# Top 50 Finance Startup Investors in Italy in May 2026 ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology 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. ## Picus Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow. ## Fabrick - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Computer, Software, FinTech Fabrick offers Open Banking solutions: a new way of thinking about the bank, open, modular and data driven, closer to your needs ## Innogest Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device We are investors in companies that make the difference. We partner with hard-working entrepreneurial visionaries ## P101 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet 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 ## 360 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Early stage european VC investing on ClimateTech, DeepTech, Mass Consumption and Business Automation. ## Rancilio Cube - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family ## United Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology. ## UniCredit Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Energy, Software, Financial Services UniCredit Group is an Italian global banking and financial services company. Its network spanning 50 markets in 20 countries, with more than 9,000 branches and over 148,000 employees. Its strategic position in Western and Eastern Europe gives the group one of the region's highest market shares. ## Oltre Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Finance, SaaS, Agriculture We shape impact investing for people and planet ## Fabio Cannavale - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Software Fabio Cannavale - Founder @ Siamosoci ## Project A Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies. In addition to $600 M in assets under management, Project A provides its portfolio companies with a wide range of operational support services. This includes more than 100 experts from key areas such as software engineering,business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi. ## Ray Iglesias - Type: Angel - Location: Guilford, Connecticut, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Payments, Mobile Payments, Apps Ray Iglesias is the executive chairman of Ubiquity. He has deep leadership experience, having previously held key roles in several successful startup organizations. Ray most recently served as the chief financial officer for TxVia, Inc. At TxVia, Ray raised more than $55 million in funding from top-tier investors including Oak Investment Partnersand Bain Capital before helping to close the sale of TxVia to Google in 2012. He previously co-founded Prepaid Media (2005) and Clarity Payment Solutions (2000), the latter of which was sold to S&P 500-listed corporation Total System Services (TSYS) in 2004. A graduate of Columbia University’s School of Law, Ray previously worked as an associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf. ## ING Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Renewable Energy, Energy ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. They serve more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional customers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia. They draw on our experience and expertise, their commitment to excellent service andtheir global scale to meet the needs of a broad customer base, comprising individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions and governments. ## Banca Sella Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Biella, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance The Banca Sella Group boasts a history that is now more than a century old, followed by the common thread of the principles and values ​​inspired directly by its founders. In this section we outline the Group profile and its main stages. ## Fondazione di Sardegna - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Advice Fondazione di Sardegna promotes the socio-economic development of the Sardinia Region, also by taking holdings in banking and financial companies operating in the area. Fondazione di Sardegna, which has its registered office in Cagliari, in Via Salvatore Da Horta n.2, and its administrative office and general secretariat in Sassari, via CarloAlberto n.7, is a private non-profit legal entity, with full autonomy statutory and management pursuant to law No. 461 of 23 December 1998, and legislative decree No. 153 of 17 May 1999, and subsequent amendments. ## Banca Sella Holding - Type: VC Fund - Location: Biella, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Payments, SaaS Banca Sella Holding is a holding company based in Italy. It provides services that include management, coordination, control, trading, and treasury activities of financial sectors through its subsidiaries. The company's banking products and services also consists of various deposits, as well as repurchase agreements, mortgage loans, personalloans, factoring, and Internet and mobile banking services. ## Azimut Libera Impresa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Apps Azimut Libera Impresa is an investment company for both retail and institutional investors. ## Principia SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software Principia is an Italian Venture Capital firm with over Eur 80M under management. Currently Principia has two funds investing in digital start ups and expansion capital opportunities and in particular cases, we invest also in seed opportunities. ## Jean-Pierre Mustier - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: B2B, SaaS, Sales Jean-Pierre Mustier joined Tikehau Capital on January 1, 2015, as a partner, based in London, to focus on Tikehau Capital’s international expansion, whilst also contributing to the various existing businesses.Before joining Tikehau Capital, Jean-Pierre’s career was mainly focused on Corporate & Investment Banking activities at SociétéGénérale, which he joined in 1987. He held numerous senior positions in various markets and financing activities, in Europe, but also in Asia and the US. Member of the bank’s Executive Committee since 2003, he headed Société Générale's Corporate & Investment Banking Division (2002-2008) and he then took over the responsibility for Asset Management, Private Banking and Securities Services (2008-2009). In 2010, he advised various financial institutions and completed large amounts of fundraising for various non-profit institutions and social enterprises. In early 2011 he joined UniCredit, Europe’s leading commercial bank, as Deputy General Manager in charge of the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Division. He was a member of the UniCredit Executive Management Committee. He left UniCredit at the end of December 2014 and has since joined the bank's International Advisory Board. ## Dario Giudici - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Finance, Crowdfunding, Financial Services Dario Giudici is the Co-founder, President & CEO of SiamoSoci-Mamacrowd. Graduated in Banking, Finance and Insurance, Dario has accumulated 18 years of experience as Private Banker. In 2011, with other 7 bankers and entrepreneurs, he founded SiamoSoci with the mission of enabling private investors to access investments in support of innovativestartups. He previously worked at Banca Esperia as Private Banker. He attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. ## Vertis SGR S.p.A. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Computer 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. ## Giuseppe Donagemma - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, EdTech, Banking Giuseppe (Beppe) is a global executive, who has had leading positions during last 20 years of both large corporate organizations (>10.000 people) and entrepreneurial companies.Beppe has been successful in his career thanks to his flexible mindset and hands-on behavior, in addition to excellent relationships’ building capabilities.Hisexperience entails from management of B2B business around the world to responsibility of project management of networks’ operations, from P/L management of 4 billion euros region to fund raising in Asia for a start-up company, from achieving successful change management and revenue growth turnarounds in big corporates to ensuring strategic partnerships for new emerging ventures, from developing the strategy and vision for a new business unit to opening new markets for an expanding company.Beppe always builds high performing and diverse teams to work with, leading them with high energy, confidence and ambiguity tolerance. He’s an attentive listener and an effective (public) speaker. He has a pragmatic and participative leadership style, and an excellent Board presence attitude.Beppe holds an engineering degree, a master (non-degree) in Strategy & Leadership. He is Fellow at Elis, a post-graduation faculty in Rome. He is an enthusiast sportsman, married with two daughters. ## Intesa Sanpaolo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance 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. ## Stefano Miccinelli - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Pet, Gift, Retail Stefano Miccinelli works in venture capital and private equity in Italy. He is currently the Proprietario of SRM Holdings. ## Paolo Galvani - Type: Angel - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Financial Services Paolo believes that no industry is safe from either the possibility or the reality of technological disruption. Having observed financial services lagging behind other industries, he saw an opportunity to rethink old models and reinvent the role of the wealth manager. With this in mind, he co-founded Moneyfarm to deliver digital solutions thatcould protect and grow wealth over time. Prior to Moneyfarm, Paolo co-founded prestiamoci.it, working in financial technology before it became known as FinTech. As the former CEO of Sella Capital Management SGR and the Deputy Head of the Private Banking unit, Paolo also brings a wealth of experience from both the asset management and investment banking industries. ## Club Italia Investimenti 2 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital. ## Italian Angels for Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care IAG is an angel investor network that offers access to its affiliates to early-stage venture opportunities. Its members to date have deployed over 22 million Euros to support 41 startups in the series seed/series A stage in many verticals, among which: Medtech, SAAS, e-commerce, Fintech, and high tech at large. Every investment opportunityat IAG is vetted by a professional team together with expert members of the group. Once invested, the company receives the support of up to two Investment champions, who bring their expertise to the table and help them succeed. ## Invitalia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Medical, Health Care 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 ## Marco Pescarmona - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Finance, Internet Mr. Pescarmona graduated cum laude with a degree in electrical engineering from the Turin Polytechnic Institute in 1993, and holds a second degree in information sciences from the University of Turin, from which he graduated cum laude in 1996. He also earned in 1998 an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Heworked as a consultant in the Milan office of McKinsey & Company, focusing on the insurance and banking industries. Formerly he worked in the Fixed Income Derivatives desk of Morgan Stanley in London. In 2000, Mr. Pescarmona founded Gruppo MutuiOnline together with Alessandro Fracassi, and is currently Chairman of the Board, as well as CEO of the Broking Division. Gruppo MutuiOnline was listed on the Italian Stock Exchange on 6 June 2007. ## Enrico Pandian - Type: Angel - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, FinTech Enrico Pandian is the Co-Founder and CEO of StartupGym and the Founder of FrescoFrigo. He previously worked at Checkout Technologies as a Co-Founder and President of the Board. Enrico Pandian attended the University of Verona. ## Nick Carbonari - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Banking, FinTech Founder, CEO & Chairman eezylife Inc. ## Fondazione Paideia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Local, Social, Finance Every day we strive to restore trust and serenity to children and families in need. Because no family can feel alone and no excluded child . ## Fasanara Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce FASANARA CAPITAL is an independent, owner-managed alternative asset management company authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Co-founded by CEO Francesco Filia in 2011, Fasanara is based in London with alliance offices in Milan. ## Stefano Meloni - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Lending Stefano Meloni - Director of Innovation and Human Resources Development, Organization & QAS @ Brivio & Viganò ## Geminea - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Banking, FinTech, Finance Geminea assists entrepreneurs and businesses that want to grow and change the world by developing Artificial Intelligence. ## Giordano Martinelli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Finance, Internet, Freelance Giordano Martinelli ## LIFTT - Type: VC Fund - Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital. ## U-Start - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Travel, Internet U-Start is a professional advisory firm structuring deals with private investors, investing in tech companies across Europe, Israel and US. ## Boost Heroes - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments. ## Luca Fabio Giacometti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Finance, Internet, 3D Printing Luca Fabio Giacometti - Chairman & CEO @ Galileo Acquisition Corp ## Enrico Giacomelli - Type: Angel - Location: Ancona, Marche, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Financial Services Enrico Giacomelli Founder & Co-Owner of Namirial S.p.A. ## TIM Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, FinTech, Finance TIM Ventures prefers to invest in the internet, digital life, mobile evolution, e-learning, and green technology sectors. It provides capital for startups in Italy and Europe. The company provides startups with consulting services and support. Salvo Mizzi founded TIM Ventures was founded in July 1995, with its headquarters in Milan in Italy. ## UBI Banca - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing - Focus: ISP, Local, Social UBI Banca is the fifth largest banking group in Italy for number of branches, with a market share of around 6% and a significant presence in the regions with the highest potential of the country. UBI Banca is a cooperative Group, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE MIB ## Kairos Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Wellness, Health Care Kairos Partners SGR was founded in 1999 as the first independent Italian asset management company. ## Lodovico Rosnati - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Retail, FinTech Lodovico Rosnati works for Capital Markets based out of Italy. ## Roberto Ferrari - Type: Angel - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Financial Services Author of the book: Fintech Era (2017), L’Era del FinTech (2016, F.Angeli). FinTech and digital banking thought leader: Listed in WSJ’s Financial News 2016 and 2015 Top40 Fintech powerpeople in Europe, and in 2017, 2016 and 2015 Power 50 digital banker in European digital financial services from Digital Banking Club London.Scaled up and turnedaround to profit CheBanca!, best digital bank in Italy and one of the most successful challenger banks worldwide. First bank in Europe to launch a BTC Robo-Advisor. From Procter & Gamble school (former P&G EMEA Mktg director).Wide International senior executive experience across markets, with focus on growth, business innovation digital transformation and marketing. ## Kervis Asset Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Finance, Real Estate, Property Management Real Estate Investiment Specialist ## Metes - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Banking, FinTech, Finance Metes operate as an investment firm. ## Keen Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Keen Venture Partners is a radically human venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing European scale-ups at the Series A and Series B stages # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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