TWIS #154
MiScusi, Kampaay, Poke House, and others raised funding. Newcleo will invest in France.
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
MiScusi, a fresh pasta restaurant chain, 🇮🇹raised €10m from Mip, Picus, Kitchen Fund, Amundi, and Gaetano Marzotto.
Kampaay, an event tech startup, announced a €7.3m round from 360cp, SG Company, and Gellify.
Poke House, a poke restaurant chain, 🇮🇹raised an undisclosed amount in a round including Red Circle Investments.
Dscovr, a customer insights startup, raised €2m from Azimut Digitech, Exor, Bonsai Ventures, IAG, Growth Engine.
Future Fashion 🇮🇹raised €1.5m in equity and debt from SICI.
M&A
Blogmeter was 🇮🇹acquired by Shibumi Group.
Bizplace was 🇮🇹acquired by Alchimia investments.
White Bridge investments 🇮🇹launched a bid for Reevo, a listed cybersecurity company, at €17.6 per share.
Three Hills Capital Partners 🇮🇹signed an agreement to acquire Digital360, a listed media company.
Reading this week
Newcleo announced a €3Bn investment plan in France.
Angelo Moratti 🇮🇹invested as an LP in Sound Ventures, Ashton Kutchner’s fund focusing on AI.
AngeList: “After 18 Months, Your Investment Probably Isn’t Getting Marked Up“
ROAD, the Rome Advanced District, was 🇮🇹inaugurated last week. Eni, Acea, and others among the partners.
Takeaways from this year’s MIDAS list.
A 🇮🇹report about several Italian e-commerce startups opening physical stores.
Primo Ventures announced a strategic partnership with Lifegate.
Fundraising Tracker
Ending Notes
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Have a great week,
N.