About LVenture Group
LVenture Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Rome, Italy. As of Jan 2024, LVenture Group has invested in 136 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 Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Weforguest Overall, LVenture Group portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Fitprime, Yakkyofy and Lybra Tech. A lot of funds co-invest with LVenture Group, with names like CDP Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. LVenture Group has team of 6 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
LVenture Group's List of Top Investments
LVenture Group has a portfolio of 136 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ipervox and DiveCircle.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United States, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by LVenture Group:1. Kiwibot
Provider of AI-based autonomous delivery robots. It is a tech-enabled robot with wheels and a controlled container box which has features such as GPS, cameras, and a digital face. The bot can be used for the delivery of food items, groceries, school supplies, and more. It can be accessed by using a mobile application.
Key facts about Kiwibot
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $24M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Lakeside Capital, Cloud Toronto Venture Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Futura
Online platform providing college entrance exam preparation solutions. It offers online courses in preparation for exams such as GMAT, SAT, and GRE.
Key facts about Futura
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Milano (Italy)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.9M
- Employee Count: 411 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: United Ventures, Axon Partners Group and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 07, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. PunchLab
Developer of a performance analytics platform for combat sports. It allows users to detect, measure and react to the strikes that players throw at the punching bag. It also needs to be mounted on the punching bag using a phone-holding belt to get real-time feedback on the workout. Its app is available across Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about PunchLab
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Barcelona (Spain)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 5 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intelectium, LVenture Group and 1 Other
4. Codemotion
Codemotion is a social networking platform for IT professionals and tech companies. It enables users to connect with other users and chat with fellow visitors about coding. Users can also discover conferences and events by companies on the platform.
Key facts about Codemotion
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Rome (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $19.6M
- Employee Count: 59 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Alkemia Capital, Synergo Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. 2Hire
2Hire offers tech-enabled fleet tracking and monitoring solutions. It offers OBD-based plug-and-play devices for tracking and the device is to be synchronized with mobile applications, It offers features like remote access of vehicles, real-time tracking, crash alerts, fuel tracking, interactive dashboard, customized analytics, etc. It offers solutions for car rental companies, corporates, etc.
Key facts about 2Hire
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Marsala (Italy)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.92M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Business Angels, B Heroes and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 04, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
LVenture Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
LVenture Group has invested in 136 companies over the last 15 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Weforguest and most recent follow-on round was in Reasoned Art.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2021 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2019 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2018 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2017 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
LVenture Group's Investments by Stage
LVenture Group has made 74 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $478K and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.08M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 74 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LVenture Group's Investments by Sector
LVenture Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Travel and Hospitality Tech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 115 Tech companies, 79 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 70 Software companies and at least 60 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 28 |
Enterprise Applications | 28 |
High Tech | 15 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 9 |
Media & Entertainment | 8 |
Others | 87 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LVenture Group's Investments by Geography
LVenture Group has made most investments in Italy (69), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 69 |
United States | 4 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Argentina | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LVenture Group's recent investments
LVenture Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by LVenture Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 29, 2024 | Italy | Seed | 9784 | [+4] | |
Nov 14, 2023 | Italy | Seed | 3786 | [+3] | |
May 03, 2023 | Italy | Seed | 7791 | ||
Apr 20, 2023 | Italy | Seed | 6980 | [+2] | |
Feb 20, 2023 | Italy | Seed | 4168 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in LVenture Group's Portfolio
1 of LVenture Group's portfolio company became public - Yakkyofy. It got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext), in Dec 2023.Here are LVenture Group's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 29, 2023 | - | - | 8231 |
Acquired companies in LVenture Group's Portfolio
7 companies from LVenture Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fitprime in Dec 2024 by Wellhub for $*****.Here are LVenture Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 29, 2016 | Seed | 3448 | |
Jul 11, 2023 | - | - | 9929 | |
Jun 28, 2023 | - | - | 8823 | |
May 10, 2022 | - | - | 2447 | |
Sep 01, 2021 | - | - | 9187 |
Team profile of LVenture Group
LVenture Group has a team of 6 members including 2 Partners located in Italy. LVenture Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of LVenture Group
Over the past 15 years, 113 investors have co-invested in LVenture Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before LVenture Group: Europa, Luiss Enlabs and 3 others have invested in rounds before LVenture Group. There are 2 companies where Europa has invested before LVenture Group and 2 companies where Luiss Enlabs has invested before LVenture Group.
- Top Co-investors of LVenture Group: 59 investors entered a company along with LVenture Group. These include investors like CDP Venture Capital (16 companies).
- Invested after LVenture Group: A total of 49 investors have invested in LVenture Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Club Acceleratori (4 companies), Angel Partner Group (4 companies) and CDP Venture Capital (4 companies).
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The traveltech startup Weforguest raises 500 thousand euro equity round from LVenture and CDPBeBeez•Jan 29, 2024•Weforguest, Rigel, iNSQUARED, Ventive and 2 others
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Digital Magics-LVenture, merger project for investments in start-ups and open innovation approvedIlgiornaleditalia•Jun 29, 2023•Digital Magics, LVenture Group
