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Top 15 Startup Investors in Italy in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Venture capital startups based in Italy. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Venture capital companies from Italy. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 Startup Investors in Italy in January 2026

Investor	Venture Capital Italy investments
Marco Valta	1
Cerralvo Capital	1
CDP Venture Capital	1
Antonio Zotti	1
UniCredit	1
Kinderhook Industries	1
Eatable Adventures	1
Vito Giurazza	1
Kon Group	1
KNTNR	1
Riccardo Triolo	1
Istria Capital	1
Marco Campagnacci	1
Fondazione Cariverona	1
Maria Scarcella	1

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Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 15 years experience in the tech/web industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 150 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima, Bolt, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Fabfitfun, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bolt — Bolt makes Ecommerce better with One-Click Checkout and CheckoutOS. See how Bolt checkout boosts your sales today.
Coinbase — Coinbase is an online platform for digital currency transactions, enabling merchants, consumers, and traders to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies. The company provides Bitcoin wallet services, allowing users to manage digital assets and conduct transactions. Coinbase offers merchant payment processing tools, supporting businesses in integratingcryptocurrency payments. It facilitates secure digital currency exchanges, assisting users in navigating blockchain-based financial transactions.
Salty. — Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product orservice in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com.

Cerralvo Capital is an investment management organization that help other small and large SMEs through investment funds for development.

Investment focus

Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Financial Services
Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Fitex Capital — Fitex Capital is an investment company that aids small and large SEs through financial services and acquiring services. It is a business acquisition vehicle that has qualities that set it apart from other entities involved in acquiring SMEs. They only purchase one business, not a portfolio of subsidiaries.

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

Portfolio highlights

Cubbit — Cubbit is secure encrypted cloud storage with a difference. A distributed cloud that is 100% private and green. Join the Swarm.
Titan4 — Titan4 provides products and services based on research combining different satellite data and sources for applications. They also provide development and integration, InSAR data analysis and data mining, geological analysis, and deep learning analytic services.
Dog Heroes — Dog Heroes delivers home recipes of fresh food, perfectly portioned to every dog's need. Only high-quality local ingredients are used in tailor-made portions that are ready to serve. Customers will find 55% meat of exclusively Italian origin in the company's recipes, balanced with vegetables, vitamins, and mineral salts. Dog Heroes doesnot use any chemical additives or preservatives.

Antonio Zotti

Investment focus

Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Financial Services
Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Fitex Capital — Fitex Capital is an investment company that aids small and large SEs through financial services and acquiring services. It is a business acquisition vehicle that has qualities that set it apart from other entities involved in acquiring SMEs. They only purchase one business, not a portfolio of subsidiaries.

UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank offering unique banking services in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe.

Investment focus

Energy, Manufacturing, Financial Services
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
Italy, Germany, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Noiet — Noiet is a biotechnology firm whose mission is to develop clean, natural, and fermented proteins that serve as multifunctional alternatives.
Peelpack — Peelpack is a packaging company that specializes in biodegradable and compostable biopolymer punnets, aiming to replace plastic packaging.
Alma Serum — Alma Serum is a cosmetic and biotech company that turns dairy industry into advanced cosmetic and biomedical materials.

Founded in 2003, Kinderhook Industries, LLC is a private investment firm that has raised over $10 billion of committed capital.

Investment focus

Health Care, Hospital, Automotive
Private Equity, Seed, Series B
United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

AbsoluteCARE — AbsoluteCARE is conveniently located in both Atlanta and Baltimore. The company is a value-based integrated healthcare provider focusing on providing comprehensive and preventative care. It operates a patient-centered ambulatory intensive caring unit delivery model and becomes the primary care provider for the complex and highest utilizingpatients.It was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Apex Waste Solutions — Apex Waste Solutions is a privately owned, locally operated waste and recycling company—Denver's sustainability leader in residential, commercial, and roll-off waste and recycling collection services.
Kaizen Collision Center — Kaizen Collision Center is your expert auto body shop and collision repair in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada and California, providing individuals with accurate estimations for expert repairs and auto care needs.

We identify and support the most innovative European food startups and help them to thrive in the global market

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Agriculture
Seed, Series A
Spain, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Innomy — We developed a new generation of meat and take care of the planet.
FoodSeed — FoodSeed, the national Agrifoodtech program in Italy, along with CDP Venture Capital Sgr, Fondazione Cariverona, and UniCredit.
Foreverland — Foreverland Food is an Italian food-tech startup.

Vito Giurazza

Investment focus

Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Financial Services
Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Fitex Capital — Fitex Capital is an investment company that aids small and large SEs through financial services and acquiring services. It is a business acquisition vehicle that has qualities that set it apart from other entities involved in acquiring SMEs. They only purchase one business, not a portfolio of subsidiaries.

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Investment focus

Consulting, Incubators, Venture Capital
Funding Round
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Ventive Group — Ventive Group is a venture capitalist that provides personalized advice to support innovative startups and SMEs.

KNTNR is a creative company committed to developing the artistic projects of emerging artists that meets between fashion and music.

Investment focus

Consulting, Incubators, Venture Capital
Funding Round
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Ventive Group — Ventive Group is a venture capitalist that provides personalized advice to support innovative startups and SMEs.

Riccardo Triolo is the Founder, CEO and Managing Partner at Legacy Partners Search Fund. Riccardo attended UCLA Anderson School of Management and the Università degli Studi di Torino.