Fundraising
Equity crowdfunding in Italy: how it works and what it costs
How an Italian company sells shares to hundreds of small investors online: who regulates it, what the platforms charge, how…
Insights
Fundraising
How to raise capital: rounds, investors, valuation and the documents that matter, with data from Europe and Latin America.
Fundraising
Unit economics explained: CAC, LTV and payback, with examples
What one customer costs you and what they leave you with. The formulas for CAC, LTV and payback, two invented…
Fundraising
Cap Table Explained: How to Build One, with a Worked Example
A cap table lists who owns what in your company. How to build one, what changes in an Italian SRL,…
Fundraising
CDP Venture Capital: what it is and how startups get funded
What CDP Venture Capital is, who owns it, which funds it runs, how startups get in through accelerators and co-investment,…
Fundraising
Venture capital in Italy: how it works and who invests in 2026
How venture funds work, how big the Italian market really is (€1.735 billion in 2025, €813 million in the first…
Cross-border growth
Delaware Flip for Italian Startups: When It Makes Sense
A Delaware flip puts a US parent on top of your Italian company. Why US investors ask for it, what…
Fundraising
Business angels in Italy: who they are and how to approach them
Who Italian business angels are, how much they put in (IBAN survey on 2025 deals), the main clubs, what they…
Fundraising
Investor update template: a monthly format with a full example
A seven-part template for a monthly investor update, rules for length and tone, and a full invented example whose numbers…
Fundraising
Startup due diligence: what investors check, seed to Series A
What an investor and their lawyers check before the money moves: six areas, how seed differs from Series A, the…
Fundraising
Data room checklist: what a seed investor expects to see
Six folders, the Italian name of every document, the tools founders use and the mistakes that make an investor's lawyer…
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Every two weeks, the capital markets in a five-minute read.