# Top 5 VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Italy in May 2026

## Kinderhook Industries
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Hospital, CRM

Kinderhook Industries is a private equity firm that manages over $1.25 billion of committed capital. The firm was established to capitalize on the principals' expertise acquiring middle market companies. Kinderhook primarily makes control investments in companies with transaction values of $25-$150 million where the firm can achievesignificant financial, operational and growth improvements. The firm targets orphaned non-core subsidiaries of corporate parents, existing small capitalization public companies lacking institutional support and management-led recapitalizations of entrepreneur-owned companies. Kinderhook’s principals have completed in excess of one hundred transactions, investing over $1 billion throughout their investment careers. In addition, Kinderhook is a licensed Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

## Istria Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Humanes De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Financial Services

Global fund of search funds. Focus in Europe, US / Canada, Latam.

## Cerralvo Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Financial Services

Cerralvo Capital is an investment management organization that help other small and large SMEs through investment funds for development.

## 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.

## IH1
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Real Estate, Online Portals, Venture Capital

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