TWIS #203
TWIS #203
Blockinvest, Anthropos, and Cutiss AG raised funding. Wikicasa acquired Dokicasa. 2023 VC Scanner. Lever Bio. TWIS, the dashboard.
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 💰
Blockinvest, a blockchain startup, raised an undisclosed amount from Open Ventures.
This week no other Italian companies announced new rounds, but Italian entrepreneurs did indeed raise money in different parts of the world:
Anthropos, a US-based HR-tech startup, raised €2.7m in a round led by Founderful with participation from Eden Ventures, Exor Ventures, Zanichelli Venture, Alessandro Rivetti, and several angel investors.
Cutiss AG, a Swiss biotech startup, raised CHF 25m in a series C round led by the family office of Giammaria Giuliani.
M&A 🥩
Wikicasa 🇮🇹acquired 51% of Dokicasa
Reading this week 📚
Exor Ventures and Claris Ventures 🇮🇹teamed up to found Lever Bio, a new investment vehicle supporting research on new drug development.
Bain Capital’s 2023 VC Scanner. It is coming a bit later than the other annual reports but with more insight into the international state of investments.
Introducing: TWIS, the Dashboard
As I finally found a couple of hours to tinker with Streamlit, I am happy to present the first, *ugly*, working version of TWIS - the dashboard, a simple webapp to navigate the information I share each week. There are only a bunch of charts for now (including the beloved Tracker), but I’ll add more soon. Feel free to reach out if you have any requests. Navigate to this link to play with it!
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Ending Notes📝
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Have a great week,
N.
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