Italian Founders Fund's Substack
Italian Founders Fund (IFF), Christine Cuoco, Lorenzo Franzi, Virginia Bassano, Alberto Trevisanato, Lorenzo Cantini, Irene MingozziIFF invests from pre-seed to Series A in companies with an Italian angle, whether they are 1) founded in Italy, 2) expanding into Italy, or 3) founded by Italians anywhere in the world
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 28 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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The Importance of Zooming Out
If you work in VC, you spend a disproportionate amount of time zooming in. You look at customer cohorts, question a growth spike, debate whether gross margins are sustainable, and spend hours trying to understand whether a startup is buildi...
Why we invested in Sava Health
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Why we invested in TextYess
I met Riccardo in person a few times before he even started to raise. By the third conversation, I had developed a slightly annoying feeling: he had already thought about almost every question I wanted to ask, usually in more depth than I h...
Why We Invested in Complaion
So much venture capital news tends to highlight the big picture: amount invested, funds involved, what the company does, a blurb or two from the founders. That’s ok for getting a bit of buzz, but it doesn’t really help the coming crop of fo...
Why we invested in Iusful
This is the story of an investment and of two repeat founders, but it’s more than just that: it’s the story of a problem that every entrepreneur in Italy has faced. It’s the story of a technology that suddenly makes this problem solvable. A...
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We invest from Pre-Seed to Series A in companies with an Italian DNA: born in Italy, expanding here, or founded by Italians anywhere in the world
Marketing executive and operator | LinkedIn, Twitter, Amex + startup alum | dual US-Italian citizen, advising founders across the US + Italy
Founding Partner of Italian Founders Fund
Principal at Italian Founders Fund (IFF), a ~$100m fund launched in 2023 and Italy’s first founder-backed VC.
I write about startups and life
Hey, I'm Lore. Bocconi x St. Gallen student who loves meeting people and especially hyped founders. I guess this is a good place to write my thoughts sometimes. I want to start thinking out loud, and hoping to meet a few of you along the way!!
Made in Italy, based in Silicon Valley
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