- Average check size is between €100k to €500k for pre-seed investments and €500k to €1.5m for seed deals
- Aurelio Mezzotero and Gianluca D’Agostino founded The Techshop in 2021
- LPs include FoF VenturItaly and CDP Venture Capital’s Fondo Italia Venture II
The Techshop, an Italian venture capital firm, announced that it has raised €53 million for its inaugural fund, beating its target of €50 million.
The Techshop was founded in 2021 by Aurelio Mezzotero and Gianluca D’Agostino to make pre-seed and seed investments in Italian B2B software start-ups, with a particular focus on SaaS.
Techshop I’s LPs include CDP Venture Capital, through its Digital Transition Fund, fund-of-funds VenturItaly, Fondo Italia Venture II, banking foundations and private investors, according to a statement.
“We are particularly pleased to further strengthen Techshop I, a fund dedicated to the digital B2B world that has already demonstrated in its first years of life that it has actively contributed to the growth of important and successful digital players, in line with our mission to build the Italy of tomorrow by identifying and financing opportunities that create long-term value,” Enrico Filì, senior partner and head of CDP Venture Capital’s Digital Transition Fund, told Startup Business.
Among Techshop I’s portfolio companies are Hlpy, Tiledesk, Smartpricing, Qodeup, Sbp, Qomodo and AxyonAI. The fund’s average check size for pre-seed investments is between €100,000 to €500,000 and €500,000 to €1.5 million for seed deals.
- Average check size is between €100k to €500k for pre-seed investments and €500k to €1.5m for seed deals
- Aurelio Mezzotero and Gianluca D’Agostino founded The Techshop in 2021
- LPs include FoF VenturItaly and CDP Venture Capital’s Fondo Italia Venture II
The Techshop, an Italian venture capital firm, announced that it has raised €53 million for its inaugural fund, beating its target of €50 million.
The Techshop was founded in 2021 by Aurelio Mezzotero and Gianluca D’Agostino to make pre-seed and seed investments in Italian B2B software start-ups, with a particular focus on SaaS.
Techshop I’s LPs include CDP Venture Capital, through its Digital Transition Fund, fund-of-funds VenturItaly, Fondo Italia Venture II, banking foundations and private investors, according to a statement.
“We are particularly pleased to further strengthen Techshop I, a fund dedicated to the digital B2B world that has already demonstrated in its first years of life that it has actively contributed to the growth of important and successful digital players, in line with our mission to build the Italy of tomorrow by identifying and financing opportunities that create long-term value,” Enrico Filì, senior partner and head of CDP Venture Capital’s Digital Transition Fund, told Startup Business.
Among Techshop I’s portfolio companies are Hlpy, Tiledesk, Smartpricing, Qodeup, Sbp, Qomodo and AxyonAI. The fund’s average check size for pre-seed investments is between €100,000 to €500,000 and €500,000 to €1.5 million for seed deals.
