TWIS #259
Trustfull, Maxi Mobility, and Cultipharm raised funding. Everli to go public via a SPAC combination. Cosmico acquired Creative Harbour.
Hello,
Welcome back to The Week in Italian Startups, in a shortened summer version. This is Niccolò from Primo Capital: every week, I publish my curated list of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
The Money 💰
Trustfull raised €6m in a Series A round from Seaya Ventures, Elevator Ventures, and United Ventures.
Maxi Mobility raised €1.2m in a Seed round from UniCredit Bank, Motor Valley Accelerator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Fondazione di Modena, and Angel Investors.
Cultipharm raised €1m in a Early-stage round from AiZei, Moonstone Venture Capital.
The Money International 🌎
Sava Technologies Ltd. raised USD$19m in a Series A round from Balderton Capital, Pentland Ventures, Norrsken VC, JamJar Investments, True, Italian Founders Fund, Athletico Ventures, SOLO Investments, and Exceptional Ventures.
Diode Computers raised USD$11.4m in a Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Caffeinated Capital, Box Group, and Y Combinator.
IPO🤑
Everli signed an agreement to go public by merging with Melar Acquisition Corp. I. The deal values Everli $180m.
M&A 🥩
Cosmico 🇮🇹acquired Creative Harbour.
Reading this week📚
Young Platform and Bancomat 🇮🇹entered into a partnership.
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Have a great week,
N.