• K3RX

  Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

  K3RX is a technology company focused on designing and manufacturing high-performance components made from Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Matrix Composites (UHTCMC) that can operate at temperatures up to 2,700 °C. These materials deliver superior mechanical strength, ablation resistance, and oxidation resistance compared with traditional reinforced carbon-carbon or high-temperature metals such as tungsten, making them well-suited for critical aerospace and defense systems. The company intends to use its proprietary materials science to supply customers requiring reliability in extreme operating conditions. With the new capital, K3RX plans to scale up to an industrial-grade, cost-competitive production capacity, broaden market reach in Europe and the United States, and deepen its supply-chain relationships to reduce lead times and costs. The growth plan also includes hiring across administrative, engineering, and manufacturing roles and investing in in-house processing equipment to internalize strategic production steps. Management views these initiatives as essential to reinforcing Italy’s industrial autonomy in strategically important technologies.

• Fluid Wire Robotics

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

  Fluid Wire Robotics is a research spin‑off accredited to Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna that develops robotic arms engineered for extreme environments including nuclear sites, space, underwater locations and explosion‑risk areas. The company was developed under the supervision of co‑founder Marco Fontana and is led by CEO and co‑founder Marco Bolignari. Its technology is positioned as a platform to provide sustainable, reliable robotic solutions for complex value chains such as nuclear energy, subsea exploration and space robotics. Fluid Wire aims first to develop and commercialize a robotic arm for the nuclear and space sectors, then to extend to underwater and explosion‑risk environments. The article reports a new €800k investment round that will be used to accelerate technology development and commercialization efforts. No revenue or user metrics are disclosed in the article.

• J4Energy

  Participated · Equity · May 2024

  J4ENERGY provides the Energy Co-Pilot, a digital AI platform that creates a digital model of industrial energy systems and evaluates investment and daily-management actions. The tool is certified by the Solar Impulse Foundation and the company reports average reductions of over 50% in costs and emissions at industrial plants. J4ENERGY focuses on hard-to-abate emissions and is developing applications for high-temperature industrial heat, heat pumps up to 200°C, thermal storage, syngas and refrigeration technologies. The startup is led by co-founder and CEO Filippo Lazzarin and is based in Padua. J4ENERGY recently completed its initial capital raise, and intends to use proceeds to further develop the Energy Co-Pilot’s AI, expand the team, and scale its solutions across more industrial sites.

• Soundsafe Care

  Participated · Equity · Nov 2023

  Soundsafe Care is a medtech spin‑off from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, founded in May 2022 by Andrea Mariani and Laura Morchi. The company develops an innovative therapeutic device that combines robotics and focused ultrasound to perform non‑invasive surgical treatments for tumors. The recent equity financing will support further technological development of that device and the expansion of the team with targeted hires. Part of the capital is earmarked for validation and certification activities, first targeting veterinary applications and subsequently human use. Soundsafe previously received an earlier investment from RoboIT in February (amount not disclosed). The startup also won four awards at Meet in Italy for Life Sciences – Startup Breeding 2023, including the BacktoWork Special Award, InnovUp award, EIT Health Special Award, and RP Legal & Tax Special Award.

No current team members are available.