Investors in Italy

At Novaterra, our fundamental belief is that the most significant innovations arise from backing brilliant individuals tackling formidable problems. Hence, our mission is not to fund businesses, but to invest in intellectual capital: minds capable of solving substantial challenges, those that hold the potential to revolutionize industries and positively impact society at large. Identifying potential transformative leaders is at the core of our strategy, this is why we consider ourselves people investors. We employ a comprehensive evaluation process, made up of a proprietary framework that focuses on the traits of the founders, their tenacity, and their ultimate vision. We learned the hard way that the best founders are those who have a messianic attitude and even believe their venture is fundamental to the world, we discovered on our skin that usually the most successful overcame tough challenges and therefore developed a strong resilience in their past, and they see their company as a revenge to prove to themselves that they are worth it. The more they feel defeated, the heavier they push and the more they are resilient. We want to back the darest, those who have a natural inclination to fail, to take risks, to push the level higher and higher even despite the reality they are forced to face, and the only reason they are doing it is because they feel they have to. Nothing more. For these reasons, our investment mandate allows us to directly invest in people, even before there is a concrete idea.

8a+ Investimenti SGR is an asset management company established in 2006 in Varese on the initiative of Marco Bartolomei (Chairman), Mauro Maritano (Vice Chairman) and Andrea Pastorelli (Managing Director and Investment Manager), who previously worked at major companies in the sector. The capital is held by the three founding partners with a minority participation by employees and collaborators. 8a+ Investimenti SGR manages open-ended mutual funds under Italian law, a pure hedge fund, an umbrella Sicav under Luxembourg law, and securities asset management (Gpm). 8a+'s mission is to generate value for the investor through: the direct management of investment instruments characterized by a highly active management and a prevailing focus on equity markets; and the offering of financial products capable of responding to new investment needs and therefore innovative in terms of geographic area, management model, and approach to markets.

Opes Italia is a Venture Capital fund that operates in the field of "impact investing". We invest in fast growing companies generating a strong social impact and we believe in the possibility of combining investment performance with positive social and environmental outcomes. We are sector agnostic and intervene mainly in the "early stage" phase of the development of a company.

Ulixes Capital Partners is a venture capital investment holding supporting visionary founders at early stages with innovative solutions in disruptive markets. They support visionary founders at the early stages of company formation and growth, backing teams of skilled and ambitious individuals thriving in large or rapidly growing markets with innovative and scalable solutions. They are anti-thematic, focusing on startups aiming to disrupt existing large industries or invent new market categories.

Operational Holding Company scouting, investing and supporting high growth potential early stage companies committed to develop Healthcare Innovation. We have a key strategy focus on MedTech industry and Medical Technologies – medical devices, equipment, digital devices and services – which can provide benefit and value for Patients, Doctors and Healthcare Systems and reward Shareholders with a sound and ethical profit .

XGEN Venture is an Italian alternative investment fund manager (Società di Gestione del Risparmio, or SGR) established in 2021 by the former Genextra team, with over 15 years of activity and significant experience in the startup process, the discovery and the development of novel solutions for high unmet medical needs. The XGEN team is currently investing out of its first fund, XGEN Venture Life Science Fund launched at the end of 2022, while it continues to advise Genextra’s board of directors on the management of its portfolio.

We are the Europe's largest independent electricity transmission system operator, representing an Italian excellence with around 6,000 professionals dedicated daily to the safety of the national electricity system. We manage the Italian national electricity transmission network at high and extra-high voltage, with approximately 75,000 km of lines, over 900 electrical substations across the Italian territory, and 30 interconnections abroad. We have a public service role, crucial to ensuring the country's electricity supply and enabling the entire Italian electricity system to function: we conduct grid planning, development, and maintenance activities, as well as ensuring a 24/7, year-round balance between electricity supply and demand. With the skills acquired managing the Italian grid, we invest in new market activities through innovative energy solutions and international projects. Through Terna Plus, the Group company responsible for developing new businesses across the globe, we are active in Chile, Peru, Brazil and USA. We offer international operators access to the extensive technological know-how we have consolidated in the management of complex systems, transmission.

Sensible Capital provides advisory services for illiquid asset investments with a focus on ESG. Our goal is to achieve excellent performance through the combination of traditional investment parameters with sustainability indicators. - Real Estate: we provide services to property owners and real estate investors at national and international level, building long-term relationships by connecting people, capital and opportunities and constantly working to create the best outcomes for our clients. Sensible Capital offers a range of integrated services including strategic consulting, investment advisory, valuation, financing and structuring. - Venture Capital & Private Equity: our goal is to become the first Italian player focused on proptech and contech, bringing together our team extensive experience, know-how and network in real estate and private equity to further innovation in the industry. Sensible Capital operates as a long-term strategic partner, employing an industrial approach to support the growth of the companies and teams in which we invest.

A private holding investing in deep-tech companies founded or co-founded by italian expatriates abroad. Excellis invest in seed and series A rounds as a co-investor. They provide end-to-end consulting and project management services for a wide range of organizations — from established Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. In each case, they help them create value at every stage of their supply chain and ensure their business is fully compliant with new and changing legislation.

Deep Ocean Capital (DOC) is an indipendent management company hosting Deep Blue Ventures, a Venture Capital fund investing in Deep Technologies. DOC was born in Rome with international/global ambitions, and is focused on AI for Aerospace and Health sectors. We are early stage venture capital investors. We love technology as a means to transform our planet for the better. We believe in co-creating economic value together with the ecosystem we are part of. Deep Blue Ventures is the first VC fund of DOC, it is an early stage deep tech fund, investing in outstanding deep technologies, and people able to harnessing them to great global success. Deep Blue Ventures investments are focused in that stage where companies find product- market fit to the point where they start to scale, across multiple industry sectors where market opportunities are clearly at international scale.

CDP Venture Capital SGR – National Innovation Fund was created to accelerate the growth of the Italian Venture Capital ecosystem and make it a cornerstone of the country's economic development and innovation. CDP Venture Capital SGR aims to: . Invest the initial €1 billion in an effective and rapid manner, . Create the conditions for overall and sustainable growth of the Italian Venture Capital ecosystem, . Develop the Community by involving companies, investors and startups to create moments of sharing and new opportunities through physical and digital connection platforms, . Evolve the System by working in synergy with national agencies and institutions that support startups and by activating collaborations with key players at an international level, . Grow the Market by attracting new investors, both national and international, promoting a new culture of Venture Capital and entrepreneurship in Italy.

The Cysero VC Fund, managed by AVM Gestioni SGR and promoted jointly with Kilometro Rosso, stands out as the new reference player in the Italian Venture Capital ecosystem, with the primary objective of collecting Smart Capital from investors who have a common interest in technological development. The idea shared by all the promoters is to create synergies through investments in Italian companies operating in the cybersecurity and robotics sectors, involving new or existing companies with a vast research heritage and knowledge of the reference sectors. The strong industrial background of the Fund's promoters, together with the management team's in-depth knowledge of the reference sectors, make Cysero the ideal ecosystem for the growth and development of the most promising start-ups.