Investors backing tech startups in Italy

The funds

• Deep Blue VenturesDeep Blue Ventures is a technology fund managed by Deep Ocean Capital SGR S.p.A. in Italy. It backs digital and deep-tech companies across areas including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, education…
• MetrikaMetrika is a deep tech fund managed by Metrika SGR in Italy. It invests in industrial and technology-driven companies, focusing on business and industrial products and services. The fund targets growth-stage Italian…
• MITO Tech Ventures SLP RAIF-SICAVMITO Tech Ventures is a climate and industrial technology fund managed by MI.TO Technology S.r.l. (with Finanziaria Internazionale) in Italy. It invests in companies working on environmental sustainability, industrial…
• Programma 101earlyProgramma 101 is an early-stage technology fund managed by P101 SGR, based in Milan. P101 was founded in 2013 by Andrea Di Camillo and invests in digital and tech-driven startups across Italy and Europe, focusing on…
• The Golden MouseThe Golden Mouse is an Italian technology venture fund managed by The Golden Mouse Partnership. It invests in early-stage ICT and software companies in…
• United Ventures One SICAF SPAUnited Ventures One is an early-stage technology fund managed by United Ventures SGR in Milan, Italy. United Ventures was founded in 2013 and invests in digital and software companies, including enterprise software,…
• UV T-GrowthgrowthUV T-Growth is a growth-stage technology fund managed by United Ventures SGR in Italy. It is United Ventures' first late-stage fund, with a target around EUR 150-180M, and backs scale-up companies in areas such as AI,…

EU funding startups in Italy can add to a round

Programmes a tech startup in Italy can apply to alone, at prototype stage. Your answers may differ: the grant finder checks your exact case.

• AI TEFsRolling accessService access; no universal cash grant
• EIC AcceleratorOpenGrant below €2.5M + €0.5M–€10M investment
• EIT & the KICsOpen callsCall-specific grants, prizes, services or investment
• STEP PlatformOpen callsEIC STEP Scale Up: €10-30m per company (equity only); EIC STEP Defence Scale Up: €10-30m per company (equity only, deadline 28 Oct 2026)

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