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    Italian Founders Fund

    Milan, ItalyFounded 2023

    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.

    Their most common stage is seed (56% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $19.0M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    17

    Fund Size

    $100M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Irene Mingozzi

    Irene Mingozzi

    Partner

    Lorenzo Franzi

    Lorenzo Franzi

    Partner

    Virginia Bassano

    Virginia Bassano

    Principal

    Livia Figarolo di Gropello

    Livia Figarolo di Gropello

    Senior Investment Analyst

    Leonardo Cerretani

    Leonardo Cerretani

    Investment Operations

    AT

    Alberto Trevisanato

    Investment team

    AO

    Ascanio Orombelli

    Senior Investment Manager

    LC

    Lorenzo Cantini

    VC

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    18 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Sona logoSonaSeries B$45MApr 2026
    Sona logoSonaUnknown$45MApr 2026
    Seltz logoSeltzSeed$12.5MJan 2026
    Sava logoSavaSeries A$19MJul 2025
    ReportAId logoReportAIdPre-SeedMay 2025
    Skillvue logoSkillvueSeedMay 2025
    Jet HR logoJet HRSeed$12.9MSep 2024
    Glaut logoGlautPre-Seed$1.4MJan 2024
    JJetHRPre-SeedJan 2023
    Jet HR logoJet HRSeed
    TaDA logoTaDASeed
    Seltz.AI logoSeltz.AISeed$12.5M
    Cassandra logoCassandraSeed
    Pillar logoPillarSeed
    Compri logoCompriSeed$3.6M
    Invertix logoInvertixPre-Seed
    Cato AI logoCato AIPre-Seed
    AAmuseappSeed

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026