Italian autonomous EV spin-out lands €38m pre-seed from heavyweight investors

From left: Alessandro Scortecci (CDP), Patrick Oungre (A2A Life Ventures), Luca Foresti (Niulinx). Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design
13 apr. 2026
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From left: Alessandro Scortecci (CDP), Patrick Oungre (A2A Life Ventures), Luca Foresti (Niulinx). Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design
A Milan university spin-out just landed €38m from Italy's biggest energy group and its national innovation fund.

Here's what Niulinx is building – and who is backing it.

Niulinx, a spin-off of Milan's Politecnico di Milano, has closed a €38m pre-seed round, the largest Italian investment in autonomous driving to date. The company is emerging from stealth for the first time after spinning out of the university's AIDA research group.

"Europe needs its own autonomous driving industry, built on its rules, values, and infrastructure," said Niulinx CEO Luca Foresti in a statement. "Niulinx will be the protagonist of this revolution."

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