Primo Ventures

What is Primo Ventures?

Primo Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Viale Majno 18, 20129 Milano, Italy, specializing in Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, and Series A investments.

They focus primarily on innovative startups within a wide array of industries such as Software, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Retail and E-Commerce, Sales and Marketing, IoT and Wearables, A.I. and Big Data, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, Web Security and Privacy, Analytics, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Insurance and InsurTech, Aerospace and Defense, DeepTech, Consumer, and Woman Focused sectors.

Primo Ventures is committed to supporting disruptive companies that display product or market validation, particularly in the Software as a Service (SaaS) and 'new retail' segments. Their geographical focus is on Italian companies at the seed and early stages, but they also actively co-invest in promising early-stage SaaS and 'new retail' startups from other countries. With investment amounts ranging from a minimum of 1,100,000 to a maximum of 5,600,000, and a 'sweet spot' of around 2,800,000, they aim to cater to a broad spectrum of funding requirements to help businesses scale and expand.

Their investment ethos is driven by a deep interest in technology, geopolitics, and global finance, signifying a holistic approach to identifying and nurturing technological innovations with potential for immense impact and growth.

What they say:

We are Primo Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm, active in the Digital, Space Economy, Climate and Health sectors through dedicated funds and investment teams.

What we look for: We invest in B2B/Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity, Fintech and Digital Retail (Primo Digital Fund); space technologies (Primo Space Fund); Decarbonization technologies (Primo Climate Fund). We are looking at startups with some product/market validation at the seed/early stage in Italy. We co-invest in early-stage startups from other countries.

How we help: Network, deep knowledge of the Italian market, hands-on support.