Progress Tech Transfer

What is Progress Tech Transfer?

Progress Tech Transfer is a Milan-based venture capital (VC) fund focusing on sustainable technology businesses with ties to Italian research and entrepreneurship. They target early-stage investments in start-ups, spin-offs, and companies established from the labors of visionary entrepreneurs, particularly those stemming from Italian universities and public research organizations. Emphasizing their commitment to Italy, they prioritize Italian founders and maintain a close relationship with the nation's academic institutions to foster the commercialization of innovative technologies.

The fund backs sustainable B2B tech solutions, reflecting a thesis that integrates environmental awareness into its investment strategy. With an investment range between €500,000 and €1,500,000, they concentrate on early-stage ventures, including seed to Series A rounds, looking to scale operations and expand their market presence.

Beyond capital, Progress Tech Transfer, advised by MITO Technology, brings to the table a wealth of expertise gained over the last 15 years of European innovation landscape involvement.

They engage with a spectrum of entities, from SMEs to multinational corporations and financial institutions, contributing a deep understanding of technology transfer, intellectual property management, and innovation finance. The team holds a collection of diverse skills that convene to nurture and transform sprouting technologies into market leaders.

With a future focus, they launched MITO Tech Ventures in 2024, another early-stage fund oriented towards climate technology adhering to art. 9 SFDR, showcasing their ongoing evolution and commitment to sustainability.

Their approach rejects the superficial allure of trending investments and instead seeks out potential game-changers in sustainability technologies.

This proactive, patient, and knowledge-rich partnership seeks to revolutionize supply chains and production systems, working towards a carbon-free future. As part of their operations, they also benefit from the support of EU initiatives like InnovFin Equity under Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), underlining their contribution to significant and productive investments within the EU.

What they say:

We invest in startup with focus in sustainable tech B2B We invest in sustainable technologies from research of Italian universities and public research organizations, start-ups, spin-offs, and visionary entrepreneurs. We mainly invest in Italy, with Italian founders, and/or relations with Italian universities.