TWIS #267
Caracol, Dog Heroes, GEVI, TaDa, and others raised funding. A new acquisition for Facile.it. Maia Ventures closed a €55m fund.
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 💰
Caracol, a producer of large scale additive manufacturing solutions, raised USD$40m in a Series B round from Omnes Capital, Move Capital Fund I, CDP Venture Capital, Primo Capital SGR, Eureka! Venture SGR, and Neva SGR.
Dog Heroes, a subscription-based fresh dog food startup, 🇮🇹raised €5m in a Growth round from VC Partners SGR – Fund I, CDP Venture Capital SGR, and Albemarle Asset Management.
GEVI, a producer of micro-wind turbines, raised €2.7m in a Seed round from 360 Capital, CDP Venture Capital (via the Acceleratori Fund, MiSE Co-Investment Fund, and ToscanaNext Fund), and NextSTEP One.
TaDa, a home energy efficiency startup, raised €1.9m in a Seed round from IFF (Italian Founders Fund), Nextalia Investment Management (Nextalia Ventures), Vesper Holding, and business angels.
Poleepo, an ecommerce management platform, 🇮🇹raised €1m in a Early-stage round from Octopus SS, Open Venture, Startup Wise Guys, Andrea T. Orlando, Alessandro Niglio, Roberto Toscani, Michele Bianchi, and Mario Messuri.
Finanz, a finance education startup, 🇮🇹raised €0.7m in a Pre-seed round from Giordano Martinelli, Vincenzo Cioffi, Davide Cataldo, Matteo Ortisi, Andrej Carpani, Pasquale Orlando, Clément Vey, and Noah V. Moretti.
Metrikflow, an ESG compliance startup, 🇮🇹raised €565k in a Pre-seed round from Magic Mind, Apside, and Business Angels.
Amuseapp, a smart audioguides startup, 🇮🇹raised €350k in a Pre-seed round from Paolo Tramonti, Francesco Zucchetta, Marco Moschini, Lucio Gomiero, Jacopo Pertile, Serena Granziera, and famiglia Nocivelli.
Lynda, a femtech startup, 🇮🇹raised €350k in a Pre-seed round.
New Funds 💫
Maia Ventures closed €55m fund to back early‑stage foodtech startups.
M&A🥩
Facile.it 🇮🇹acquired Pratiche Auto Online.
Reading this week📚
Mitico and Heath Technologies 🇮🇹won HyAccelerator 2025.
CDP Venture Capital 🇮🇹launched Novagria Ventures, a venture builder in the agri-tech sector.
Service Providers in Private Markets 2025 | Preqin (featuring yours truly in a section about AI and tech in private capital).
State of AI report 2025 | Nathan Benaich
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