TWIS #156
TWIS #156
Short week in Italy: Datamasters and Valuematic raised funding. M&A for Contents.com, Shopfully, Bending Spoons, and others.
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
Fabrick, an open finance hub, raised €40m in a corporate round led by Mastercard.
Datamasters, an ed-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €650k. Zanichelli Ventures was among the investors.
Valuematic, a data management startup, 🇮🇹raised €160k from Progress Tech Transfer.
M&A
Contents.com 🇮🇹acquired Scribox.
Shopfully and MEDIA Central Group merged.
Datamars acquired Kippy.
Bending spoons 🇮🇹acquired Humamy.
Portale Sardegna 🇮🇹merged with Destionation Italia.
Abiogen Pharma acquired EffRx Pharmaceuticals.
Reading this week
Italy to launch a €150m fund for AI startups.
Fundraising Tracker
Ending Notes
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Have a great week,
N.