Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Founded at the end of 2024, Neocad is developing an AI agent designed to integrate with companies' CAD and PLM systems to surface project history, identify existing components and support generation of new models from simple textual inputs. The platform aims to turn an organization's design knowledge into an accessible, searchable asset to reduce design time and errors. Leadership comprises three young co-founders: CEO Luca Licciulli, COO & Head of Sales Alessandro Toia, and CTO Ahmed Shahhat, who leads the platform's engineering architecture. The company plans to focus initial commercialization on Italian manufacturing firms while pursuing international customers over time. Its recent €550,000 pre-seed raise will fund further technological development — with emphasis on system integrations — and market validation activities. Neocad positions its roadmap around generative design capabilities and broader adoption across SMEs and enterprise clients.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

Intuos is an Italian aviation-technology startup developing a two-part platform for flying clubs, flight schools and other non-commercial aviation operators. Its Manager module digitises the entire operational workflow—from flight planning and crew scheduling to fleet maintenance—within a single dashboard. Complementing this, the InFlight Data Monitoring system uses proprietary IoT devices to stream real-time telemetry and engine-performance data, enabling continuous monitoring, anomaly detection and pilot performance analytics without manual downloads. The company holds two patents (one internationally extended) that cover the integrated hardware-software architecture. By unifying in-flight data with ground operations, Intuos aims to reduce data redundancy, enhance safety and boost operational efficiency for small aircraft fleets. The fresh capital injection will finance completion of key technology milestones and support early expansion efforts in the United States. To date, Intuos has raised €720,000, although no revenue or user metrics have been disclosed.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

BandoSubito is an AI-driven fintech platform dedicated to simplifying and democratizing access to public funding for SMEs, professional firms, and consultants. Founded in 2024 in Turin by Ciro Borrelli, Carlo Vespa, and Saverio Salaris, the software scans more than 30 public funding sources each day, cross-references them with company data, verifies pre-feasibility, and recommends the exact documentation required. The platform then guides users through the full application process and partners with Il Sole 24 Ore, accounting firms, and consultants across Italy to broaden its reach. By removing bureaucratic friction, the company aims to enable businesses to invest in innovation, job creation, and growth. With new capital in hand, BandoSubito plans to grow its team, strengthen technical and operational capabilities, and introduce advanced reporting and monitoring features. The company also intends to expand internationally into Spain, France, and Germany. No revenue or user metrics have been disclosed to date.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

LianeCare operates an integrated digital ecosystem for corporate people-caring, helping employers support employees who are also family caregivers. Its proprietary matching engine connects individual care needs with a nationwide network of verified caregivers and wellbeing professionals, all overseen by a specialized internal team. Beyond direct care services, the platform offers psychological support, orientation, training and consulting content designed for different life and care stages. Founded by Anna Benini, Rita Costantini and Assia Gekova as a PMI innovativa and Società Benefit, the company positions caregiving as a structural lever for employee wellbeing, productivity and organizational sustainability. The fresh capital will be used to strengthen the technology stack, expand the caregiver network, add new digital programs and accelerate commercial partnerships with HR and welfare departments. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

Formerly known as BigProfiles, ELAI was founded in 2018 by Lorenzo Luce and Roberto Visceglia and has served more than 100 corporate customers across 15 countries with its predictive-AI solutions. The company is repositioning itself as a global, enterprise-grade SaaS platform that acts as an autonomous Data Science Agent, employing generative-AI reasoning to transform raw data into accurate, ready-to-use predictive models in a short time. By combining Generative AI and Predictive AI, ELAI aims to democratize access to advanced predictive intelligence, making it usable by business professionals rather than only data scientists. The firm has attracted experienced leadership with the appointment of Antonio Sciuto—former Global Business Development Officer at Salesforce and President of Nestlé North America—as Chief Executive Officer. Sciuto’s stated objective is to shift predictive AI from experimentation to scalable, measurable business impact. Backed by a new €3 million capital infusion, ELAI intends to accelerate global expansion and compete even with hyperscalers in the AI space. Prior backers of the company include Zest and DCP Venture Capital.