# Lead investors in Italy (2026 list) > 42 lead investors in Italy, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by Balderton Capital, Headline, CDP Venture Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-italy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Lead investors in Italy Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a company in Italy in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 42 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-italy)The top 25 **42** investors on the list *+2* this week **415** cheques in 12 months *+17%* against the market **$8.4M** median round they joined *+6%* against the market median **86%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (24) - 1 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **227** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **183** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **167** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **162** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **150** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **136** **$400M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **102** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **86** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **83** **$1.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [P101 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/p101) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **69** **$7.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [UNITED, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · Japan **50** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **43** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [United Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-ventures) quiet VC firm · Italy **38** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 16 [Vertis SGR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertis-sgr) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **11** **$8.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Join Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/join-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **7** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [P101 SGR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/p101-sgr) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **7** **$6.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **6** **$58M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 20 [Vireo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vireo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **6** **$5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 21 [Italian Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/italian-founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **5** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Claris Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claris-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **4** **$15M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 23 [Emblem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emblem) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **4** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Jolt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jolt-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **4** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Entourage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entourage) *Deploying now* Venture studio · Belgium **3** **$5M** median round **May 2026** last seen **17 more on this list** All 42 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000. [See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-italy) ## 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* [F-Prime Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f-prime) - **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) - **3** Nov **[CyberKord](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberkord)** Pre-seed · $3M *Led by* [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) - **3** Nov **[Quint](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint)** Seed · $10M *With* [Quantonation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation) - **3** Nov **[fal](https://millionrounds.com/company/fal)** $1.3B *With* [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) - **2** Nov **[Gallium Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/gallium-defense)** Seed · $8M *Led by* [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) ## Stages This Year 366 rounds - Seed **24%** - Series A **19%** - Venture **11%** - Series B **10%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **143** - Fintech **34** - Healthcare **29** - Biotech **23** - Hardware & Electronics **20** - Financial Services **16** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 81 Q1 25 86 Q2 25 117 Q3 25 99 Q4 25 108 Q1 26 125 Q2 26 99 Q3 26 40 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about lead investors in Italy ### Who are the most active lead investors in Italy? By cheques observed, the most active are Balderton Capital, Headline, CDP Venture Capital, RTP Global and 360 Capital. ### How many lead investors in Italy are there? 42 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do lead investors in Italy back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds lead investors in Italy join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M. ### Which sectors do lead investors in Italy back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which lead investors in Italy lead the most rounds? Headline (24 led), Balderton Capital (22 led) and RTP Global (14 led). ### Where are lead investors in Italy based? Among the most active, most are based in Italy (8), the United States (7) and France (5). ### What have lead investors in Italy invested in recently? Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with F-Prime Capital), Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Quantonation) and CyberKord (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with 360 Capital). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)