Investors in Italy

TIM WCAP is the Open Innovation Program of TIM Group that promotes and facilitates the collaboration with startups, SMEs and scaleups. We promote business and collaboration opportunities between TIM Group and ready-to-market startups, SMEs and scaleups with innovative solutions in line with TIM's business needs in order to innovate the company's portfolio of products and solutions and in response to the internal demand of business units or the market demand.Areas of interest: Network IoT Cloud Cybersecurity Sustainability Continuous Scouting and Business Development to identify scaleups with innovative and sustainable solutions in response to the business needs of TIM Group. The selected companies have access to a simplified collaboration procedure.

Eni Next LLC has been recently established as the venture investing arm of Eni Group. It aims to be a key role in Eni's open innovation strategy towards energy transition through investing in startups with disruptive technologies. Eni is an integrated energy company, founded in 1953, with 31.376 employees in 69 countries around the world, including Algeria, Angola, Mozambique, Mexico, Indonesia and Italy.

WindeX is an investment and private equity firm that invests in small and medium-sized enterprises.WindeX Investment Club is a private investment holding focused on acquiring stakes in quality Italian SMEs for sustainable growth and value creation.

GERBER-RAUTH uses private investment to accelerate the development of novel food technologies for the alternative dairy sector and to create increasingly sustainable business models for traditional dairy. Through its subsidiary companies, L’INTERFORM and MEYLAND ADVISORS, it leverages 50+ years of industry expertise in distribution and consultancy to support the transition of the Dairy Ecosystem© towards a viable future.

Neva Finventures is Intesa Sanpaolo's Corporate Venture Capital investment vehicle. Neva invests, minority stakes, in fintech companies that have potential synergies with the Group and its activities; Neva is sector agnostic and invests globally (mainly in Europe, Israel and USA). In Italy, it also invests in non-fintech initiatives, supporting the ecosystem, with the ambition to position Intesa Sanpaolo as a strategic partner for startups that intend to penetrate new markets and key industries, focusing on circular economy and data-driven economy. Neva also invests in venture capital funds (FOF).

Banca Sella offers is a wide range of financial and banking products to meet its customers’ needs, mixing the benefits of specialization with tailor-made solutions. Gruppo Banca Sella's network can count on 300 branches and its companies operate all over Italy, also having subsidiaries in India and Romania. Banca Sella participates in the information campaign to safely use digital channels and tools promoted by CERTFin, together with Banca d'Italia, Abi, Ivass and other credit institutions.

Brembo Ventures will strategically invest at a global level in the best technology startups that are capable of delivering value, both in terms of the product and the production process. It will focus on startups that are active in artificial intelligence, big data, sensors, mechatronics, energy efficiency and sustainability, with the goal of finding solutions that can be applied in the automotive sector. Brembo leads the world in the design and production of high-performance braking systems and components for top-flight manufacturers of cars, motorbikes and commercial vehicles.

Aeroporti di Roma manages Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, providing duty-free shopping, dining, parking, and online product reservations. Awarded for excellence in management, efficiency, and sustainability, it is a top European airport operator. ADR's management capacity is also confirmed by the awards received in 2019 from Skytrax, the leading international rating and assessment company for the airport sector, which confirmed the 4 Skytrax stars obtained by Fiumicino Airport in 2017.

Healthware Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Healthware Group.Healthware Ventures, formerly known as Esense Ventures, is a venture incubator specializing in the digital transformation of healthcare. We support startups with leadership potential by providing funding, agency services, and access

Cereal Docks is an Italian based company that operates as primary processor in the food supply chain. CD Group process oilseed and grains into feed and food grade ingredients such as meals, vegetable oils and lecithins. The company is focused to build a strong presence in the plant based ingredients as B2B proteins supplier like isolate, concentrate and textured ingredients solution. We have more than 250+ employees in 7 plants across Europe (Italy and Romania) with net sales up to 1 Billion US.

IH1 is company that invest in the startups created by Mamazen Startup Studio. IH1 operates alongside with Mamazen to fund the best startups produced by the Studio. Our holding operates following the Dual Entity Model Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals.

The mission of Grey Silo Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital of Cereal Docks Group established to invest in the supply chain of non-animal-based ingredients and related innovative technologies, is to broaden horizons in the global food-tech sector while maintaining the original vocation as a processor of plant based sources and explorer of new opportunities for innovation and business diversification. Grey Silo Ventures is committed to study the great potential of new fermentation processes and innovative green proteins, by using them to create novel ingredients. The ag-tech world and cellular agriculture represent other areas of interest that are part of the value chain in which Cereal Docks Group operates. We want to play a leading role in the creation of an ecosystem of innovative food-related businesses as well as help to grow it with the aim of developing novel functional ingredients that are increasingly genuine and sustainable. We also strongly believe that investing in the projects of new company founders with a long-term and strategic vision means looking afresh to the future and innovation. A commitment that aims to seek new answers through innovation in a market where sustainability and a healthier and more inclusive diet are the new trends. Consumers have become increasingly demanding and Grey Silo Ventures is one of the key milestones of Cereal Docks strategy whose goal is finding the perfect balance between nowadays new market requirements and the needs of food manufacturers.