TWIS #169

Cleafy, Carsoon, and others raised funding. Neva announces two new funds. Acquisitions for Vitanuova and Digital360. The State of European Tech 2023. The return of Jobs in Italian Startups.

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

• Cleafy, a fraud prevention startup, raised €10m in a funding round, led by United Ventures.

• Carsoon, a car marketplace / insta-buying startup, 🇮🇹raised €250k in a crowdfunding round.

• Ecopol, a developer and producer of biodegradable films and delivery systems, received an undisclosed investment from SK Capital Partners.

• Eden Ventures 🇮🇹invested an undisclosed amount in Anthropos, a US-based HR startup.

New Funds

• Intesa Sanpaolo 🇮🇹announced two new funds in its Neva SGR VC arm: Neva II Global, a €400m fund investing globally, and Neva II Europe, a €100m fund focused on Italy and Europe.

M&A

• Vitanuova 🇮🇹acquired Axieme.

• DIGITAL360 closed two new acquisitions in the Iberia Peninsula: Omnitel Comunicaciones and Adjudicacionestic

• Namirial acquired Unimatica.

Reading this week

• A 🇮🇹profile of The Techshop SGR.

• LIFTT, fresh from a new fundraise, 🇮🇹is extending its team including M&A and business development people, to support its portfolio.

• Unobravo 🇮🇹opened a Spanish branch, under the Buencoco brand.

The State of European Tech 2023

The State of European Tech report is coming back for 2023, and it’s been a turbulent year for Europe’s tech ecosystem. We would like to hear from you to tell this real story. 

TWIS is once again partnering with Atomico to bring you their State of European Tech survey, so that your perspective can be represented in one of the most definitive datasets in European tech. I am proud to support the survey and its goal of reflecting the experiences of every part of the tech community. 

To have your voice heard, fill in the new and improved streamlined survey before Friday 27th October. This year, it’s easier than ever to have your say. It only takes 5-7 minutes, and participants can win a range of prizes, including tickets to Slush, ​​the most founder-focused event and largest gathering of VC in the world.

🌟Jobs in Italian Startups🌟

After a few requests received in the past months, I decided to reboot the Jobs in Italian Startups section. If you want to have one or more job positions relevant to the Italian ecosystem listed, just fill out this form. As soon as I approve the position it will remain visible for 30 days at this link.

New this week:

• Country Launcher Italy at Beem Energy.

Fundraising Tracker

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.