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September 28, 2022

Satispay becomes Italy’s second unicorn after Lee Fixel leads €320m Series D

You’ve not got déjà vu — the country’s first billion-dollar company was called Scalapay


Amy O'Brien

3 min read

Satispay’s cofounders Alberto Dalmasso, Samuele Pinta and Dario Brignone

Mobile payments provider Satispay has become Italy’s second unicorn created since the dotcom boom, after raising a mammoth €320m Series D round from big-name international investors. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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