TWIS #138
Unguess, MgShell, Ener2Crowd raised funding. P101 exited from Fatmap (acquired by Strava). A report from ITA about Italian VC in 2022.
Hello,
This is Niccolò from Primo Ventures. Every week I publish my curation of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
The Money
Unguess, a crowd-testing startup, 🇮🇹raised €10m in a round led by FITEC.
MgShell, a biotech startup, 🇮🇹raised €500k from Bios Line Holding and business angels.
Ener2Crowd, a crowdfunding platform for energy projects, 🇮🇹raised €1m from business angels.
M&A
Strava acquired Fatmap, a startup in P101’s portfolio.
Osservatorio VC 2022
Here we are with 🇮🇹another report about VC in Italy in 2022. This one is from Growth Capital, in partnership with the Italian Tech Alliance.
Reading this week
A 🇮🇹profile of Mattia Barbarossa, the 21 years-old founder of Sidereus Space Dynamics. [disclaimer: Primo is an investor in the startup]
One of the largest fundraisers in the history of Italian crowdfunding might be that of 🇮🇹Forno Brisa, a bakery. They raised €3.4m so far (as I am writing this).
Fundraising Tracker
Ending Notes
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Have a great week,
N.