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360 Capital Poli360 2

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About 360 Capital Poli360 2

360 Capital Poli360 2 closed €85M first close (€100M target) to back European deeptech university spinouts. Technology transfer fund focused on Industry 4.0, robotics, semiconductors, AI, energy transition, and circular economy.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionItaly
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Circular Economy
Deep Tech
Energy Tech
Robotics Automation
Semiconductors

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Technical researcher or founder spinning out of European university with deeptech IP in Italy

deeptech
technology-transfer
university-spinouts
industry-automation
quantum-computing
AI-for-sustainability
circular-economy

Bullish Signals

€85M first close against €100M target signals strong LP convictionblog
Corporate LPs Brembo and MBDA provide built-in customer and exit pathwaysblog
Three early investments already made; fund actively deploying capitalblog
Predecessor fund produced Exotec unicorn and €220M Preligens exitblog
Backing C12 quantum roadmap to fault-tolerant by 2033linkedin
Vocal on Europe's quantum window vs US/Chinalinkedin
€460K prize pool; To The Peak competition signals active pitch pipelinelinkedin
Greyparrot Series B $27M; TIME Best Inventions 2025 recognitionlinkedin
Portfolio company AI waste platform deployed across 20+ countrieslinkedin
Trillion+ waste objects detected; enterprise traction with Unilever, L'Oréal, Kenvuelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Italy-heavy allocation means thinner startup support infrastructure for scalingblog
Fund rejects non-university-origin or non-deeptech startups entirelyblog
Longer timelines and higher technical risk than typical early-stage VCblog
Twitter feed largely unrelated to fund strategy and visiontwitter
Quantum bets carry high execution and timeline risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Come from a European university lab with defensible deeptech IP
Be based in Italy or have strong Italian market relevance
Show alignment with Industry Automation or Sustainability thesis pillars
Highlight potential customer fit with corporate LPs like Brembo or MBDA
Demonstrate readiness to transition from lab research to commercial product
Apply to To The Peak pitch competition for direct GP exposure
Target sustainability, waste, circular economy or manufacturing intelligence

Founder Don'ts

Pitch without university research origin or academic IP foundation
Propose pure software plays without hardware or deep-tech differentiation
Expect fast timelines — fund is built for longer deeptech development cycles

Key GPs & Partners

AZ
Alessandro Zaccaria
Partner
thesis-drivenhands-onpatient-capital
TN
Thomas Nivard
Partner
quantum-focuseddeeptech-advocateeurope-champion
LL
Lucrezia Lucotti
Partner
pitch-coachcommunity-builderecosystem-driver
CM
Cesare Maifredi
Partner
portfolio-championdeeptech-backerexit-driver
SS
Sebastiano Silvestri
Partner
portfolio-championdeeptech-backerexit-driver

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€85M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

360 Capital

Alessandro ZaccariaPartner
Thomas NivardPartner
Lucrezia LucottiPartner
Cesare MaifrediPartner
Sebastiano SilvestriPartner

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