# Top 50 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Italy in May 2026

## CDP Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Primo Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Vertis SGR S.p.A.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

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

Alberto Giusti - Partner @ Guanxi

## 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

## 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.

## LIFTT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## 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.

## 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.

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

Family, Friends & Angels

## Invitalia Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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

## 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.

## Club degli Investitori
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Club Italia Investimenti 2
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## European regional development fund (ERDF)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve the European Union's economic, social, and territorial cohesion by resolving imbalances across its various regions. ERDF funds initiatives for which the European Commission and national and regional governments in member countries share responsibility. Each member state'sgovernment decides which initiatives to support and is responsible for their continued supervision.

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

Marco De Nicola

## Francesco Beraldi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, SaaS, EdTech

Francesco Beraldi

## Soros Private Equity Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Internet, Software, Network Hardware

Soros Private Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm that supports growth companies in the United States and Europe. It is headquartered in London, England.

## Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Industrial

Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos

## AVM Gestioni
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Robotics

AVM Gestioni is an investment firm.

## 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

## Intermedia Iniziative
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Firenze, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Banking, FinTech, Payments

Intermedia Iniziative is a consulting and equity investment firm.

## Corniola
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prato, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Banking, FinTech, Payments

Corniola offre alle imprese una ampia gamma di servizi di consulenza imprenditoriale, amministrativo-gestionale e di pianificazione aziendale, focalizzando la propria attenzione soprattutto sullo sviluppo d’impresa e sulle operazioni straordinarie (creazione, fase di startup, acquisizioni, fusioni, cessioni di rami d'azienda, ristrutturazione,rilancio, ecc.). ​Inoltre Corniola è una società di investimenti e partecipazioni: investe in partecipazioni di minoranza di imprese di qualità orientate alla crescita, con un orizzonte temporale di lunghissimo periodo, privilegiando situazioni speciali e affiancando l’impresa nella gestione di operazioni straordinarie.

## Momenta
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence

Momenta is the leading Digital Industry venture capital + growth firm. We accelerate entrepreneurs and leaders devoted to the digitization of energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and supply chains. Since 2012, our team of deep industry operators have made over 100 investments in entrepreneurs and helped scale over 150 industry leaders via ouraward-winning executive search and strategic advisory practices.

## NB Aurora
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Bakery, Retail, Industrial

NB Aurora supports entrepreneurs by providing professional management, governance, expertise and capital for growth and by leveraging its strong local presence and reputation with the global network of the Neuberger platform.

## 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.

## 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

## Andrea Tonti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ancona, Marche, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Fashion, Women's, Shopping

Passato professionista nel 1999, ho negli anni vestito le divise di Cantina Tollo, Saeco, Lampre, Acqua & Sapone, Quick Step, Fuji e Carmiooro. In carriera ho ottenuto tre vittorie, il Gran Premio Fred Mengoni, una tappa dell'Euskal Bizikleta in Spagna e il Trittico Lombardo, tutte nel 2006; come gregario ho invece contribuito ai successial Giro d'Italia di Gilberto Simoni nel 2003 e di Damiano Cunego nel 2004.
Sono stato per quattro anni convocato dalla nazionale italiana ai Campionati del Mondo (in un'occasione riserva), contribuendo ai successi in linea di Paolo Bettini nel 2007 a Stoccarda e di Alessandro Ballan nel 2008 a Varese. Annuncio il ritiro dall'attività agonistica nel gennaio 2011, rimango comunque nel mondo del ciclismo come Sport Manager del team UCI Continental D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo. Nel 2012 e 2013 ricopro la figura di Team Manager nel Team Nippo-De Rosa vincendo due Giri del Giappone, il giro di Malesia e conquistando oltre 40 gare in due anni, portando così il Team ad essere una delle formazioni di maggiore interesse nel mondo Asiatico.
Parallelamente dal 2011 inizio una nuova esperienza personale come co-founder & events manager di "Bike Division Tour Operator" specializzato esclusivamente in viaggi alle più importanti Granfondo nazionali ed internazionali e in viaggi per Cicloturisti con oltre 40 destinazioni a livello mondiale.
Grazie il mio Know How ed alla trentennale presenza/esperienza nel mondo del ciclismo e sportivo in genere sono stato avvicinato da diverse ed importanti aziende Leader nei loro mercati che mi hanno coinvolto in progetti di consulenza commerciale e marketing, legati sia al mondo ciclistico e cicloturistico in genere, ottenendo sin da subito ottimo riscontro professionale.

## Alantra
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Manufacturing, Information Technology

ALANTRA is a PROJECT, a firm being built by all its partners and professionals, a collective aspiration which aims to become an enduring institution for the generations to come.
It is a GLOBAL FIRM, being founded by the partners of the 19 countries we are present in.It is an open firm, articulated around the principles of ENTREPRENEURSHIP,PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATION and FLEXIBILITY.Their segment is the MID-MARKET, a space for growth, for new ambitions, for creative and innovative spirits. We grow with our clients, we share their mindset and we build very long-term relationships with them.

## Join Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

JOIN Capital is an early stage VC focused on pre-Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech. Our portfolio companies are front and center at factories, delivering smart machinery and robotics for high-volume manufacturing. They’re behind the scenes with powerful algorithms for managing global production systems. They rethink andrewire essential processes, with the goal of maximizing human capabilities. We invest in technologies related to core business functions: operations, manufacturing, data analytics, supply chain and software development. We seek innovative solutions to real customer problems that have achieved product-market fit. Technologies we invest in include: machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, smart sensors.

## 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.

## Crédit Agricole Italia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Seed
- Focus: Water, Farming, Software

Crédit Agricole Italia is a bank that offers loans and financial services.

## Banco BPM
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Pariter Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Electronics, Semiconductor, Nanotechnology

Pariter Partners is a largest Syndicate in Italy, investing in early stage deep-tech teams and advanced service solution startups.

## Selected Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Florence, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Electronics, Manufacturing, Marine Technology

Selected Investments è una società di investimenti e partecipazioni che investe prevalentemente in imprese innovative ad alto contenuto tecnologico ed elevato potenziale di crescita, partecipando al capitale di rischio con un orizzonte temporale di lungo termine. La società opera quindi come investitore di venture capital nelle fasi seed edearly-stage. Selected Investments, inoltre, offre alle imprese supporto strategico e servizi ad alto valore aggiunto in tema di corporate finance, M&A e operazioni straordinarie.

## Angels4Women
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Biotechnology

Angels4Women is a company that invests in business startups lead by females.

## Angels 4 Impact
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Angels 4 Impact is a Business Angel investment firm that invests in startups with innovative and technological content and a focus on impact.

## 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"

## RedSeed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Crowdsourcing, Information Technology

RedSeed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm investing in Early Stage Companies and Scaleups, in Europe and more particularly in Italy.

## 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.

## SIMEST
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Coffee, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage

SIMEST is a financial firm focused on the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Simest acquires up to 49% of the equity capital of foreign firms in countries outside the European Union, whether wholly-owned by Italian companies or set up as joint ventures with local partners. It also provides start-up and growth capital financingas well as participating in buyouts.Geographically it invests in non-EU countries, focusing on BRIC, Americas and Middle-East. Simest also provides Italian companies seeking to internationalize their businesses with technical assistance and advisory services.Simest is a member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AIFI).

## Growth Engine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet

Growth Engine is a holding company that invests in startups and scaleups with high growth potential founded by Fabio Mondini de Focatiis, Andrea Marangione, Michele Appendino and Marco Ariello, Venture Capital professionals with an excellent track record. Growth Engine invests in Italian startups at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage.

## Vittoria
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madonna Dell'arco, Campania, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Electronics, Manufacturing

Vittoria is a manufacturer of bicycle tires with an annual production of more than 7 million tires and 900,000 high-performance tubular and cotton tires.

## Alberto Grignolo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Fashion, Women's, Shopping

Alberto Grignolo - COO @ Yoox Net-a-Porter Group

## Your Voice SPA
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Automotive, Smart Home, Cloud Computing

Your Voice is the leading Italian organisation of Cloud multi-channel, automated and interactive communication services.

## 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.

## Alessandro Rimassa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Industrial

Author of "It's easy to change Italy, if you know how to do it" and "Thousand Euro Generation", director of the school of management and communication of IED.

## Arieli Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Arieli Capital is a premier investment and holding company that builds long-term wealth.

## Plug and Play Tech Center
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Transportation

Plug and Play Tech Center connects the world's best startups to industry-leading corporations.

## EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

Executive Agency for SMEs

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