Ecosystem
Italy
€1.1BCapital tracked
29Disclosed rounds
53Funds deploying
38Startups tracked
Italy, in numbers
Sesamers round tracker · disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted
Capital by sector
Capital by sector, share of capital tracked. Donut chart, 5 slices. €1.1B Tracked. Consumer tech 62% (63%), Cybersecurity 21% (21%), Unclassified 9% (9%), Other 5% (5%), Climate 2% (2%).
- Consumer tech62%
- Cybersecurity21%
- Unclassified9%
- Other5%
- Climate2%
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Capital by quarter
Capital by quarter. Bar chart, 4 bars. Highest: Q3 26, €312.2M. Lowest: Q2 26, €14M. Highlighted: Q4 26. Values: Q1 26 €20M, Q2 26 €14M, Q3 26 €312.2M, Q4 26 €34.6M.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
Rounds by stage
Share of rounds by stage. Bar chart, 5 rows. Pre-seed 25%, Seed 44%, Series A 19%, Series B 6%, Growth 6%.
Source: Sesamers round tracker
n = 16 rounds
Startups in Italy
From the directory
Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
CDP Venture Capital
Pre-seed–Seed
Led 3 of 5 rounds tracked in Italy. CDP Venture Capital is an Italian asset manager running the country's national…
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P101 SGR
Seed–Series A
Led 3 of 3 rounds tracked in Italy. P101 SGR is a Milan venture capital manager founded in 2015 that…
Ticket undisclosed
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360 Capital
Seed–Series A
Led 2 of 3 rounds tracked in Italy. 360 Capital invests from pre-seed to Series B across Europe in deep…
Ticket undisclosed
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Programs in Italy
Open calls first
KEY Energy Transition Expo – Start-Up & Scale-Up 2027
Startup zone
An exhibition space in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branding, event access and a digital catalogue listing, use of the business meeting platform, a parking pass, staff accreditations and 50 invitation tickets, plus three-minute pitch slots and media promotion · None; participation carries a EUR 889 registration fee, with travel and accommodation borne by the participant
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Ecomondo – Call for Start-up 2026
Startup zone
An exhibition station in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branded signage, official exhibitor status and a listing in the online catalogue, access to the one-to-one business meeting platform, 2 exhibitor badges, 50 invitation tickets and 1 parking pass, plus networking with investors and venture capitalists · None; admission carries an administrative fee of EUR 820 + VAT
Rolling
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MT
Music Tech Europe Academy 2025-26
Accelerator
No cash; €500 fee · none
Closed
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What we have written
4 stories on Italy
04Nov CyberKord raises €2.7M pre-seed to let AI fix IT and security problems Milan startup CyberKord raised €2.7M pre-seed led by 360 Capital, with Plus Partners, Addendum Capital and… News 28
Oct Agora Labs raises €4.3M for hospital data research network Fifty hospitals, one network, and no record leaves the building. P101 leads a €4.3 million round… News 25
Oct Phononic Vibes raises €25 million for lighter noise barriers Jolt Capital led €25 million into a Politecnico di Milano spin-off whose noise barriers weigh up… News 29
Sep Aptadir raises €40M seed to switch silenced genes back on Milan's Aptadir raised a €40M seed led by 4BIO Capital - among the largest European biotech… News