TWIS #246
IAMA Therapeutics, WSense, Tundr, and Keplera raised funding. Acquisitions for Abissi, Comau, and Gyrus Capital.
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 💰
IAMA Therapeutics, a neuroscience startup, 🇮🇹raised €15m in a Growth round from Indaco Venture Partners SGR, Fondazione Enea Tech e Biomedical, Claris Ventures SGR, and CDP Venture Capital SGR.
WSense, a marine deep-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €7.2m in an Early-stage round from CDP Venture Capital SGR, Blue Ocean, RunwayFBU, Axon Partners Group, Fincantieri, and Rypples.
Tundr, an employee-benefits startup, 🇮🇹raised €7.2m in a Seed round from 360 Capital, CDP Venture Capital SGR, Azimut Libera Impresa SGR, Vento, Alecla7, and Vesper Holding.
Keplera, a legal-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €770k in a Seed round from Magic Mind, OpenT, and Frontech.
The Money International💰🌎
San Marino-based BKN301 raised €21.5m in a series B round from CDP VC, Azimut, SIMEST, and other investors. (well, kind of international).
M&A 🥩
Reading this week📚
A 🇮🇹profile of Ithaca Investments (from the original Sifted article here).
Area Science Park 🇮🇹announces a €1m investment program for deep tech projects.
An 🇮🇹interview with United Ventures’ Massimiliano Magrini.
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N.