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TWIS #145

Blacksheep invested in Switzerland; Glassfy, GenomeUp, and SOLHO raised funding. Vento and Eden invested in BugPilot. Partnership between Enel and Newcleo.

Niccolò Sanarico
Mar 20, 2023
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TWIS #145

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Hello,

Welcome back to The Week in Italian Startups. This is Niccolò from Primo Ventures: every week I publish my curated list of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.

The Money

  • Blacksheep Ventures, an Italian martech VC fund, invested $5m in Zurich and Berlin-based Nexoya.

  • Glassfy, an app revenues management startup, raised $3m in a round led by Square One and Inreach Ventures.

  • GenomeUp, an applied AI startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.15m from a syndicate of investors led by Scientifica VC.

  • SOLHO, a Dutch heat-as-a-service startup funded by two Italian researchers, 🇮🇹raised €580k from Shift Invest, Rabobank, and other business angels.

New funds and partnerships

  • Vento investments and Eden Ventures signed a partnership and 🇮🇹announced their first investment in Bugpilot.

  • Gellify and Azimut 🇮🇹announced FNDX, a joint venture focused on VC advisory and startup scouting.

  • Enel and Newcleo signed a cooperation agreement to work together on the latter’s nuclear generation projects.

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Ending Notes

This week’s issue is a bit shorter since I’ve been busy welcoming little Tommaso to this world 👶🏻. I expect a couple of bumpy weeks ahead!

Giacomo Mollo and I comment weekly on the latest news: subscribe to our podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other platforms to get additional insights on what is happening in the Italian ecosystem.

Have a great week,

N.

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