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LIFTT

Venture Capital · Founded 2019 · Turin, Italy

#20 Investor Ranking 2026 Top 1% in Italy

LIFTT, chaired by Stefano Buono and founded in 2019 with support from Compagnia di San Paolo, Politecnico di Torino, and LINKS Foundation, facilitates technology transfer and fosters innovative startups in Italy,…

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55 Portfolio companies+218% in 5 years
1 Unicorns
76 Investments
Jun 2026 Last investment
01 · Portfolio analysis

Where LIFTT’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 55 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. Italy34
  2. UK5
  3. France4
  4. USA3
  5. Finland2
  6. Switzerland2
  7. Austria1
  8. Belgium1
  9. Denmark1
  10. Germany1
  11. Israel1
  12. Singapore1
By sectorCount
  1. Health20
  2. Semiconductors13
  3. Energy7
  4. Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment5
  5. Food4
  6. Transportation4
  7. Education3
  8. Enterprise Software3
  9. Media3
  10. Chemicals2
  11. Robotics2
  12. Fintech1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed29
  2. Series A21
  3. Series B+4
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth40
  2. Breakout Stage15
  3. Late Growth1
02 · Portfolio market map

Inside LIFTT’s portfolio.

The 56 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 55 tracked.

Newcleo
Energy · Unicorn
$2.4B
Evergreen Theragnostics
Health
$95M
STALICLA
Health
$68M
NeoPhore
Health
$100M
Sparrow Quantum
Semiconductors
$118M
Soul-K
Food
$90M
BetaGlue
Health
$44M
1000Farmacie
Health
$75M
RAAM Memory Technologies
Semiconductors
$77M
ELECTRA
Energy
$84M
EasyRain
Transportation
$32M
EBAMed
Health
$79M
Rainbow Crops
Food
$52M
Cellply
Health
$31M
Mediaire
Health
$53M
Lipogems
Health
$55M
Lumai
Semiconductors
$40M
Comptek Solutions
Semiconductors
$35M
Predisurge
Health
$29M
VitreaLab
Semiconductors
$44M
ALKemist Bio
Health
$13M
Letsell
Marketing
$14M
Endostart
Health
$36M
inVRsion
Media
$13M
Wearable Robotics
Health
$22M
Zerynth
Semiconductors
$23M
Habacus
Fintech
$22M
Entropica Labs
Health
$19M
Agate Sensors
Semiconductors
$18M
reCross Cardio
Health
$19M
MicroLub
Food
$18M
Microchannel devices
Energy
$6.6M
Picosats
Telecom
$9.4M
Drivesec
Security
$13M
Steerlight
Semiconductors
$14M
Evoralis
Chemicals
$13M
Random Power
Semiconductors
$11M
Voiseed
Media
$4.4M
Rubber Conversion
Transportation
$11M
Touch Sensity
Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment
$7.7M
T1 Solutions
Energy
$6.8M
WaterView
Food
$3.8M
Subphoton
Semiconductors
$3.3M
Corion Biotech
Health
$800K
Composite Research
Energy
$4.4M
INTA
Health
$1.5M
Keyron
Health
$2.2M
QSENSATO
Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment
$2.2M
Ariasensing
Semiconductors
$2.2M
Maieutical Labs
Education
$2.2M
Usophy
Media
$1.3M
Zenit Smart Polycrystals
Semiconductors
$880K
Dialybrid
Health
$1.3M
Aquaseek
Energy
$1.2M
CareGlance
Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment
$1.1M
Specto
Health
03 · Portfolio founders

Where LIFTT’s portfolio founders come from.

105 founders across the 56 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. Italy59
  2. United Kingdom13
  3. France9
  4. Switzerland5
  5. Finland3
  6. Germany3
  7. Austria2
  8. Israel2
  9. Spain2
  10. United States2
UniversityCount
  1. University of Turin10
  2. University of Pisa6
  3. Polytechnic University of Milan5
  4. Polytechnic University of Turin5
  5. Bocconi University4
  6. University of Bologna4
  7. University of Heidelberg4
  8. University of Milan4
  9. Sapienza University of Rome3
  10. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev2
Previous companyCount
  1. Accenture2
  2. Atollic2
  3. Bosch2
  4. CERN2
  5. LapTime Club2
  6. Microsoft2
  7. Net Zero Technology Centre2
  8. Nokia Corporation2
  9. Petrone Group2
  10. Pirelli2
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