# AI investors in Italy (2026 list) > 109 AI investors in Italy, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Plug and Play, Founders Fund. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-italy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # AI investors in Italy Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing an AI company in Italy in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 109 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fai-investors-in-italy)The top 25 **109** investors on the list *-4* this week **2,130** cheques in 12 months *-18%* against the market **$7.2M** median round they joined *-10%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **61%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 6 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **360** **$119M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **355** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **340** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **314** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **227** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **191** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **168** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **167** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **159** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **150** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Tenity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenity) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **139** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 25 [Base10 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **137** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **84 more on this list** All 109 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fai-investors-in-italy) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **5** Nov **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** $11M *Led by* [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) - **5** Nov **[Return](https://millionrounds.com/company/return)** Debt · $936M *With* [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - **4** Nov **[Supa](https://millionrounds.com/company/supa)** Seed · $28M *With* [Heartfelt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartfelt) ## Stages This Year 1,744 rounds - Venture **19%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **17%** - Debt **8%** - Pre-seed **7%** - Other **31%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **581** - Fintech **147** - Biotech **125** - Healthcare **112** - Energy **85** - Financial Services **81** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 712 Q1 25 693 Q2 25 704 Q3 25 673 Q4 25 703 Q1 26 598 Q2 26 465 Q3 26 123 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in United States 3,683](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-united-states) - [Fintech investors in United States 1,166](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-united-states) - [AI investors in United Kingdom 1,039](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in United States 1,039](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-united-states) - [Biotech investors in United States 914](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-united-states) - [Energy investors in United States 798](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-united-states) - [Robotics investors in United States 797](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-united-states) - [Construction investors in United States 742](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-united-states) - [Cybersecurity investors in United States 702](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors-in-united-states) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in AI and data - Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Cade Metz · 2021 4.26 from 3,395 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book "This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. 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By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Plug and Play, Founders Fund, EIC Accelerator and Google for Startups. ### How many AI investors in Italy are there? 109 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 61% have led a round. ### Which stages do AI investors in Italy back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds AI investors in Italy join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M. ### Which sectors do AI investors in Italy back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech. ### Which AI investors in Italy lead the most rounds? Founders Fund (42 led), QED Investors (31 led) and Headline (24 led). ### Where are AI investors in Italy based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), France (3) and the United Kingdom (2). ### What have AI investors in Italy invested in recently? Recent rounds include Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Fidelity), Kabilio (Nov 2026, with Picus Capital) and Return (Debt, Nov 2026, with Rabobank). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)