About GELLIFY
GELLIFY is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Casalecchio di Reno, Italy. As of Aug 2022, GELLIFY has invested in 48 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 High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Deliveristo Overall, GELLIFY portfolio has seen 9 acquisitions including key companies like Contents, Winelivery and DeusTechnology. A lot of funds co-invest with GELLIFY, with names like Azimut Libera Impresa sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GELLIFY has team of 70 people including 16 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
GELLIFY's List of Top Investments
GELLIFY has a portfolio of 48 companies. Their most notable investments are in SecureFlag and WorkFam.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United Kingdom, United States and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by GELLIFY:
1. Contents
Developer of an AI-based content-writing platform. It leverages AI technology to produce multilingual content including blogs, SEOs, ads, articles, and descriptions. It mainly caters to e-commerce websites, publishers, and web agencies.
Key facts about Contents
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Milano (Italy)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $31M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Qatar Development Bank, Alkemia Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. BKN301
Provider of financial data infrastructure for regulated banking, AI and digital assets. BKN301 is building the financial data infrastructure layer connecting regulated banking, AI and digital assets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a financial data infrastructure company, BKN301 organises, governs and unlocks the value of financial data across institutions, operating within licensed and compliant banking environments. It embeds AI-native capabilities directly into financial operations and bridges traditional finance with the infrastructure needed to support digital and tokenised assets, giving regulated entities across the region a single, governed data layer to build on. By connecting legacy systems with modern technologies, BKN301 enables institutions to modernise progressively without replacing infrastructure that already works or disrupting critical operations. At the core of this offering is the award-winning BKN301 Orchestrator, sovereign banking infrastructure for AI-native operations. It delivers a governed foundation that unifies API Gateway, Data Decoupling, and AI Infrastructure in one composable ecosystem.
Key facts about BKN301
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $43.5M
- Employee Count: 105 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Prosus, PayU and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 25, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. BizAway
SaaS-driven software solutions provider for corporate travelers. Product offerings include inventory for end-to-end travel-related services (hotels, flights, trains, and car rentals), accounting management software, and resource monitoring software. Features include invoicing & reporting, expense management, user management, and more.
Key facts about BizAway
4. Cubbit
Distributed green cloud storage solutions provider. It provides the facility to sync, share and store the files and folders in peer to peer network where data is stored using encryption and split into several chunks. The features include secure file sharing, secure user data access, and more.
Key facts about Cubbit
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bologna (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $19.7M
- Employee Count: 63 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, ETF Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 16, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Winelivery
On demand delivery of wine, beer and spirits. The platform lists alcoholic beverages based on the location. It has an in-house sommelier team which selects the products. Users can filter brands based on price and region and place order online. Its' mobile application is available for Android and iOS platform.
Key facts about Winelivery
GELLIFY's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GELLIFY has invested in 49 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Smartpricing and most recent follow-on round was in Deliveristo.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 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GELLIFY's Investments by Stage
GELLIFY has made 20 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $980K, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.25M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $198K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 20 |
Series A | 7 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GELLIFY's Investments by Sector
GELLIFY has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, FinTech, Consumer and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 38 Tech companies, 34 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 31 Software companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 20 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
FinTech | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Others | 25 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GELLIFY's Investments by Geography
GELLIFY has made most investments in Italy (22), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 22 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
United States | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GELLIFY's recent investments
GELLIFY has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by GELLIFY:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 05, 2022 | Italy | Series B | 1921 | [+4] | |
Jul 12, 2022 | Italy | Seed | 5045 | [+4] | |
Jul 12, 2022 | Italy | Seed | 7066 | [+6] | |
Apr 20, 2022 | Italy | Series A | 5840 | [+2] | |
Apr 11, 2022 | Italy | Series A | 1314 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in GELLIFY's Portfolio
9 companies from GELLIFY's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Winelivery in Sep 2026 for $*****.Here are GELLIFY's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 01, 2026 | Nov 2019 | Seed | 9687 | |
Jun 17, 2025 | - | - | 5609 | |
Jun 13, 2025 | - | - | 5387 | |
Sep 06, 2024 | May 22, 2020 | Seed | 1661 | |
Mar 07, 2023 | - | - | 8055 |
Team profile of GELLIFY
GELLIFY has a team of 70 members including 16 Partners and 20 Principals located in Italy, Spain and 1 more location. GELLIFY's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in GELLIFY:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bologna | - | ||
Partner | Bologna | BKN301 and SecureFlag | ||
Partner | Bologna | - | ||
Partner | Barcelona | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | Imola | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Bologna | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - |
Co-investors of GELLIFY
Over the past 9 years, 64 investors have co-invested in GELLIFY's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GELLIFY: Europa, LVenture Group and 11 others have invested in rounds before GELLIFY. There are 2 companies where Europa has invested before GELLIFY and 2 companies where LVenture Group has invested before GELLIFY.
- Top Co-investors of GELLIFY: 28 investors entered a company along with GELLIFY. These include investors like Azimut Libera Impresa (3 companies).
- Invested after GELLIFY: A total of 23 investors have invested in GELLIFY's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Azimut (3 companies), Europa (2 companies) and United Ventures (2 companies).
Recent News related to GELLIFY
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Bianco Ventures Launches Crowdfunding to Build Deep-Tech StartupsBorn2Invest•Nov 20, 2025•Deloitte, GELLIFY
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Bizaway gets investment of 35 million euros from Mayfair Equity PartnersTeleborsa•Sep 16, 2024•BizAway, Mayfair, MAYFAIR Hotels, Clearwater and 3 others
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The Italian consultant Gellify acquires 51% of the Spanish Noba, specialized in new business modelsNegocios•Jun 18, 2024•GELLIFY, NOBA Bank Group, NOBA Ventures
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Gellify successfully kicks off major digital project with CAST ImagingChannelLife•May 06, 2024•GELLIFY
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GELLIFY and CAST announce completion of phase 1 project opening COBOL code and related data to the futureGlobeNewswire•May 02, 2024•GELLIFY, CAST
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Gellify, closed on 2023 with € 26 million of revenues;The strategic and operational partnership with Mida is underwayIlgiornaleditalia•Feb 06, 2024•GELLIFY, MIDA SB SpA
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Smartpricing, Series A investment round of 13 million eurosTeleborsa•Dec 14, 2023•Smartpricing, PAR Technology Corp, CDP Venture Capital, Azimut and 4 others
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Sesa, partnership with Gellify for an open finance wealth management platformTeleborsa•Nov 30, 2023•GELLIFY, SeSa SpA
