Top 5 Social VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in January 2026
A list of 5 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Social VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in January 2026
| Investor | Social Italy investments |
|---|---|
| Principia SGR | 2 |
| Fondazione Paideia | 1 |
| Oltre Venture | 1 |
| eBay | 1 |
| UBI Banca | 1 |
Principia is an Italian Venture Capital firm with over Eur 80M under management. Currently Principia has two funds investing in digital start ups and expansion capital opportunities and in particular cases, we invest also in seed opportunities.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- KLISBio — KLISBio is a medtech company currently developing a variety of regenerative medicine implantable products leveraging the power of silk fibroin to promote an endogenous repair of human soft tissues.
- ENTEROME — We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to transform human health based on our unique ability to de-code molecular interactions in the gut microbiome.
- 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.
Every day we strive to restore trust and serenity to children and families in need. Because no family can feel alone and no excluded child .
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Investment focus
- Local, Social, Finance
- Funding Round
- Italy
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- PerMicro — PerMicro: credito e microcredito per l'inclusione. Al fianco di startup, micro e piccole imprese e famiglie con esigenze primarie.
We shape impact investing for people and planet
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Investment focus
- Finance, SaaS, Agriculture
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- Italy, France, Slovenia
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- iRaiser — Elevate your charity fundraising with iRaiser's tailored solutions. Trusted by over 850 charities globally. Boost donations, engage supporters, and track success effortlessly. Unleash generosity today!
- EatRight — EatRight are into packaging of fresh and good quality food products.
- Trapview — Trapview provides automated pest monitoring and forecasting tools for agriculture, forestry and food storage. Get real-time insights and reduce insecticide use.
Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices & free shipping on many items.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet
- Funding Round, Seed, Series C
- United States, India, China
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- Funko — Funko provides branded pop culture products to a diverse range of consumers and retail channels.Funko currently holds hundreds of licenses and the rights to create tens of thousands of characters - one of the largest portfolios in the pop culture and collectibles industry. Funko’s Pop! Vinyl is the number one stylized vinyl collectible on themarket, selling millions of figures to collectors around the world.
- Optoro — Unlock the power of returns technology. Improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and optimize inventory with Optoro's Returns Management System.
- COMC — CheckOutMyCards.com takes the latest technology and applies it to card collecting. They desire to continually impress their customers by offering the best service and making it easier and more fun to collect cards.
UBI Banca is the fifth largest banking group in Italy for number of branches, with a market share of around 6% and a significant presence in the regions with the highest potential of the country. UBI Banca is a cooperative Group, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE MIB
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Investment focus
- ISP, Local, Social
- Funding Round, Debt Financing
- Italy
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