Early Stage Vc

Backing entrepreneurs with Italian roots and global ambitions

We invest in Italian founders globally at pre-seed and seed-stage, combining capital with a powerful community of experienced operators. Our mission is simple: support exceptional entrepreneurs, build world-class companies, and deliver strong returns while doing it. Our vision is clear: to build Italy’s first founder-powered VC fund — backing ambitious entrepreneurs from day one while delivering exceptional returns for our investors.

Italian Founders Fund

Italian Founders Fund (IFF) is Italy’s first founder-led venture capital fund — built by founders, for founders.

We’re looking for:

Unlimited ambition and global mindset
Exceptional and passionate founders
Extreme transparency
No fear to fail and iterate

We’re offering:

€250k to €2m initial investment
Active support from our operating team and founders community
Founder friendly terms and conditions (we have been on the other side!)
Speed and transparency

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

A FUND IS GOOD, A COMMUNITY IS EVEN BETTER

We are here to help founders succeed.  We’re founder-friendly because we were facing the same challenges not long ago. Now we want our time, experience and resources to work towards supporting a new generation of entrepreneurs. People are more important than money: we focus on the best founders and teams.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AMBITION, NOT A RÉSUMÉ

We want to help build an inclusive startup ecosystem, open to anybody. Great leaders reveal themselves over time, growing with their companies. We are willing to share our relationships, our resources, our knowledge with those we see turning into the best founders. We know that entrepreneurship is not for everyone and strive to put scarce resources in the right hands.

THOSE THAT GO FAR, GO TOGETHER

We’ve all started from somewhere, but our goals are global. Impactful growth will come from spending time with the right people, consistently sharing opportunities and knowledge. 

WORK HARD AND ENJOY IT

We’ve built the Italian Founders Fund because we like what we’re doing. It’s not just a job. We’re here to learn from each other and change the world, making money while doing so. Every day we want to be open, proactive and having a lot of fun.

UNLOCKING ITALY’S NEXT GREAT FOUNDERS