Aindo, an Italian synthetic data generation startup created in 2018 at Trieste’s Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), said it raised 6 million euros from United Ventures and Vertis which joined the 2.8 million round that the company launched in late December (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest these proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic growth. Sources said to BeBeez that United Ventures raised 65 million for its early stage vehicle and attracted committments for 100 million. After comoleting such a fundraising, United Ventures will manage a total of 500 million.
Qaplà, a software provider for ecommerce companies, raised 5 million euros from BlackSheep MadTech Fund, a vehicle of Eureka! Venture (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company also attracted the resources of CDP Venture Capital, SIMEST, Tuscany Region’s Next (a vehicle in which invested Fondazione CR Firenze, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, Fondazione Caript, and Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena). Giuseppe Arturo and Chiomenti assisted the company that Luca Cassia and ceo Roberto Fumarola founded in 2014. Qaplà will invest such proceeds in expanding its operations in Germany, Spain and the UK.
In 3Q23, LIFTT, the venture capital holding that Stefano Buono chairs, invested more than 21.9 million euros (+67% yoy) in 24 transactions (see here a previous post by BeBeez). LIFTT has 43 assets in its portfolio and since its birth it invested 51 million in 71 operations. The fund aims to invest a further 20 million by the end of 2023. Giovanni Tesoriere and Cristina Odasso are the ceo and Head of Business Analysis di LIFTT.
ClubDeal, the owner of ClubDealOnline.com (the Italian equity crowdfunding platform for HNWIs that Antonio Chiarello founded), raised 1.5 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). CDP Venture Capital (0.5 million), Giacinto D’Onofrio, a partner and principal of Trilantic Europe, and other business angels invested in the company through the subscription of hybrid instruments on the ground of an enterprise value of 18 million.
Tuorlo Media, a media company that Luca Genova and Mirco Mastrorosa founded in 2021, launched a capital increase of 1.1 million euros that already attracted the resources of Dargen D’Amico, Francesco Gaudesi and further four undisclosed investors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will close the capital increase on 12 February 2024 and invest the raised proceeds in its organic growth. Tuorlo Media aims to generate sales of 6 million by the end of 2026.
