Scientifica Fund 1

About Scientifica Fund 1

Scientifica Fund 1 is a venture capital firm based in Italy, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionItaly

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Italian deep tech founder bridging academia and innovation

innovation ecosystem

continuous learning culture

quantum technologies

deep tech / science-based

academia-to-industry bridge

Bullish Signals

12K+ LinkedIn followers, active communityexternal

Internal upskilling program launchedexternal

First Italian quantum-dedicated vehicle launchedexternal

Partnership with Fondazione ENEA Tech signedexternal

Sapienza Università agreement — academic pipelineexternal

New chairman signals growth phaseexternal

Biomedical added to ENEA Tech allianceexternal

Actively hiring — team scaling nowexternal

Contrarian Signals

Italy-only focus limits global deal flowexternal

Quantum niche = very early-stage riskexternal

Founder Do's

Science or deep tech background

Academic or research institution ties

Quantum, cryptography, or sensors focus

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Biomedical or emerging tech angle welcomed

Founder Don'ts

Non-technical, no R&D angle

Avoid if no Italian market relevance

Skip if consumer/non-deep tech

Key GPs & Partners

Maurizio Scanavino

Chairman

new entrantstrategicgrowth-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€200M

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Key People

Riccardo Dalessandri, Atrick Leoni Sceti

Maurizio ScanavinoChairman