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TWIS #154

MiScusi, Kampaay, Poke House, and others raised funding. Newcleo will invest in France.

Niccolò Sanarico
May 22, 2023
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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

  • 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.

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Ending Notes

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

Have a great week,

N.

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