360 Capital, the Italy-France-based venture capital firm with over EUR 500 million in assets under management, has announced the first closing of its new fund, 360 Digitaly, raising EUR 30 million.
360 Digital fund closes first raising round
The fund is focused on seed and early-stage investments in startups driving digital transformation. This initiative marks a new chapter in 360 Capital’s strategy, aimed at supporting and accelerating the growth of companies and entrepreneurs working to digitize or consolidate traditionally analog or fragmented markets. The project has been overseen throughout all stages by 360 Capital partner, Lucrezia Lucotti, with support from investor Celeste Mastria.
The fund's initial capital of over EUR 30 million has been underwritten by CDP Venture Capital on behalf of the Digital Transition Fund – PNRR, utilizing resources from the EU’s NextGeneration EU initiative. The goal of the fund is to foster innovation within digital transition sectors. With this first close at EUR 30 million, 360 Capital plans to continue fundraising to expand the fund and attract new investors.
Five investments already made
To date, five investments have already been made: Guidoio (a fully digital driving school service), Jampy (sustainable products for pet wellness), Zefi AI (a SaaS platform to leverage qualitative feedback within companies), Talentware (a SaaS for talent management and skills mapping in businesses), and Soource (a SaaS procurement platform for supplier profiling and pre-qualification). Soource, founded in Bolzano by Maicol Verzotto and Nazareno Mario Ciccarello, is an AI-powered platform that optimizes supplier selection through automated email workflows and a powerful search engine connected to a database of millions of highly profiled companies.
The new fund is part of 360 Capital’s broader strategy to accelerate the development of companies led by Italian talent, while promoting diversity and inclusion, with a strong emphasis on supporting diverse and young teams.
