Axyon AI, a provider of solutions for the asset management sector, raised 3.9 million euros (2.3 million in cash and 1.6 million out of the equity conversion of 2022 notes that CDP Venture Capital, ING Ventures, UniCredit, Geminea, and Metes subscribed) from Montage Ventures, The Techshop and other business angels (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Daniele Grassi, Giacomo Barigazzi and Jacopo Credi founded Axyon in 2016. Earlier in November the company attracted two grants for a total of 0.348 million from the Emilia-Romagna Region and ELISE, a network of research centres for the AI that works with ELLIS (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems).
Doorway, a benefit company equity investing platform that ceo Antonella Grassigli founded with Federica Lolli, Marco Michelini and Donato Montanari, raised 2.32 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company attracted the resources of of CDP Venture Capital (conversion of 0.55 million 2021 notes), Maddalena Marchesini (co-ceo of Doorway), Angels4Women, Francesco Caio, Alberto Grignolo, Alessandro Bonfiglioli, Enrico Donati, Giorgio De Giorgi, Piercarlo Gera, Marco Occhetti, Pietro Saccomandi, Buono & Partners, and Paola Elena Lanati.
Weforguest, an Italian traveltech that Marco Veglio and Andrea Guzzo, raised pre-seed facilities of 0.5 million euros from LVenture Group, Argo, CDP Venture Capital, Ventive Group, Insquared Holding, and Rigel Ventures (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company also attracted a 0.33 million financing facility from Invitalia and an outright grant of 0.15 million from the Italian Ministry of Tourism‘s programme Tourism Digital Hub (TDH). Andrea Guzzo, is the ceo and one of the founders of Weforguest. The company will invest such resources in its proprietary technology.
Prisma Tech, an Italian system integrator for the 3D digitalization, acquired 81.25% of H2020, 78% owner of We Wear, a provider of virtual fitting solutions that Fabio Albizzati (soon-to-be ceo) created (see here a previous post by BeBeez). We Wear also attracted the resources of Alberto Rossato.
Oltre Impact – gestore Euveca, an Italian impact investing fund, poured resources in the 57 million US Dollars round that Refurbed, an Austrian vendor of refurbished electronic devicess (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company also attracted the resources of Evli Growth Partners, C4 Ventures, Speedinvest, All Iron Venture, and other investors. Peter Windischhofer, Kilian Kaminsk and Jürgen Riedl are the founders of Refurbed. The company will invest the raised proceeds in its organic development.
In 2022-2023, venture capital funds slowed down their activity as IPOs are not an attractive way out and bonds yields increases (see here a previous post by BeBeez). See here the BeBeez venture capital Report for 2022 and 2023, available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data.
