Italian VC investing abroad, Bikeflip, Algebris Climatech, Colosseum 355B - Jan 21, 2025

Bikeflip, a bike ecommerce, 🇮🇹raised €1.6m from undisclosed investors.Onepix Academy, a chatbot startup, raised €500k from Edizioni Simone.Viola, a personal safety startup, 🇮🇹raised €428k from a syndicate of business angels.Liquid Factory 🇮🇹announced the first 4 entrepreneurs accepted in the program - each of them will receive €200k from Banco Popolare di Sondrio.Vet services platform Lupa raised $4M Seed.Lingotto Investment Management 🇮🇹led a €120m Series B round in Neura Robotics.Algebris 🇮🇹launched Algebris Climatech, with €60m in initial commitment and a target at €100m.ENI Plenitude 🇮🇹acquired Tate.Ambienta platform company Namirial acquired Digital Technologies.Impresoft 🇮🇹acquired Blulink.EY’s Venture Capital Barometer is usually the first of the main publications about the Italian VC scene to see the light. This year is no different.EY reports a slight growth in capital raised (€1.127b, +7.5% over 2023), mainly in the Health & Life Science, Software & Digital Services, Technology & IoT, Fintech.