# Top 50 Impact Startup Investors in Italy in October 2023

## CDP Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 12
- 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.

## Innogest Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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

## 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.

## Alberto Giusti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation

Alberto Giusti - Partner @ Guanxi

## 360 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Vertis SGR S.p.A.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: CleanTech, InsurTech, B2B

The Cassa depositi e prestiti Group is the national promotional institution that has supported the Italian economy since 1850

## Eureka Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Medical Device

Eureka! is the first independent Italian venture capital Asset Management company exclusively focused on deep tech investments

## Barclays Sustainable and Impact Banking
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Industrial

Barclays is providing the green and sustainable finance required to transform the economies we serve.

## 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

## Progress Tech Transfer Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Water, Eyewear, Farming

Investment fund specialized in sustainable technologies from universities and public research organizations, start-ups, spin-offs, and entrepreneurs.

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

Giorgio Chiellini

## dPixel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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...

## 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.

## Banco BPM
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, E-Commerce

Scopri i servizi bancari e finanziari di Banco BPM: conti, mutui, carte, prestiti, assicurazioni, trading e tanto altro. Per privati e imprese.

## OurCrowd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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## 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

## A11 Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device, Health Care

A11-Venture investe nel capitale di startup innovative nei settori della robotica, automazione, meccatronica, cleantech, web e IT. Facilita la nascita e lo sviluppo di business innovativi globali per il futuro dell'economia locale. Contribuisce a costruire aziende, lavoro qualificato, brevetti, innovazione capaci di rilanciare e riportareinvestimenti e risorse sul territorio. I soci di A11 Venture credono fermamente nell’innovazione grazie a ciò è possibile crescere per linee esterne diversificando i propri investimenti, grazie ad un portafoglio di imprese, con una forte risk mitigation derivante dalla gestione professionale di tutti processi:
scouting, team building, investimenti, management degli investimenti, accelerazione e disinvestimento.

## 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.

## Intesa Sanpaolo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Italian Angels for Growth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Boost Heroes
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps

Boost Heroes is an Italy-based holding company focusing on seed and early stage investments.

## Green Arrow Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1

Green Arrow Capital is an independent financial group specializing in alternative investments across Europe. They represent a one-of-a-kind platform, capable of connecting the financial system with the real economy through the management of private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and special credit situation funds as well as thematic fundssuch as microfinance and funds of funds that are currently under management. Their team has a successful track record in asset management, investment banking, industry sectors, technology startups, management consulting, renewable energy, and has government and regulatory experience. Their group is mainly composed of investment, asset management, and financial advisory companies. Their aim is to create a solid financial platform to launch and manage investment funds dedicated to alternatives and to the real economy.

## Samaipata
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Real Estate

Samaipata is a specialized and pan-European venture capital fund investing in digital platforms with network effects at the early stage across Europe. With over $160M of assets under management, we start with investments of $750k to $2.5m and reserve up to $10m for future rounds, from pre-seed to Se

## Luxor Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Logistics

Luxor Capital Group is a hedge fund that offers equity and fixed income investments. It also provides its customers with investment advisory services.
Luxor Capital Group was founded by Christian Leone and is based in New York.

## Stefano Mezzadri
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Events, Battery, CleanTech

Stefano Mezzadri

## Tecno
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Scalenghe, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Sustainability

Tecno provides sustainability consulting services. They offer to their clients services aimed at increasing their ESG rating and digitizing all required data, through a virtuous path. Their r team is made up of highly qualified professionals who optimize internal processes and support companies in all phases: consulting, device installation,assistance.

## Lazio Innova
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Software

Lazio Innova is a venture capital firm with its headquarters in Rome in Italy. The firm provides services in areas such as credit support and guarantees, interventions in risk capital, internationalization services, promotion of business networks and services for the creation and enterprise development.

## Wayra
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with drivenentrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.

## Embed Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Compagnia di San Paolo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Battery

Siamo una fondazione bancaria che ha allineato la sua struttura agli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite. Promuoviamo progetti e lanciamo bandi a Torino e nel territorio di Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta.

## Stefano Lisi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Communities, Social Impact, Sustainability

Stefano Lisi

## Luca Artoni
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Communities, Social Impact, Sustainability

Luca Artoni

## EIC Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed

start-ups, SMEs, technology, co-investment

## Guanxi
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation

Digital strategy consulting company

## Novum Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Energy, CleanTech, Smart Cities

Novum Capital Partners is a Swiss multi-family office.

## Andrea Torlonia
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Big Data, Food Delivery

Andrea Torlonia

## Banca Patrimoni Sella
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note
- Focus: Apps, Software, Education

Bank

## Max Reynaud
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Communities, Social Impact, Sustainability

Max Reynaud

## Ligurcapital SpA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Genoa, Liguria, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fashion, Internet, Fitness

Ligurcapital is a public and private joint venture that offers equity financing to companies in Liguria, Italy.

## Sport Horizon Holding S.p.a.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Apps, Sports, Fitness

The innovative hub to invest in the most promisingand visionary startups in the sport industry.

## Azimut Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Blockchain

Azimut Holding is an independent financial company that offers investment solutions to develop excellent levels of experience. The company's business model is based on the vertical integration between asset management and distribution. It has portfolio managers and analysts based in major hubs around the world and a network of client-facingfinancial advisors operating to deliver quality advice to clients.Azimut Holding was founded on 1989 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

## Pi Campus
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Biotechnology

Pi Campus is a startup district and a venture fund that invests in talent. We provide startups with money, mentorship and the best work environment for growth.

## UniCredit Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Banking

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.

## 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.

## Scientifica Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Roma, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Sustainability

Scientifica Venture Capital offers private equity and venture capital investment services for Italy based startups and firms.

## GELLIFY
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Omnes Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Omnes, "Powering Entrepreneurs" is a Leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation.

## Club degli Investitori
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## 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.

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