When was Italian Angels for Growth founded?

Italian Angels for Growth was founded in 2007.

Where is Italian Angels for Growth's headquarters located?

Italian Angels for Growth's headquarters is located in Milano (Italy).

How many companies has Italian Angels for Growth invested in?

Italian Angels for Growth has invested in 60 companies, including Even & RUBEDO LIFE SCIENCES.

Which companies has Italian Angels for Growth invested in lately?

Alomana & Qura are the latest investments by Italian Angels for Growth.

What sectors does Italian Angels for Growth focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio are Life Sciences (14 investments) and Enterprise Applications (19 investments).

How many exits has Italian Angels for Growth been involved in?

Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions.

Italian Angels for Growth - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Q: How big is Italian Angels for Growth's investment team?

Italian Angels for Growth has a team of 28.

Italian Angels for Growth, established in 2007, is an angel investment group based in Milano, Italy. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in Italy. Its portfolio includes 60 firms, spanning the Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like Even, RUBEDO LIFE SCIENCES and Cellply. As of Oct 2026, Italian Angels for Growth has witnessed 7 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a $4.57M Seed round in Alomana on Mar 16, 2026, which also saw participation from CDP Venture Capital and Founders Factory.

To date, 94 investors have co-invested in Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio companies, including prominent names like CDP Venture Capital.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Milano, Italy

Portfolio Companies

Even, RUBEDO LIFE SCIENCES & 58 more

Sectors of Investment

Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications & 22 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 1 more

Locations of Investment

Italy, United States & 6 more

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Italian Angels for Growth has a portfolio of 60 companies. Their most notable investments are in Sonect and Musement.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United States, Israel and 5 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Italian Angels for Growth:

1. Even

Provider of health insurance plans with outpatient and hospitalization coverage. It facilitates health insurance policy comparison and selection. It offers coverage for hospitalization, outpatient expenses, and family floater plans. It also provides support throughout the enrolment and claims processes.

Key facts about Even

Founded Year: 2020
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $86.6M
Employee Count: 551 as on Aug 31, 2025
Investors: Alpha Wave Global, Trifecta Capital and 54 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 13, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. RUBEDO LIFE SCIENCES

Developer of therapeutics for age-related diseases. The company uses propriety technology includes the ALEMBIC that focuses on developing medicines to combat biological aging by targeting pathologic cells like senescent ones that drive age-related diseases.

Key facts about RUBEDO LIFE SCIENCES

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $52M
Employee Count: 33 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Ahren, The Longevity Fund and 13 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 22, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Cellply

Developer of in-vitro diagnostic products for the detection of cancer. The company has developed ONCOSMART is the first In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) system that determines the effectiveness of anticancer drugs for a specific patient, testing live cell response to one or multiple cancer drugs. Additionally, it offers prognostic tests based on the immune profile of hospitalized patients with Coronavirus Disease 19.

Key facts about Cellply

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Bologna (Italy)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $16.4M
Employee Count: 28 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Indaco Venture Partners, EIC Fund and 15 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 11, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Measure

Provider of a personal data marketplace application. It offers a mobile application MSR App that allows consumers to engage and receive offers for various data tasks from researchers, brands, and advertisers. Consumers get paid to provide data and opinions through surveys and connecting to data sources such as health and location data from their mobile devices. Researchers, marketers, and other data buyers use consumer opinions and data to make business decisions. The application is available on the Apple Store.

Key facts about Measure

Founded Year: 2018
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $5.83M
Employee Count: 6 as on Feb 28, 2025
Investors: Blockchain Valley Ventures, Blackfinch and 19 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 19, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. UNGUESS

Platform offering crowd testing, quality optimization, experience and security solutions. It is a crowdsourcing platform that provides testing and real data insights that helps tech, digital, and business users in business decision making. It caters its solution to industries such as retail, eCommerce, travel and hospitality, insurance, media entertainment, and more.

Key facts about UNGUESS

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Milan (Italy)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $15.2M
Employee Count: 374 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Growth Engine, Fondo Italiano d'Investimento and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 24, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Italian Angels for Growth has invested in 60 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Alomana and most recent follow-on round was in UNGUESS.

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	2	0	2
2025	4	0	4
2024	1	0	1
2023	4	1	5
2022	6	2	8
2021	3	2	5
2020	5	1	6
2019	3	0	3
2018	1	1	2
2017	3	1	4

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Italian Angels for Growth has made 37 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.47M, 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.31M and 6 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $875K.

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	37
Series A	14
Angel	6

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Italian Angels for Growth has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Consumer, HealthTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 48 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	19
Life Sciences	14
Consumer	9
HealthTech	8
High Tech	8
Others	48

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Italian Angels for Growth has made most investments in Italy (37), followed by United States where it has made 9 investments.

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Italy	37
United States	9
Israel	3
United Kingdom	3
France	2
Others	3

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Italian Angels for Growth has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Alomana and Qura.

Here are the most recent investments by Italian Angels for Growth:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Mar 16, 2026	Alomana	Italy	Seed	9629	CDP Venture Capital [+4]
Mar 03, 2026	Qura	United States	Seed	5145	United Ventures [+1]
Sep 23, 2025	Pillar	Italy	Seed	7515	Emblem [+9]
Sep 03, 2025	Waveful	Italy	Seed	7112	Andreessen Horowitz [+12]
Mar 31, 2025	Even	India	Series A	8595	Alpha Wave Global [+7]

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1 of Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio company became public - Biogenera.

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Biogenera	-	Feb 2009	Seed	4929

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6 companies from Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fitprime in Dec 2024 by Wellhub for $*****.

Here are Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Fitprime	Dec 13, 2024	Jun 13, 2019	Seed	9378
TOK.tv	Sep 04, 2019	Jun 12, 2014	Seed	6576
Inventia	Mar 01, 2019	Apr 10, 2015	Seed	8564
Musement	Sep 14, 2018	Oct 30, 2013	Seed	9514
Passpack	Jan 24, 2014	Jan 2008	Angel	5745

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Italian Angels for Growth has a team of 28 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in Italy. Italian Angels for Growth's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Italian Angels for Growth:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Antonio Leone	Partner	Milan	-	-
Lorenzo Franchini	Partner	Milan	-	1 Email
Valerio Caracciolo	Principal	-	-	1 Email

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Over the past 18 years, 230 investors have co-invested in Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Italian Angels for Growth: LVenture Group, Khosla Ventures and 72 others have invested in rounds before Italian Angels for Growth. There are 3 companies where LVenture Group has invested before Italian Angels for Growth and 2 companies where Khosla Ventures has invested before Italian Angels for Growth.
Top Co-investors of Italian Angels for Growth: 94 investors entered a company along with Italian Angels for Growth. These include investors like CDP Venture Capital (8 companies).
Invested after Italian Angels for Growth: A total of 62 investors have invested in Italian Angels for Growth's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (6 companies) and EIC Fund (4 companies).