TWIS #151
Energy Dome raised a Series B round, Jakala acquired FFW, ChatGPT is back to Italy.
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.
It was a very short week in Italy due to a couple of national holidays, but still, there was time to announce one of the biggest deals of the year. And for OpenAI to restore access to ChatGPT 😅.
The Money
Energy Dome, an energy storage startup, raised €40m in a series B round led by Eni Next and Neva SGR.
Bio4Dreams, a Life Sciences incubator, 🇮🇹raised €2.5m in a crowdfunding campaign (out of a target of €0.7m).
M&A
Reading this week
ChatGPT is back in Italy - the Italian privacy watchdog scored one against OpenAI?
Meanwhile, the European Commission proposed new copyright rules for generative AI.
A round-up of the PwC Italy Fintech report.
FS (the Italian railway’s operator) 🇮🇹invested €10m in one of CDP VC’s funds.
Fundraising Tracker
Ending Notes
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Have a great week,
N.