# Top 20 Hardware Angel Investors in Italy in May 2026

## Andrea Dusi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

Entrepreneur and investor.
After working in management consulting, in 2006 he created Wish Days, known above all for the Emozione3 gift boxes. In April 2016, he sold the company to the Smartbox group with a millionaire exit. In 2017, together with Cristina Pozzi, already a partner in Wish Days he founded Impactscool.He is advisor of dozens oftechnological initiatives and business angels in 150+ startups focusing on clean tech.He is the author of the book “Come far fallire una startup ed essere fellici” – How to make a startup fail and be happy, published by Bompiani, Bestseller in 2018.

## Francesco Starace
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing

Graduated in Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Milano University in 1980, he hold several managerial positions during the Eighties: he was Safety Analyst at the nuclear power plants of NIRA Ansaldo (1981-1982), he worked as a manager at SAE SADELMI (company belonging to the General Electric network), in Italy and in foreign countries such asUS, Egypt and Saudi Arabia (1982-1987). In 1987 he moved to ABB and in 1993 he was Operations Manager at SOIMI. He later was appointed CEO at ABB Combustion Engineering Italy in 1997, while between 1998 and 2000 he worked as senior vice president of global sales and turnkey plants in the gas turbine division.In 2000 Francesco Starace joined Enel, appointed Energy Management of Enel Produzione, becoming Head of Business Power Division for the three-year period between 2002 and 2005. In that same year, he became Enel Italian Market Division Director.He later was in charge of the Renewable Energy Division of Enel and CEO of Enel Green Power (2008-2014).In 2014, Francesco Starace was appointed General Manger as well as CEO of Enel and the year after became part of the United Nations Global Compact.Honoured with several prizes, he received in 2010 Agici and Accenture’s the "Manager Utilities Prize 2010", in 2011 the "Chess and business strategies" prize, in 2013 Fondazione Energia’s "Sustainable Energy Prize 2013" and finally in 2016 he received Staffetta Quotidiana’s “Man of The Year” award.

## Family, Friends & Angels
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce

Family, Friends & Angels

## Giorgio Chiellini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Gamification, Social Impact, Natural Resources

Giorgio Chiellini

## Fabio Mondini de Focatiis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology

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.

## Nico Rosberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Logistics, Manufacturing

Nico Rosberg is a sustainability entrepreneur, investor and 2016 Formula One World Champion.

## Maurizio Donadelli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Altino, Veneto, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Analytics, Retail, E-Commerce

Maurizio Donadelli

## Alexandro Sances
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Transportation, Manufacturing, Automotive

A highly driven Senior Director and Executive with +25 Y in Management and Consulting experience, within the Telecommunication, Insurtech, Mobility, Telematics, and Space sectors and in Digitalization, IT, IoT, and Big Data areas.Always interested in the scouting of new technologies (ie: blockchain, AI, VR/AR/MR, ...) Active Mentor ofTechItalia:LAb Acceleration Program

## Alessio Beverina
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device

Alessio is a partner and FOUNDER at Panakes Partners.
Alessio is a Kauffman Fellow with a M.Sc. in chemical engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a M.B.A. from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-EAP).

## 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.

## Matteo Riffeser
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Wireless

Matteo Riffeser is the Founder of Tate.

## Angelo Moratti
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: iOS, Beauty, Mobile

Angelo Moratti studied at Columbia University in New York City. He is currently Vice-Chairman of Saras SpA, the largest refinery company in the Mediterranean.
He is Vice-Chairman and member of the Executive Committee of Special Olympics International.
Founder and former Chairman of Sarlux - a company that built and managed an electrical powerstation with capacity of 550 MW (1996/2002).
He was member of the Board of Inter Milan Football Club from 1995 to 2013 and Board Member of Olimpia Milano basketball club sponsored by Armani Jeans (2003/2008).
He was Chairman of Associazione Dino Ferrari, which focuses on research for neurological diseases (2000/2005).
He has been involved in Venture Capital investing since 1996, when he founded telecom company ePlanet which went public in 2000.

## Angelo Italiano
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fitness

Angelo Italiano

## Alessandro Errico
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing

Alessandro Errico

## Francesco Medda
- Type: Angel
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Point of Sale, Developer APIs, Retail Technology

CEO at scloby, father of welco, Web & Mobile Developer, I love cooking, diving, travel and change perspective

## Procolo Casella
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Restaurants

Procolo Casella

## Marco De Nicola
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing

Marco De Nicola

## Cristiano Esclapon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: Finance, Automotive, Smart Home

Cristiano Esclapon - Founding Team @ Siamosoci

## Simo Beraha
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Smart Home, Product Design, Smart Building

Simo Beraha

## Claudio Loda
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Smart Home, Product Design, Smart Building

Claudio Loda - Technical Director @ Colorado Mountain College

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