# Top 50 Gaming VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in May 2026 ## Club Italia Investimenti 2 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 14 - 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. ## P101 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 12 - 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 ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 10 - 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. ## Italian Angels for Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Club degli Investitori - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software 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. ## Boost Heroes - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments. ## United Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech We are an independent Venture Capitalfirm supporting visionary entrepreneurs toreinvent industries through technology. ## Innogest Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 5 - 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 ## 360 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Milano Investment Partners SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Food and Beverage MIP SGR is a global investment platform specialized in Venture Capital with multiple alternative and reserved funds, differentiated by growth stages of the portfolio companies and geographical scope, giving privileged access to growing markets. Established in Milan in 2017, MIP SGR is an Alternative Investment Fund Management Company focused mainlybut not exclusively on Tech, Consumer & Lifestyle investments, managing several investment funds. After the success of MIP I fund, in 2021 Milano Investment Partners SGR launched U-Start Ventures, a Multi-compartment fund dedicated to Club Deals in the U.S and Northern Europe, and Cliffs, a new alternative and reserved fund for early-stage, deep-tech focused investments across U.S. Venture Capital landscape and other international hubs. MIP invests in the new class of excellence-driven entrepreneurs across the globe and supports founders and portfolio companies in their quest to go from solid businesses to global champions, combining decades of investing and operational/entrepreneurial experience with a truly global network to help our portfolio companies grow, faster and stronger. ## Picus Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## GELLIFY - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence GELLIFY is the first innovation platform that invests in B2B digital software startups and connects them to traditional companies with the purpose of innovating their processes, products and business models, through Open Innovation.We make B2B software digital startups grow from the early stage, that we call the liquid state, to the solid one,thanks to our innovative process called "Gellification".A company which is looking to innovate can partner with GELLIFY to leverage all critical capabilities for digital transformation and focus on these specialties: Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing, Phygital Factory & Operations, Smart Technology and Smart Human. GELLIFY has also built a B2B Innovation Community, called “EXPLORE”, whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals through B2B events and phygital experiences.We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates, Spain and Portugal. ## Rancilio Cube - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family ## Doorway Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Marketplace Doorway Capital is an independent provider of risk capital to law firms. It offers facilities of between £50,000 and £20 million to firms authorized by the SRA to practice law in England and Wales. These facilities can be used to fund disbursements, acquisitions, lock-up, tax liabilities, or anything else. It also purchases paid disbursements fromlaw firms for up to 80% of their face value. These means capital earning little or no return can be redeployed into more profitable activities of the firm or returned to its partners.Doorway Capital was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, England. ## Ithaca Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Internet Ithaca Investments is a Family Investment Office firm mainly focused on early-stage opportunities. ## Principia SGR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Fondazione Social Venture Giordano dell'Amore - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Art, Apps FSVGDA aims at the promotion of the impact investing culture, in order to facilitate social innovation. ## Crédit Agricole - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet Credit Agricole is a banking corporation with focuses on corporate and investment banking, retail banking, and savings management. Crédit Agricole Group is a responsible, helpful bank serving 49 million customers, 7.4 million mutual shareholders, and 1.2 million shareholders. Crédit Agricole Group supports its customers in their plans and projectsin France and around the world, through its operations in all segments of the market including insurance, real estate, payment systems, asset management, leasing and factoring, consumer finance, and corporate and investment banking. Crédit Agricole also stands out for its dynamic, innovative corporate social responsibility policy serving the economy. This policy is based on a pragmatic approach that permeates throughout the entire Group and engages all its employees. Its recent inclusion in the Vigeo-NYSE Euronext extra-financial indices is recognition of this engagement. ## Indico Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, B2B Indico Capital Partners is the leading independent Venture Capital firm in Portugal investing in global technology companies. Indico focuses on software as a service, artificial intelligence, internet of things, fintech, cybersecurity and digital companies, targeting investments at Seed to Series A level. Founded in 2017, the team at Indico werepreviously behind the majority of the Portuguese global tech success stories, as investors and entrepreneurs.Headed by the two most senior former Caixa Capital VC Team members, supported by a successful and experienced entrepreneur and a strong group of advisors, top entrepreneurs, they raised our first fund (authorized by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission - CMVM) from a cornerstone institutional investor (EIF) and international family/multi-family offices from Europe, US, and Australia. In addition to Silicon Valley, London, and Berlin, cities like Lisbon have emerging startup ecosystems. Portugal went through a difficult macro environment years ago which led to a growth in the entrepreneurship culture and investment. We have excellent tech graduates and a global mindset.Highly innovative companies like luxury eCommerce platform Farfetch, YC graduate machine learning translation platform Unbabel or the leading student accommodation marketplace Uniplaces have a strong Portuguese DNA and went to raise international rounds in the UK and the US - we want to back the next success stories of the ecosystem. ## DVR Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lombard, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Focus: Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources DVR Capital offers M&A advisory and private equity as well as equity services for businesses, financial investors, and multinationals ## Invitalia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning 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. ## Seven Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Retail, Grocery, E-Commerce Private investment firm founded by Angelomario Moratti in 2015, which mainly focuses on early-stage VC opportunities ## Moffu Labs - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B Moffu Labs is a one of a kind beast in-between a venture capital and an incubator. It aims at helping startups both financially and management-wise ## 3LB Seed Capital Srl - Type: VC Fund - Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, B2B 3LB Seed Capital is not an alternative to start-ups incubators and accelerators, rather acts as a complementary reality that helps to enhance your project in terms of attractiveness for the investor and venture capital market.As investors they are the first willing to know if your project has what it takes to grow successfully. If they areconvinced of your potential, they are ready to bet on you, by joining you and helping you to develop your project.3LB Seed Capital does not provide a percentage of equity in exchange for accompanying activities, but relies exclusively on a premium at the time of its first direct investment in your company. ## CRiF - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain CRIF offers credit bureau services, business information, analytics and decisioning, consultancy to support finance, insurance, utility and service companies of the customer relationship cycle. ## Primo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Aerospace Primo Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage startups. The firm manages two funds focused on the digital sector and one fund specializing in the new space economy. ## OurCrowd - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Access exclusive VC angel investment deals in pre-vetted startup companies. Join now. ## Andera Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Private Equity - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Andera Partners, formerly known as Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) As heir to the traditions and values that have ensured the success of the Rothschild family for 250 years, the Edmond de Rothschild Group has established itself over time as a leading player in European finance. Its activities are grouped around two major areas:Private Banking and Asset Management. The Group offers wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and large institutions a full range of solutions combining a culture of tailored solutions, stability, performance, and innovation. The Edmond de Rothschild Group’s offering is characterised by strong convictions, with the desire to guarantee to each of its customers: A unique, close relationship, underpinned by the know-how and the variety of expertise of a large international group; Autonomous, experienced teams, who anticipate economic trends and innovate to establish long-term performance; The recognised stability, strength, and independence of a family-owned financial group. Founded by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1953, the Group has been chaired by his son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, since 1997. ## Vertis SGR S.p.A. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Embed Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Mobile 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. ## EXOR N.V. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology 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. ## DIP Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Banking, Internet, Financial Services DIP Capital is a venture capital firm that invests across Europe in disruptive businesses. DIP's first fund has €40m to invest in late seed-stage and growth companies, to support top entrepreneurs that have the most interesting disruptive business ## Feel Venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Retail, Grocery, E-Commerce Feel Venture invests in Seed and Series-A tech-enabled startups run by ambitious Italian teams. We invest ealry and with high-conviction and leverage the power of our community to help companies scale to their fullest potential. ## Oltre Impact - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Toys, Mobile Apps, Consumer Electronics We shape impact investing for people and planet ## Generali Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Insurance, Software, CRM Visit the corporate website of Assicurazioni Generali Group: you can find, in addition to the storytelling on topics of general interest, information about our activities, financial data, news, CSR, career opportunities, and history. ## 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. ## C.D.S Italy - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Grocery, Delivery, E-Commerce Syndicate of Italian Angel Investors ## 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 ## VERTEQ Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Oil and Gas, Organic Food, Food and Beverage Verteq Capital is an investment firm that focuses on expansion and buy-out transactions. Verteq Capital was founded in 2017 and was headquartered in Milan, Italy. ## CDP Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Restaurants, Food and Beverage CDP Equity is a holding company that has been set up to boost the Italian economy by investing venture capital in companies of "significant national interest" (as envisaged by the decrees of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of 3 May 2011 and 2 July 2014) or in companies with "economic, financial and capital balance, with adequateprospects of profitability and development, capable of generating value for investors" ## dPixel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Local, Retail dpixel seleziona e connette imprese, startup, talenti e istituzioni per generare innovazione e crescita attraverso programmi formativi, accelerazione... ## Game Seer Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, iOS We are a group of friends and investors united by our love for video games and who created a fully privately owned venture fund exclusively for core and indie multiplatform licensesOur product-centered approach aims at filtering, assessing and early funding impactful PC & consoles titles that will drive traction and revenuesWe have afifteen years know-how in the industry and brought our former gaming companies to high profitability and up to the point of publicly listing themWe work jointly with governments, marketing agencies, payments and distribution service providers to guide the talents of tomorrow on the path to successful releases ## TAN Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Food and Beverage TAN HOLDINGS is a global investment firm focusing on energy, telecommunication and alternative investments. ## TAN Food - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage TAN Food is a privately funded investment company based in Milan. We invest in companies with high growth potential operating in the food & beverage and food-tech sector. A dedicated team, with solid financial and operational background in the F&B industry, actively supports the startups in our portfolio in both strategic and operationaldecisions. ## Custodi di successo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Grocery The association "Keepers of Success" was founded by a group of friends included professionally in various contexts of the national and international level. The aim of the Association is to stimulate research and development of new business ideas by providing their skills and participating, if interesting, to venture capital. Similarly,the shareholders will benefit from the experience gained, the internal comparison and training to revive their business. ## GrowthX - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning First we help. Then we invest. Together we rise. ## RIV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Cannabis, AgTech, Health Care RIV Capital is a cannabis acquisition and investment firm building a leading multistate platform of brands in key strategic U.S. markets. ## Dea Capital Alternative Funds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Fruit, Automotive, Manufacturing DeA Capital Alternative Funds is the reference partner in Italy for alternative investments in private equity (both direct funds and funds of funds), in turnaround and NPL, with local and global exposure. The company boasts a solid track record and it is constantly driven towards innovation. Founded in 2006 focusing on Funds of Funds programstargeted to global markets, the company has gradually extended its business launching private equity direct funds (both generalist and thematic) and, then, specific investment programs dedicated to turnaround and NPL activities. As of today DeA Capital Alternative Funds manages € 4,85bn assets through 14 funds, and with the support of 50 professionals. ## Lombardstreet Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Lombardstreet Ventures operates as a pre-seed venture capital firm. It draws from talents around the world and fosters the creation of Silicon Valley Realities.The company consists of a team of seasoned executives works hand in hand with a small group of highly selected entrepreneurs. Expertise in funding and guidance is offered, to ensure thecreation of successful companies in the US. ## Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Travel, Medical, Hospital Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia is an independent asset management company founded in Florence in 1998. Active in the Private Equity and Venture Capital sector, it currently manages four closed-end funds for a total value of around 140 million euro and has already carried out numerous operations. in the capital of companies operating in variousindustrial sectors, from the most traditional to high-tech. The mission of SICI is to encourage the development of unlisted SMEs in Central Italy through the contribution of financial resources intended to strengthen their capital and financial structure. SICI intends to represent a Growth Partner for the investee companies and a strategic operator in the creation of value for the territory with an impact on the economic and social fabric in terms of competitiveness of the economic system, employment, entrepreneurial and managerial culture. Business Development Central Italy is an independent Italian managing closed-end funds company. Established in Florence in 1998, SICI has 4 Private Equity and Venture funds under management with a total committed capital of 140m Euros. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co