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Unicorn startups in Italy (Jun, 2025)

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A unicorn is a startup marked at USD 1 Billion or more. These are highly innovative and market disruptive startups. Italy has more than 53.6K+ startups. Of these, 4 have become Unicorns, with the latest entrant to the club being Bending Spoons on Feb 15, 2024. In 2025, Italy has seen no new unicorn startups.
Globally, Italy is number 28 in terms of total Unicorns created, behind Estonia (4 unicorns) at rank 27 and Austria (4 unicorns) at rank 26. Milan leads the list of cities in Italy with most unicorns at 3. It is followed by Rome (1 unicorn). Among sectors, FinTech has seen the most unicorns created at 2, followed by Consumer at 2, and Retail at 1
Here is a list of all 4 unicorns created in Italy:
Bending Spoons joined the Unicorn Club on Feb 15, 2024 after raising a $155M Series D funding round led by Baillie Gifford, , and more.
Screenshot of the website of Bending Spoons
Developer of mobile applications and AI-powered technologies. It develops and operates a portfolio of digital products, focusing on user-friendly design and robust underlying technology. The company's engineering expertise extends to in-house AI development, utilized in various applications. A significant focus is placed on creating a positive and supportive work environment. The company also supports STEM education initiatives.

Key facts about Bending Spoons

  • Founded Year: 2013
  • Location: Milan (Italy)
  • Stage: Series D
  • Primary Sector: Mobile App Studios
  • Time to Unicorn: 11 years 1 month
  • Top investors : Baillie Gifford, Tamburi Investment Partners
  • Annual Revenue: €53.2M as on Dec 31, 2022
  • Valuation: $2.55B as on Feb 15, 2024
  • Total Funding till date: $570M
  • Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 10, 2025, $600M
Satispay joined the Unicorn Club on Sep 28, 2022 after raising a $308M Series D funding round led by Addition, valuing it at $962M.
Screenshot of the website of Satispay
Wallet-based payment solution for consumers. It offers services such as money transfers, mobile recharge, bill payments, and online or offline purchases. It can be accessed through the app that is available on both IOS and Android devices. It also offers integrated POS solutions to businesses for accepting online payments.

Key facts about Satispay

  • Founded Year: 2013
  • Location: Milan (Italy)
  • Stage: Series D
  • Primary Sector: Payments
  • Time to Unicorn: 9 years 8 months
  • Top investors : , Coatue
  • Annual Revenue: €42.9M as on Dec 31, 2021
  • Valuation: $962M as on Sep 28, 2022
  • Total Funding till date: $501M
  • Employee Count: 300 as on Jul 18, 2023
  • Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 11, 2024, $64.3M
Scalapay joined the Unicorn Club on Sep 09, 2021 after raising a $155M Series A funding round led by Tiger Global Management, valuing it at $700M.
Screenshot of the website of Scalapay
Provider of payment solutions for e-commerce businesses. It provides users with a lending platform which provide point-of sale installment financing as well as pay later facility. It allows users to avail the facility by choosing checkout. It provides fraud prevention and data protection systems for customers to maintain secure transactions.

Key facts about Scalapay

  • Founded Year: 2019
  • Location: Milan (Italy)
  • Stage: Series B
  • Primary Sector: Alternative Lending and E-Commerce Enablers
  • Time to Unicorn: 2 years 8 months
  • Top investors : , Tiger Global Management
  • Annual Revenue: €21.4M as on Dec 31, 2023
  • Valuation: $1B as on Feb 24, 2022
  • Total Funding till date: $953M
  • Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 23, 2023, $497M
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica joined the Unicorn Club on Feb 05, 2020
Screenshot of the website of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica

Key facts about Engineering Ingegneria Informatica

  • Founded Year: 1980
  • Location: Rome (Italy)
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Primary Sector: Cloud Infrastructure
  • Time to Unicorn: 40 years 1 month
  • Top investors : Apax, Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Last Known Valuation: $1.77B as on Feb 05, 2020
  • Total Funding till date: $653K
  • Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2022, $28.5K

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