Italy · Investor

Italian Founders Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

Pre-seedB2B SaaSHRHealth

Deploying now
100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MCheque size, as they say$270K – $3.2MRounds led1 of 5Mostly inItaly, 60%
Pitch Italian Founders Fund

Italian Founders Fund highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

We invest from Pre-Seed to Series A in companies with an Italian DNAFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$270K – $3.2M as they say
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
B2B SaaSHRHealth
Based in
Milan, Italy
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    ComplaionIT · Google News searchUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Sept
    ComplaionSeed · IT · Firms' own news pages$15MLed
  4. May
    InvertixPre-seed · IT · Firms' own news pages$2.0MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    PillarSeed · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 9 others
  6. Apr
    SonaSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$45MWith 7 others

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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

23 of 34 we have independently watched raise

AquilaCassandraCommerceclarityComplaionCompriFleequidGlautHeydigaInvertixIusfulJethrKlearlyManufactPillarRatelReportaidSavaSeltzSkillvueSonaSuperlogTextyessWynwood-houseBrumpatentiGet in touchGet-catoKoinoscapitalLiviacasaMamahealthParadigmaPlatonicresearchProgrammalabsSalupayTadapower

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Italian Founders Fund put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Italian Founders Fund in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Italian Founders Fund

What does Italian Founders Fund invest in?

Italian Founders Fund invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2B SaaS, HR and Health.

How active is Italian Founders Fund?

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

What has Italian Founders Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Complaion (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Invertix (Pre-seed, May 2026) and Pillar (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Italian Founders Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M. It says it writes cheques of $270K to $3.2M.

Does Italian Founders Fund lead rounds?

Yes: it led 1 of its 5 investments on record (20%).

Where does Italian Founders Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Italy (60%), the United States (20%) and the United Kingdom (20%).

Is Italian Founders Fund investing now?

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

Who does Italian Founders Fund invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (3 rounds together), Eurazeo (2 rounds together) and Vento (2 rounds together).

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Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it