Within the last 15 years or more, as the capital European activity transmits a higher gear, a way to help a country ecosystem in that country, no matter where they are based. It will help again with the mental mindset of the house. In Europe, the procedure pioneered in part by paris based Kima moving. Today, a new firm strongly hopes that idea that idea from Italy.
BentoOne of Italy’s most active private VCS, its second fund launches, it’s hard 75 million, specifically to the return to Italy’s home and abroad.
Sector-agnostic funds from those who organize Italy Tech Weekmade every year in Turin, in charge of Sam Altman’s likes, Reid Hoffman, and Elon Mok, and so on.
The event was originally launched by Fiat Family Scion Jon Elkann, Chairman of Vento, but also Chairman of Steclantis (EXER company of Agnelli Family
Understand for someone in his or her condition, Elkann has a lot of European and Silicon Valley network, which he helped to bring itw. So may not have an instant investment committee involves veterans in the tech industry as Diego Piacenini, Mike Volpi (previous index efforts), and Jean de la Rochebrochard. In contrast, Rochebrochard recently participated in the same kima pointing out that the vent hopes to imitate, after controversial Retrieved From Newwave, an outfit of French last year.
So far, Vento has already invested in 100 starts including Bee, Jethr and Qomodo. Fund II plans to invest in 375 investments in five years, as the company.
Dyaal D’Aveni, CEO of Vento, told TechCrusch on a call, “ITALIAN TECHNOLOGY WEEKS. HOW IT’S TECHNOLOGY OF THE ITALY INTO ENTERTAINTS. WE HAVE BEEN THEY ATTACHED ITALY INTO END. Italian success story is the type of control of the ecosysts to grow. “
Added d’Aveni, “There is no shortage of capital. It is a lack of companies, but we need some success stories, and then the whole flywheel starts, and we see what we see in France.”
Tech Tech Tech Week’s Fepte on this strategy, executing is permitted to more than 3,500 starts to appear in a standing amount € 150% followed by ticket investments.
But what is the problem with the previous tech teaching founder that Eldkann felt this fund to solve?
“When we launched Vento’s first fund in 2022, we learned that italian technology potential and business trader important,” he told Techcrunch.
“Italian builders often showed the unique … businessman, but not the ecosystem. Vento did to answer this gap, but a comprehensive platform, and business development through the week of tech week.”
However, the law of the Italian company is often considered less favorable to initiate builders compared to the UK or US Company SOOGRIC. Does he expect startups that Vento funds to be Italy-domicile or will be agnostic?
“Our primary assurance is to recognize the unique builders of Italian and support them in their global journey,” he said. “Italy makes an important step that can be more competitive with technology scenery, and we are confident that in the nations of nations are less likely and less relevant.”
To be fair, the Italian tech scene is recovering. According to Data on the roadItalian investment in Italy is 5.72 billion in the past five years (2020 to 2024), a more than threefold increases in $ 1.7 billion.
D’Aveni added that there were already plans to reach out internationally: “We already have a network of founders outside of Italy who is sending US deals, as well as micro-communities of italians in New York, our others.”









