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Italian nuclear energy scaleup newcleo, a company that CEO Stefano Buono founded, signed a 2 billion US Dollars worth strategic partnership with US Oklo and Swedish Blykalla to promote the next generation of nuclear fuel technologies and develop an USA-based advanced multi-fuel plant (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Jacob DeWitte is the cofounder and ceo of Oklo. Jacob Stedman is the ceo of Blykalla.
Premium car rent Limolane launched an equity and debt round of 80 million euros for a post-money value of 190 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company already attracted 10 million from Cherry Bay Capital Group, a firm that Mattia Rossi created, that led the 2024 round of 35 million. Fabio Nalucci is the chairman of Limolane which will invest the proceeds of this new round in M&A deals and its international expansion. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Limolane and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Milan-listed venture capital Zest acquired 20% of Italy’s Eureka! Venture that has assets under management worth in the region of 130 million euros and for which Stefano Peroncini acts as ceo (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Luigi Capello is the ceo of Zest and will be a director of the new entity for which Enrica Acuto Jacobacci will act as independent chairwoman. Anna Amati will oversee institutional relations while Sandro Moretti Cane will handle BlackSheep funds and Filippo Berneri the anti-money laundering. Giovanni Crostarosa Guiccardi will chair the advisory board of which will be also part Simone Zucchetti and Stefania Mancino. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Zest, Eureka! Venture and their portfolio companies. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Sizable Energy, an Italian startup active in the development of long-life energy storage technology (Ldes), said it secured a round of 8 million US Dollars from lead investor Playground Global, EXA Ventures, Verve Ventures, Satgana, Eden/IAG, and Unruly Capital (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Stefano Bernardi, Manuele Aufiero (ceo) and Carlo Fiorina founded Sizable Energy in 2022. Sources said to BeBeez that Unruly Capital, a fund that Bernardi created, invested 0.75 million in Sizable 2023 round. Bruce Leak ia a general partner of Playground Global and a board member of Sizable Energy.
French-Italian startup for B2B sales software Volta attracted 5 million euros (a total of 11 million since Mario Parteli and Paul Guillemin founded it in 2024) from lead investor RTP Global, Emblem, Robin Capital, Founders Future, and Pascal Houillon (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in developing further AI-based products an accelerating theri go-to-market in Italy and France. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Volta and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Wsense, an Italian scaleup provider of Wi-Fi submarine communications systems, secured from Indico Capital Partners and SIMEST 2.8 million euros for the second tranche of a pre-serie B round of 10 million that Fincantieri, CDP, SWEN Blue Ocean, RunwayFBU, Axon Partners, and Rypples (an impact investing firm that Jerome Ternynck created) previously joined (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Chiara Petrioli is Wsense ceo and founder. The company raised a total of 25 million since its birth. Stephan de Moraes is a managing general partner of Indico Capital Partners. Vera Veri is SIMEST director for equity investments.
Freedome, an Italian platform four outdoor experience, secured a 2 million euros Series A round from lead investor The Opes Italia Sicaf Euveca, SocialFare Seed, Bios Line Holding, and further strategic investors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The firm will invest such proceeds in its organic growth and expansion in Spain. Manuel Siclari (co-ceo), Michele Mezzanzanica (co-ceo) and Simone Ferlisi (cto) founded Freedome in 2019. Elena Casolari is the ceo of Opes. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Freedome and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
CSI (Certificazione Servizi Industriali), part of industrial and automotive testing and inspection firm IMQ, said it acquired the majority of Beond, an Italian competitor that received the support of I3P, the incubator of Turin Polytechnic University (see here a previous post by BeBeez). FNDX and Gianni & Origoni assisted the target which previously belonged to Andrea Airale, Alessandro Ferraris, Massimiliana Carello, UFI Filters, Sabelt, and Paolo Massai. Airale and Ferraris will keep their management role. Fausto Mozzarelli is the ceo of CSI which retained Solving while Ricci Radaelli acted as public notary. Vincenzo De Martino is the chairman and ceo of IMQ.
