# Biotech investors in Italy (2026 list)

> 24 biotech investors in Italy, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by EIC Accelerator, EISMEA, European Investment Bank. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-italy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Biotech investors in Italy

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a biotech company in Italy in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**24** investors on the list No change this week

**478** cheques in 12 months *-9%* against the market

**$7.2M** median round they joined *-10%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**58%** have led a round

## The Top 24

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 3 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **234** **$34M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **227** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Forbion Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · Netherlands **134** **$88M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **83** **$1.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Italian Angels for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-angels-for-growth) *Deploying now* VC firm **60** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Club degli Investitori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/club-degli-investitori) *Deploying now* Angel network · Italy **57** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [UniCredit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unicredit) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **55** **$16M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Longwood Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longwood-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **53** **$60M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 12 [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **51** **$3.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **40** **$7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 14 [Growth Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growth-engine) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **35** **$2.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [VIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vib) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **12** **$23M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 16 [Agri Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agri-investment-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **4** **$13M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 17 [Claris Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claris-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **4** **$15M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 18 [PINC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinc) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Sweden **4** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Maia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **3** **$7.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Corteva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corteva) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$11M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 21 [LIFTT EuroInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt-euroinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$11M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 22 [EIF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eif) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **-** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 23 [PM Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pm-holding) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **-** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 24 [Terra Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/terra-next) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **-** median round **Feb 2026** last seen

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *Led by* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)
- **3** Nov **[Scatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/scatec)** Debt · $217M *With* [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)
- **3** Nov **[CyberKord](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberkord)** Pre-seed · $3M *With* [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento)
- **28** Oct **[Impress](https://millionrounds.com/company/impress)** Debt *With* [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)
- **28** Oct **[DMC Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/dmc-biotechnologies)** $18M *Led by* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)

## Stages This Year

423 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series A **13%**
- Grant **12%**
- Debt **9%**
- Other **27%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- Biotech **95**
- AI **61**
- Healthcare **55**
- Energy **26**
- Pharma **20**
- Agtech **18**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

163 Q1 25

124 Q2 25

137 Q3 25

150 Q4 25

145 Q1 26

151 Q2 26

110 Q3 26

19 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in health and biotech

- The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Clayton M. Christensen · 2008 4.21 from 1,158 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Innovation Moats and competition About the book A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation... Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care Jonathan Bush · 2014 3.78 from 598 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building Innovation About the book A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industry Where else but the doctor’s office do you have to fill out a form on a clipboard? Have you noticed that hospital bills are almost unintelligible, except for the absurdly high dollar amount? Why is it that… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris Richard Kluger · 1997 3.94 from 306 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book Ashes to Ashes is a monumental history of the American tobacco industry’s ironic success in developing the cigarette, modern society’s most widespread instrument of self-destruction, into the nation’s most profitable consumer product. Starting with its energized, work-obsessed… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek Howard Markel · 2017 3.87 from 969 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book "What's more American than Corn Flakes?" --Bing Crosby From the much admired medical historian ("Markel shows just how compelling the medical history can be"--Andrea Barrett) and author of An Anatomy of Addiction ("Absorbing, vivid"--Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=health).

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## Quick answers about biotech investors in Italy

### Who are the most active biotech investors in Italy?

By cheques observed, the most active are EIC Accelerator, EISMEA, European Investment Bank, Sofinnova Partners and CDP Venture Capital.

### How many biotech investors in Italy are there?

24 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 58% have led a round.

### Which stages do biotech investors in Italy back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (23%) and Series A (19%).

### How big are the rounds biotech investors in Italy join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.2M.

### Which sectors do biotech investors in Italy back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly Biotech, AI and Healthcare.

### Which biotech investors in Italy lead the most rounds?

Sofinnova Partners (14 led), Forbion Capital Partners (10 led) and EIC Accelerator (9 led).

### Where are biotech investors in Italy based?

Among the most active, most are based in Italy (8), the United States (3) and Belgium (3).

### What have biotech investors in Italy invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Sofinnova Partners), Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Sofinnova Partners) and Scatec (Debt, Nov 2026, with European Investment Bank).

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