Who invests in startups in Italy
46 investors back startups in Italy: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 241 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are CDP Venture Capital (44), Plug and Play (30) and Endeavor (28). 8 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
investors
46
portfolio startups
241
of them raised in 12 months
1
accelerators
8
Investors backing startups in Italy
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 CDP Venture CapitalAccelerator · Italy · Serenis, Riello Investimenti Partners, Energy Dome | 44 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Scops, Sibill, Jet HR | 30 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Bending Spoons, Unobravo, Domyn | 28 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Cubbit, ByteNite, Latitudo 40 | 26 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Italian Angels for GrowthAngel network · Italy · Cubbit, Conio, Musement | 19 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Primo CapitalVenture capital · Codemotion Magazine, D-Orbit, Cubbit | 18 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 LVenture GroupAccelerator · Italy · Codemotion Magazine, Soundreef, CyLock | 15 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 United VenturesVenture capital · Italy · D-Orbit, Moneyfarm, Exein | 12 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Neva SGRVenture capital · Italy · Intesa Sanpaolo, D-Orbit, Caracol | 11 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
| EERAAccelerator · Cardo AI, Clearbox AI, Caracol | 10 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
 Eureka! VentureVenture capital · Italy · Domyn, Caracol, Qapla | 8 | 1 | Aug 2026 |
 Business Angels NetworkAngel network · OVER the Reality, Ambiens, lighthouse biotech | 7 | – | – |
 Fondo Italiano d'InvestimentoVenture capital · Italy · Zenita Group, Everli, Sdgspa | 6 | – | – |
 Alto PartnersPrivate equity · Italy · Diatech Pharmacogenetics, FIP MEC S.r.l., Gallo 1927 | 6 | – | – |
 Quadrivio GroupPrivate equity · Italy · Filippo De Laurentiis, Twist s.r.l., Fedegroup | 5 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 One Equity PartnersPrivate equity · Kirey Group, Comau, Pirelli | 5 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 Club degli InvestitoriAngel network · Italy · AIKO, infinite ways to autonomy., ALKemist Bio, AorticLab | 5 | – | – |
 Claris VenturesVenture capital · Italy · Sibylla Biotech, ALKemist Bio, Lever Bio | 4 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 RedstoneVenture capital · Germany · Renewcast 2024 var hsVars = hsVars, Exein, CommerceClarity | 3 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 Picus CapitalVenture capital · Germany · Casavo, Jet HR, COMPRI | 3 | 14 | Nov 2026 |
 Sofinnova PartnersVenture capital · France · AAVantgarde, Pincell, Alia therapeutics | 3 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 EntourageAccelerator · Belgium · Lexroom, CommerceClarity, TextYess | 3 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Keen Venture PartnersVenture capital · Netherlands · Sibill, Fiscozen, Cato | 3 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
 InvestcorpPrivate equity · Bahrain · HWG Sababa, Corneliani S.p.A., Epipoli 2000–2026 Epipoli S | 3 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 Chequers CapitalPrivate equity · France · ConformGest, Gourmet Italian Food, Grupposelini | 3 | – | – |
 INNOVAAccelerator · Italy · page Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, UNIUD, Luiss | 3 | – | – |
 Xenon Private EquityPrivate equity · Italy · Gimatic, Entra in contatto con il team DGS Inc, CBG Acciai | 3 | – | – |
 RA Capital ManagementInvestor · United States · Medical Microinstruments, Chiesi | 2 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · Exein, Smartness | 2 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 EarlybirdVenture capital · Germany · Oris, Involve Space | 2 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 b2ventureAngel network · Switzerland · Medical Microinstruments, Stamp | 2 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Angel InvestAngel network · Germany · TextYess, Ratel | 2 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 EcapitalVenture capital · Germany · Cleafy, Exein | 2 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 TA AssociatesPrivate equity · United States · Diatech Pharmacogenetics, Nactarome | 2 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 Angelini VenturesVenture capital · Italy · Medical Microinstruments, Serenis | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Montage VenturesVenture capital · United States · Axyon, Eoliann | 2 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 83NorthVenture capital · Israel · telit, MotorK | 2 | 4 | May 2026 |
 Asterion Industrial PartnersPrivate equity · Spain · Retelit, Samso | 2 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
 Axon Partners GroupVenture capital · Spain · ErreDue Gas, Futura | 2 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 MutaresPrivate equity · Germany · F.lli Ferrari, Sofinter | 2 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
The most backed startups in Italy
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Caracol | 6 |
 D-Orbit | 5 |
 Cubbit | 4 |
 Codemotion Magazine | 4 |
 Jet HR | 4 |
 Exein | 4 |
 Domyn | 3 |
 Casavo | 3 |
 Energy Dome | 3 |
 CommerceClarity | 3 |
 Novac | 3 |
 Medical Microinstruments | 3 |
 Futura | 3 |
 Leaf Space | 3 |
 Qapla | 3 |
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Who invests in startups in Italy?
46 investors back startups in Italy: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 241 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are CDP Venture Capital (44), Plug and Play (30) and Endeavor (28). 8 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Italy when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0