Bending Spoon 4.6B Valuation Decoded, CamGraPhIC, Italian Founders Fund - April 1, 2025

CamGraPhIC Srl, a photonics startup, 🇮🇹raised €25m in a Series A round from CDP Venture Capital, NATO Innovation Fund, Sony Innovation Fund, Join Capital, Bosch Ventures, Frontier IP Group, and Indaco Ventures.Novac, an energy storage startup, raised €3.5m in a Seed round from Eureka! Venture, CDP Venture Capital SGR, and Galaxia.Cassandra.app, a martech startup, raised €2m in a Seed round from Italian Founders Fund, PitchDrive, Webranking, Mana Ventures, and Business Angels.Compri, an AI-driven procurement startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.6m in a Pre-seed round from Italian Founders Fund, DFF Ventures, and Business Angels.HypeSound, a biotech startup, 🇮🇹raised €1.2m in a Pre-seed round from Eatable Adventures, CDP Venture Capital SGR, Nextup, Vento, Athena, and Ulixes SGR.Sicuro.it 🇮🇹acquired Chino.Bain Capital 🇮🇹acquired a controlling stake in Namirial from Ambienta.An 🇮🇹update about 360 Life II, a (C)VC fund launched in late 2024.🇮🇹Ten space startups from Italy to follow.A 🇮🇹tool to drive AI coding assistants with user stories.Tether Invests in Be Water, Strengthening Its Commitment to Modern Media Innovation | Tether.ioBaillie Gifford writes up investment in Bending Spoons by 89%🤯, as company raises further funding for acquisitions.Speaking of BS, Silver Point leads Financing of Acquisition of Brightcove Inc. by Bending Spoons.

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The Week in Italian Startup discusses and analyzes the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem. Giacomo Mollo is a former academic in philosophy turned tech investor. He is co-founder and partner of iN3 Ventures, a corporate innovation and VC firm. Niccolò Sanarico is an Oxford MBA and a software engineer with a passion for innovation and startups. He is currently an Investment Manager at Primo Ventures SGR, a venture capital firm based in Italy.