Proxima Fusion, a German scaleup for the development of nuclear energy plants, attracted 411 million euros from XTX Ventures, East X Ventures (lead investors), RWE, Google, KfW Capital, SPRIND, Burda Principal Investments, and others (see here a previous post by BeBeez). After such a deal, Proxima Fusion post-money amounts to above 2.4 billion. The company will invest such proceeds in the 2 billion worth Gundremmingen Project, that aims to develop the first stellarator-based fusion power station in a nuclear power station decommissioned in 2021 that belonged to RWE. The round’s resources will also finance the construction of the stellarator Alpha in Munich area for which the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics also provided support. Proxima has its headquarter in Munich and offices in Zurich and Oxford. Francesco Sciortino is the company’s ceo and co‑founder. Proxima previously attracted the resources of Club degli Investitori.
Young Group, an Italian fintech that received Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization from Consob and Banca d’Italia, secured a 22.5 million euros round that Milan-listed Azimut led (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The firm will invest such resources in its organic growth and proprietary technology. Gianni & Origoni acted as deal advisor. Young Group will invest part of such proceeds in the domestic and European consolidation of its subsidiary Fleap (fka Sanbox), an innovative startup that received the incubation support of Milan Polihub. In 2019, the firm raised pre-seed resources of little below 0.8 million through the crowdfunding platform Seedrs on the ground of an enterprise value of 8.5 million. Alexandru Stefan Gheban, Andrea Ferrero, Samuele Raimondo, Andrea Carollo, Marco Ciarmoli, and Daniele Rinaldi founded Young Group in 2017 and received the support of I3P, the incubator of Turin Polytechnic University. Giorgio Medda is the ceo of Azimut
Handspring, an US virtual platform offering mental health support services for children, adolescents and young adults, secured a series B round of 19 million US Dollars that Angelini Ventures, the corporate venture capital of the eponymous Italian pharmaceutical company, joined as new investor (see here a previous post by BeBeez). RPS Ventures acted as lead investor, while Cobalt Ventures, NextView Ventures, nvp capital, Hyde Park Angels, and Cornucopian Capital renewed their support to the firm (press release). After such a round, Handspring raised a total of 37 million since its launch. Such a deal is part of the strategy of Angelini Ventures ceo Paolo Di Giorgio who aims to support companies capable of innovating care models and improving access to and the quality of services while implementing an Impact Investing strategy, as Clinical Director Fabrizio Calisti said to BeBeez Magazine. Nancy Hilliker (RPS Ventures) and Dipa Mehta (Cobalt Ventures) will join the Handspring board while Sarah Fox (Angelini Ventures) will act as observer. Tanja Dowe is a managing director of Angelini Ventures. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Angelini Ventures and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Vinhood, an Italian food-tech, attracted 3 million euros from Linfa, a fund that Riello Investimenti manages (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology. Marco Fregonese, Alessandro Lualdi and Matteo Parisi are the founders of Vinhood that in 2018 received 15000 euros from Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam. Mauro Odorico is a partner of Linfa. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Riello Investimenti and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Klaro (fka OverCash), an AI-based fintech platform, attracted 3 million euros from 360 Digitaly, a vehicle of 360 Capital that has the support of CDP Venture Capital Digital Transition Fund (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Mignanelli is the chairman of Klaro that previously belonged to ceo Paolo Verì. The executives have now 35% each of the business. Sources said to BeBeez that Verì purchased a stake from Mignanelli who previously said that the company will rebrand as KlaroFin. Lucrezia Lucotti is a partner of 360 Capital. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors 360 Capital and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Italian B Corp zeroCO2, a developer of high-impact projects and Nature-based Solutions, secured a one million euros bridge from NTT DATA Italia (part of Japanese NTT DATA) and CDP Venture Capital – StyleIT (a FashionTech programme of which are also partners Startupbootcamp and Gellify) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Pesce (ceo) and Virgilio Galicia (head of Guatemala operations) founded zeroCO2 in 2020. The company developed Selva, a proprietary digital monitoring, reporting and verification (dMRV) platform for the generation of high-quality carbon credits, which integrates artificial intelligence and satellite data. NTT DATA Italia developed the backend infrastructure and the AI-based carbon accounting engine while Florence University (UNIFI) and ESA BIC, the European Space Agency’s incubator, provided the methodological support. Maria Vittoria Trussoni is the Head of Sustainability & Green Tech of NTT DATA Italia. Stefano Molino is the head of CDP Venture Capital Fondo Acceleratori. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CDP Venture Capital and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
Doctorsa, a European platform that connects travellers and doctors in 40 countries around the world that Nadia Neytcheva (ceo) and Francesco Maria Serino founded, attracted one million euros from Prana Ventures Sicaf EuVeca, which is part of P101 since June 2026 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Vento – Exor Ventures and 40Jemz Ventures also invested in the round. Doctorsa will invest such proceeds in its international expansion and the development of B2B services. Sergio Scalzi is an Investment Manager of PranaVentures.
Primo Capital said it started the fundraising for Primo Space 2, the second vintage fund for space and dual-use technologies (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Primo Space 2 already attracted the resources of the European Investment Fund while other investors expressed the interest to commit for a total of 70 million euros ahead of a first closing target of 120 million. General Partners Matteo Cascinari, Ilaria Cavalleri and Giorgio Minola head Primo Space 2 for which Roberto Battiston, the former chairman of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), will act as investment director.
