TWIS #292

Imatra, BlockInvest, and Domyn raised funding. Domyn acquired Orobix. More acquisitions from Namirial and Genenta. Growth Capital's report about venture capital in Italy in Q1 '26 is out.

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.

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The Money 💰

• NOB-Imatra, a sport-tech startup , raised €5m in a Growth round from CDP Venture Capital and Fintech Partners.

• BlockInvest, a blockchain-based asset tokenization startup, raised €4m in a Growth round from UniCredit.

• PepTiDa, Caa2ad, Lactothera, Keynon Lab 🇮🇹raised €2.5m in a seed round from Mnesys scarl.

• Domyn, an AI startup, raised an undisclosed round from BNY and Rabobank.

M&A 🥩

• Namirial 🇮🇹acquired Future Technology Lead.

• Oròbix Joins Domyn to Build a European AI Leader; Luca Antiga Named CTO.

• Genenta signs Definitive Agreements with Sophia High Tech | Genenta Science.

Reading this week📚

• Intesa Sanpaolo and Vertis SGR 🇮🇹enter into a partnership to invest in startups from Southern Italy.

• Alessandra Grendele has been 🇮🇹appointed general manager at Conio | EconomyUp.

• Growth Capital & ITA published their Venture Capital Report for Q1 2026.

• Luca Foresti and Andrea Di Camillo: 🇮🇹Come fare il Venture Capital (podcast) | Spotify.

• The Operators revolution | Irene Mingozzi.

• You know things are bad when YC feels the need to post this:

  

  Garry Tan@garrytan

  Here's YC's official advice about being truthful and precise about what is pilot, bookings, revenue and recurring revenue. Founders, particularly first time founders, need to sear this into their brains. Don't mistake one tier for another. Be precise, and always be truthful.

  

  12:34 PM · Apr 25, 2026 · 567K Views

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Jobs in Italian Startups🌟

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New this week:

• Python Data Developer at Vocations

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Fundraising Tracker 📈

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Ending Notes📝

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N.