# Top 50 Medical Startup Investors in Italy in May 2026

## 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.

## 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

## 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.

## Panakes Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Panakes Partners is a venture capital investor that finances in medical companies, startups, and high growth SMEs in Europe and Israel. Advantages of the firm are broad network of business contacts and corporate relations, domain expertise, proactive portfolio management, and relationship with selected industrial partners. Investments of thecompany focus on medical devices, diagnostics, biotech for in-vitro diagnostics, IT healthcare, and medical services.Panakes Partners is an Italy-based company that was founded in 2015 by Alessio Beverina, Fabrizio Landi, and Diana Saraceni.

## Invitalia Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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

## INGENIUM Emilia Romagna
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Privacy

INGENIUM Emilia Romagna was started with EUR 5.30 million by the Emilia Romagna region and EUR 1.7 million from fund managers.
Managed by META Investment, the nine-year fund operated through the temporary acquisition of minority stakes in high-opportunity technological companies. It is now fully invested.

## 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.

## Indaco Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

VENTURE We invest across all sectors with specific focus on technology and digital The largest independent more About Us Portfolio [...]

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

## Luca Trevisan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Siena, Toscana, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device

Luca Trevisan Sales Manager and Business Coordinator.

## 3B Future Health Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monaco, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Biopharma

Helsinn Investment Fund S.A. is a Luxembourg fund focused on early-stage investments in areas of high unmet patient need.

## Equiter
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Convertible Note
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Information Technology

Equiter seleziona, realizza e gestisce investimenti infrastrutturali in capitale di rischio finalizzati allo sviluppo socio-economico del territorio.

## Lazio Innova
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## LIFTT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Neva SGR
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

Neva SGR, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and wholly owned by the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, plans and manages investment funds for professional investors interested in seizing diversification and high-yield opportunities offered by Venture Capital investments. Neva SGR can count on Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center’s and Intesa SanpaoloGroup’s strength, financial resources, know-how and network of relationships, a unique source of value on the market.
Neva SGR is the perfect blend of strength, reputation and stability of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and the best practices of international venture capital firms. Neva SGR aims to boost the Italian economy through new technologies and to be market maker of the VC asset class of venture capital in Italy.

## 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.

## 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.

## GM&C Life Sciences Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

The GM&C Life Sciences Fund is a seed and early stage venture capital fund targeting life sciences businesses located in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington region. The Fund is managed by Catapult Venture Managers ("Catapult Ventures").The Fund is based at Alderley Park, which is well recognised as a site ofnational importance, being the largest life sciences campus of its kind in the UK with more than 500,000 sq. ft. of top-end laboratory and related space and facilities. Until recently, the Park was the R&D headquarters for AstraZeneca.Since 2002, Catapult Ventures has backed a significant number of companies across a broad range of life sciences, including therapeutics (such as Abzena and Oxford BioTherapeutics), medical devices (such as Monica Healthcare and Probe Scientific), contract research organisations (such as R5 Pharmaceuticals and FDAS), diagnostics developers (such as Lumora and Biofortuna), as well as developers of technology used in healthcare applications (such as Oxford Cryosystems and Accutronics). The Fund is the result of a collaboration between Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Cheshire East Council, and Manchester Science Partnerships.

## Rearden Capital Management LLC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

Rearden Capital is a trading and investment firm managing proprietary capital across commodity, currency, fixed income and equity asset classes and related derivative instruments in the global markets.

## Lumen Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: B2B, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

PortfolioTeam London | City Road 152-160, EC1V 2NX Roma | Via Giovanni Battista Morgagni, 3, 00161

## MPM Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Powering Breakthroughs in Life Sciences

## Launch Tennessee
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical

Launch Tennessee provides startup resources to entrepreneurs, including capital sources, mentorship, accelerators, entrepreneurship training and more

## Fountain Healthcare Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Fountain Healthcare Partners is an Irish based life science venture capital fund.
Fountain is exclusively focused on the life science sector. Specific areas of interest to them are: specialty pharma, medical devices, biotechnology and diagnostics. They will deploy the majority of their capital in Europe with a strong focus on Ireland.

## 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"

## Alchimia Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Alchimia is an investment company primarily operating in the Venture Capital Sector. Leveraging the expertise of our team and a wide network of international advisors, we invest and co-invest in high growth potential opportunities offering capital, as well as dedicated strategic and operational resources.

## Laura Iris Ferro
- Type: Angel
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Laura Iris Ferro

## a|impact
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

a|impact invests in the prevailing form of equity or quasi-equity, focusing our operations mainly on companies.

## Index Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.

## 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.

## European Commission
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

The official website of the European Commission, providing access to information about its political priorities, policies and services

## Si14
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, mHealth, Diabetes

Si14 is a visionary original design and development laboratory for novel technology products that enhance the way we live, work and play. Founded in 2008 and based in Padova, Italy, Si14 turns inspiration into the realization of compelling, cutting-edge products and services that help people connect with their activities and their world, empowerenterprises in realizing greater efficiencies, improve access to vital health screening services for millions worldwide, and much more.

## 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

## Fondazione Golinelli
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, AgTech

Fondazione Golinelli was born in Bologna in 1988 by the will of the entrepreneur and philanthropist Marino Golinelli with the aim to promote education and training, to promote the culture, to foster intellectual growth and ethics of young people, the citizens of tomorrow.

## Andera Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## 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.

## Giovanni Leo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Medical

Giovanni Leo is the Partner at Efficient Frontier Investing.

## Rancilio Cube
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

Cube is the investment office founded by Rancilio family

## 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.

## V-Bio Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

Achieving global impact in effective healthcare & sustainable agriculture by helping talented entrepreneurs / scientist set up exceptional companies.

## VI Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Altendorf, Schwyz, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

VI Partners are Venture Capitalists successfully financing outstanding teams and innovations in the Healthcare and Technology space since 20 years.

## Rosario Bifulco
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Art, Medical, Blockchain

Rosario Bifulco, president of the auction house Finarte S.p.A.

## ArchiMed
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical

ArchiMed is an independent group with funds provided by the team as well as European and American investors, both institutional and private (including a number of successful healthcare entrepreneurs).

## Metaventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Gaming, Medical, PC Games

We invest in the Metaverse

## Fabio Faltoni
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device

Fabio Faltoni is the President of Kell.

## Claris Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Biopharma

Claris Ventures is a venture capital firm supporting the best scientists in building successful life sciences companies that will impact people's lives

## Spindial Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

Spindial Group

## Ferrante Gaetani,
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Medical Device

Ferrante Gaetani,

## MVM Life Science Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

MVM invests in innovative healthcare companies. Our active portfolio companies are transforming the delivery of healthcare by enabling higher quality, cost-effective care in large, global markets.

## Finalca
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology

Finalca is an Investment Company.

## Fin Posillipo Spa
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Wellness, Health Care

Familiy Office of Petrone Group

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