360 Capital Poli360 2

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

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

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 unrelated to fund — low GP social signaltwitter

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

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

Alessandro Zaccaria

Partner

thesis-drivenhands-onpatient-capital

Thomas Nivard

Partner

quantum-focuseddeeptech-advocateeurope-champion

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€85M

Saves0

Website

Key People

360 Capital

Alessandro ZaccariaPartner

Thomas NivardPartner