TWIS #192
TWIS #192
Akuis raised funding. Eur 150m from the Italian Government for AI, 5G, and cybersecurity. A tender offer for H-Farm. The Italian VC landscape report.
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.
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The Money 💰
Akuis, a fitness-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.15m from ALIcrowd III (Azimut), Wemoove, and X-Equity (a club deal).
New Funds 💫
The Italian government 🇮🇹approved a new allocation worth €150m to support investments in AI, 5g, and cybersecurity.
M&A 🥩
H-Farm received a tender offer to be taken 🇮🇹private.
More reports on Italian VC & startups
One of the eldest of the Italian startup ecosystem reports is finally out: VEM 2023
A 78-page-strong report on the Italian VC landscape by P101 + Dealroom.
Reading this week 📚
FoolFarm, a venture builder, is 🇮🇹raising €9m at a €50m pre-money.
Serena Capital: Our Most Popular Reports, Playbooks & Templates.
An 🇮🇹interview with Alec Ross.
Yolo, a former startup listed on Euronext, is 🇮🇹raising €8m in a new equity offering.
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Newly added events:
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Ending Notes📝
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N.
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