Vento was launched in 2022 by Exor, the Agnelli family holding company behind Ferrari and Stellantis, as the early-stage arm of Exor Ventures, dedicated to backing Italian founders. Based in Turin, it set out to become the most active early-stage investor in the Italian ecosystem.
Pre-seed and seed checks into Italian founders building anywhere in the world; high-volume first-check strategy unusual for the Italian market, plus community programs for the diaspora of Italian talent.
Sector-agnostic, with the unifying thesis being Italian founders globally
"Vento" means "wind" in Italian, and the fund backs Italian founders wherever in the world they build, not just startups headquartered in Italy.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| CommerceClarity E-Commerce | 1 round | $3.1M |
| auryx Healthtech | 1 round | $2M |
| Bricks.sh DevTools | 1 round | $1.9M |
| Qura LegalTech | 1 round | $1.7M |
| PandasAI AI | 1 round | $1.1M |