
The Week in Italian Startup discusses and analyzes the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem. Giacomo Mollo is a former academic in philosophy turned tech investor. He is co-founder and partner of iN3 Ventures, a corporate innovation and VC firm. Niccolò Sanarico is an Oxford MBA and a software engineer with a passion for innovation and startups. He is currently an Investment Manager at P... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 209 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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Italian startup funding, venture capital, D-Orbit, Satispay, WeRoad, CDP and the dealflowit H1 2026 data anchor this episode on why Italy's ~€730M half-year is concentration, not depth. The top three rounds account for roughly 40% of the total and th... more
AI agent search, agentic web search, and the retrieval layer take center stage as Seltz raises a €12.5M seed to rebuild search for AI agents rather than humans. Founder Antonio Mallia — NYU PhD in information retrieval, ex-Amazon AGI, ex-Pinecone — a... more
Anthropic's Founder's Playbook argues startups will fail MORE as AI shrinks idea-to-product from months to a weekend, removing the forced question every founder used to answer: does anyone want this? The 42% of startups that die building what nobody ... more
Bending Spoons IPO, SEC F-1 filing, EV/EBITDA valuation, roll-up acquisition strategy, AI token economics, and Satispay's €60M round anchor this episode on the Italian startup and venture capital ecosystem. The hosts dissect Bending Spoons' valuation... more
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The show offers sharp, citation-driven analysis of the Italian startup scene and broader European tech trends, with a focus on capital, governance, and strategic shifts shaping growth. Across recent episodes, conversations center on funding rounds, regulatory and policy developments, and how large-scale tech bets—ranging from deep tech and AI to mobility and hardware–software integrations—alter the competitive landscape for Italian founders and European players. Notable patterns include visibility into cap table structures, cross-border funding dynamics, and how industrial players, universities, and public policy interact with venture capital to accelerate scale. A defining edge is the host duo's willingness to tie macro signals to concrete... more
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