Italian excellence has been built by entrepreneurs
Feel Venture is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Italian entrepreneurs in Seed and Series A.
We invest and partner with ambitious Italian teams building scalable tech-enabled companies.
Italian global success is driven by generations of outstanding entrepreneurs transforming local ideas into international companies and global brands.
At Feel Venture, we invest and support a new generation of Italian entrepreneurs.
About Us
We are a team with more than 40 years collective experience in investing, building, scaling, and exiting companies.
Our LPs are SMEs, established entrepreneurs, family businesses, and real economy key players.
With Feel Venture, established entrepreneurs, SMEs, and industry leaders invest and support the new entrepreneurs while creating business synergies and new market opportunities.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN:
- Digital transformation in both existing and new businesses;
- Disruptive technology and future industrial trends;
- Sustainable, impactful and cycle-neutral business models;
- Team ambition.
Feel enters a non-saturated and fast-growing start-up ecosystem, whereas overlooked opportunities on the verge of scaling their growth require strategic capital and operational support.
Feel Venture Portfolio
Investment focus
We invest in:
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Early stage companies, with proven traction and moving towards revenue and profitability stage.
- Existing SMEs opening new revenues streams and markets through digital transformation and technology disruption. This includes SMEs preparing the business for the next family generation.
- Companies creating synergies and opening business opportunities for our community.
We focus on:
- Industry agnostic, disruptive technology driven, future industrial trends;
- Inspiring founders / teams;
- Scale potential;
- Sustainable differentiators;
- Services / products with broad mass appeal;
- Sustainable, impactful and cycle-neutral business models.
We offer:
- Targeted financial support;
- Hands-on involvement;
- Operational streamlining, corporate governance, financial discipline and team management;
- Business network and access to national and international start-ups ecosystem, technology and training;
- Exit / succession plan paths.
Our Team
Inti Paolucci
Partner
Inti is a VC fund manager and professional investor with more than 15 years of experience investing across Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and the US.
He has collectively raised $60m+ from private and institutional investors and invested in over 40 early-stage companies from pre-seed to series C. Inti holds various board roles.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Giorgio Barbaglia
Partner
Giorgio is a serial entrepreneur for the past 15 years. He has co-founded, scaled, and successfully exited manufacturing and tech companies.
Giorgio holds various Board and Advisory roles in a number of Italian start-ups.
He holds a Business Administration degree from University of Milano and a Master in Digital Marketing.
Antonio Baccari
Partner and CFO
Antonio is a finance professional, business angel, and advisor with 15 years of international experience in financial management, corporate strategy and management consulting.
In the last 5 years, his focus area has been start-ups, where he has contributed in different ways to growing 10 companies and completed successful exit.
He holds a MBA from HEC Paris.
Advisors at Feel Venture
Valentina Tranquilli
Co-founder COO, Cookies Digital. Inspiring Fifty Italy 2021
Fabio Zecchini
Co-Founder and CTO Musement (exited)
Roberto Macina
Co-Founder and CEO Qurami (exited)
Feel Venture Community
We are an established community of entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals who have played important roles in scaling companies.
Our Community engages through monthly events and ad-hoc value-add collaborations.
Our membership engagement is an excellent opportunity to interact with our founders and get exposed to innovation, and our members refer investment opportunities actively.
Our members contribute their expertise and get involved with our start-ups through business partnerships or investment through Feel Venture and beyond.
Join us and get invited for the next event.
Get Started Today
Are you build an ambitious Startup? Speak to us! [email protected]
Feel Venture Limited is a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registered AIFM in the UK, under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (AIFMRs).