• Noa

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2026

  Noa has launched its first mobile application focused on fitness and Pilates, designed as a digital studio emphasizing structured progression, audio coaching, visual design and high-quality content. The experience is conceived primarily for women while remaining open to all users, and the app uses artificial intelligence to personalize programs to users’ goals and levels. Programs are developed with international coaches specializing in Pilates, cardio and strength training. The founders—Guillaume Sztejnberg, Shreyas Rajagopalan and Jason Akakpo—have prior successes: AppTurbo reached €15 million in annual revenue and Green Panda Games amassed over 800 million downloads before being acquired by Ubisoft in 2019. Noa intends to expand beyond fitness into a broader wellness portfolio including nutrition, meditation, sleep and cycle tracking to build a larger premium brand.

• Bricks.sh

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2026

  Bricks.sh provides developers with an automated way to create and upkeep internal tools, specifically admin panels, by simply connecting existing APIs and databases to its AI engine. The system instantly generates a user-ready interface that serves both technical and non-technical stakeholders, eliminating the usual trade-off between speed and customisation. Its AI continually monitors underlying data sources, so any new fields, tables, or endpoints are reflected in real time without manual intervention, cutting both development and maintenance time. The company launched its public beta alongside the fundraise, signalling product readiness for wider adoption. CEO and founder Dario Di Carlo emphasises that Bricks.sh targets the large share of engineering hours spent on non-revenue-generating internal tooling. By accelerating tool creation, the platform aims to boost developer productivity and improve operational efficiency across organisations. The newly raised capital will be channelled into expanding the core team and further advancing the product roadmap.

• Principled Intelligence

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2026

  Founded in November 2025 by Simone Conia and Edoardo Barba after years of research at La Sapienza University of Rome, Principled Intelligence builds technology that lets enterprises define their own operational principles and translate them into verifiable criteria for AI behavior. Its platform simulates realistic interactions, continuously monitors model outputs, and provides natural-language explanations for any violations, enabling transparent and controllable AI governance even for non-expert staff. The company previously created Minerva LLM, the first family of large language models trained from scratch on Italian data, which has logged more than 300,000 downloads across universities, companies and developers. Unlike existing governance tools, Principled Intelligence emphasizes easy customization via natural language and deep explainability, aiming to reduce reputational, regulatory and operational risks tied to generative AI deployment. Proceeds from the current financing will be used to expand the team and accelerate the rollout of its enterprise SaaS governance platform, targeting highly regulated industries. The founders argue that robust trust and oversight mechanisms will be critical for large-scale AI adoption, positioning the company to become a European standard-setter in AI control.

• Sizable Energy

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

  Sizable Energy is commercializing an offshore version of pumped-storage hydropower that places two sealed, flexible reservoirs—one floating on the surface and one fixed on the seabed—connected by a tube housing reversible turbines. Cheap electricity drives the turbines as pumps, moving dense brine to the upper reservoir; when power is needed, the heavier saltwater falls, spinning the turbines to generate electricity. Each 100-metre segment can support a 6–7 MW generator, and deeper water sites offer greater storage capacity. By manufacturing identical modules for deployment in seas at least 500 m deep, the company expects to reach costs of roughly €20 per kilowatt-hour, about one-tenth the cost of grid-scale batteries. The technology pairs naturally with offshore wind farms that can share transmission infrastructure but can also connect to any coastal grid. Sizable has validated small-scale models in wave tanks and off Reggio Calabria, Italy, and is now installing a floating pilot ahead of a full demonstration plant. Commercial projects are targeted for 2026 at multiple global sites. The company has raised $8 million to fund these development milestones.

• Pillar

  Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

  Founded in 2025, Pillar offers an AI-powered software platform that automates administrative and back-office construction processes such as quote generation, margin tracking, workforce management, and reporting. The platform integrates data from accounting software, bank feeds, and site communications (including WhatsApp updates) into a single interface to provide real-time operational visibility without forcing contractors to change existing workflows. Pillar aims to modernize one of the least digitized industries by consolidating fragmented data and manual processes across projects. The company intends to expand its product ecosystem with modules covering procurement, tender management, subcontractor coordination, banking, and other construction services. Pillar plans to use its recent €12M seed round to strengthen its Italian market position and scale internationally. The startup has raised €15.2M in total to date.

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