About CDP Venture Capital
CDP Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Rome, Italy. As of Sep 2026, CDP Venture Capital is an active investor, having invested in 352 companies, with 46 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Italy based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Holifya Overall, CDP Venture Capital portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 16 acquisitions including key companies like LinkedIn, Wise and Everli. A lot of funds co-invest with CDP Venture Capital, with names like LVenture Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. CDP Venture Capital has team of 112 people including 24 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
CDP Venture Capital's List of Top Investments
CDP Venture Capital has a portfolio of 352 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tensive and IAMA Therapeutics.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United States, United Kingdom and 22 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 37 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by CDP Venture Capital:1. LinkedIn
Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development. It provides a platform for individuals to connect with other professionals in their industry. The network facilitates opportunities to find employment and internships across various sectors. Additionally, it offers learning resources for developing business, technical, and creative skills.
Key facts about LinkedIn
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $144M
- Employee Count: 23,681 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Glynn Capital and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 17, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Wise
Provider of international money transfer and multi-currency. It offers secure, transparent, and cost-efficient cross-border payment solutions. It provides personal accounts, business accounts, multi-currency cards, and platform APIs that enable individuals, companies, and financial institutions to send, receive, hold, and convert money globally.
Key facts about Wise
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Shoreditch (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: €500M - €1B as on Mar 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $397M
- Employee Count: 10,710 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Galtymore Partners and 104 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, May 19, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Everli
Everli is an online marketplace offering groceries. The company claims that users can browse through the nearby supermarkets and order their products after which their in-house delivery team will deliver the products. Their app is available for both Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Everli
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Milan (Italy)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $155M
- Employee Count: 241 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: 360 Capital Partners, Verlinvest and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 31, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Cloud based network monitoring and threat detection solutions for ICS. It provides an unintrusive network monitoring and protection solution developed for industrial control systems. It has an integrated discovery and learning capability for industrial control systems that automatically detect critical anomalies. It provides solutions to industries such as chemicals, manufacturing, water, food, logistics, and more.
Key facts about Nozomi Networks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $266M
- Employee Count: 390 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Honeywell, Reimagined Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Mar 14, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Empatica
Developer of a wristband to monitor physiological signals. The E4 wristband for researchers measures blood volume pulse, electrodermal activity, skin temperature and activity. It also offers Embrace, a wristband to monitor physiological stress, arousal, sleep and physical activity which provides seizure monitoring.
Key facts about Empatica
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Milano (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $30.9M
- Employee Count: 134 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: RA Capital Management, Sanofi Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
CDP Venture Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
CDP Venture Capital has invested in 352 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 20 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 55 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 29 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Holifya and most recent follow-on round was in Foreverland.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 25 | 4 | 29 |
2025 | 46 | 9 | 55 |
2024 | 34 | 9 | 43 |
2023 | 31 | 10 | 41 |
2022 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
2021 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
2020 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
CDP Venture Capital's Investments by Stage
CDP Venture Capital has made 107 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.03M, 75 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.6M and 19 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 107 |
Series A | 75 |
Series B | 19 |
Series C | 4 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CDP Venture Capital's Investments by Sector
CDP Venture Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 252 Tech companies, 207 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 120 Software companies and at least 84 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 67 |
High Tech | 59 |
Sustainability Tech | 36 |
Consumer | 30 |
Environment Tech | 28 |
Others | 261 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CDP Venture Capital's Investments by Geography
CDP Venture Capital has made most investments in Italy (172), followed by United States where it has made 10 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 172 |
United States | 10 |
Switzerland | 5 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Germany | 3 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CDP Venture Capital's recent investments
CDP Venture Capital has made 29 investments in 2026 so far. Holifya and Circular Materials are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by CDP Venture Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 01, 2026 | Italy | Series A | 1724 | [+3] | |
Jul 21, 2026 | Italy | Series B | 1823 | ||
Jul 21, 2026 | Italy | Seed | 6338 | [+4] | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 4059 | [+19] | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Italy | Series A | 4956 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in CDP Venture Capital's Portfolio
5 of CDP Venture Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Genenta Science got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2021 at marketcap of $208M and Wise got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS) at marketcap of undefined.Here are CDP Venture Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 15, 2021 | - | - | 8586 | |
Jul 09, 2021 | - | - | 3040 | |
Mar 17, 2017 | - | - | 5079 | |
Apr 01, 1999 | - | - | 2073 | |
Jan 24, 1995 | - | - | 8166 |
Acquired companies in CDP Venture Capital's Portfolio
16 companies from CDP Venture Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Gility in Aug 2026 by Etjca for $*****.Here are CDP Venture Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 03, 2026 | - | - | 1553 | |
Apr 13, 2026 | - | - | 9697 | |
Oct 07, 2025 | Sep 06, 2023 | Series B | 9659 | |
Sep 09, 2025 | Mar 14, 2024 | Series E | 7497 | |
Apr 17, 2025 | - | - | 4006 |
Team profile of CDP Venture Capital
CDP Venture Capital has a team of 112 members including 24 Partners and 8 Principals located in Italy and France. CDP Venture Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in CDP Venture Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Turin | - | ||
Partner | Rome | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Busto Arsizio | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Rome | - | - | |
Partner | Rome | - | - | |
Partner | Milano | - |
Co-investors of CDP Venture Capital
Over the past 10 years, 708 investors have co-invested in CDP Venture Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before CDP Venture Capital: Europa, EIC Fund and 254 others have invested in rounds before CDP Venture Capital. There are 30 companies where Europa has invested before CDP Venture Capital and 14 companies where EIC Fund has invested before CDP Venture Capital.
- Top Co-investors of CDP Venture Capital: 321 investors entered a company along with CDP Venture Capital. These include investors like LVenture Group (16 companies).
- Invested after CDP Venture Capital: A total of 131 investors have invested in CDP Venture Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include EIC Fund (6 companies), Europa (6 companies) and European Innovation Council (5 companies).
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