5 active FinTech investors for startups in Italy

By Gloria Methri

Italy, the fourth largest European economy, ranked 12th for VC investment in Europe by 2021. In recent times, VC funding in the country has grown 2.6 times, with influential funds from CDP Venture Capital, National Innovation Fund, Enea Tech and more. This means the Italian startup ecosystem is set to flourish.

Let’s discover 5 Italian VC funds helping to improve the startup ecosystem.

LVenture Group is a holding company that invests in digital businesses in Italy. In addition to funding, the firm offers an acceleration program, which invests up to €200K in each startup participant. It also conducts workshops on personal branding, digital marketing and growth hacking. The firm has invested in companies such as Deesup, a furniture marketplace, Futura, a learning platform that uses personalized learning with a data-driven approach, Paperlit, an AI platform for content distribution and data monetization, and more.

VC firm P101 supports digital and technology-driven companies, offers strategic capitalization and helps with business development, go-to-market strategy and international expansion. P101 also provides access to its local and global networks. The firm has invested in Casavo, a platform for buying and selling homes in Europe, MusixMatch, a music data company, and Milkman, a supply chain management software.

United Ventures focuses on digital technology startups. It funds and mentors entrepreneurs through its funds and fundraising and helps startups expand internationally through its global business network. United Ventures invested in more than 25 startups, including MonayFarm, a digital investment platform, AWorld, an app led by the United Nations to promote sustainability, and voice recognition platform VoiceMe.

ICONIUM is the first FinTech Italian company that focuses on blockchain-based projects. The firm is part of the Terra Ecosystem Fund, which includes the industry’s best investors who develop their visions and Secret Ecosystem Funds that support decentralized apps. The VC backed over 80 projects, including Terra, a blockchain FinTech startup, Secret, a Web3 data privacy platform, ThorChain, a cross-chain liquidity network, and more.

Synergo is a VC and private equity firm helping Italian SMEs looking to expand in the US market and globally. The team provides financial, operational and strategic support and assists with mergers, human resources and acquisition expertise. Its Operations Enhancement Platform supports the growth of its portfolio companies, accelerates their expansion and more. Synergo Capital has invested in businesses such as Contents, a content strategy platform, Glickon, an HR management platform, and 4gift, a luxury e-gifting app.

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