Participated · Seed · May 2026

Gyver builds AI-powered workforce infrastructure and a conversational hiring platform aimed at electricians and industrial employers, seeking to replicate referral and word-of-mouth hiring processes. The company plans to expand beyond recruitment into upskilling, learning and workforce productivity tools for electricians. Its long-term roadmap includes providing modern technical tools for electrical design and PLC workflows to boost productivity across skilled trades. Gyver positions itself against a backdrop of growing demand for skilled blue-collar workers in Europe, where industry estimates project an additional 5.8 million workers will be needed by 2030. The startup was founded by Francesco Defendi, Leo Acciarri and Mattia Zarrelli and recently closed a €1.4M pre-seed round to fund product development and growth.

Participated · Seed · May 2024

Anthropos builds an employee upskilling platform that centralises company skills, employee experiences and training libraries while planning dedicated career paths for every role. Its software verifies soft and technical skills at hiring, training and progression stages and includes customisable virtual job simulations to screen and prepare candidates at scale. The simulations let users make mistakes in safe, coached environments and are designed to help employees learn conversational and cross-team skills. The platform also acts as a skills network so employees can see colleagues’ skills, learn how they acquired them, and identify potential mentors. Anthropos launched earlier this year and plans to provide companies and employees access to thousands of skill paths and AI simulations across multiple departments that organisations can customise. The company has offices in the US and Switzerland.

Led · Equity · Aug 2023

zick learn provides text-based microlearning for corporate training, sending bite-sized lessons to employees through messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Slack. The platform can be integrated into clients' existing IT structures. The company says it aims to replace traditional one-size-fits-all eLearning with more personalised, accessible learning delivered by text. zick learn plans to use new funding to accelerate growth across Europe, with a particular focus on Ireland and the UK, and to strengthen its team through new hires. The CEO and co-founder, Matteo Penzo, frames the product as a response to multi-generational workforces and a changing approach to learning and development. The article does not disclose operating metrics or prior financing rounds.

Led · Equity · May 2023

Data Masters offers modular online training tracks and hands-on workshops designed to train professionals and corporate learners in data science, AI and machine learning. The company runs a community of professionals and is developing the Data Masters Brain, a talent‑profiling and matching platform that collects and analyzes learning and skills data to create customized pathways and match talent with partner companies. Programs emphasize continuous, hands‑on and customized learning methods for individuals and companies. Data Masters plans to expand its team with qualified professionals and intensify R&D to create new training and technology products. The company is led by CEO Luigi Congedo and was founded in July 2022. Financially, it has raised €950K to date through instruments including equity, debt and innovation calls, after a €200K financing announced in October 2023. Data Masters, founded in 2021 in Bari, operates an online Tech Academy focused on Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In under a year it became the first Italian tech academy of its kind and today reports about 5,000 enrolled students across individuals and corporate clients. The platform uses proprietary technology to track student progress, identify skills gaps and create customized learning paths, and employs teaching methods such as flipped classroom and skills-based learning. Founders include CEO Luigi Congedo (Forbes Italia 30 under 30 2018), engineer Francesco Cipriani and researcher Vincenzo Maritati who leads didactics. Near-term product plans include launching a Prompt Engineering course covering effective and responsible use of ChatGPT. The company plans to expand in Italy and Europe, grow its team and build an international network of AI experts bridging Italy, Europe and Silicon Valley.

Participated · Equity · Dec 2021

Mindstone is a London-based edtech platform that enables experts to create engaging courses compiled from existing online articles, podcasts, and videos. The product is designed to help learners remember and learn across a wide range of topics, from astrophysics to zoology. Several organisations and influencers already use the platform to create courses, including The Bitcoin Association, Landscape VC, Flown, Radix, The Body Collective, Jack Edwards, Unjaded Jade, Vix Meldrew, and Eleanor Neale. Founded in 2020 by CEO Joshua Wohle, the company plans to use newly raised funds to increase focus on mobile, advance research and development, hire staff, and grow commercial partnerships. Mindstone's model centers on assembling disparate media into structured, teachable formats and partnering with subject-matter experts and creators to expand course offerings. The recent crowdfunding raise provides capital to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts. Mindstone offers a compound learning platform that helps users organize, share and take notes on web pages, PDFs and academic papers to accelerate learning and retention. The product aggregates highlights and generates flashcards automatically, leveraging spaced repetition and rapid feedback loops. It targets students and professionals seeking faster learning, and is also used by institutions such as Techstars and Queen’s College London for course-building and group work. The company is led by Joshua Wöhle with co-founders Patrick Cootes, Florian Zysset, Melody Lang and Stefan Keranov. Mindstone raised $2.2M in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to continue developing the platform.