TWIS #152

We Are Emma, ReasonedArt, Nibol, and others raised funding. Filo acquired. InvestEurope released its Private Equity Activity 2022.

May 8, 2023

Hello,

Welcome back to (a late 😅 edition of) 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

We Are Emma, a hair wellness startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.6m from a syndicate of business angels.
ReasonedArt, an art tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.4m in a round led by Woori Technology Investment.
Nibol, a flexible work startup, 🇮🇹raised €500k from CDP VC.
TextYess, an eCommerce-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €450k in a seed round from a syndicate of angels and micro-seed funds.
Sealence, a maritime technology startup, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed amount from Progress Tech Transfer.

M&A

Filo was 🇮🇹acquired by Traveler Innovations Ltd.
Sesa Group 🇮🇹acquired Visualitics.

Reading this week

InvestEurope published its Private Equity Activity 2022 research.

Fundraising Tracker

Ending Notes

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Have a great week,