Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

Wearable Robotics develops wearable robotic systems integrated with augmented and virtual reality to support neuromotor rehabilitation and activities of daily living. Its flagship device, ALEX RS, is a bilateral upper-limb rehabilitation system with more than 50 units deployed internationally. The company is focusing on expanding its product portfolio toward modular and integrable solutions to address additional rehabilitation areas. Following the Series A, Wearable Robotics plans to advance regulatory approvals in key markets, strengthen compliance processes, and accelerate time-to-market. It is also prioritizing the scaling of commercial capabilities and expansion of its distribution network, with a targeted push into North America.

Led · 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.

Participated · Equity · Dec 2025

Founded in 2024 out of the Italian Institute of Technology, Generative Bionics designs and manufactures humanoid robots that combine advanced robotics, tactile and force-sensing networks, and a proprietary Physical AI architecture. Its robots are engineered for hazardous, repetitive, and high-intensity tasks across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and retail settings. The company is integrating roughly 70 IIT engineers and specialists in certification, industrialization, and production to accelerate product development. Proceeds from its recent funding will finance industrial validation, the build-out of its first production plant, and completion of initial deployment contracts targeted for public announcement in early 2026. Generative Bionics’ first fully integrated humanoid model is slated to debut internationally at CES in Las Vegas. Long-term, management aims to position the firm as a global leader in the humanoid robotics market, which analysts project could exceed €200 billion by 2035 and $5 trillion by 2050. The company leverages IP from IIT projects such as iCub, ergoCub, and iRonCub, granting it exclusive licenses to several core technologies developed in collaboration with INAIL under the Physical AI program.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2025

PhotonPath develops scalable integrated photonics chipsets and plug-and-play modules, including the NanoOCM Spectrum Analyser, a compact high-resolution optical spectrum analyzer. Its product portfolio also includes the Spectre reconfigurable optical sensing platform for precise temperature and strain monitoring in harsh environments. The company has pilot deployments and a co-developed automotive optical sensor with an automotive braking-systems investor, and a proof-of-concept installation in the Netherlands utilities sector. PhotonPath is a fabless spin‑off from Politecnico di Milano (founded 2019) and works with local and specialised global supply‑chain partners, while building European supplier relationships for defence-sector customers. The market for integrated photonics is approaching a tipping point driven by data‑centre and networking demand, and PhotonPath is aligning its roadmap to target those short‑reach, high‑bandwidth applications. It raised a Series A to scale production, expand manufacturing partnerships, build in‑house calibration and quality control, grow its commercial team, and accelerate its product roadmap.

Led · 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.