Italian Founders Fund (IFF) is Italy's first venture capital fund created by founders, for founders, backed by over 100 experienced entrepreneurs. It invests from pre-seed to Series A in startups with Italian DNA—whether founded in Italy, expanding there, or started by Italians globally. The fund is managed by Koinos Capital SGR and is based in Milan.
30% of their portfolio is in HR & Talent. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is seed (55% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $19.0M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
18
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
20 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sona | Series B | $45M | Apr 2026 |
 Sona | Unknown | $45M | Apr 2026 |
 Seltz | Seed | $12.5M | Jan 2026 |
 Sava | Series A | $19M | Jul 2025 |
 ReportAId | Pre-Seed | — | May 2025 |
 Skillvue | Seed | — | May 2025 |
| ReportAId | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 Jet HR | Seed | $12.9M | Sep 2024 |
 Glaut | Pre-Seed | $1.4M | Jan 2024 |
| JJetHR | Pre-Seed | — | Jan 2023 |
| Jet HR | Seed | — | — |
 TaDA | Seed | — | — |
 Seltz.AI | Seed | $12.5M | — |
 Cassandra | Seed | — | — |
 Pillar | Seed | — | — |
 Compri | Seed | $3.6M | — |
 Invertix | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 Cato AI | Pre-Seed | — | — |
| AAmuseapp | Seed | — | — |
 Pillar | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Vesper Holding7 shared
2100 Ventures6 shared
Vento5 shared
Exor Ventures3 shared
Picus Capital3 shared
Base10 Partners3 shared
HEARTFELT_3 shared
Exceptional Capital3 shared
Founders Fund2 shared
Ithaca Holdings2 shared
Northzone2 shared
N472 shared
Felicis2 shared
Speedinvest2 shared
United Ventures2 shared
B Capital2 shared
Mango Capital2 shared
Earlybird Venture Capital2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Emblem2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026