TWIS #231 - Welcome 2025!
Welcome back to TWIS, and happy new year! While I was off, EssilorLuxottica acquired a smart glasses startup, 360CP announced a new fund, and a few reports were released.
Hello,
Welcome back to The Week in Italian Startups and Happy New Year! 🎇🎊🍾. This is Niccolò from Primo Capital: every week, I publish my curated list of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
The Money 💰
Nothing to report.
M&A 🥩
EssilorLuxottica acquired French Startup Pulse Audition for Smart Glasses Tech. | Glass Almanac
New Funds💫
🇮🇹XGEN Venture sgr closed €180m in its Life Science Fund funding
360 LIFE II, a climate tech fund, has reached €140M in its first close, targeting €200M.
Reading this week📚
Milan Ecosystem Report 2024 | Dealroom (and an analysis in Italian 🇮🇹here)
🇮🇹AI, the cultural revolution that will change the world of work | Luigi Congedo
Italy’s InfoCert Hit With Data Breach | CyberMaterial
🌟Jobs in Italian Startups🌟
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Startup Events in Italy🎪
Keep an eye on the upcoming events in the Italian ecosystem. Feel free to add an event through this form.
Fundraising Tracker 📈
The tracker will be back in a few weeks ;-)
Ending Notes📝
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Have a great week,
N.