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Angelini Ventures, the corporate venture capital of Italian pharma company Angelini Industries, Neva (part of Intesa Sanpaolo), Kurma Growth Opportunities Fund, and Wellington Partners co-led a series B 84 million euros financing round of Nuclidium (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The firm also attracted the resources of Deep Tech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), Bayern Kapital, Vives Partners, Eurazeo, NRW.BANK, and Highlight Capital. Nuclidium retained Vischer and Walder Wyss. Regina Hodits, PhD, a Managing Director of Angelini Ventures, Daniel Parera, MD, of Kurma Partners, and Liliana Nordbakk of Neva will join Nuclidium’s board of directors. Leila Jaafar, PhD, is the target’s ceo.
Tulum Energy, an energy startup that TechEnergy Ventures (the Energy Transition vehicle of Tecpetrol – Techint) founded, attracted 27 million US Dollars from CDP Venture Capital, TDK Ventures (part of Japanes diversified giant TDK Corporation), MITO Technology, and Doral Energy Tech Ventures (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Massimiliano Pieri and Donald Kendrick are the ceo and cto of Tulum which will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology.
Chloris Geospatial, a Boston-based climate-tech firm, said it secured a series A round of 8.5 million US Dollars that lead investor Future Energy Ventures, AXA IM Alts, At One Ventures, Cisco Foundation, Counteract, and Orbia Ventures joined (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Chief Science Officer Alessandro Baccini, ceo Marco Albani, Mark Friedl, and Giulio Boccaletti founded Chloris in 2021. The company will invest the raised proceeds in its organic growth. Patrick Elftmann is a Managing Partner of Future Energy Ventures. Adam Gibbon, is the AXA IM Alts’s Natural Capital Lead. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors several foreign startups with Italian founders. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Weebora, an Italian marketplace for padel-related tourism, said it secured a pre-seed round of 1.3 million euros without disclosing the investors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Fabio Zecchini, ceo, founded the company in 2024. Weebora will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology, marketing and international expansion.
Barberino’s, the Italian barbers shop chain that Michele Callegari (ceo) and Niccolò Bencini founded, said it attracted 1.2 million US Dollars from Saujet Holdings which subscribed to a capital increase (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Barberino’s will invest such proceeds in its expansion in USA. In 2022, the company secured a 3 million euros round and attracted the resources of Eric Malka,Myriam Zaoui Malka,CDP Venture Capital, Francesco Pinto, the former Italian international footballer Claudio Marchisio, and the crowd investors that poured their money through Doorway. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors the investors of Barberino’s and their portfolio companies. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Pica Group, the owner of tha AI-based platform for pictures distribution GetPica, attracted an undisclosed amount of resources from PranaVentures (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in the development of its SaaS service and expansion in USA, the Middle East and Asia Manolo Martini, Enrico Minotti and Daniele Lazzara founded the company in 2020 and since then raised a total of 5 million euros. CDP Venture Capital and business angels previously invested in GetPica. Lisa Di Sevo is the ceo of PranaVentures.
Italian foodtech platform PlanEat, part of B-Corp Alimentiamoci, raised 2.7 million euros from the founder Nicola Lamberti, Sefea Impact, StarTIP (Tamburi Investment Partners), Mercurio Holding – Proximity Capital, Renato Bruno, and HB4 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company retained RPLT RP legalitax and will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic growth. Nicola Lamberti is the ceo of PlanEat. Mauro Zan is a director of Sefea Impact.
Plantvoice, an Italian agritech B-Corp which monitors crop health in real time, attracted 0.5 million euros from La Gemma Venture (part of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo), B-Corp Creazione Impresa, Finsipo (the holding of the Salvi Family), and other Italian business angels (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Matteo Beccatelli, ceo, and Tommaso Beccatelli founded Plantvoice in 2023. The company will invest such proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic growth ahead of launching a Series A round of 2-3 million in 1Q26, said a note of Creazione Impresa.
