About Moonstone
Moonstone is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of Catania, Italy. As of Apr 2026, Moonstone is an active investor, having invested in 36 companies, with 3 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 HealthTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Cato A lot of funds co-invest with Moonstone, with names like 2100 Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Moonstone has team of 32 people including 17 partners.Key Metrics
Moonstone's List of Top Investments
Moonstone has a portfolio of 36 companies. Their most notable investments are in Foreverland and StepsConnect.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United Kingdom, United States and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Moonstone:
1. Cosmico
Key facts about Cosmico
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Milan (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20.2M
- Employee Count: 161 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intesa Sanpaolo, Growth Engine and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 18, 2026, $*****
2. W•SENSE
Key facts about W•SENSE
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Rome (Italy)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $29.3M
- Employee Count: 86 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Axon Partners Group, Simest and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. luna
Provider of medical information and mood tracking application for teenagers. The platform discusses the topics like periods, skincare, friendships, relationships, sex education, female health, and more. Users can also track periods, mood, and emotions by using an application.
Key facts about luna
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Banstead (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.06M
- Employee Count: 225 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Octopus Ventures, Crista Galli Ventures and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 24, 2023, $*****
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: 65 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, ETF Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 16, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of biodegradable PCB substrates. It provides a patented product that uses natural fiber with a lower carbon footprint than other current solutions. Its materials get composted when immersed in hot water.
Key facts about Jiva Materials
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Waterlooville (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.7M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Low Carbon Innovation Fund, Liuhe Zhiqian and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 06, 2023, $*****
Moonstone's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Moonstone has invested in 36 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Cato.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Moonstone's Investments by Stage
Moonstone has made 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.61M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.5M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 11 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Moonstone's Investments by Sector
Moonstone has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture, HealthTech, Sustainability Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Food and Agriculture | 2 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Moonstone's Investments by Geography
Moonstone has made most investments in Italy (8), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 8 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
United States | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Moonstone's recent investments
Moonstone has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Cato and Capsule are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Moonstone:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 15, 2026 | Italy | Seed | 8448 | ||
Mar 30, 2026 | Italy | Seed | 6150 | [+1] | |
Feb 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2318 | [+4] | |
Oct 13, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4200 | [+1] | |
Sep 11, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4813 |
Team profile of Moonstone
Moonstone has a team of 32 members including 17 Partners and 9 Principals located in Italy, United States and 3 more locations. Moonstone's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Moonstone:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Turin | - | ||
Partner | Egypt | - | - | |
Partner | Milan | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | - | |
Partner | Salerno | - | ||
Partner | Spain | - | ||
Partner | Milan | - | - | |
Partner | Rome | - |
Co-investors of Moonstone
Over the past 3 years, 100 investors have co-invested in Moonstone's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Moonstone: CDP Venture Capital, GELLIFY and 11 others have invested in rounds before Moonstone. There is 1 company where CDP Venture Capital has invested before Moonstone and 1 company where GELLIFY has invested before Moonstone.
- Top Co-investors of Moonstone: 63 investors entered a company along with Moonstone. These include investors like 2100 Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Moonstone: A total of 24 investors have invested in Moonstone's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Clean Growth Fund (1 company), The FSE Group (1 company) and Maia Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Moonstone
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Capsule Corporation secures €800,000 in funding from Takeoff Accelerator (CDP Venture Capital SGR) and other investors.BeBeez•Mar 31, 2026•Capsule, Takeoff Accelerator, Moonstone, kopa ventures and 1 other
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Capsule, 800 thousand euro seed round to accelerate mobility in orbitTeleborsa•Mar 30, 2026•Moonstone, kopa ventures, CDP Venture Capital, https://www.capsulecorp.tech/
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YOU(th) Health Tech Raises $4.5M To Expand Digital Preventive HealthStartup Rise EU•Feb 26, 2026•adesso ventures, Youth Health Tech, Moonstone, Antler and 3 others
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TeachCorner led €1.05 million round led by Ad4VenturesBeBeez•Dec 19, 2025•Urban Ventures, AD4Ventures, TeachCorner, Moonstone
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Cultipharm secures €1 million round with AiZei and MoonstoneTeleborsa•Jul 31, 2025•Cultipharm, Moonstone
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Ravel Raises Pre-Seed FundingFinSMEs•Mar 27, 2025•Ravelfuture, At One Ventures, Collateral Good, Collab Fund and 3 others
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Italian foodtech Foreverland raises €3.4 million to redefine the future of chocolateEU-Startups•Oct 01, 2024•Foreverland, Grey Silo Ventures, Eatable Adventures, MAIA Venture and 7 others
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Cubbit raises $12.5M for geo-distributed cloud storage solutionTech.eu•Jul 16, 2024•Cubbit, LocalGlobe, ETF Partners, Verve Ventures and 11 others
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StepsConnect Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Its Recruitment Platform GloballyEdTechReview•Apr 05, 2024•StepsConnect, 40Jemz Ventures, Eden Ventures, Moffu Labs and 7 others
