financing solutions including corporate loan, factoring, company leasing/hire purchase, warehouse financing, fine trading/purchase financing, and mezzanine capital. It simplifies the financing process with its digital application process and can thus provide your company financing. The company allows SMEs to receive and compare various offers for loans.FinCompare was founded in October 2016 by Stephan Heller and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
- Finom — Finom combines digital business account benefits with multiple services to provide financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. It pulls together accounting, financial management, and banking functions for early-stage businesses and SMEs into one mobile-first product.Founded in 2019, Finom is headquartered in Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
U-Start is a professional advisory firm structuring deals with private investors, investing in tech companies across Europe, Israel and US.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Travel, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Dott — Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe.
- Keatz — Keatz is a network of restaurants that provide contemporary dishes for delivery. Keatz delivers food with a fusion of indulgence and comfort without compromise. The company creates ideal recipes, process, and packaging for the possible quality and the meals will arrive at peoples doors with the same quality that leaves the kitchen. Its culinaryteam is always on the lookout for upcoming culinary trends and techniques to bring to neighbourhoods.Keatz was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
- TransferGo — Send & receive money from over 30 countries with TransferGo, either online or through our app. Transfer money at low cost, quickly & safely.
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