FundraiseOct 2, 2026, 20:50 UTC

Italy's Computis raises €2M to turn SME accounting into real-time data

What's the deal? Computis, an Italian startup founded in 2026, has raised €2 million in a pre-seed round led by Techshop Capital. Investors include Heartfelt, Zanichelli Venture, Vento, Alecla7, Alpha Ventures, Moonstone, and P3Ventures.

What does Computis do? It aims to shift accounting for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from a compliance task to a decision-making tool. Its platform automates document collection, foreign supplier invoice recovery, bank reconciliation, and invoicing.

What's the endgame? For many SMEs, accounting reveals how a year went only after it has ended. Computis pairs software and automation with an internal operations team and a network of independent partner accountants to give owners a constant view of their financial position.

The founders: Chief executive officer Enrico Nicosia, chief revenue officer Riccardo Donatelli, and chief product and technology officer Leonardo Drici founded the company. They previously worked together at Jet HR and bring experience from Spendesk, Amazon, Deliveroo, and Eurostar.

Nicosia said the goal is not to "reinvent accounting" but to use technology to cut manual work and turn data into information available when decisions are made. "Many entrepreneurs are still used to discovering how their company is really doing when the numbers arrive at the end of the month, quarter, or even year," he said (translated from Italian).

Why Zanichelli? The deal marks another step beyond traditional EdTech for Zanichelli Venture, the corporate venture arm of the Bologna-based publishing group. It follows recent investments in Gyver, a platform for electricians and technicians, and Gamindo, which uses gamification for corporate training.

The signal: Zanichelli Venture is widening its lens from formal education to technologies that change how people work and decide. Computis reflects a broader push to bring the kind of real-time financial visibility once reserved for structured firms down to smaller businesses.