The Techshop
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Milan, Italy
Countries of investment
- Italy
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- B2B software
- Enterprise SaaS
- SME software
- Vertical software
- Digital platforms
About
The Techshop is a Milan-based asset management company focused on venture capital, operating as a regulated SGR. They partner with founders at seed, supporting them across product roadmap, go-to-market and internationalisation, and help bring Italian and foreign investors into later rounds. They encourage OKR-driven management across the portfolio.
The Techshop is a Milan-based asset management company focused on venture capital, operating as a regulated SGR. They partner with founders at seed, supporting them across product roadmap, go-to-market and internationalisation, and help bring Italian and foreign investors into later rounds. They encourage OKR-driven management across the portfolio.
Investment Thesis
The Techshop invests at pre-seed and seed in B2B digital companies, with a thesis that Italy's seed stage is structurally underserved. They are industry-agnostic within enterprise and SME software, backing both defensible technology products and digital disruptors, and focus on founders who treat Italy as a starting point for an international path rather than a domestic ceiling.
Manager's Experience
Milan-based and operating as The Techshop SGR S.p.A., a regulated Italian asset manager registered at no. 194 on the Albo delle SGR and no. 20 on the EuVeca managers register. Describes itself as one of the few Italian firms primarily focused on the seed stage with the experience and network to support startups from product design through go-to-market and internationalisation, and to bring both Italian and foreign investors into later rounds. Industry-agnostic within B2B software for enterprise and SME segments, encouraging OKR-driven management across the portfolio. Backed in part by the European Union.
Team
Gianluca D'Agostino-Founder & Managing Partner
Aurelio Mezzotero-Co-Founder & Partner
Giovanni Strocchi-Partner
Portfolio
Circeus