Codemotion raising 8M, Sinergia Venture Fund, Voiseed and generative AI - February 15, 2023

Codemotion, a developer community platform, raised €8m in a round led by Sinergia Venture Fund and participated by existing investors (note: including Primo).  Agricooltur, an agri-tech startup, raised €5m in a round led by Sinergia Venture Fund.  181Travel, a travel experiences startup, raised €2.5m in a round led by CDP VC, Sefea SGR, and Primo.  Approxima, a medtech startup, raised €1.6m in a round led by Panakes Partners, with Club degli Investitori and other business angels.  Medendi, a medtech startup, raised €1.4m in equity and debt from a pool of business angels.  Voiseed, a generative AI startup, raised €1m in a round led by LIFTT.  Metacasa, a VR-for-real-estate startup, raised €425k from business angels.  X-Farm Technologies received €1m in a debt financing round from EIC Accelerator.  Meeters received a €0.5m debt financing round from Intesa San Paolo and nominated a new CEO.  Teamsystems acquired Growens’ email service Mailup in a €70m deal.  BV Tech Group acquired Arturai, a cybersecurity company, for an undisclosed amount.  Italian founders’ office hours: More than 130 VCs from international funds came together to offer office hours to Italian startup founders. This is a great opportunity to talk to fellow Italian investors that are working around the world and might provide excellent advice on fundraising, strategy, and more.