Vento Fund II

Italy

Pre Seed

About Vento Fund II

Vento Fund II 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

Tech founders who learn fast, build community, value honest boards

founder-first

network-driven

European VC

deep-tech healthcare

AI-enabled platforms

board-as-safety-net

Bullish Signals

Active content, 26.3K LinkedIn followerslinkedin

Runs 'Vento Meets' founder podcastexternal

Weekly Tech Sessions at OGR Torinoexternal

Physical cohort space — Mezzanino hub activeexternal

Weekly AI/LLM peer-learning sessions confirmedlinkedin

Multi-team cohort density at Mezzaninolinkedin

Portfolio company: Scialytics (surgical AI platform)linkedin

Backing deep-tech healthcare innovation activelylinkedin

Vento Meets explores board psychology & founder dynamicslinkedin

YouTube + Spotify distribution of founder contentlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Limited public GP visibility beyond founderexternal

Turin-based — niche geographic reachexternal

Founder Do's

Choose investors, advisors, angels intentionally

Surround yourself with people you admire 100%

Think beyond hiring — your orbit matters

Bridge business & tech internally

Learn in cohorts, not in isolation

Build boards that ground you, not inflate you

Founder Don'ts

Don't underestimate non-hire relationships

Avoid low-bar advisors or angels

Don't silo tech from business teams

Don't seek boards that only affirm wins

Key GPs & Partners

Francesca Basso

Program Lead / Operator

community-builderhands-ontech-culture advocate

Pietro Mascagni

GP / Investor

deep-techhealthtechportfolio-builder

John Elkann

Chairman

board-strategyrisk-managementfounder-psychology

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€75M

Saves0

Website

Key People

Diyala Daveni, Jean De La Rochebrochard, Mike Volpi

Francesca BassoProgram Lead / Operator

Pietro MascagniGP / Investor

John ElkannChairman

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