# CDP Venture Capital

14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs

Sifted asked investors from 2100, Vento, United Ventures, Italians Founders for their top picks

Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows

Bigger seeds, a rebound in growth rounds and a record year for late-stage equity point to a maturing pipeline

The most active growth equity investors in Europe

83 growth-stage investors with at least three growth investments have deployed capital into European companies this year

Europe’s 30 most active public funds in H1 2026

The EIC leads public funding efforts, but country-specific funds are increasingly active

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Exclusive: NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €25m Series A in photonics startup Camgraphic

The money will be used to develop the startup’s R&D operations in Pisa and establish a pilot manufacturing line in Milan