Top 50 Software VC Funds & Investors in Italy (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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CDP Venture Capital
VC Fund
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69 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $494k–$17M |
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Club Italia Investimenti 2
VC Fund
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27 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Mobile | $55k–$576k |
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United Ventures
VC Fund
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26 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | $274k–$18M |
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P101
VC Fund
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23 | Italy, Spain, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $236k–$15M |
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Club degli Investitori
VC Fund
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22 | Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $197k–$19M |
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Primo Capital
VC Fund
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21 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Aerospace, Information Technology | $329k–$28M |
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Vertis
VC Fund
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21 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Computer, E-Commerce | $823k–$10M |
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360 Capital
VC Fund
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18 | France, Italy, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $1.1M–$22M |
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UniCredit
VC Fund
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16 | Italy, Germany, Spain | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt | Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Energy | $521k–$1.4B |
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Italian Angels for Growth
VC Fund
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16 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Health Care | $219k–$14M |
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Exor Ventures
VC Fund
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15 | United States, Italy, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $325k–$55M |
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LIFTT
VC Fund
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13 | Italy, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Series A | Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing | $329k–$21M |
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Vento
VC Fund
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13 | Italy, Germany, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $571k–$8.2M |
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GELLIFY
VC Fund
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13 | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $181k–$9M |
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The Techshop
VC Fund
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11 | Italy, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $658k–$120M |
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Invitalia Ventures
VC Fund
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10 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Software, Medical, Internet | $658k–$6.2M |
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PranaVentures
VC Fund
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10 | Italy, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | SaaS, Tourism, Internet | $329k–$16M |
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Intesa Sanpaolo
VC Fund
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10 | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Convertible Note | Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy | $299k–$2.5B |
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Principia SGR
VC Fund
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10 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Software | $329k–$7.7M |
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Boost Heroes
VC Fund
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9 | Italy, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Apps | $219k–$7.7M |
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Italian Founders Fund
VC Fund
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9 | Italy, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software | $1.4M–$19M |
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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
VC Fund
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9 | Italy, Turkey, Spain | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed | Energy, Manufacturing, CleanTech | $71k–$437M |
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CRiF
VC Fund
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8 | Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain | $122k–$9M |
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Lazio Innova
VC Fund
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8 | Italy, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $27k–$1.3M |
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Growth Engine
VC Fund
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8 | Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom | Seed, Secondary Market, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $300k–$4.2M |
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Pi Campus
VC Fund
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8 | Italy, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Mobile, Biotechnology | $100k–$6.4M |
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Iccrea Banca
VC Fund
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8 | Italy | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments | |
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Invitalia
VC Fund
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8 | Italy, Sweden | Grant, Debt Financing, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $22k–$2M |
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40Jemz Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | Italy | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Software | $338k–$6.2M |
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Azimut Digitech Fund
VC Fund
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7 | Italy, San Marino, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Computer | $2.2M–$35M |
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TIM Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | Italy, United States, Malaysia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Internet, Software, SaaS | $47k–$8M |
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Azimut Holding
VC Fund
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6 | Italy, United States, China | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Software, Blockchain | $1.8M–$18M |
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Azimut Libera Impresa
VC Fund
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6 | Italy, France, Switzerland | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Food and Beverage | $1.4M–$14M |
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Ithaca Investments
VC Fund
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6 | Italy, Germany, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $713k–$155M |
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EUREKA! Venture SGR
VC Fund
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6 | Italy | Seed, Pre-Seed | Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device | $384k–$4.1M |
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SIMEST
VC Fund
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6 | Italy, San Marino, Saudi Arabia | Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, FinTech, Aerospace | $4.9M–$24M |
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Growth Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Italy | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Freelance, Web Design | $2.1M–$4.2M |
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Hatcher+
VC Fund
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5 | United States, Italy, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Software, E-Commerce, Health Care | $38k–$1M |
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Apside
VC Fund
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5 | Italy | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Apps | $900k–$5.7M |
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NovaCapital
VC Fund
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5 | Italy, Israel, Austria | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Health Care, Manufacturing | $137k–$40M |
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Atlante Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Italy, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, Biotechnology, Hardware | $150k–$3.5M |
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Embed Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Mobile, Health Care | $132k–$2.1M |
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2100 Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $2M–$150M |
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Vesper Holding
VC Fund
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5 | Italy | Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce | $1.3M–$8.2M |
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Scientifica Venture Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Italy, Sweden, Finland | Seed, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing | |
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Atlante Seeds
VC Fund
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4 | Italy, United States | Seed, Series A | Sports, Hardware, Incubators | $434k–$745k |
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EXOR N.V.
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Italy, France | Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Blockchain, Health Care | $765k–$270M |
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Club Digitale
VC Fund
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4 | Italy | Seed | E-Commerce, Retail, Internet | |
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dPixel
VC Fund
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4 | Italy, United States, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Blockchain, E-Commerce | $100k–$1.1M |
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Green Arrow Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Italy, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing | $1.5M–$2.2M |
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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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 245
- Round size: Seed $494k–$8.2M; Series A $3.3M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $197M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Mopso — Discover Mopso's anti money laundering detection system. Visit our website and try a 30 minutes free demo with one of our experts.
- CamGraPhIC — Our platform supports the ever-increasing data traffic demand with high-performing and low-power consumption electro-optical engines.
- Multiverse Computing — World leaders in quantum computing for the financial industry. The first quantum & quantum-inspired toolbox for finance.
Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital.
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- 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 — Powerful stories and powerful storytellers. Each week find seven of the world's best shorts in text, audio, and video: http://bit.ly/1usXQd5
- 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!
We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 80
- Round size: Seed $274k–$10M; Series A $3.3M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $176M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Akamas — Akamas uses advanced application-aware AI to optimize performance, reduce cloud costs, and ensure reliability
- Wallife — Wallife is an InsurTech company that helps in eliminating improper use of biometric data. The company protects against new risks originating from technological and scientific progress in the areas of genetics, biometrics, and biohacking. Wallife was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Roma, Lazio, Italy.
- Everli — Scegli il supermercato, fai la spesa online e ricevila a casa all'ora che preferisci. Risparmia tempo ed evita code e borse pesanti con Everli.
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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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, Spain, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- 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 is a software company that provides digital solutions to exchange documents with government agencies.
- Incapto Coffee — Incapto Coffee offers the sale of the automatic coffee machine and a subscription system for coffee beans.
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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- Industry: Health Care, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 96
- Round size: Seed $197k–$7.6M; Series A $889k–$19M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Largix — Largix is the first company to develop and commercially produce 3D Robotic Printers for real production processes. We have invented the "Cold 3D Printing®" technology that makes 3DP possible for real industrial production. Largix uses the most common thermoplastic polymers: Polypropylene and Polyethylene, polymers that nobody else iscapable of printing.
- Spacest.com By Roomless — Rent directly online with Roomless, the safe and simple platform for those looking for a house for rent.
- Approxima — Approxima medical is developing a novel treatment for patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation
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.
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- Industry: Software, Aerospace, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Seed $329k–$5.4M; Series A $3.3M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- D-Orbit — End-to-end services for the New Space industry, including platform engineering, launch and deployment, and decommissioning.
- Leaf Space — Leaf Space offers a global network of ground stations, providing seamless, cost-effective satellite communication with scalable solutions for all mission sizes.
- AIKO - Infinite Ways to Autonomy — We build AI designed for the realities of space. From onboard intelligence to ground operations, our technology turns autonomy into something practical, reliable, and ready to fly.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Computer, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 64
- Round size: Seed $823k–$3.6M; Series A $1.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $35M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Focoos AI — Focoos reshapes computer vision with ultra-efficient models that drive down costs, automate hardware integration, and ensure peak performance on any device, while promoting sustainability.
- Butterfly Decisions — Traccia, Qualifica e Velocizza Processi e Decisioni nella tua organizzazione attraverso algoritmi ed approccio scientifico
- TimeFlow — TimeFlow is a software that acts as a B2B marketplace dedicated to the technical and managerial consulting sector.
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. Stay updated on the latest tech trends and portfolio news. We invest in the future now.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, Italy, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 202
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.3M; Series A $3.3M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- NOC Energy — NOC Energy facilitates the decarbonization of industrial heating without producing any carbon emissions.
- Sinergy Flow — We are developing a redox flow battery based on earth abundant and low-cost material which is fully compliant with the Circular Economy principles.
- Innoviz Technologies — A leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms.
UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Geography: Italy, Germany, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 127
- Round size: Post-IPO Debt $40M–$1.4B; Debt Financing $521k–$899M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% 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
- FITT — FITT specializes in thermoplastic fluid transfer and management solutions.
- EuroGroup Laminations — We develop and produce stators and rotors solutions for the energy transition, guaranteeing maximum efficiency and sustainability on a global scale.
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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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $329k–$5.9M; Angel $219k–$1.2M; Series A $2.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cato AI — Cato AI is a Milan-based B2B SaaS startup that uses AI to automate public tender management.
- Fitprime — Il Partner unico per il Wellbeing Aziendale
- Alomana —
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Browse database — It's Free!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
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Italy, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 107
- Round size: Seed $2M–$26M; Pre-Seed $325k–$6.3M; Series A $6.5M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Reby — Reby is a European multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of public sharing transport infrastructure. Today, Reby is the Southern Europe leader in the micromobility field, with over 15 agreements with public administrations. The company was founded by four entrepreneurs (Pep Gómez,Kiran Thomas, Cristina Castillo, and Guillem Pagès) in 2018 as a micromobility operator, winning the first public tender in Europe for kickscooters, in the city of Zaragoza (Spain). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company increased its R&D efforts, expanding into the MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) economy and the investment banking/franchising business for public administrations (through PPPs), public utility companies, as well as SMEs.
- Plino — Plino is the SMEs FP&A co-pilot, integrating your company data and making it faster and easier to analyse them, empowering entrepreneurs in taking successful informed decisions. On one side it collects, organizes and analyses data from different company’s data sources such as invoices, bank accounts, MES, ERP, WMS, industry 4.0 data, andcompany documents (contracts, technical data sheets). On the other, it provides a user-friendly chat where the user (either the entrepreneur, the CFO, or the accountant) can type questions and receive fast, precise and insightful answers on the company’s revenues, costs, clients, products, and production process. Its mission is to empower SME’s managers to take better informed strategic decisions to lead the company to scale toward success by overcoming market uncertainty.
- Eoliann — Eoliann offers a climate risk assessment and prediction API to financial institutions. Our solution leverages satellite data and proprietary ML algorithms to forecast the probability and impact of specific climate risk events
A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $329k–$4.7M; Series A $2.7M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- vitrealab — Enlighten. Your perspective. Light Engines for AR glasses.
- Maieutical Labs — I Maieutical Labs sono un insieme di piattaforme ispirate al Mastery Learning, immersive e mobile-oriented, dedicate allo studio nella scuola secondaria
- RAAAM Memory Technologies Ltd. — RAAAM provides a unique on-chip memory technology that offers the highest-density embedded memory solution in any standard CMOS process.RAAAM develops a high-density memory technology that allows for up to 50% higher on-chip memory density with no cost, complexity, or performance-penalty.
We want to empower the next generation of exceptional Italian founders by investing in and building new companies.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Italy, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $571k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $765k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Gyver — Recruiting platform for skilled blue collars
- The Bland Company — The Bland Company is a biotechnology and food startup headquartered in London, focused on developing simple, transformative ingredients. The company operates within the biotechnology research industry and has a small team, with a company size estimated between 2–10 employees. Its official website, theblandcompany.co, indicates it is preparing tolaunch products or services, as the site currently features a "Coming Soon" message along with a newsletter subscription option.
- Always Friday — AI Native Agency for the MICE market
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 45
- Round size: Seed $181k–$9M; Series A $878k–$6M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cubbit — Cubbit is secure encrypted cloud storage with a difference. A distributed cloud that is 100% private and green. Join the Swarm.
- BizAway — Discover a streamlined approach to business travel with BizAway. Our intuitive platform offers a one-click solution to book and manage your trips, saving your company time and money. Over 2000 companies trust us with their travel management needs. Request a demo today!
- CercaOfficina — Cercaofficina.it is the online portal that helps you compare quotes for some mechanical repairs and bodywork on your car. By cutting the revision, from small tweaks body to replace the brake pads, the tire change, change Installation system oil LPG / CNG.
The Techshop is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in B2B digital startups.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $658k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $658k–$38M; Series A $8.2M–$120M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- hlpy — hlpy operates as a roadside assistance company. Hlpy provides a digital roadside assistance service via a network of 580+ centers, 1,900+ drivers/mechanics, 2,800+ tow trucks.
- Smartness — Smartpricing is a provider of computer software application and revenue management system solutions to Hotel.
- Sustainable Brand Platform — Sustainable Brand Platform is the sustainability intelligence solution for fashion brands and manufacturers to accurately measure and manage their sustainability performance.
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
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- Industry: Software, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $658k–$1.6M; Series A $900k–$6.2M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $89M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Ecomate — The ESG Rating platform for every company
- BigProfiles — A deep understanding of customers let a company tailor marketing campaigns and CRM strategies, but companies have only basic data about customers (e.g. gender or age). External data sources like Social Networks, Public Registries and Socio-Demographic data contain rich information about billions of people, like job titles, levels of education,interests and habits.BigProfiles is a Customer Intelligence SAAS that leverages external information about persons to enrich customer profiling: it can profile a company's customers with previously unknown information about them. Thanks to its Identity Resolution algorithm (the result of a PHD), it identifies a person’s information scattered among external sources.Through this technology, BigProfiles provides customer base analytics and behavior predictions: using Artificial Intelligence on enriched profiles allows to predict churn, fraud and willingness to buy.
- Codemotion — Codemotion is the ecosystem devoted to innovation, focused on developers and coding, open to all programming languages and technologies. Pioneering spirits, it scout the future to deliver a first class experience to our people. Codemotion is one of the biggest tech-conferences in Europe, with an international network of 30.000 developers and 350speakers coming from all over the world and from the most important IT realities.Codemotion draw in its main conferences, thousands of attendees eager to discuss about hottest topics: it tailor for them disruptive proposals ranging from mobile to UX, develops, cloud, big data, gamedev, security, methods, languages, web, Internet of things. Codemotion is also a startup, providing a bunch of services and activities, for personal and business customers.
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.
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- Industry: SaaS, Tourism, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $329k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $549k–$5.2M; Series A $3.3M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $43M in 2021
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
- CloudSEK — CloudSEK leverages contextual AI to predict and prevent cyber threats. Keep your organisation safe and secure.
- GetPica — GetPica is the cutting-edge platform for event organizers to engage event participants with their personal photos and videos in real time. Explore all solutions
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.
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- Industry: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Convertible Note
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 137
- Round size: Post-IPO Debt $130M–$2.5B; Debt Financing $1.1M–$1.3B; Convertible Note $299k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Goglio Group — Goglio Group produces full trademark food packaging.
- EuroGroup Laminations — We develop and produce stators and rotors solutions for the energy transition, guaranteeing maximum efficiency and sustainability on a global scale.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 50
- Round size: Seed $329k–$3.3M; Series A $1.5M–$7.7M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $187M in 2014
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.
Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $219k–$1.9M; Series A $6M–$7.7M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% 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 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!
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$14M; Pre-Seed $1.4M–$5.2M; Series A $14M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- compri — Automate all your Procurement activities with AI
- Pillar — Pillar is shaping a world where every construction company—regardless of size—is resilient, financially sound, and empowered with the tools and insights needed to navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and achieve long-term growth in a volatile industry.
- Skillvue — Analizza tutte le competenze dei tuoi candidati in pochi click. Skillvue ti aiuta ad analizzare in modo rapido ed efficace le competenze dei tuoi candidati, semplificando la fase di pre-screening.
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.
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- Industry: Energy, Manufacturing, CleanTech
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Turkey, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Pre-Seed $71k–$439k; Post-IPO Debt $12M–$437M; Debt Financing $4.7M–$368M
- Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Algorithmiq — Algorithmiq utilizes its expertise in quantum information, complex systems, and computational physics to develop algorithms to develop new and effective drugs, solve problems in life sciences, and discover new materials.
- EuroGroup Laminations — We develop and produce stators and rotors solutions for the energy transition, guaranteeing maximum efficiency and sustainability on a global scale.
- Aviapartner Handling SpA — Aviapartner Handling is the European provider of airport ground handling services. Aviapartner Handling is the subsidiary of Aviapartner.
CRIF offers credit bureau services, business information, analytics and decisioning, consultancy to support finance, insurance, utility and service companies of the customer relationship cycle.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $122k–$9M; Pre-Seed $132k–$549k
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BKN301 — Scopri tutti i servizi dedicati a privati, aziende ed esercenti. Accedi all'area riservata.
- Agrobit — Agrobit develops digital farming solutions based on imaging (smartphone, drones) to help farmers getting better decision in agro-inputs management. The flagship product is the mobile app iAgro, the first quantitative Decision Support System to optimize pesticide treatments and digitize crops (digital twin) quickly and easily just using asmartphone. The competitive advantages are to provide information unobtainable from other technologies (field sensors, satellites), the use of proprietary AR, AI and computer vision algorithms and the possibility to reach a huge number of users that cannot make high investments but are the majority in Europe (small/medium farms). The app uses AR to 3D-scan plants (tree crops) and in-cloud AI and computer vision algorithms to re-create the 3D model (digital twin) of the scanned plant, in order to calculate its biometrics (canopy thickness, height, volume), vigor parameter (LAI) and field parameters (LWA, TRV). Finally, a mathematical model estimates the correct pesticide doses to be distributed.
- Latitudo40 — Empower sustainable growth with AI-driven satellite insights from Latitudo 40. Unlock precise, real-time data for smarter urban planning, climate risk management, and industry innovation. Enhance resilience and lead with confidence.
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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $186k–$1.3M; Grant $27k–$33k; Pre-Seed $53k–$549k
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% 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.
- Joinrs — Cut the noise. Joinrs uses AI to find the jobs that actually match your skills, experience and preferences. Over 2 million job seekers trust Joinrs.
- Ticketoo — Compra e vendi biglietti in modo etico su Ticketoo. La piattaforma sicura per transazioni fan-to-fan. Trova i migliori eventi e assicurati il biglietto per i tuoi spettacoli preferiti.
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.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Secondary Market, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $329k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.8M
- 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 —
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $125k–$6.4M; 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.
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.
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- Industry: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: 90% lead, 10% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ventis — Acquista online abbigliamento per uomo, donna e bambino, arredamento, beauty e gourmet su Ventis. Approfitta delle offerte con la garanzia di pagamenti comodi e sicuri.
- Satispay — Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Grant, Debt Financing, Seed
- Geography: Italy, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $532k–$2M; Grant $22k–$735k; Debt Financing $212k–$1.9M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LexDo.it — LexDo.it provides Affordable Legal Services Online.
- Collecto App — Collecto App objective is to democratize access to luxury items by sharing value and removing economic barriers. Collecto promotes financial and environmental sustainability by allowing consumers to share luxury goods while reducing environmental impact through more effective resource use.
- Totally Innovation — Totally Innovation is a software company developing artificial intelligence based music management platform and creates license-free music.
40Jemz Ventures is an investment firm. Its mission is to identify and finance the most promising early-stage businesses.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $439k–$6.2M; Pre-Seed $338k–$4.2M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Keplero AI — Configura un Assistente AI che risponde ai tuoi clienti 24/7 sul tuo sito web, su WhatsApp, sui social media e alla tue email.
- NEOCAD — NEOCAD is a software company that provides generative artificial intelligence solutions for CAD design processes.
- Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.
Azimut Digitech Fund Was created as part of a partnership with the Gellify Group.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Computer
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Italy, San Marino, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$16M; Series A $6M–$35M; Series B $18M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cubbit — Cubbit is secure encrypted cloud storage with a difference. A distributed cloud that is 100% private and green. Join the Swarm.
- Subbyx — Subbyx provides long-term subscriptions for technology products and small home appliances.
- DRONUS — Dronus provides inspection, safety, and smart city capabilities from an innovative, minimally invasive base that guarantees the drone's flight stability and safety during take-off and landing, even in difficult climatic conditions.
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $115k–$768k; Pre-Seed $47k–$114k; Series A $1.5M–$8M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% 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.
- Satispay — Satispay: l'app per i pagamenti di tutti i giorni. Scopri i servizi per pagare e risparmiare, gli strumenti per il Business e i prodotti Welfare per aziende.
- SonoBee Ultrasound — As Malaysia's most trusted ultrasound and health screening centre, we combine expert radiologists with advanced imaging for precise results. Experience care you can rely on. Book your appointment.
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.
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- Industry: FinTech, Software, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $2.3M–$9M; Series A $1.8M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tuidi — Tuidi is a tech startup that develops predictive models of AI, with a particular focus on the food distribution sector. They combine methodical study of data, personalization of business processes and speed of integration for to return an output that is not only accurate but also free from interpretation difficulties so as to increase profits,reduce stock outages and optimize inventories.
- RedCarbon — RedCarbon is a cyber automation company that supports security using AI and NLP. RedCarbon was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.
- Streetbeat — Hedge fund level trading for everyone. StreetBeat’s solution is a combination of online brokerage and hybrid Robo-advisor with a significant edge on transforming data into actionable insight for casual and retail traders. Working with data from the most strategic providers, who currently serve the top hedge funds, we develop insights from creditcards, satellites, mobile GPS, app usage, and web browsing. We decode this information and make it actionable for everyone through our web application and an intuitive mobile app that can be easily used by experts and non-experts, reducing the information gap that exists between the average investor and Wall Street.At StreetBeat.com we are driven to give you a real-time view of the economy of the world with our 17 patent-pending software and the fastest signal on the market.Our algorithms individual stocks based on personalized characteristics of traders.https://youtu.be/pxwbSanXDRk
Azimut Libera Impresa is an investment company for both retail and institutional investors.
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- 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.
Ithaca Investments is a Family Investment Office firm mainly focused on early-stage opportunities.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $713k–$9M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$38M; Series A $3.3M–$155M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Glaut — Glaut is the AI-native platform for market research. Use AI-moderated interviews (AIMI) to collect qualitative insights at scale, with multilingual support, fraud prevention, and real-time analysis.
- qomodo — Qomodo: La piattaforma BNPL innovativa. Rate a tasso zero, approvazioni veloci, transazioni sicure. Rivoluzionaria nell'acquisto per aziende e consumatori.
- CommerceClarity — CommerceClarity offers AI-powered catalogue optimization solutions that turn catalogue operations into a competitive advantage.
Eureka! is the first independent Italian venture capital Asset Management company exclusively focused on deep tech investments
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- Industry: Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $384k–$4.1M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- FLEEPtech — FLEEP Technologies designs and develops printed electronics solutions for the biomedical and smart packaging sectors. The company, spin-off of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, was founded in May 2019.FLEEPtech developed a proprietary process for the fabrication of polymer-based integrated circuits based on Organic Thin-Film Transistors, creatingthe intelligent core for electronics systems that are mechanically flexible, printed like magazines and recyclable. FLEEPtech is the missing link in the printed electronics industry between a great number of flexible and printed products (i.e. sensors, actuators and energy supplies) that find little space in being integrated with standard non-flexible electronics. For such reasons, the company's mission revolves around the realization of a general purpose platform for the manufacturing of fully-printed integrated systems, composed by printed sensors, printed actuators, printed energy supplies and harvesters and, of course, printed integrated circuits.
- Novac — Progettiamo supercondensatori da affiancare alle batterie, per incrementare performance ed efficienza dei veicoli elettrici.
- INTA Systems — Nanotech and artificial intelligence for biomolecular analysis
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).
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- Industry: Manufacturing, FinTech, Aerospace
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Italy, San Marino, Saudi Arabia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Series A $4.9M–$17M; Series B $12M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DRONUS — Dronus provides inspection, safety, and smart city capabilities from an innovative, minimally invasive base that guarantees the drone's flight stability and safety during take-off and landing, even in difficult climatic conditions.
- Wearable Robotics — Wearable Robotics produces and develops wearable robotic systems and exoskeletons for rehabilitation, assistance and human-power augmentation.
- EIS Wire and Cable — EIS Wire and Cable is an electrical manufacturing company that provides single and multi-conductor hook-up wire.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Freelance, Web Design
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$4.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tundr — Tundr offers smartcard to companies for sustainable mobility.
- 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
- TimeFlow — TimeFlow is a software that acts as a B2B marketplace dedicated to the technical and managerial consulting sector.
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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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: United States, Italy, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $38k–$1M; Pre-Seed $55k–$750k
- Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% 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.
Apside empowers the Italian innovation ecosystem bringing together expertise, experience and market insights. Apside operates as a joint venture between Intesa Sanpaolo and Zest.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $900k–$5.7M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mopso — Discover Mopso's anti money laundering detection system. Visit our website and try a 30 minutes free demo with one of our experts.
- WithLess — Apps multiply, costs grow, admin spirals. We get it. The tools your team needs WithLess time, money, and admin.
- LianeCare —
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.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Israel, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$40M; Pre-Seed $137k–$140k; Series A $5.5M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ISAAC — ISAAC is an innovative tech company at the forefront of enhancing structural resilience through advanced active mass damper systems. Specializing in seismic and wind protection, ISAAC's solutions dynamically improve the stability of existing buildings and infrastructure. Utilizing non-invasive retrofitting techniques, our active mass dampersenhance the safety and comfort of structures under dynamic loads without altering their original aesthetics. This approach not only safeguards buildings during natural events but also contributes to greener construction practices by avoiding extensive reconstruction, aligning with sustainable development goals in urban environments.
- Kiutra — We provide cryogen-free cooling systems that simplify low-temperature research. Our solutions offer fast cooldowns, automated control and millikelvin performance ideal for quantum technologies and material science.
- Juniper Biosciences — Juniper Biosciences are at the forefront of transforming healthcare with revolutionary radiopharmaceuticals.
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Browse database — It's Free!Atlante Ventures is a leading Italian VC fund, operated by IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Hardware
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $150k–$3.5M; Series A $1.5M–$3.3M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2007
Portfolio highlights
- ADmantX — A NEW ERA OF AUDIENCE TARGETINGADmantX is a contextual analysis and data provider that brings audience targeting to a new level. Awarded patent for semantic advertising technology, the company offers a cookie-less solution that allows publishers, ad networks and exchanges, brand managers and agencies to develop more effective online adcampaigns leveraging semantic understanding, natural language processing and sentiment analysis. Founded in Italy as a spin-off of the leading semantic company Expert System, ADmantX is active in Europe and US. Worldwide customers include NBCUniversal, Integral Ad Science, Networked Insights, Banzai, Cadreon, Amnet, Sojern, Media IQ and ADmantX solutions are integrated in key DSP players such as Turn, Adform and AppNexus.
- YOGITECH — Notizie e approfondimenti di Tecnologia
- Expert.ai — Expert.ai is the premier artificial intelligence platform for language understanding.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Mobile, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $132k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Piantando — Piantando sells plants connected to initiatives for the preservation of the planet engaged in the following areas: land, water, climate, biodiversity and local communities. Each plant is equivalent to a transparent and unique contribution, destined to an initiative certified by our Value Chain. Everyone become ambassadors of a new way of livinggreen and understanding their commitment to the planet.
- FrescoFrigo - Healthy food close to you — FrescoFRIGO is a smart fridge with fresh and quality products designed for the needs of worker. Improve everyday lifestyle, through automated proximity selling of good, fresh and healthy product, innovating technology and user experience.
- The Nemesis — The Nemesis is the playground for play-to-earn games and adventures in virtual worlds. Accessible on both mobile and desktop.
We are an early-stage fund built to help the next generation of European heroes defy the odds and build century-defining businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$13M; Pre-Seed $2M–$5.2M; Series A $9M–$150M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- EraDrive — AI-powered vision to navigate, operate, and collaborate in space for commercial and military applications - safely, precisely and intelligently.
- Alpa — Alpa is a financial platform designed for hospitality businesses like restaurants and franchises. Alpa provides real-time financial insights for hospitality operators by integrating POS sales data, bank transactions, and supplier invoices into live profit and loss statements, cash flow tracking, and AI-driven recommendations.
- Hyperdrives — Discover Hyperdrives, a deep-tech engineering company providing electric drive systems designed to set a new benchmark for performance-to-cost.
Backing ambitious founders since the earliest stage
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $1.5M–$3.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bricks.sh — The fastest way to build and manage your Supabase database. One-click admin panel with powerful features for teams.
- TaDa — TaDa is an energy efficiency company that provides disaggregate energy consumption analytics for users to manage energy usage.
- CommerceClarity — CommerceClarity offers AI-powered catalogue optimization solutions that turn catalogue operations into a competitive advantage.
Scientifica Venture Capital offers private equity and venture capital investment services for Italy based startups and firms.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, Sweden, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- PlantBit — PlantBit is a producer of sensors and services for smart farming.
- LOTO Biotech — LOTO Biotech is a biotechnology platform focused on supporting the development of treatments for rare diseases, particularly those caused by dominant negative genetic mutations.
- LayerLogic AB — Reliable and instantaneous bacteria detection
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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- Industry: Sports, Hardware, Incubators
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $434k–$745k
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
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.
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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- Industry: Software, Blockchain, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Italy, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Pre-Seed $765k–$5.2M; Series A $9.5M–$270M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- N5 Now — N5 has developed the way out of your complex legacy systems and into the fintech digital world, without having to change your core technology. Contact Us!
- Via — Via is a re-engineering public transit company that develops and provides on-demand public mobility solutions for commuters. The company transforms public transit, from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network. Via's mobile app connects passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders toseamlessly share a premium vehicle. The platform operates in the United States and in Europe through its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, ViaVan. Via's technology is deployed worldwide through partner projects with public transportation agencies, private transit operators, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities, integrating with public transit infrastructure to power cutting-edge on-demand mobility.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, United States.
- 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.
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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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Lead/follow: no public data
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!
dPixel is a venture capital advisor and management consulting firm that finances early stage internet companies.
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- Industry: Software, Blockchain, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Italy, United States, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $305k–$1.1M; Pre-Seed $100k–$165k
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $11M in 2010
Portfolio highlights
- Intraverse — The evolution of acquisition, engagement and loyalty.
- Lendit — Lendit is a credit-sharing platform where companies and professionals can lend and apply for liquidity in a simple, fast and tailor-made manner. Specifically, Lendit provides a web-based platform to match corporate loan requests with companies, professionals or institutional investors who want to lend liquidity. Lendit's objective is to makeaccess to credit inclusive and accessible to all 'fragile' micro enterprises and entrepreneurs to credit. In fact, Lendit's target is microcredit, with applications ranging from a minimum of EUR 1,000 to a maximum of EUR 50,000. To date, almost two million enterprises are unable to obtain the desired credit. Of these, the greatest difficulty encountered is with applications under 20,000€. Lendit is also structured and built to be not only a "simple' p2p lending platform, but also to be integrated with financial institutions (thanks to partnerships with banks and intermediaries) in order to so as to create an open, multi-platform system that allows users to use innovative p2p lending services directly from their home banking
- Seed Venture — Seed Venture is a blockchain-based platform that decentralizes fundraising activities for startups and SMEs by providing liquidity matching between investors and startups.
Green Arrow Capital is an independent financial group specializing in alternative investments across Europe. They represent a one-of-a-kind platform, capable of connecting the financial system with the real economy through the management of private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and special credit situation funds as well as thematic fundssuch as microfinance and funds of funds that are currently under management. Their team has a successful track record in asset management, investment banking, industry sectors, technology startups, management consulting, renewable energy, and has government and regulatory experience. Their group is mainly composed of investment, asset management, and financial advisory companies. Their aim is to create a solid financial platform to launch and manage investment funds dedicated to alternatives and to the real economy.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Italy, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Directa Plus — Directa Plus is a nanotechnology company, manufactures nanoparticles.
- Maticmind S.p.A — Maticmind S.p.A is a company that provides ICT and system integration solutions to telecommunications operators.
- Glomeria Therapeutics — Glomeria Therapeutics researches, develops, and markets new medical devices for the treatment of serious diseases in the nephrological area. It offers DesmoPD, peritoneal dialysis connection system; SmartPD, an automated management device for peritoneal dialysis solutions to be instilled in peritoneum; and solutions for peritoneal dialysis.Andrea Zanella founded Glomeria Therapeutics in 2010. Its headquarters is in Chieti in Italy.
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