Mamazen
via Bossolasco 11, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
Overview
We’re a disruptive team of game-changers, move-makers, and trail-blazers, and we believe that true change is born in the minds of people who dare to bend the status quo. We focus on the type of companies that we create. We choose to digitize small businesses because they represent up to 99% of all businesses in the EU. The startups that we create have some key factors in common. They help smaller businesses deal with their everyday problems, they encourage digitalization, and they’re committed to excellence. We help small businesses deal with their obstacles by clustering their needs and building start-ups that can help solve their problems. We want to change the world, and the only way we know how to do that is by giving small businesses the tools, support, and resources they need to scale and grow into bigger, better ecosystems geared for the digital age.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Deeva
Led · Seed · Jan 2024
Deeva.it is a platform that allows users to book home appointments with their favourite hairdressers and manages the full customer journey from contact generation to final feedback. The startup was founded eight months ago by Irene Giani and Yan Cataldo and is based in Turin. Mamazen, the startup studio that launched Deeva, provided essential support to reach the seed stage. Deeva closed a €400,000 seed funding round from various business angels. With the seed proceeds, the company plans to expand to two other cities and to grow its team. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.
- Morsy
Participated · Equity · Mar 2023
IH1 is an equity holding company launched by the Turin-based Mamazen startup studio that invests capital into startups created by the studio. Founded in 2021, IH1 uses Mamazen’s dual-entity startup-studio model to validate ideas and accelerate company creation. The firm plans to deploy capital into new portfolio companies and has recently backed Pelomatto and Parrucchierefacile.it. IH1 has set a goal of raising €10 million over five years (including €3 million in Mamazen) to fund future launches. Financially, IH1 closed a funding round totaling €3.65 million (building on a €1.65 million first close and €750,000 previously raised by Mamazen) and has already invested in startups such as Morsy (€250,000) and Inpoi (€150,000). The team is led by Mamazen CEO Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi alongside experienced entrepreneurs and investors.
Team
Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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