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title: "20 Venture Capital Firms in Italy (Nov 2026): 10 Free"
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# 20 venture capital firms in Italy

We list 20 venture capital firms in Italy as of November 2026: each was checked on its own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 7 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Milan (10), Turin (2) and Rome (2).

- 20 firms
- 8 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- 65 named decision-makers on file

## First 10 of 20 venture capital firms in Italy

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P101 | VC firm | Milan, Italy | Seed, Series A, Growth | Generalist, SaaS, Fintech, AI | New deal, Oct 2026 | €500M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/p101/ |
| Claris Ventures | VC firm | Turin, Italy | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Biotech | New fund, Oct 2026 | €190M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/claris-ventures-sgr/ |
| Primo Capital | VC firm | Milan, Italy | Seed, Series A, Growth | SaaS, Space, Climate Tech, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Mar 2026 | €537M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/primo-capital/ |
| Prana Ventures | VC firm | Milan, Italy | Seed | Generalist, SaaS, Marketplace, Insurtech | New deal, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prana-ventures/ |
| LIFTT | VC firm | Turin, Italy | Seed, Series A | Deep Tech, Semiconductor, Quantum, Agritech | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/liftt/ |
| XGEN Venture | VC firm | Milan, Italy | Seed, Series A | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/xgen-venture-sgr-spa/ |
| United Ventures | VC firm | Milan, Italy | Seed, Series A, Growth | Deep Tech, AI, SaaS, Cybersecurity | New deal, Jul 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/united-ventures-sgr-spa/ |
| Scientifica | VC firm | Rome, Italy | Pre-seed, Seed | Deep Tech, AI, Quantum, Biotech | Portfolio news, Jan 2026 |  | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scientifica-venture-capital/ |
| Deep Ocean Capital SGR | VC firm | Rome, Italy | Seed, Series A | Deep Tech, AI, Space, Healthtech |  | €41M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/deep-ocean-capital-sgr/ |
| Oltre Impact | VC firm | Italy | Series A, Growth | Impact, Edtech, Healthtech, Climate Tech |  | €53M (own site) | 2026-11-07 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/oltre-impact-societa-di-gestione-del-risparmio-spa-gestore-e/ |

You are seeing 10 of 20. The full list adds 10 more firms and 65 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: No row on this list rests on an SEC filing. All 20 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Type: we class every organization on this list as "VC firm", from its own site or a filing. Place: head office in Italy.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 20 rows: stage 18, sector 20, fund size 5, website 20. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 19 rows, firm email on 16, LinkedIn page on 12, check size on 2.

## Questions
### How many VC firms are in Italy?
We list 20 as of November 2026. 8 of the 20 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months.

### Which cities in Italy have the most VC firms?
Milan (10), Turin (2) and Rome (2).

### Which venture capital firms in Italy were active in the last 12 months?
1 of the 20 has a fund filing dated in the last 12 months: Claris Ventures (Oct 2026). 8 of the 20 have a fund filing or a dated deal in that time.

### What stages do venture capital firms in Italy back?
Of the 18 with a stage on file, seed (16), Series A (11) and growth-stage (9). A firm can back more than one stage, and 2 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on venture capital firms in Italy come from and how often is it updated?
All 20 rows were checked on the firm's own website, with official registers and national venture capital association directories as the starting point. Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 7 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

### Can I download the list of venture capital firms in Italy as a spreadsheet?
Yes. The file holds all 20 rows in Excel and CSV, with 65 named decision-makers and 16 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 10 rows are free on this page.

