I am Niccolò from Primo Ventures. Welcome back to my digest of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
In this issue: Easyrain, Cashinvoice, StartupGym, VoiceMe, and others raise funding. Azimut’s DAO invests in Coinhako. FNM acquires a minority stake in SportIt. The State of European Tech 2021.
Enjoy the reading,
N.
The Money
Easyrain, a company developing advanced automotive safety systems, raised €5m from Indaco SGR and Progress Tech Transfer.
VoiceMe, a digital identity startup launched by venture studio FoolFarm, 🇮🇹 raised €560k
Digital Asset Opportunity Fund, the investment vehicle launched in partnership between Azimut, SBI, and Sygnum, made its first investment in Coinhako, a Singapore-based crypto exchange.
Liquidity events
FNM acquired 33.3% of Sportit, a marketplace for winter experiences and sky-passes, for €2.5m.
The State of European Tech 2021
Unless you have been living under a rock, you should be aware of the 2021 State of European tech. If you haven’t already, take a couple of hours, a cup of coffee, and visit the official website.
Europe's investment growth pace (compare it with the Italian one from last week).
A selection of positions published last week on XJobs
The XJobs platform is a free portal listing open job positions from the Italian startup ecosystem, managed by CDP Venture Capital. If you desire, you can apply for free and have your job positions posted on the platform by following this link.
Ending Notes
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