Hello,
Welcome back to The Week in Italian Startups. This is Niccolò from Primo Capital: every week, I publish my curated list of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
The Money 💰
Tethis S.p.A., a bio-tech startup, raised €15m in an Early-stage round from Enea TECH and Biomedical Foundation.
Postura Ergonomics, a health-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €625k in a Seed round from CDP Venture Capital SGR, Indaba, and FitActive.
SWITCH, an AI-powered mobility startup, 🇮🇹raised €728k in a Pre-seed round from Magic Spectrum, EIT Urban Mobility, Berkeley SkyDeck Europe Milano, NextSTEP, Spreentech Ventures, MobilityUP, and Apuliasoft.
CDC Studio Srl, a fashion-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €380k in an Early-stage round from StyleIT, Fondazione Social Venture GDA, and Ventive.
YDUN, an innovative approach to health studios, raised €4m in a Pre-seed round from Limestone Capital, Business Angels.
Genoa Instruments, a deep-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1m in a Seed round from Deep Ocean Capital, and Business Angels.
ilmiobrokerassicurativo.it, an insure-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €470k in a Seed round from Zest, Ventive, Rigel Ventures, Moffu Labs, Potakoy, AFP capital, Insquared, Mival capital, and Nano 4 Future.
MESPAC, a space-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.5m in a Seed round from Galaxia, Axon Partners Group, COREangels Climate, and Piemonte Next.
40Factory, an industrial IoT startup, 🇮🇹raised €4m in a Seed round from Gefran, Bit Atlas S.r.l.
M&A🥩
Telepass 🇮🇹sold Wash Out to Palella Holdings.
LMDV Capital 🇮🇹acquired a controlling stake in ESANanoTech.
Reading this week📚
Davide Turco 🇮🇹elected as the new chairman of Italian Tech Alliance.
Cortilia and Amazon 🇮🇹announced a new partnership.
2100 Ventures 🇮🇹opens to new investors and announces more than 25 international startups in its portfolio.
🇮🇹An interview with Augusto Coppola | Money.it.
SuperAgency in the Workplace | McKinsey.
Agents | Google.
Listening this week🎧
Luca Ferrari (Bending Spoons) - Storie Italiane di successo (podcast) | Made IT
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N.