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 💰
Wearable Robotics, a robotics startup, raised €5m in a Series A round from CDP Venture Capital, MITO Technology, LIFTT, SIMEST, RoboIT, and Toscana Next.
Capsule Corporation, a space-tech startup, 🇮🇹raised €0.8m in a Seed round from Cdp Venture Capital Sgr (Takeoff Accelerator), kopa ventures, Moonstone Venture Capital, and business angel.
The Money - International 🌎
Depthfirst, a cybersecurity startup, raised €80m in a Series B round from Meritech Capital, Forerunner Ventures, The House Fund, Accel, Box Group, Liquid 2 Ventures, Alt Capital, and Mantis VC.
NEOH, an Austrian foodtech startup, raised an undisclosed round from Linfa (Riello Investimenti Sgr), and international partners.
M&A🥩
Reading this week📚
P101 released the State of Italian VC report.
An 🇮🇹interview with Alessia Paccagnella, founder of VibeFlow.
WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker | TechCrunch.
TIM and CDP Venture Capital sign a MoU to promote innovation and development of italian startups and technologies.
2026 Market Overview | Hamilton Lane.
Logan Bartlett (Redpoint Ventures): "Reflections on the State of the Software and AI Market" | X.com
Jobs in Italian Startups🌟
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Legal Counsel - Associate at Tech Europe Foundation (TEF)
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Fundraising Tracker 📈
Ending Notes📝
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N.