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CDP Equity

Private Equity, Venture Capital · Founded 1850 · Milan, Italy

#24 Investor Ranking 2026 Top 1% in Italy

Holding company that has been set up to boost the italian economy by investing venture capital

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23 Portfolio companies+1100% in 5 years
4 Unicorns
1 Decacorns
31 Investments
Aug 2026 Last investment
01 · Knowledge graph
News CDP Equity buys majority stake in T-Defence, eyes two more Italian defence takeovers Aug 3, 2026
02 · Exits

CDP Equity’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from CDP Equity’s transaction record.

Banco do Brasil
IPO · 2000
Now $22BFintech
Sia spa
$5.1B acquisition · 2020
Fintech
Webuild
IPO · 2014
Now $3.4BReal Estate
BF
IPO · 2017
Now $1.6BEnergy
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where CDP Equity’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 23 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. Italy34
  2. Brazil1
  3. UK1
  4. USA1
By sectorCount
  1. Energy6
  2. Health6
  3. Fintech4
  4. Fashion3
  5. Real Estate3
  6. Food2
  7. Media2
  8. Telecom2
  9. Travel2
  10. Gaming1
  11. Legal1
  12. Marketing1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed19
  2. Series B+4
  3. Series A1
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth24
  2. Mature8
  3. Late Growth6
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside CDP Equity’s portfolio.

The 38 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 23 tracked.

Rocco Forte Hotels
Food · Unicorn
$2.4B
TH Resorts
Travel
$90M
Unobravo
Health
$75M
Connexa Insurance
Fintech
$1.7M
NEURANIX
Health
$9.2M
Drexcode
Fashion
$440K
Art Rights
Italy
The Portal
Gaming
Memento
Tolemaica
Italy
PANDHORA
Energy
Envision
Real Estate
inReception
Travel
Iem
Marketing
Orpha Biotech
Health
Cartilago
Health
NEXTING
Media
Bio-Aurum
Health
FX12
Fintech
Nexus Qubee
Telecom
Hoplix
Fashion
Convivit
Wellness Beauty
Mrct
Legal
Tziboo Start-Up Costituita A Norma Dell'Art 4
Food
Sia spa
Fintech
Diagram Group
Italy
INNODESI
Italy
2i Aeroporti
Real Estate
$800M
Trevi Group
Energy
Open Fiber
Telecom
Inalca
Italy
BF
Energy · Unicorn
$1.6B
Banco do Brasil
Fintech · Decacorn
$22B
Missoni
Fashion
Kedrion USA
Health
Webuild
Real Estate · Unicorn
$3.4B
Ansaldo Energia
Energy
Valvitalia
Energy
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