Vento — Venture capital for founders who move first

WE BACK THE BEST ITALIAN FOUNDERS, AS THEY BUILD GLOBALLY.

We back Italian founders at the early stage, across sectors and geographies as we invest out of our second fund of €75M, backed by Exor.

Through Reef, our yearly 5-month venture building program, we take 40 talents of any nationality, pre-team and pre-idea, and turn them into founders.

With Wave, our flagship event, we bring global tech to Italy for three days (next edition is set for October, 7-9).

Discover the fund

Second fund since 2025

Portfolio Companies

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They're based in Italy or abroad. Some of them are born within our venture building program. They span sectors and are led by talented, ambitious builders. They're all different, but have one thing in common: at least one Italian founder in the team.

Polyphron

Engineers human tissues across diverse donors and trains AI models to simulate them.

Health & Biotech
US

Born in Reef

Lexroom.AI

Completes legal research for lawyers in seconds rather than hours of manual work.

Software & AI
Milan, Italy

Diode Computers

Designs and manufactures custom circuit boards with schematics compiled from code.

Deeptech
US

Cato

Finds public tenders across all Italian portals and prepares compliant bid documents.

Software & AI
Milan, Italy

Pillar

Creates construction quotes from bills of quantities or a conversation with an AI assistant.

Software & AI
Italy

JetHR

Runs hiring, payroll and employee administration in a single system for Italian businesses.

Software & AI
Milan, Italy

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Our venture building program. 40 talents of any nationality, one yearly 5-month cohort in Turin, entering as individuals, leaving as founders.

Reef brings together committed builders from around the world through hands-on support, mentorship, and a strong peer network.
Since the first cohort, kicked off in 2022, it has helped launch a growing set of startups now scaling in Italy, Europe, and beyond.

EXPLORE REEF

One of Europe's most influential tech conferences. Global tech gathers in Turin for three days. 2026 edition October, 7-9.

Founders, investors, and major companies come to build partnerships, generate opportunities, scout talents and get inspired by the most prominent visionaries of our times. We hosted Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Brian Chesky, Nik Storonsky, alongside many other world-class founders and investors.

DISCOVER WAVE

Vento is headquartered in Turin and run by a young, relentless, hands-on team.
Chairman: John Elkann
Investment Committee: Diego Piacentini, Mike Volpi, Jean de La Rochebrochard support the team when a potential follow-on investment is on the table.