Qomodo, an Italian fintech for retail payments, raised 13.5 million euros from RTP global, LMDV Capital (co-lead investors), Proximity Capital, Primo Capital, Davide Fioranelli, Lumen Ventures, Niccolò Maisto, Michele Attisani, Vito Lomele, and Luca Rodella (see here a previous post by BeBeez). In November 2023, the startup raised 34.5 million from Fasanara Capital, Exor Ventures, Proximity Capital, Ithaca Investment, Lumen Ventures, The Techshop, Primo Ventures, Notion Capital, Octopus Ventures, Alecla7, Plug and Play Tech Center, and other angel investors. Gianluca Cocco and Gaetano De Maio (coo) are the founders of Qomodo.
NextAI, the Italian startup that developed Spoki, raised 5.5 million euros from Blacksheep MadTech Fund, CDP Venture Capital (lead investors), Finint, and Apside (a joint venture that Intesa Sanpaolo signed with Zest) on the ground of a 5.2X return on the invested capital (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Giorgio Pagliara founded the business in 2021 and in 2023 received the support of Magic Mind, the acceleration programme of Zest and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The company also attracted a previous ivnestment of Milan-listed Smart Capital.
Faba, the Italian EduTech startup, said it attracted 4.5 million euros from CDP Venture Capital, Oltre Impact – EuVeca and Ad4Ventures, the corporate venture capital of Mediaset (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Growth Capital coordinated the round. Matteo Fabbrini (ceo), Chiara Gava, Alessio Polo, and Francesco Poloniato founded Faba in 2019. The company will invest the resources of this roung in its organic development ahead of generating sales of 15 million.
Easyrain, a provider of digital and tech automotive components raised an equity round of 2.5 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company attracted the resources of Indaco Venture Partners through Indaco Ventures I – Parallel Lombardia, a vehicle that Finlombardia manages. The company will invest such resources in its proprietary technology and organic growth. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Indaco Venture Partners and its 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
Seares, a provider of solutions for the mooring of boats and floating structures, raised 2.2 million euros form CDP Venture Capital (1.1 million) Toscana Next (a vehicle of CDP, Fondazione CR Firenze, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, Fondazione Caript, and Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena), and Selected Investments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Giorgio Cucè founded Seares in 2018. The company will invest the raised proceeds in its organic growth and proprietary technology.
Soource, a provider of AI-based solutions for handling the suppliers, said it raised pre-seed resources of 1.5 million euros from lead investor 360 Capital and CDP Venture Capital (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Soource previously attracted the resources of Exor Ventures – Vento, Club degli Investitori, Vesper, B Heroes, and other business angels. Maicol Verzotto, Nazareno Mario Ciccarello, Silvia Chiarot, Serena Galli, and Luca Taddeo founded Soource in 2024. The company will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic growth.
Wayla, a vanpooling platform, raised equity and debt pre-seed resources of 0.9 million euros from MobilityUP, Moffu Labs, Sullivan Ventures, Luca La Mesa, Marco Cartasegna, and other business angels (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mario Ferretti, Niccolò Ferrari, Michele Quagliata, Alessandro Villa, and Carlo Bettini (ceo) founded the company in 2023. The company will invest such resources in its organic growth.
Aurea Hub, an Italian fintech, aims to raise 0.3 million euros on the ground of a pre-money value of 2.5 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Filiberto Tasca and Andrea Paone founded Aurea Hub in in 2023. The company will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic development.
