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TWIS #164

Leaf Space, 1000Farmacie, Easyrain, and others raised funding. Exit for Erydel. Fondi Italiano di Investimento announces a new growth-stage fund.

Niccolò Sanarico
Jul 31, 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

  • Leaf Space, a space-tech startup, raised €20m in a round led by CDP VC and Neva SGR.

  • 1000Farmacie, an e-commerce startup, raised a €10m extension to its Series A round.

  • Easyrain, an automotive tech startup, raised €5.8m.

  • WeTaxi, a mobility startup, 🇮🇹raised €2m from CDP VC and Azimut.

  • Orapesce 🇮🇹raised a €500k convertible bond from Intesa.

  • Hale, a Berlin-based femtech startup, raised €350k.

  • Way Experience 🇮🇹raised €200k from Fondazione Social Venture Giordano Dell’Amore, an impact investor.

  • Ener2crowd 🇮🇹closed its €1.2m round opened last January with Crédit Agricole investing €166k.

M&A

  • Quince Therapeutics acquired EryDel SpA.

  • CivitFun 🇮🇹acquired Group Reservation System.

New Funds

  • FITEC 2, a growth stage fund managed by Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, announced its first closing at €137m.

  • CDP VC 🇮🇹announced an innovation center focused on agri-tech, Farming Future, with €20m ready to be invested.

  • Mediobanca and Founders Factory announced a joint venture to invest in fintech startups, with the bank putting up €12m in capital.

Reading This Week

  • Getir exited Italy and Portugal.

  • How big does your startup need to become to get a VC on board?

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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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