New urban tech fund launches with €35m to tackle funding slump for Italian startups

28 Oct 2026
10:47
Italian fund Z_One has launched with a veteran VC leadership team and the backing of major institutional investors.
One of the fund’s partners, Giulia Fazzini, said it would challenge a “system designed the exact opposite of how it should be” as “early-stage rounds in Italy have almost halved”.
Here are the details you need to know.
One of the fund’s partners, Giulia Fazzini, said it would challenge a “system designed the exact opposite of how it should be” as “early-stage rounds in Italy have almost halved”.
Here are the details you need to know.