Fund profile / Italy

360 Capital Poli360 2

Geography: Italy
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €85M
Focus: AI/ML, Circular Economy, Deep Tech and Energy Tech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionItaly

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Circular Economy

Deep Tech

Energy Tech

Robotics & Automation

Semiconductors

Investor Signals Profile

active

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

To The Peak 4: 200+ applications, 21 startups pitched, Finanz winnerlinkedin

Competition investment commitment €460K; signals real capital flowing to winnerslinkedin

Founders' Summit with entire portfolio; partners AWS, Qonto, BonelliEredelinkedin

Summit offers founder support beyond capital: ecosystem, mentorship, networkslinkedin

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

Attend 360 Capital Founders' Summit for deep board-beyond conversations

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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€85M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

360 Capital

Alessandro ZaccariaPartner

Thomas NivardPartner

Lucrezia LucottiPartner

Cesare MaifrediPartner

Sebastiano SilvestriPartner

Eva OgrisegPartner/Organizer

Backers

Known LPs

European Investment Fund (EIF)Fund-of-Funds

CDP Venture Capital SGRFund-of-Funds

BremboCorporate / Strategic

+2 more LPs in LP Radar

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