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October 31, 2025

Italian LPs poised to invest more in VC

Fiscal incentives for LPs to funnel money into Italian VCs could boost the ecosystem, but investors remain cautious about the market


Anne Sraders

6 min read

P101 founder Andrea Di Camillo

Italian LPs are poised to invest more capital in VC as local investors report increasing interest and government initiatives offer incentives to back the asset class, which has historically been neglected in the region. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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