Top 5 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in Italy in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Sporting goods startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Sporting goods companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in Italy in May 2025

Investor	Sporting Goods Italy investments
Giovanni Gardelli	2
Fabio Mondini de Focatiis	1
CDP Venture Capital	1
Moffu Labs	1
Growth Engine	1

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Giovanni Gardelli is the Senior Director at Verizon Media.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
United States, Italy, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HiNelson — HiNelson an Italian-based online store for nautical accessories. HiNelson is the first nautical online store about high-level boating components. They select the best and successful brands in the nautical worldwide market, such as Veleria San Giorgio to guarantee maritime safety with their life jackets, moving through Polyform’s boat fenders foryacht protection, or the best anchoring and docking system by Lofrans’, Max Power and Quick and finishing with the most famous Plastimo’s compasses or and Bartomarine sail’s accessories.
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Growth Kitchen — Growth Kitchen provides a network of delivery-optimized kitchens coupled with food delivery solutions and support.

Venture Partner, Eurazeo InvestmentInternational Venture Capitalist, Business Angel and SVP with >20 years experience in >20 countries, with a successful track as VC, BA and Entrepreneur in a truly global environment. Fabio is a Venture Partner in Eurazeo Investment, following their acquisition of IDINVEST Partners, a leading Europeanprivate equity firm with >9B€ AUM, focusing on Venture Capital investments in Italy across sectors and in the Smart City sector (Energy, Cleantech, Eco-mobility) worldwide. Fabio is the Founder and CEO of growth Capital, the leading Italian investment banking focusing on advising innovative, fast-growing companies on fund raising and M&A. Fabio is also an active Business Angel, with a personal portfolio of more than 30 startups. a Member of the Investment Committee of Lazio Innova. Previously Fabio has been a Senior Advisor in the European Investment Fund (EIF), leading the joint efforts of EIF and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to establish TT Investment Funds in Italy to develop its ecosystem for Innovation. Before entering the Private Equity sector, Fabio has lead Soitec Solar Division sale after it has increased its revenues from ~2M€ to >40M€ and achieved the world record of PV Module Efficiency and Solar Cell Efficiency. He had earlier founded and lead RenEn Renewable Energy to a leading renewable energy consulting firm. Earlier Fabio has been in McKinsey, ENEL and Russell Reynolds. In ENEL, Fabio has been Head of Integration, Head of International Management, Head of HR and Organisation and member of the Board of various international companies. Fabio received his M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from M.I.T. and his M.B.A. from INSEAD. He is fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
Italy, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Homepal — Homepal, a digital real estate agency, allows owners and buyers to make direct contact and independently organize visits to the house. It is also a site to buy, sell, and rent a house with the full support of a real estate agency, at low costs. The team of the Homepal RE real estate agency will then help in managing the negotiations and thecontracts.It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Italy.
HiNelson — HiNelson an Italian-based online store for nautical accessories. HiNelson is the first nautical online store about high-level boating components. They select the best and successful brands in the nautical worldwide market, such as Veleria San Giorgio to guarantee maritime safety with their life jackets, moving through Polyform’s boat fenders foryacht protection, or the best anchoring and docking system by Lofrans’, Max Power and Quick and finishing with the most famous Plastimo’s compasses or and Bartomarine sail’s accessories.
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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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Tundr — Tundr offers smartcard to companies for sustainable mobility.
Genius4U — Genius4U offers washing, sewing, registered mail, shipping, and parcel delivery services. They provide physiotherapist massager, osteopath, nutritionist, hairdresser, beautician, and psychologist services. They also provide professional babysitting services.
Iama Therapeutics — At IAMA Therapeutics, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of neuroscience drug discovery to develop new medicines and make a difference in the lives of children suffering from brain disorders and their families. Our purpose is to provide a therapeutic solution to children suffering from neurological conditions and provide their families withthe support they need.

MoffuLabs is a seeding and acceleration investment fund focused on technology startups.

Investment focus

Human Resources, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Restworld — Restworld propone solo offerte di lavoro selezionate e permette ai datori di risparmiare il 90% del tempo nella selezione del personale. Scopri come funziona.
Wayla — Wayla offre viaggi serali sicuri e sostenibili a Milano con il primo servizio di van pooling. Prenota tramite app e viaggia a bordo dei nostri van con autisti certificati a tariffe vantaggiose
Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

Growth Engine is a holding company that invests in startups and scaleups with high growth potential founded by Fabio Mondini de Focatiis, Andrea Marangione, Michele Appendino and Marco Ariello, Venture Capital professionals with an excellent track record. Growth Engine invests in Italian startups at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage.