Participated · Equity · Apr 2026

BlendX offers a data-driven SaaS platform designed to integrate strategy and execution for innovation management, centered on a proprietary knowledge base and an AI-powered Tech Radar. The Tech Radar analyzes companies' internal documentation to surface explicit and latent needs and correlates them with global market data on startups, companies and technologies. The platform supports call4ideas, acceleration programs, Proof of Concept workflows and decision dashboards, with attention to data security and ISO 56001 support. BlendX has secured adoption from customers including Banca Sella, Poste Italiane, Sisal, Leonardo and Sogei. The recent bridge round will fund international expansion and further R&D to evolve the product into a multi-platform solution and scale commercial activities.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2015

PetMe operates a marketplace for pet owners to book pet-sitting and pet-housing services. The platform has facilitated approximately 50,000 booked nights and its community includes over 100,000 pet lovers. Founded in July 2014 by Carlo Crudele and Alice Cimini and managed by CEO Vittorio Maffei, the company was accelerated within Buongiorno’s b-ventures. PetMe is classified as an Innovative Startup under Italian law. The company raised €1M in a Series A and intends to use the funds to accelerate development of the business in Italy. To date PetMe has raised €1.5M in total. PetMe is a community pet-sitting platform offering both in-home and host services, incubated within b-ventures. The company was co-founded in July 2014 by Alice Cimini and Carlo Crudele and is based in Milan, Italy. It currently features 4,000 vetted pet sitters, another 2,000 awaiting certification, and over 12,000 subscribers. PetMe raised €250K in the reported round and has now raised €400K in total. The company says it is using the funds to continue to expand adoption of the platform. No revenue figures were disclosed in the article.