The week in Italian startups - Issue #121
The week in Italian startups - Issue #121
The Money
T-One Therapeutics, a life sciences startup, 🇮🇹raised €2.5m from Utopia Sis.
Eligo, a Made in Italy marketplace, 🇮🇹raised €2.1m and acquired two brands.
Flytrendy, an influencer marketing startup, 🇮🇹raised €300k in a round led by CDP.
M&A
Teamsystem is issuing a new €185m bond and will use a portion of the proceeds to finance new acquisitions.
SBG Humangest 🇮🇹acquired Employerland for an undisclosed amount.
VedrAI and Altea Federation 🇮🇹launched a joint venture on data intelligence.
The literal map of Italian VCs
A curated google map shows where Italian investors are based.
The State of European Tech 2022
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Reading this week
The State of Web3 in 2022, by Tom Tunguz.
Italy ranked 4th in the European Cybersecurity Challenge.
Ten years ago, the Italian government created a special registry for "innovative startups" alongside a set of rules for companies entering it. 🇮🇹Here are a few charts showing the current status of the registry.
Enel launched a new Innovation Lab in Tel Aviv for AI and robotics in renewables and power grids.
The 🇮🇹current state of the Italian insuretech market.
Jobs this week
This week I have a few job positions to share from our portfolio (and friends):
Solution Specialist / Communication Specialist / Full Stack developer (Java + Angular) @ Servitly
Fundraising tracker
Every week I update my fundraising tracker based on the news I publish.
Ending Notes
Giacomo Mollo and I comment on the latest news every week: subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other podcast platforms to get additional insights on what is happening in the Italian ecosystem.
Have a great week,
N.