The Money

• Easyrain, a company developing advanced automotive safety systems, raised €5m from Indaco SGR and Progress Tech Transfer.

• Cashinvoice, a fintech startup, 🇮🇹raised 500k and acquired a stake in FlowPay, an open banking startup.

• Enrico Pandian, a serial entrepreneur, 🇮🇹 raised €1.5m for his new startup studio, StartupGym.

• BowlPros, a food startup, 🇮🇹 raised €500k from a syndicate of investors.

• 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.

A selection of positions published last week on XJobs

• Wonderful Italy is looking for a Responsabile acquisizione case

• Inreception is looking for a Sales Manager

• Ipervox is looking for a Marketing Growth Specialist

• NEST Italy is looking for a Nest Manager / Executive Assistant

About 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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Have a great week,

N.