Nana Bianca
Via del Tiratoio 1, Florence, Tuscany, 50124, Italy
Overview
Nanabianca is a startup accelerator based in Florence and founded by the former founders of Dada. Nanabianca in Italian means white dwarf, a small star but with very high density and gravity. We use this definition as a metaphor for our mission, to create a space with high technological density and people gravity where entrepreneurs can find all they need to startup their companies. Startup in the space is not just a slogan, we have built a physical space in the heart of Florence where entrepreneurs can work in a startup-friendly environment. We believe that a hi tech space where ideas and business models can mash up is one of the most important element in the growth process of a startup and that this, together with knowledge, low management costs and our network, will allow us to help startups becoming successful.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 6
Sector focus
- Advertising
- Developer Tools
- E-Commerce
- Mobile
Investment portfolio
- Lorenzo Vinci
Participated · Equity · Feb 2017
Lorenzo Vinci is an e-commerce platform that sells Made in Italy food and helps niche and small producers open a new online sales channel. Led by Federico Pastre and Walfredo Della Gherardesca, the company was accelerated within Nana Bianca and creates digital content—articles, recipes and videos—to help producers reach customers online. The platform currently features 40k products from over 400 companies and has 150k subscribers. Those subscribers have resulted in 11k orders to date. The company plans to use the new funds to increase sales in Italy and to develop private label products. Lorenzo Vinci is based in Milan, Italy.
- 3ND
Participated · Equity · Dec 2014
3ND develops Vino 75, a wine e-commerce platform based in Florence, Italy. Vino 75 aims to become a quality winehouse by directly involving 200 Italian winemakers and listing more than 800 bottles in its catalog. The company is led by co‑founder and CEO Andrea Nardi Dei and was incubated within Nana Bianca. 3ND also operates Sconto Digitale, a flash‑sales marketplace for rare or unique products. In December 2014 it raised €250k in funding from backers including Nana Bianca, Club Italia Investimenti 2 and Andrea Merloni. The company intends to use the funds to continue expanding Vino 75.