Innogest Capital

Innogest Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2006, with offices in Turin, Milan, Geneva, and San Francisco. Managing approximately €200 million in investment funds, Innogest primarily focuses on early-stage investments in startups within the healthcare and digital sectors. In the healthcare arena, the firm emphasizes medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health, concentrating on therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular health, neurology, and oncology. In the digital sector, Innogest invests in various verticals, including foodtech, fintech, fashion-tech, and lifestyle. The firm collaborates with local and international research centers and technology transfer offices to identify promising investment opportunities.

Hadi Abderrahim

Partner

Richard Belluzzo

Partner

Enrico Bollini

Director

Giuseppe Donagemma

Chairman of the Board

Claudio Giuliano

CEO

Marco Millini

Portfolio Progress Manager

Hiroaki Tanaka

Partner

Past deals in Italy

GreenBone Ortho

Series B in 2021
GreenBone develops a wood-derived bone implants technology to generate biomimetic – reabsorbable– load bearing implant suitable to address non-union fractures. The idea was conceived and developed by a research group of ISTEC-CNR of Faenza comprised of Andrea Ruffini, Simone Sprio and Anna Tampieri.

Everli

Series C in 2021
Everli, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milan, is a leading European e-grocery marketplace that aims to simplify grocery shopping by providing home delivery services. The company eliminates the hassles of traditional grocery shopping, such as queuing, parking, and carrying heavy bags, allowing customers to enjoy the convenience of having their groceries delivered directly to their homes. With a team of over 200 employees and more than 100 partnerships with retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, Everli serves over 60 provinces across Europe and has completed more than 2 million grocery deliveries. The company also fosters a strong internal culture through events and team-building activities, despite having a geographically diverse workforce that includes offices in Verona and Warsaw, as well as remote employees.

Everli

Venture Round in 2020
Everli, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milan, is a leading European e-grocery marketplace that aims to simplify grocery shopping by providing home delivery services. The company eliminates the hassles of traditional grocery shopping, such as queuing, parking, and carrying heavy bags, allowing customers to enjoy the convenience of having their groceries delivered directly to their homes. With a team of over 200 employees and more than 100 partnerships with retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, Everli serves over 60 provinces across Europe and has completed more than 2 million grocery deliveries. The company also fosters a strong internal culture through events and team-building activities, despite having a geographically diverse workforce that includes offices in Verona and Warsaw, as well as remote employees.

Newronika

Series A in 2019
Newronika s.r.l. is a Milan-based company that specializes in the manufacture and marketing of neuromodulation systems aimed at addressing brain-related issues. Established in 2016 as a spin-off from prominent research institutions, including Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Hospital and the University of Milan, Newronika combines expertise from various fields such as neuroscience, neurophysiology, and biomedical engineering. The company offers innovative therapeutic tools like WebBioBank, a web-based platform utilizing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for long-term functional changes in the cerebral cortex, and the HDCkit system, which includes a programmable stimulator designed to enhance treatment efficacy while ensuring patient safety. Newronika's products are distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally, targeting chronic pain, cravings, depression, and stroke rehabilitation, ultimately aiming to improve patients' quality of life through precise stimulation techniques.

greenchic

Seed Round in 2019
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

Soul-K

Venture Round in 2019
Soul-K is a B2B food-tech company based in Muggiò, Italy, specializing in the production and delivery of ready and semi-finished dishes through a digital order reservation platform and a mobile application. Founded in 2015, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance food operations for professionals. Its offerings include the ReadyToChef E2 line, which features semi-finished food products and ingredients, and Switch, a subscription-based service providing ready-to-eat meals. Additionally, Soul-K's research and development department, FitUp, focuses on helping businesses improve their product offerings, scale production capacity, and maintain high quality standards while minimizing waste and optimizing processes.

greenchic

Seed Round in 2019
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

greenchic

Seed Round in 2018
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

MioAssicuratore

Venture Round in 2018
MioAssicuratore helps customers in the harmful world of insurance, by guiding and assisting them step by step in an increasingly intuitive way. It also provides a complete user panel in order to manage all quotes required, active and expiring. Furthermore, it gives users the opportunity to share their experience by leaving products and companies a review.

greenchic

Seed Round in 2018
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

Everli

Series B in 2018
Everli, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milan, is a leading European e-grocery marketplace that aims to simplify grocery shopping by providing home delivery services. The company eliminates the hassles of traditional grocery shopping, such as queuing, parking, and carrying heavy bags, allowing customers to enjoy the convenience of having their groceries delivered directly to their homes. With a team of over 200 employees and more than 100 partnerships with retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, Everli serves over 60 provinces across Europe and has completed more than 2 million grocery deliveries. The company also fosters a strong internal culture through events and team-building activities, despite having a geographically diverse workforce that includes offices in Verona and Warsaw, as well as remote employees.

Erydel

Series B in 2018
EryDel S.p.A. engages in the production and commercialization of drug delivery based on the use of autologous erythrocytes. The company provides medical devices which includes red cell loader, and erykit. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Urbino, Italy.

Soul-K

Series A in 2018
Soul-K is a B2B food-tech company based in Muggiò, Italy, specializing in the production and delivery of ready and semi-finished dishes through a digital order reservation platform and a mobile application. Founded in 2015, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance food operations for professionals. Its offerings include the ReadyToChef E2 line, which features semi-finished food products and ingredients, and Switch, a subscription-based service providing ready-to-eat meals. Additionally, Soul-K's research and development department, FitUp, focuses on helping businesses improve their product offerings, scale production capacity, and maintain high quality standards while minimizing waste and optimizing processes.

greenchic

Seed Round in 2018
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

GreenBone Ortho

Venture Round in 2017
GreenBone develops a wood-derived bone implants technology to generate biomimetic – reabsorbable– load bearing implant suitable to address non-union fractures. The idea was conceived and developed by a research group of ISTEC-CNR of Faenza comprised of Andrea Ruffini, Simone Sprio and Anna Tampieri.

Diet to go

Seed Round in 2017
Diet to go every day delivers a thermic bag including fresh meals of the day cooked by expert chefs and dietists. On the website, clients can buy weekly and single day subscription packages. The company, which has also opened a take away store in Milan, is also backed by Digital Magics.

Digital Magics

Post in 2016
Digital Magics, founded in 2003 and based in Milan, Italy, is an incubator that specializes in digital projects, offering consulting and acceleration services to startups and enterprises. The company aims to foster the development of innovative technological businesses through partnerships with organizations such as Talent Garden and Tamburi Investment Partners, creating a significant platform for digital innovation in Italy. Digital Magics provides comprehensive support to startups, guiding them from initial concept to public offering, while also facilitating digital transformation and open innovation for established enterprises. Its services are delivered through co-working campuses across Italy, and the firm has built a notable investment portfolio, having invested in 48 startups, scaleups, and digital spinoffs. Each accelerated company is supported by Digital Magics LAB, a team of experienced business partners, and benefits from a broad network of private and institutional investors, as well as industrial partners. In April 2024, Digital Magics merged with LVenture Group Spa, further enhancing its capabilities in the digital innovation landscape.

CV Lab

Seed Round in 2016
CV Lab, based in Torino, Italy, is the first incubator in Europe dedicated exclusively to cardiovascular innovation. It specializes in nurturing promising ideas through processes such as patenting, prototyping, and developing proof of concept. This support continues until innovations are ready to evolve into spin-offs capable of attracting international investment. CV Lab leverages the extensive experience of entrepreneurs and specialists in the biomedical field, fostering collaboration with experts to ensure alignment with research and clinical needs. The organization operates with a lean structure, maintaining close ties to both researchers and the requirements of the healthcare sector.

Seventeen

Series A in 2016
Seventeen is a medtech startup. The company intends to use the funds to finalize the technology and clinically validate it in order to obtain the CE mark.

Everli

Series A in 2016
Everli, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milan, is a leading European e-grocery marketplace that aims to simplify grocery shopping by providing home delivery services. The company eliminates the hassles of traditional grocery shopping, such as queuing, parking, and carrying heavy bags, allowing customers to enjoy the convenience of having their groceries delivered directly to their homes. With a team of over 200 employees and more than 100 partnerships with retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, Everli serves over 60 provinces across Europe and has completed more than 2 million grocery deliveries. The company also fosters a strong internal culture through events and team-building activities, despite having a geographically diverse workforce that includes offices in Verona and Warsaw, as well as remote employees.

Newronika

Venture Round in 2016
Newronika s.r.l. is a Milan-based company that specializes in the manufacture and marketing of neuromodulation systems aimed at addressing brain-related issues. Established in 2016 as a spin-off from prominent research institutions, including Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Hospital and the University of Milan, Newronika combines expertise from various fields such as neuroscience, neurophysiology, and biomedical engineering. The company offers innovative therapeutic tools like WebBioBank, a web-based platform utilizing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for long-term functional changes in the cerebral cortex, and the HDCkit system, which includes a programmable stimulator designed to enhance treatment efficacy while ensuring patient safety. Newronika's products are distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally, targeting chronic pain, cravings, depression, and stroke rehabilitation, ultimately aiming to improve patients' quality of life through precise stimulation techniques.

Diet to go

Seed Round in 2016
Diet to go every day delivers a thermic bag including fresh meals of the day cooked by expert chefs and dietists. On the website, clients can buy weekly and single day subscription packages. The company, which has also opened a take away store in Milan, is also backed by Digital Magics.

SardexPay

Venture Round in 2016
Siamo parte di sardex.net perché crediamo che la collaborazione sia la base imprescindibile per una sana competizione. Perché crediamo nel mercato come luogo di interazione sociale in cui i nostri bisogni e la nostra capacità di produrre valore si incontrano generando benessere duraturo e condiviso. Per ognuno di noi sardex.net rappresenta un obiettivo e una visione comune: l'impegno di migliaia di individui ad essere parte di una comunità in cui le relazioni e la fiducia reciproca sono i veri capitali su cui costruire l’economia di domani.

greenchic

Seed Round in 2016
A pioneer of the circular economy, armadioverde is the number 1 fashion re-commerce start up in Italy. armadioverde’s mission is to become the most recommended community-based service platform for the exchange of high-street fashion in Europe. With a growing user base, the highest customer retention rate in the industry, a collection of 200,000 affordable items, new collections published 4 times a day and a team of talented people in the Milan HQ, armadioverde enables its members to exchange items and revamp their style in an affordable, convenient and - most importantly - sustainable way. armadioverde is already operating in Italy, France and will soon be expanding into other European territories. How it works: 1) We collect clothes a customer wishes to exchange, free of charge. 2) For each quality item sent in, we give an amount of points called *stars*. 3) The member is now enabled to buy on our platform using both *stars* and €. What people say: “I check it all the time – morning, afternoon, evening. I buy beautiful clothes and every box I receive is a wonderful surprise. I love it!” Pati (26), Milan “Smart, great and efficient. The items look great and the whole process was super-fast. Recommended!” Mark (31), Rome “You can’t do it without armadioverde.” Ambra (23), Paris

D-EYE

Seed Round in 2016
D-EYE Srl, founded in 2014 and based in Padua, Italy, specializes in the development of mobile eye examination devices. The cornerstone of its product line is the D-EYE Retinal Screening System, which transforms a smartphone into a portable retinal camera, enabling users to capture high-definition images and videos of the retina for clinical evaluation. This innovative device facilitates health screenings for serious conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration, making it accessible for healthcare professionals with minimal training. D-EYE's cloud-based platform supports telehealth applications, allowing for immediate sharing of patient data among clinicians. The company has established a global distribution network, serving markets in Europe, the UK, Canada, the Middle East, Japan, and South Africa, while pursuing medical device registrations in additional countries. D-EYE's products have received regulatory clearances, including FDA approval and CE marking, and are actively used in various medical settings, including by ophthalmologists and emergency physicians, to improve early diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.

Prestiamoci

Venture Round in 2015
Prestiamoci S.p.A. operates an online peer-to-peer lending platform that connects individual lenders with borrowers in Italy. Founded in 2007 and based in Milan, the platform enables users to invest money and obtain loans with transparent installment terms. Prestiamoci facilitates a community-driven approach to lending, where loans are provided by individuals to trusted peers seeking financial support for personal projects, professional growth, or significant purchases. This model allows lenders to earn returns on their investments while helping borrowers achieve their financial goals.

Drexcode

Seed Round in 2015
Drexcode s.r.l. is a Milan-based company established in 2014 that specializes in the rental of designer dresses and accessories for women. It operates as a web-boutique, offering a unique and convenient fashion experience by allowing clients to rent trendy outfits from the latest collections. By collaborating directly with prestigious Italian and international designers, Drexcode curates selections from in-season collections, particularly focusing on garments suitable for special occasions. This innovative approach provides women with access to high-fashion items, enabling them to enjoy exclusive styles without the commitment of purchase.

Angiodroid

Venture Round in 2015
Angiodroid srl is a medical technology company based in San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy, specializing in interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery. The company is known for its automatic injection system designed for carbon dioxide angiography, which serves as a contrast medium for peripheral interventional angiography. Among its offerings, Angiodroid provides a carbon dioxide injector and a single-use kit that includes French catheters and a custom connection line, aimed at improving procedural efficacy and safety in vascular interventions.

New Vision

Venture Round in 2014
New Vision, a Padua, Italy-based startup that develops a platform to manage content. It features a collaboration environment to save, modify and share files and and communicate in real time with teammates, video and media management tools to distribute content on the web, on social networks, apps, in store communication solutions and interactive live platforms to organize live events in streaming, public or reserved to a few users.

Formabilio

Venture Round in 2014
Formabilio S.r.l. is an online Web platform for furniture, home accessories, and lighting products. Its platform offers classic and vintage style lightings devices, sofas and armchairs, tables, storage solutions, chairs and stools, and bedroom solutions, as well as various gifts. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Cison di Valmarino, Italy.

THRON

Venture Round in 2014
THRON is a software-as-a-service solution that allows you to unify all content-related processes in your company, centralizing and organizing all products and digital assets (images, video, pdfs, documents, web pages); deliver content within your organization and across your online channels at the highest quality; personalize communication through Artificial Intelligence, which profiles users based on the content they have viewed.

Withfounders

Venture Round in 2014
Withfounders Srl is a seed accelerator based in Milan, Italy, founded in 2013 by Michele Casucci, Marco De Palma, and Julius Valiante. The firm specializes in technology investments, focusing on digital media and traditional businesses that can be enhanced through technological advancements. Withfounders provides capital and coaching support to early-stage entrepreneurs, typically investing between €0.025 million and €0.1 million in its portfolio companies. The accelerator primarily targets initiatives within Italy, aiming to foster the growth of digital and consumer companies.

Atricath

Venture Round in 2013
Atricath is a company dedicated in developing a proprietary and patented technology for pulmonary vein ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

Cascaad (CircleMe)

Series A in 2013
Cascaad is the company behind the consumer product: CircleMe (http://circleme.com). CircleMe is an inspiring social way to collect all your likes and discover new ones. Cascaad focuses on developing technologies which allow to consume content online in a more personalized way. Cascaad's technologies help the right content find users through a deep analysis on social graphs and social stream activity to create a current semantically-rich interest profile and social sphere of influence for a person, that can then be used to surface personally relevant content and ads. Since establishment, Cascaad launched the following products: 1) Cascaad Reader (web and iOS) 2) Splice 3) CircleMe (http://circleme.com) The company was founded in 2008 to address the increasing shift in digital consumption habits towards social streams and mobile devices, that call for new ways to surface relevant information based on (push) discovery rather than (pull) search. Cascaad's technology is powering innovative consumer products and API-based services that improve social content consumption through prioritization of social streams, tailored suggestions of new content and serving of contextually relevant transactions, all in real-time.

Beintoo

Series A in 2012
Beintoo is creating an ecosystem for advertisers and publishers to power a new generation of relevant mobile advertising. Our first-to-market technology enables marketers to understand users based on actual geo-behavior. Mobile advertising has a problem. Current-state location data collection methodologies do not capture a mobile users’ actual consumer behavior. App publishers and advertisers have not had the means to personalize the mobile experience based on offline user behavior…until now. Through machine learning BeAudience processes user dwell-time data within beacon, Wi-Fi and GPS signals to segment highly targetable audiences for mobile marketing. We provide this valuable, actionable geo-behavioral data for advertisers and app publishers through our automated platform.

Stereomood

Seed Round in 2012
Stereomood turns your mood into music. Everything you need is just a click away. Visit the website, choose your mood from our stereotags list, discover and share new music. All the playlists pool the music from the web’s top music blogs and Soundcloud. If you sign up on the site you get access to your favorites with the songs you love and a playlist section in which you can create your own mix.

BeeTV

Series C in 2011
BeeTV is a social TV service that is a real-time, cross-platform hub for all consumers' activity around TV. BeeTV's goal is to revolutionize the TV experience by helping consumers improve how they communicate about, discover, share and consume TV content by making a traditionally social experience social in the digital world as well. Founded by leading media and technology veterans, BeeTV has deployed with major cable operators in Europe and is launching its consumer Internet Social TV service in the United States in May 2011. BeeTV is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and has business offices in Milan, Italy and San Francisco, California. The company is backed by Innogest, the leading Italian venture capital firm.

Menarini Silicon Biosystems

Venture Round in 2010
Silicon Biosystems s.p.a. develops lab-on-a-chip technologies for miniaturized cell-biology testing. Its products include SmartSlide, a disposable Lab-on-a-chip, which works on liquid samples for various tasks, such as enrichment, label-free separation, mating of cells, and/or microbeads; and DEPArray, a cell microarray implementing a technology for individual cell manipulation and detection. The company’s technology is used for cell sorting and cell-cell interaction applications. Silicon Biosystems is based in Bologna, Italy.

Cascaad (CircleMe)

Seed Round in 2010
Cascaad is the company behind the consumer product: CircleMe (http://circleme.com). CircleMe is an inspiring social way to collect all your likes and discover new ones. Cascaad focuses on developing technologies which allow to consume content online in a more personalized way. Cascaad's technologies help the right content find users through a deep analysis on social graphs and social stream activity to create a current semantically-rich interest profile and social sphere of influence for a person, that can then be used to surface personally relevant content and ads. Since establishment, Cascaad launched the following products: 1) Cascaad Reader (web and iOS) 2) Splice 3) CircleMe (http://circleme.com) The company was founded in 2008 to address the increasing shift in digital consumption habits towards social streams and mobile devices, that call for new ways to surface relevant information based on (push) discovery rather than (pull) search. Cascaad's technology is powering innovative consumer products and API-based services that improve social content consumption through prioritization of social streams, tailored suggestions of new content and serving of contextually relevant transactions, all in real-time.

MBooster

Venture Round in 2009
MBooster is an holding company that aggregates SME with untapped growth potential in the new digital markets.

BeeTV

Series B in 2009
BeeTV is a social TV service that is a real-time, cross-platform hub for all consumers' activity around TV. BeeTV's goal is to revolutionize the TV experience by helping consumers improve how they communicate about, discover, share and consume TV content by making a traditionally social experience social in the digital world as well. Founded by leading media and technology veterans, BeeTV has deployed with major cable operators in Europe and is launching its consumer Internet Social TV service in the United States in May 2011. BeeTV is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and has business offices in Milan, Italy and San Francisco, California. The company is backed by Innogest, the leading Italian venture capital firm.

Authix Tecnologies

Series B in 2009
Authix Tecnologies is a Torino based start-up supplying a comprehensive authentication solution to major brands. The solution allows product authentication through the use of standard mobile phones. Currently, consumers of medications and branded consumer items have no way to check the product authenticity of the item they wish to purchase. Authix solution will provide consumers with a reliable and easy-to-use method of checking that the product they are about to purchase is original and genuine or to discover a fake. Authix is designing a small unique tag that will be inserted in each package or within the item to be purchased. At time of purchase, the consumer communicates through the cell phone with that tag, and receives a message on the phone display indicating whether the product is genuine or counterfeit. Brand manufacturers are expected to the tags and the authentication services as follows: (i) manufacturers buy the brand tags from Authix, (ii) Authix maintain an authentication server which is accessed 24/7 by Internet, SMS or Instant Messaging, (iii) the manufacturers pay Authix for the Service.

Erydel

Series A in 2008
EryDel S.p.A. engages in the production and commercialization of drug delivery based on the use of autologous erythrocytes. The company provides medical devices which includes red cell loader, and erykit. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Urbino, Italy.

Cascaad (CircleMe)

Seed Round in 2008
Cascaad is the company behind the consumer product: CircleMe (http://circleme.com). CircleMe is an inspiring social way to collect all your likes and discover new ones. Cascaad focuses on developing technologies which allow to consume content online in a more personalized way. Cascaad's technologies help the right content find users through a deep analysis on social graphs and social stream activity to create a current semantically-rich interest profile and social sphere of influence for a person, that can then be used to surface personally relevant content and ads. Since establishment, Cascaad launched the following products: 1) Cascaad Reader (web and iOS) 2) Splice 3) CircleMe (http://circleme.com) The company was founded in 2008 to address the increasing shift in digital consumption habits towards social streams and mobile devices, that call for new ways to surface relevant information based on (push) discovery rather than (pull) search. Cascaad's technology is powering innovative consumer products and API-based services that improve social content consumption through prioritization of social streams, tailored suggestions of new content and serving of contextually relevant transactions, all in real-time.

Igea

Series A in 2008
IGEA S.p.A. is a company based in Carpi, Italy, that specializes in developing orthopedic medical devices and oncological biophysics aimed at enhancing patient treatment outcomes. Founded in 1980, IGEA focuses on orthopedic solutions for post-traumatic bone disorders and cartilage lesions, utilizing non-ionizing physical energy. Its product offerings include BIOSTIM, a bone growth stimulator; OsteoBit, which employs electrical fields to stimulate bone growth; OsteoSpine, designed for chronic pain from vertebral osteoporotic fractures; FAST, an ultrasound device for recent fractures and non-unions; and I-ONE therapy to prevent cartilage degeneration. In the oncology sector, the company provides Cliniporator, a device for electroporating tumor nodules. IGEA is dedicated to delivering innovative therapies that improve the quality of life for patients, serving a clientele both in Italy and internationally.

Authix Tecnologies

Series A in 2008
Authix Tecnologies is a Torino based start-up supplying a comprehensive authentication solution to major brands. The solution allows product authentication through the use of standard mobile phones. Currently, consumers of medications and branded consumer items have no way to check the product authenticity of the item they wish to purchase. Authix solution will provide consumers with a reliable and easy-to-use method of checking that the product they are about to purchase is original and genuine or to discover a fake. Authix is designing a small unique tag that will be inserted in each package or within the item to be purchased. At time of purchase, the consumer communicates through the cell phone with that tag, and receives a message on the phone display indicating whether the product is genuine or counterfeit. Brand manufacturers are expected to the tags and the authentication services as follows: (i) manufacturers buy the brand tags from Authix, (ii) Authix maintain an authentication server which is accessed 24/7 by Internet, SMS or Instant Messaging, (iii) the manufacturers pay Authix for the Service.

TheBlogTV

Series A in 2007
TheBlogTV is a pioneering social media company in Europe, operating across Italy, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom since its inception in 2006. The company focuses on creating, activating, and managing online communities for prominent business clients, facilitating project development on web and mobile platforms to deliver measurable value. Its core services encompass comprehensive management of community-related activities, including content production and social media marketing, aimed at enhancing customer performance. Additionally, TheBlogTV specializes in producing social video content for both television and websites, utilizing traditional methods as well as user-generated approaches through video crowdsourcing. The company has collaborated with notable clients such as Microsoft, Juventus FC, and UNICEF, establishing a strong international presence and reputation in social media marketing and community management.
Silicon Biosystems s.p.a. develops lab-on-a-chip technologies for miniaturized cell-biology testing. Its products include SmartSlide, a disposable Lab-on-a-chip, which works on liquid samples for various tasks, such as enrichment, label-free separation, mating of cells, and/or microbeads; and DEPArray, a cell microarray implementing a technology for individual cell manipulation and detection. The company’s technology is used for cell sorting and cell-cell interaction applications. Silicon Biosystems is based in Bologna, Italy.