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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Milan, Italy
Countries of investment
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • Fintech
  • Deep Tech
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity
  • HealthTech
  • Mobility
  • Enterprise Software
  • SaaS
  • IoT
  • Robotics
About
Primo Capital is a Milan-based venture capital firm focused on backing Italian and Southern European tech founders. Their focus spans fintech, deep tech, AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, mobility, and enterprise software across Italy, Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland, Israel, and the United States. The firm supports tech founders from seed through Series B stages.
Min check size
$1M
Max check size
$6.5M
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Investment Thesis

Primo Capital is a seed to Series B stage venture capital firm deploying capital across fintech, deep tech, AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, mobility, and enterprise software sectors. They invest €500K to €10M in Italian and Southern European tech founders with strong growth potential. The firm differentiates itself through founding partners' banking and industrial backgrounds, ties to leading Italian institutions, and dual venture and growth capital strategies across €200M+ AUM.
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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2016 by Massimiliano D'Amico (Managing Partner) and Nicolo Petrone (Managing Partner). Investment team includes additional partners with backgrounds spanning private equity, investment banking, and technology operations. Team of 15+ investment professionals based in Milan with additional presence across Europe. Manages €200M+ AUM across multiple funds including Primo Ventures, Primo Space (dedicated space fund), Primo Climate, and Primo Digital. Portfolio includes Casavo, Tannico, Cortilia, Musixmatch, Fatmap, Habyt, Milkman, Musement, Opyn, and other Italian and Southern European tech companies. The firm has established itself as one of Italy's most active technology-focused VCs, backed by institutional investors, family offices, and strategic corporate LPs across Europe.

Team

Massimiliano D'Amico - Managing Partner

Nicolo Petrone - Managing Partner

Gianluca Dettori - Chairman

Alessandro Lerro - Partner

Emil Abirascid - Partner

Portfolio

Casavo

Tannico

Cortilia

Musixmatch

Fatmap

Habyt

Milkman

Musement

Opyn

Bipi

Multiply Labs

Cosmico

A-Cube API

Toduba

DataKrypto

Sift

BorsadelCredito.it

Soplaya

Prima Assicurazioni

Vamos

Aptus.AI

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