CDP Venture Capital

Italy

Seed

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, beauty tech or security

insurtech

fintech

digital health

cybersecurity

beauty-tech

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

ABI banking sector backing; government + regulator supportexternal

Cabinet-level endorsement; catalyzer for private capital mobilizationexternal

Strategic sectors focus aligns with Made-in-Italy positioningexternal

Actively recruiting in health, beauty, digital techlinkedin

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

Beauty/health/wellness sector welcome

Founder Don'ts

First-time founder outside core verticals

Non-Italy-connected market focus

Expecting lead-free co-invest only deals

Key GPs & Partners

Davide Fioranelli

Key Manager

ex-founderhands-onthesis-driven

Luca Adinolfi

Key Manager

ex-founderhands-onthesis-driven

Daniele Vadori

Key Manager

metrics-drivenpatient-capitalcommunity-builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€500M

Saves0

Website

Key People

Investment Team

Davide FioranelliKey Manager

Luca AdinolfiKey Manager

Daniele VadoriKey Manager

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