About A11 Venture
A11 Venture is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Lucca, Italy. As of Jul 2022, A11 Venture has invested in 10 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Italy based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of reeFilla Overall, A11 Venture portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Mindesk. A lot of funds co-invest with A11 Venture, with names like CDP Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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A11 Venture's List of Top Investments
A11 Venture has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in 3DNextech and Mindesk.Their portfolio spans across Italy and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by A11 Venture:
1. Mindesk
Mindesk is a provider of real-time virtual 3D CAD design software. The system is composed of an add-on for commercial CAD software and cloud infrastructure for real-time collaborations. The platform can be integrated with HTC Vive or Oculus Rift and Mindesk plug-in. The comapny's clientele includes SERA, EpicGames, and Azimut among others.
Key facts about Mindesk
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.63M
- Employee Count: 8 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Microsoft, Vivex Vive and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Endostart
Developer of a guiding system for colonoscopy procedures. The company has developed the Endorail system which consists of a magnetic balloon guide, ferrofluid syringe, and multiuse magnetic handpiece which guides the colonoscope thus reducing the wall stress and need for general anesthesia.
Key facts about Endostart
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Certaldo (Italy)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $19.2M
- Employee Count: 19 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Panakes Partners, Kairos Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 12, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. reeFilla
Provider of second-life battery energy storage and mobile power generation. It creates mobile energy storage solutions using repurposed electric vehicle batteries. This extends the batteries' useful life and reduces their carbon footprint. The company supports a future where mobile energy is emission-free and produced from renewable sources. It aims to provide flexible, versatile, and sustainable power solutions.
Key facts about reeFilla
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Turin (Italy)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.7M
- Employee Count: 25 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: UniCredit, CDP Venture Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 28, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Adabra
Adabra is a provider of cloud-based personalized marketing solution using machine learning. Its an Omnichannel marketing platform to create personalized marketing solutions for physical and digital channels. The web platform that helps retailers to increase eCommerce sales by offering its visitors a customized and personalized shopping experience The platform uses a set of proprietary technologies collecting data from multiple sources, both cross-channel and cross-device. The data, which concerns the actions performed by the users while browsing the retailer's website, is collected, aggregated, and normalized. Based on data, it offers a set of modules for customer engagement including customer engagement, push notifications, customer care service, and more. The company has integrations with eCommerce platforms such as Magento, Prestashop, and Woocommerce.
Key facts about Adabra
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Arezzo (Italy)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.2M
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Nana Bianca, A11 Venture and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 23, 2016, $*****
5. Spiiky
Provider of a platform for local business deals and discounts. This platform connects consumers with businesses offering discounts on various goods and services. Users can browse deals, download coupons, and redeem them at participating businesses. The platform also incorporates a loyalty program rewarding users for purchases. Businesses utilize the platform to promote offers and reach new customers. The service facilitates transactions directly between consumers and businesses.
Key facts about Spiiky
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Fiorano Modenese (Italy)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 8 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: A11 Venture
A11 Venture's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
A11 Venture has invested in 10 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in reeFilla and most recent follow-on round was in Mindesk.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A11 Venture's Investments by Stage
A11 Venture has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $863K.A11 Venture's Investments by Sector
A11 Venture has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Auto Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
A11 Venture's Investments by Geography
A11 Venture has made most investments in Italy (6), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 6 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
A11 Venture's recent investments
A11 Venture has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by A11 Venture:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 07, 2022 | Italy | Seed | 9958 | [+2] | |
Apr 15, 2021 | Italy | Seed | 8031 | ||
Apr 16, 2020 | Italy | Seed | 5048 | - | |
Mar 11, 2019 | United States | Seed | 4500 | [+2] | |
Dec 20, 2018 | Italy | Seed | 8020 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in A11 Venture's Portfolio
1 company from A11 Venture's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Mindesk in Mar 2020 by Vection Technologies for $*****.Here are A11 Venture's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 02, 2020 | May 02, 2017 | Seed | 2582 |
Co-investors of A11 Venture
Over the past 11 years, 24 investors have co-invested in A11 Venture's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before A11 Venture: Nana Bianca and Club Acceleratori have invested in rounds before A11 Venture. There is 1 company where Nana Bianca has invested before A11 Venture and 1 company where Club Acceleratori has invested before A11 Venture.
- Top Co-investors of A11 Venture: 7 investors entered a company along with A11 Venture. These include investors like CDP Venture Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after A11 Venture: A total of 15 investors have invested in A11 Venture's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include LIFTT (2 companies), EUREKA (2 companies) and Europa (1 company).
Recent News related to A11 Venture
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VIVE X Startup Mindesk Secures $900K To Create VR Multiuser Design SoftwareTechristic•Mar 11, 2019•Mindesk, Invitalia Ventures, A11 Venture, Vive and 1 other
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Endostart Raises €1M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Dec 20, 2018•Endostart, Panakes Partners, Estor, A11 Venture
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Invitalia Ventures and A11-Venture: round of 670,000 euros for MindeskInvitalia•May 02, 2017•Invitalia Ventures, A11 Venture, Mindesk
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