# Top 50 Software Startup Investors in Italy in June 2026 ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 65 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care 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. ## Club Italia Investimenti 2 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital. ## United Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology. ## P101 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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 ## Club degli Investitori - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## Vertis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Computer, E-Commerce Vertis is a dynamic and independent investment management company authorised by Bank of Italy. It manages five closed-end funds for qualified investors by participating in research projects, spin-offs, startups and PMI and deals with the investments of the innovative Made in Italy. ## Primo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Aerospace, Information Technology Primo Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage startups. The firm is a multi-fund investment company, with four different investment practices with dedicated funds on specialized strategies. Primo Capital invests in digital/software, new space, climate technology and healthcare. ## Italian Angels for Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care 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. ## Exor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Exor Ventures is the venture capital arm of Exor, one of Europe's largest diversified holding companies. Exor Ventures focuses on early and growth-stage investments in technology-driven companies across various sectors, including digital services, fintech, cybersecurity, and mobility. Exor Ventures leverages its strategic insights and globalnetwork to identify promising startups with disruptive potential and supports them through funding, mentorship, and access to its extensive resources. EXOR Seeds offers a truly different type of partnership to the select group of entrepreneurs that it backs:- As a fifth-generation family-led business, we proved that we are builders not traders;- Our permanent capital allows us to take a long-term view and put the interest of the companies We invest in first;- Our global network, across industries and geographies, is a unique advantage to entrepreneurs ## 360 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology As an early-stage European VC, we invest from pre-seed to Series B in Deep Tech, Climate Tech, and Digital-First solutions. Embrace sustainable technological progress with us. 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We invest in the future now. ## UniCredit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Renewable Energy UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. ## GELLIFY - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence GELLIFY is the first innovation platform that invests in B2B digital software startups and connects them to traditional companies with the purpose of innovating their processes, products and business models, through Open Innovation.We make B2B software digital startups grow from the early stage, that we call the liquid state, to the solid one,thanks to our innovative process called "Gellification".A company which is looking to innovate can partner with GELLIFY to leverage all critical capabilities for digital transformation and focus on these specialties: Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing, Phygital Factory & Operations, Smart Technology and Smart Human. GELLIFY has also built a B2B Innovation Community, called “EXPLORE”, whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals through B2B events and phygital experiences.We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates, Spain and Portugal. ## LIFTT - Type: VC Fund - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital. ## Intesa Sanpaolo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Convertible Note - Focus: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group that specializes in wealth management, protection, advisory, and digital orientation. Their products and services include accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, digital payments, retirement planning, investments, and consulting. It was founded by the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. ## Principia SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software 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. ## PranaVentures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Tourism, Internet PranaVentures is an operational venture capital fund launched in 2021 with the goal of filling the funding gap between newly established and startup companies supporting them to grow and quickly reach the next stage of development. The investment strategy is focused on seed and post-seed startups operating in the digital space, with an interest ininnovative sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce and marketplaces. Leveraging a wide network of stakeholders, PranaVentures supports emerging entrepreneurs with capital and strategic expertise. ## Invitalia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Medical, Internet Invitalia Ventures SGR manages the “Italia Venture Fund I”, a 87€/Ml sized co-investment fund that invests in early stage operations in Italy. They co-invest up to a maximum of 70% in round A (€ 0.5ML - € 1.5ML) in high growth sectors. Invitalia Ventures, with its network of co-investors not only provides risk capital, but also know-how and anetwork for business development. Main LPs includes the Ministery of Economic Development, the European Investment Bank, Cisco Group, the Sardinian Banking Foundation and Metec Group.They are looking for visionary entrepreneurs who share their passion for innovation. Growth is their mission!!For more information please contact us at info@invitaliaventures.it or visit our website: www.invitaliaventures.it ## Vento - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We want to empower the next generation of exceptional Italian founders by investing in and building new companies. ## Boost Heroes - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments. ## Italian Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software Unlocking Italy's Next Founders ## Growth Engine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Secondary Market, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Growth Engine is a Venture Capital holding investing in Pre-Seed and Seed high-potential opportunities. With a current portfolio of more than 40 companies, most of them evolved in successful Scaleups, Growth Engine is a diversified asset class by sector and stage. Growth Engine Shareholders are entrepreneurs who have built companies from the groundup, collectively creating billions in value, and top executives managing companies with multi-billion-dollar valuations. ## Cassa Depositi e Prestiti - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, CleanTech The CDP Group is a joint-stock company that supports economic development through financing and investment. It provides funding for public infrastructure, businesses, and strategic projects in key sectors such as energy, transportation, and digital innovation. CDP also invests in venture capital, private equity, and sustainable initiatives tofoster long-term growth. The institution works with governments, financial entities, and enterprises to promote economic stability and innovation. ## Pi Campus - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Biotechnology 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. ## Iccrea Banca - Type: VC Fund - Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments Iccrea Banca develops and provides financial products and services on behalf of the Italian co-operative banks. With a wide and personalized offer system, products, services, and business strategies, it develops the BCC market to support local customers. The company directs and coordinates the group companies and centralizes services relating tothe main governance and control functions. It oversees and manages banking, financial, and service activities vis-à-vis the mutual banks. It offers services on finance, institutional credit, securities administration, payment systems, and e-money. ## CRiF - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain CRIF offers credit bureau services, business information, analytics and decisioning, consultancy to support finance, insurance, utility and service companies of the customer relationship cycle. ## Invitalia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Travel Invitalia, the National Agency for inward investment promotion and enterprise development, is mandated by the Italian government to increase the country's competitiveness, particularly in the South, and to support strategic sectors for development. Its main objectives are: Supporting innovation and growth of the productive system - support theinvestment programs of new business or already underway through a package of instruments between them complementary, capable of increasing the competitiveness of companies. ## Luca Ascani - Type: Angel - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Luca is founder and CEO of Lambda Alpha, an investment company focused on early stage investment. Its portfolio includes Bear, the Apple Design Award winner notes app, Fintechs as Lendable and Emma App in London, Mansa in Paris and ScalaPay as well as autonomous robots Gideon Brothers and automated pasta restaurant Cala. Recent investmentsincludes Dishpatch, Airbank and RVVUP. Luca started his entrepreneurial career aged 20 when he launched BuyCentral.it, the first Italian shopping comparison site, in 2000. It was sold to Lycos in 2004. In 2002 he founded ADVance which became the leading digital agency in Italy, subsequently sold to NetBooster. In 2004 he cofounded GoAdv, later rebranded Populis, one of the largest vertical digital publishing groups in Europe and Brazil, listed on the Paris Alternext stock exchange. In 2011 Populis was named the fastest growing company in Ireland and part of the top ten in Europe by Deloitte. In 2012 and 2013 he has brought the TechCrunch conference to Italy with the aim of connecting the Italian industry with international investors. For this same purpose he was co-hosting the 2017 Founders Forum in Rome.From 2010 Luca was in the board of IlSecoloXIX, an Italian north west leading newspaper, then acquired by LaStampa in 2014 and he was in the board of the new group, ITEDI, until it was acquired by Gruppo Espresso in 2017. ## 40Jemz Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Generative AI 40Jemz Ventures is an investment firm. Its mission is to identify and finance the most promising early-stage businesses. ## Azimut Digitech Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Computer Azimut Digitech Fund Was created as part of a partnership with the Gellify Group. ## The Techshop - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services The Techshop is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in B2B digital startups. ## Lazio Innova - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## SIMEST - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, FinTech, Banking SIMEST is a financial firm focused on the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Simest acquires up to 49% of the equity capital of foreign firms in countries outside the European Union, whether wholly-owned by Italian companies or set up as joint ventures with local partners. It also provides start-up and growth capital financingas well as participating in buyouts.Geographically it invests in non-EU countries, focusing on BRIC, Americas and Middle-East. Simest also provides Italian companies seeking to internationalize their businesses with technical assistance and advisory services.Simest is a member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AIFI). ## EUREKA! Venture SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device Eureka! is the first independent Italian venture capital Asset Management company exclusively focused on deep tech investments ## Azimut Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Software, Blockchain Azimut Holding is an independent financial company that offers investment solutions to develop excellent levels of experience. The company's business model is based on the vertical integration between asset management and distribution. It has portfolio managers and analysts based in major hubs around the world and a network of client-facingfinancial advisors operating to deliver quality advice to clients.Azimut Holding was founded on 1989 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. ## Ithaca Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Ithaca Investments is a Family Investment Office firm mainly focused on early-stage opportunities. ## TIM Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, SaaS TIM Ventures prefers to invest in the internet, digital life, mobile evolution, e-learning, and green technology sectors. The company provides startups with consulting services and support. It selects companies that exploit disruptive technologies, with particular attention to enterprise applications, digital life, and telecommunications. ## Growth Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Freelance, Web Design Cross Border Growth Capital (CBGC) advises outstanding entrepreneurs leading high-potential startups in obtaining funding without ceasing to focus on adding value to their company and helps Corporates and investors to design and implement investment strategies according to the main disruptive trends in their sectors. CBGC operates on a widespectrum of transactions, from early stage capital increases to M&A and private equity operations involving startups and scaleups. With a 90% success rate, CBGC structures and executes transactions ensuring interests between investors and startups are aligned and featuring a strategic and financial fit, resulting in a smoother investment process and optimal structures and conditions. CBGC was founded by Cross Border, M&A boutique with 350+ completed transactions in the last 30 years and Fabio Mondini de Focatiis, serial Business Angel and Venture Partner at Idinvest Partners. ## Hatcher+ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care 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. ## Azimut Libera Impresa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage Azimut Libera Impresa is an investment company for both retail and institutional investors. ## 2100 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We are an early-stage fund built to help the next generation of European heroes defy the odds and build century-defining businesses. ## Paolo Barberis - Type: Angel - Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Machine Learning, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence Paolo Barberis is the Founder at Nana Bianca. ## David Clarke - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS David Clarke is the Board member of Payslip. David Clarke is the Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures. He attended Trinity College Dublin during 1989-1993. ## Joe Zadeh - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Personal Health Joe Zadeh ## Embed Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Mobile, Health Care Embed Capital directly invests in startups, established or in the process of creation.Embed is mainly focused on innovative companies that:- Are active in the so-called “real economy” sectors: industrials, technology, environment, services, retail or social;- Are characterized by simple and intuitive business models and valuepropositions, and operate in markets or market segments featuring high growth potential;- Present a clear competitive advantage and high barriers-to-entry;- Are cash-generative in the medium term.Given that Embed Capital is not a closed-end fund, it doesn’t have specific time-constrains and it can assess on a project-by-project basis to determine the best time to sell a participation, and sign customized agreements with the entrepreneurs. ## NovaCapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology NovaCapital invests in the union between entrepreneurs and innovation. It offers international and managerial experience, to transform innovative start-ups and already established companies into structured companies, with managerial skills and an international network. ## Atlante Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Hardware Atlante Ventures is a leading Italian VC fund, operated by IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group. ## Cysero - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Robotics Cysero is a venture capital fund focused on the robotics and cybersecurity sectors. The fund was established in October 2020 and managed by AVM Gestioni SGR S.p.A. Manager EuVECA Società Benefit and jointly promoted with Kilometro Rosso, Bergamo's science and technology park. ## Atlante Seeds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Hardware, Incubators 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). ## Fondazione Social Venture Giordano dell'Amore - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence, Media and Entertainment FSVGDA aims at the promotion of the impact investing culture, in order to facilitate social innovation. ## Synergo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive Diamo sostegno operativo e finanziario alle PMI italiane che vogliono crescere negli USA. Investiamo a fianco di imprenditori ambiziosi per aumentare significativamente il valore delle loro aziende. Non siamo un partner solo finanziario, ma anche operativo e strategico. Mettiamo a disposizione la nostra esperienza nel costruire aziende di successo.