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Growth Engine

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 35 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

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42%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 35 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.2MRounds led1 of 35Sole investor18 roundsMostly inItaly, 94%
Pitch Growth Engine

Growth Engine highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $2.3M

What they do

Growth Engine is a sector-agnostic VC holding, investing from Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Milan, Italy
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first35 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    RulenSeed · IT · A.M.E. Ventures$2.0MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    HolifyaSeed · IT$1.9MWith 1 other
  4. May
    CosmicoSeries B · IT · P101 Ventures$14MWith 4 others
  5. Mar
    CiaoDottPre-seed · PT$1.7MWith 2 others
  6. 2025

    12 rounds

  7. Nov
    GuidoioSeed · IT$4.1MWith 1 other
  8. Oct
    FreedomeSeries A · IT$2.3MSole investor
  9. Oct
    Genenta ScienceIT$15MWith 1 other
  10. Jul
    DisplaidSeed · IT · Firms' own news pages$1.4MWith 3 others
  11. Jul
    Barberino's - Benessere ItalianoVenture · IT$1.2MSole investor
  12. Jun
    Vivaio VenturesPre-seed · IT$572KSole investor
  13. Jun
    BonusXIT$240KWith 2 others
  14. May
    WithLessIT$227KWith 1 other
  15. May
    WetacooSeries A · IT$3.9MWith 1 other
  16. Feb
    StarTricVenture · IT$8.8MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    TimeFlowSeed · IT$4.2MSole investor
  18. Jan
    Indigo.aiSeries B · IT$10MSole investor
  19. 2024

    2 rounds

  20. Sept
    TrueScreenSeed · IT$2.7MSole investor
  21. Jul
    SpiaggeVenture · ITUndisclosedWith 1 other
  22. 2023

    7 rounds

  23. Dec
    LifeedIT$3.9MSole investor
  24. Jul
    WetaxiVenture · IT$2.2MWith 1 other
  25. May
    TextYessPre-seed · IT$650KWith 1 other
  26. Mar
    MamaCleanVenture · MX$1.1MSole investor
  27. Feb
    HolifyaPre-seed · IT$534KSole investor
  28. Jan
    Spiagge.itIT · A.M.E. VenturesUndisclosedLed
  29. Jan
    UNGUESSSeries B · IT$11MWith 3 others
  30. 2022

    6 rounds

  31. Dec
    KippySeries A · IT$2.8MSole investor
  32. Dec
    HiNelsonCrowdfunding · IT$2.2MSole investor
  33. Jul
    Green Future ProjectIT$535KSole investor
  34. May
    PlickVenture · ITUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Apr
    GoVoltSeed · IT$564KSole investor
  36. Mar
    Metis Precision MedicineVenture · ITUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. 2021

    4 rounds

  38. Oct
    YocabèCrowdfunding · IT$2.3MSole investor
  39. Oct
    HomepalVenture · ITUndisclosedSole investor
  40. Oct
    Chef in CamiciaVenture · ITUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Oct
    SoundreefVenture · ITUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Growth Engine. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Club degli InvestitoriAngel network7rounds togetherCDP Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherP101 VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Growth Engine put money into.

Holifya$1.9M · Sept 2026Cosmico$14M · May 2026CiaoDott$1.7M · Mar 2026Guidoio$4.1M · Nov 2025Freedome$2.3M · Oct 2025Genenta Science$15M · Oct 2025

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Growth Engine in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Growth Engine

What does Growth Engine invest in?

Growth Engine invests most often at Venture and Seed (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Growth Engine?

35 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Growth Engine invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rulen (Seed, Oct 2026), Holifya (Seed, Sept 2026) and Cosmico (Series B, May 2026).

How big are Growth Engine's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.2M.

Does Growth Engine lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 35 investments on record (3%).

Where does Growth Engine invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Italy (94%).

Is Growth Engine investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Growth Engine invest alongside?

Most often Club degli Investitori (7 rounds together), CDP Venture Capital (3 rounds together) and P101 Ventures (2 rounds together).

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