By Giacomo Mollo
The podcast currently has 149 episodes available.
BizAway, a traveltech company, raised €35m from Mayfair Equity Partners.
Intrauma, a developer of orthopedic medical devices, raised €10m from FITEC II.Renewcast, a renewable energy forecasting startup, raised €2m from CDP VC and South Western Power Group.Treeblock, a corporate sustainability startup, 🇮🇹raised €500k from business angels.Syllog.ai, am AI-powered corporate learning startup, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed amount from 40jemz and Techaround VC.Dronus, a drones startup, raised an undisclosed amount from Eni Next, a corporate VC.Speaking of Eni Next, they co-led a $30m investment in Mantel, a Boston-based carbon capture startup.Novameat, a Barcelona-based foodtech startup co-founded by 🇮🇹Giuseppe Scionti, raised a €17.4M oversubscribed Series A round led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion.Panakes Partners co-led a €44m series B round in CorFlow Therapeutics AG.The EIB and LIFTT agreed to create a new investment vehicle, where they will invest €50m each, focused on Italian companies operating in sectors including life sciences, cybersecurity, deeptech, cleantech.Una Terra 🇮🇹launched a new investment fund raising a target of €200m. CDP VC and Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco are among the first subscribers.CDP launched Maritime Ventures, a new venture builder in collaboration with Cariplo Factory, focused on nautical and port logistics tech.
SkillVue, an AI-based HR-tech startup, raised €2.5m in a round led by Italian Founders Fund and 14peaks.Involve Space, a space-tech startup, raised €2.5m in a round led by Earlybird.IdentifAi, a Milan-based startup developing a technology to identify AI fakes, raised €2.2m in a round led by United Ventures.Pelomatto, a home grooming service for four-legged friends, 🇮🇹raised €430k in an angel round.Events.com to go public on NYSE through Business Combination with Concord Acquisition Corp. II.Vection Technologies acquired The Digital Box in an all-shares transaction valueing the latter AUD$12m.Oakley-backed 7NXT acquired online fitness platform Buddyfit.
Wise, a neuro technology startup, raised €25m in debt and equity in a round led by Wallaby. The EIB provided the debt facility.
Rotonium, a quantum-tech startup, raised €1m from CDP VC and Obloo.
Spiagge.it, a travel-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1m from CDP VC.
Syrto.ai, a company intelligence startup, 🇮🇹raised €580k from a syndicate of investors including Zest.
Alps Blockchain, a bitcoin-mining and energy startup, 🇮🇹raised €105m in a bond from a club-deal syndicated by Azimut.
VC Partners SGR S.p.A. – Gestore EuVECA 🇮🇹announced the first closing of its VC Partners Fund I, at €65m.
Bending Spoons announced the acquisition of WeTransfer.
Altea Federation acquired OOBE-XR.
HBI, a cleantech startup focusing on industrial waste, 🇮🇹raised €15m in a round led by CDP VC through its Green Transition Fund.CyLock, a cybersecurity startup, raised €0.5m in a round led by Scientifica VC.Ohoskin, a sustainable textiles startup, 🇮🇹raised €300k in a round led by Motor Valley Accelerator.Atlas SGR announced the first closing of Atlas PMI Destinazione Futuro and Atlas AI Fund I.Contents announced the acquisition of 4w marketplace.Mondadori 🇮🇹acquired a controlling stake in Waimea, aiming to build the second biggest social media operator in the food&cooking space.
Cubbit, a distributed enterprise storage startup, raised $12.5m in a round led by ETF Partners and LocalGlobe, with participation from existing and new investors including Primo Ventures, CDP VC, 2100, Azimut, Growth Engine, and Moonstone.
Subbyx 🇮🇹came out of stealth with a €5.5m pre-seed round.
Illuminem, a data-for-sustainability startup, 🇮🇹raised €2m from Techstars, Blackwood Venture, Fortino Capital, Genesis Venture, and other investors.
Fluid Wire Robotics, a startup developing robotic arms for hostile environments, raised €0.8m from RoboIT, Scientifica VC, and Pariter Partners.
While I was offline, we had quite a few other rounds announced: LimoLane (€35m), HUI (€25m), Exein (€15m), BionIT Labs (€5.5m), Wopta (€4.1m), 🇮🇹Rent2Cash (€3m), 🇮🇹Starting Finance (€1.5m), 🇮🇹Newarc (€0.8m)
Vaire Computing, a reversible computing startup, raised $4.5m in a round led by 7percent Ventures.
Brembo Ventures 🇮🇹invested in US-based Spoke Safety.
Nextalia announced the final closing of its €150m VC fund.
Primo Ventures announced its new climate-tech fund, with a €40m first closing.
Rancilio Cube announced a second international VC fund-of-funds with an allocation of €50m.
Bending Spoons acquired Issuu.
Mavriq 🇮🇹acquired Switcho at a €20m valuation.
Contents acquired Zulla.
Cosmico 🇮🇹acquired a majority stake in Flatmates.
Qaplà 🇮🇹acquired Transactionale.
What does the perfect seed round look like? [Adam Shuaib]
Conio and Mesh teamed-up to 🇮🇹launch the first bitcoin-based open banking platform in Europe [Blockchain4innovation].
How to go from Seed to Series A to Series B funding [Medium].
Status of Italian Life Sciences VC [Pierpaolo Padula].
Satispay to 🇮🇹expand into offering investment products [Forbes].
D-Orbit launched a new US-based joint venture [SpaceNews].
Neva SGR invested in Bio4dreams, a startup incubator.
An 🇮🇹interview with Alessandra Mazzilli [StartupItalia].
Coatue’s EMW 2024 conference presentation on the state of the markets [Coatue].
The State of Enterprise Tech [Insight Partners].
The valzer of the fundraising numbers for H1 2024 has begun: Growth Capital / ITA, VeM.
Muffin, a fintech startup, 🇮🇹raised €3.2m from a syndicate of business angels. Recornea, a medtech startup, 🇮🇹raised €150k in a round led by Scientifica Venture Capital.PhotonPath announced an undisclosed round. Axelera AI, a Netherlands-based AI-chip design company led by Fabrizio Del Maffeo, raised $68m. CDP VC also participated in the round.Terna Forward invested in Spain-based Unusuals. Yolo Group acquired Kalibo Correduria de Seguros. Unguess acquired Ferpection. TeamSystem 🇮🇹acquired Change Capital. TXT Group acquired I MILLE and Uasabi. GeneralFinance acquired Workinvoice.
Avaneidi, a cybersecurity startup, announced an €8m Series A funding round from United Ventures.
Brandplane, an AI-driven marketing startup, 🇮🇹raised 460k from StyleIT, CDP VC, and business angels.
Recuperiamo, a circular economy startup, 🇮🇹raised 460k from SICI Sgr, Impact Hub, XEquity Venture Club, and other business angels.
Hubique, a proptech startup, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed amount from Apside.
Spill, a ready-to-drink-cocktails startup, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed round from Vesper Holdings and other business angels.
Talking about ready-to-drink cocktails… Also Mixum, another startup in the market, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed round from Avvio Capital, Archimede Capital Partners, and other investors.
Soplaya, a foodtech startup, 🇮🇹raised a new undisclosed round from Linfa, Finint Investments, and Kostanza Investments.
Exor Ventures co-led a $8m Series A round in UK-based Sava.
London / Milan / New York-based Xtribe agreed to go public through a business combination with WinVer Acquisition Corp.
Spain-based NOBA Ventures joins the GELLIFY Innovation Factory.
DGS S.p.A. acquired Ariadne Group.
iGenius, a GenAI startup, announced the goal to raise €650m in funding. The round is open, but Angel Capital Management and Eurizon Asset Management have already invested. The premoney is +€1Bn: finally, Italy has its GenAI unicorn.Aidexa, a fintech bank, 🇮🇹raised €16m.Cube Labs, a publicly listed, life science-focused venture incubator, 🇮🇹announced a new share issue to raise up to €5m in fresh capital.Almanax.ai, a crypto security startup, raised a pre-seed round from Defy.vc (amount undisclosed).CDP VC 🇮🇹invested USD 11m in Nozomi Networks, joining the company’s USD 100m Series E.Exor Ventures invested in Paris-based Zeliq, and in US-based Viaduct.Welcome to the Italian Founders Fund, a new €50m fund backed by Italian entrepreneurs.Riello Investimenti launched Linfa, an agrifood-tech fund with an initial commitment of €45m, and a €100m target.JOIN Capital officially announced the opening of its Italian office.Also, welcome to Kili Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund aimed at African innovators.Intesi Group 🇮🇹acquired a minority stake in Verbalizza.com
BetaGlue, a clinical-stage radiotherapy company, raised €8m in a round led by Neva SGR, with participation from LIFTT and FinPosillipo.
Sibill, a treasury management startup, announced a €6.2m round from Keen Venture Partners, Exor Ventures, and Founders.
Talet-E, a startup offering a kit to electrify scooters, 🇮🇹raised €2.6m (€1.7m in debt, €0.9m in equity from RA.MO.CAR, a family office).
Prem AI, a Switzerland-based AI startup, raised $14m in a seed round featuring several high-profile business angels and entrepreneurs.
Accenture closed the acquisition of Customer Management IT and SirfinPA.
iGenius introduced Italia, its First Open Foundational Italian LLM.
250 European Data Infrastructure startups and what we learned from them | MMC.
InSilicoTrials won the prize of startup of the year for AI at the Startup Grind Global 2024.
A navigator of Italian developer salaries, by role and seniority, by DataPizza.
Unruly VC released a full dashboard of their investments. Bold move, and possibly the first I have ever seen.
The podcast currently has 149 episodes available.