Investors in Ar

Praesidium was founded in 2016 by a group of highly experienced European and American professionals from international Private Equity, consulting and banking, with a shared vision to create a truly innovative model for successfully investing "thematically" in Private Markets.

8a+ Investimenti SGR is an asset management company established in 2006 in Varese on the initiative of Marco Bartolomei (Chairman), Mauro Maritano (Vice Chairman) and Andrea Pastorelli (Managing Director and Investment Manager), who previously worked at major companies in the sector. The capital is held by the three founding partners with a minority participation by employees and collaborators. 8a+ Investimenti SGR manages open-ended mutual funds under Italian law, a pure hedge fund, an umbrella Sicav under Luxembourg law, and securities asset management (Gpm). 8a+'s mission is to generate value for the investor through: the direct management of investment instruments characterized by a highly active management and a prevailing focus on equity markets; and the offering of financial products capable of responding to new investment needs and therefore innovative in terms of geographic area, management model, and approach to markets.

Opes Italia is a Venture Capital fund that operates in the field of "impact investing". We invest in fast growing companies generating a strong social impact and we believe in the possibility of combining investment performance with positive social and environmental outcomes. We are sector agnostic and intervene mainly in the "early stage" phase of the development of a company.

Ulixes Capital Partners is a venture capital investment holding supporting visionary founders at early stages with innovative solutions in disruptive markets. They support visionary founders at the early stages of company formation and growth, backing teams of skilled and ambitious individuals thriving in large or rapidly growing markets with innovative and scalable solutions. They are anti-thematic, focusing on startups aiming to disrupt existing large industries or invent new market categories.

Operational Holding Company scouting, investing and supporting high growth potential early stage companies committed to develop Healthcare Innovation. We have a key strategy focus on MedTech industry and Medical Technologies – medical devices, equipment, digital devices and services – which can provide benefit and value for Patients, Doctors and Healthcare Systems and reward Shareholders with a sound and ethical profit .

Flyer One Ventures is an international venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in startups. Founded by Central and Eastern European (CEE) founders, the firm focuses on identifying and supporting promising startups with innovative ideas and strong growth potential. Flyer One Ventures provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to help these startups accelerate their development and achieve market success. By leveraging its network and expertise, Flyer One Ventures aims to foster entrepreneurship and drive impactful innovation across global markets.

The Conduit Connect specializes in sourcing and selecting high-quality, high-impact businesses globally that align profit with purpose. The firm focuses on identifying ventures that not only promise financial returns but also seek to make a positive social or environmental impact. The Conduit Connect provides strategic support and investment to these businesses, aiming to drive meaningful change while ensuring sustainable profitability. By bridging the gap between profit-driven goals and social responsibility, The Conduit Connect contributes to advancing sustainable business practices and fostering innovation in impactful sectors worldwide.

DSW Ventures is a national firm specializing in seed and early-stage venture capital investments, focusing on regional UK growth businesses. With a strategic emphasis on technology and tech-led enterprises, DSW Ventures targets companies with talented founders and a strong potential for scalability in their respective markets. Typical investments range from £300,000 to over £1 million, aimed at fueling the growth and development of promising startups. Beyond financial support, DSW Ventures distinguishes itself by actively adding value beyond capital, leveraging the expertise of its highly-experienced team of investors. Committed to empowering UK regional entrepreneurial talent, DSW Ventures plays a pivotal role in the growth ecosystem by providing strategic guidance and operational support to its portfolio companies.

Attica Ventures aims to invest in innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are in their development phase, hold a distinctive competitive advantage and have excellent potential for equity appreciation and international competitiveness and presence, regardless of the industry they compete. Our target size of investment is between € 3-7 million, but we are able to accommodate any size of investment in cooperation to strategic partners and/or co-investors. In most of the cases we intend to take minority stakes, supporting the management achieving their goals.

Alpha Intelligence Capital (AIC) is an entrepreneurs-led, entrepreneurs-invested, global closed-end private venture capital fund. We invest in Seed to Series B, deep Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology-based companies. We invest in teams applying deep expertise in the algorithmic sciences to develop breakthrough products and solve real business problems.

Ada Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to discovering and funding exceptional talent that is tackling some of society's most challenging problems with breakthrough ideas. They specialize in investing in early-stage companies led by visionary founders who are innovating across various sectors. Ada Ventures aims to drive positive societal impact through strategic investments and support for startups that are addressing critical issues. By nurturing and empowering innovative entrepreneurs, Ada Ventures plays a pivotal role in fostering sustainable solutions to global challenges.

Deep Ocean Capital (DOC) is an indipendent management company hosting Deep Blue Ventures, a Venture Capital fund investing in Deep Technologies. DOC was born in Rome with international/global ambitions, and is focused on AI for Aerospace and Health sectors. We are early stage venture capital investors. We love technology as a means to transform our planet for the better. We believe in co-creating economic value together with the ecosystem we are part of. Deep Blue Ventures is the first VC fund of DOC, it is an early stage deep tech fund, investing in outstanding deep technologies, and people able to harnessing them to great global success. Deep Blue Ventures investments are focused in that stage where companies find product- market fit to the point where they start to scale, across multiple industry sectors where market opportunities are clearly at international scale.