CDP Venture Capital

Italy
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About CDP Venture Capital

CDP Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Italy, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Enterprise Software, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionItaly
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Enterprise Software
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Repeat Italian founder in regulated fintech, health, or security

insurtech
fintech
digital health
cybersecurity
Italy seed

Bullish Signals

CDP Venture Capital SGR as anchor LPblog
First close done, raising to €100Mblog
ENPAM pension fund LP — strategic fitblog
Lead investor mandate, builds syndicateblog
CDP anchor LP formalizing ESG 2026-2028 frameworkexternal

Contrarian Signals

Italy exit market thin, long liquidity timelineblog
Narrow vertical + geography focusblog
First close size undisclosedblog
ESG compliance layer adds portfolio overheadexternal

Founder Do's

Second-time+ Italian founder preferred
Show regulatory complexity experience
Italy as HQ or primary market
Strong gender diversity in team
Explain learnings from prior venture

Founder Don'ts

First-time founder outside these 4 verticals
Non-Italy-connected market focus
Expecting lead-free co-invest only deals

Key GPs & Partners

DF
Davide Fioranelli
Key Manager
ex-founderhands-onthesis-driven
LA
Luca Adinolfi
Key Manager
ex-founderhands-onthesis-driven
DV
Daniele Vadori
Key Manager
metrics-drivenpatient-capitalcommunity-builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€500M
Saves0

Key People

Investment Team

Davide FioranelliKey Manager
Luca AdinolfiKey Manager
Daniele VadoriKey Manager

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