Milan-based VC firm P101 has become one of the few VCs to not only encourage portfolio companies to participate in M&A, but to go through the process itself — acquiring Italian seed investor PranaVentures.

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June 30, 2026
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder
The Italian VC just acquired a fellow seed investor in what it says is the first such consolidation deal in the country
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