About LVenture Group
LVenture Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Rome, Italy. As of Jan 2024, LVenture Group has invested in 135 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Italy based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it led the $543K Seed round of Weforguest along with CDP Venture Capital. This round also saw participation from iNSQUARED and other investors.
Overall, LVenture Group portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Fitprime, Lybra Tech and Yakkyofy. A lot of funds co-invest with LVenture Group, with names like CDP Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
LVenture Group has team of 13 people including 7 partners.
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LVenture Group's List of Top Investments
LVenture Group has a portfolio of 135 companies. Their most notable investments are in DiveCircle and Ipervox.Their portfolio spans across Italy, United States, EstoniaÌý²¹²Ô»å 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 31 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by LVenture Group:1.
Provider of AI-based autonomous delivery robots. It is a tech-enabled robot with wheels and a controlled container box which has features such as GPS, cameras, and a digital face. The bot can be used for the delivery of food items, groceries, school supplies, and more. It can be accessed by using a mobile application.
Key facts about Kiwibot
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $446K as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24M
- Employee Count: 125 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: SOL Global Investments, Headline and
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 22, 2023, $10M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Fitprime
FitPrime is a provider of a membership marketplace for fitness classes across multiple gyms & studios. The company provides a subscription-based service that allows its members to access multiple varieties of classes & engagement in their fitness regime, all at a fixed price. Participating studios benefit by attracting new students & profitably filling excess capacity in classes. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Key facts about Fitprime
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Marsala (Italy)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $4.27M
- Investors: B Heroes, Italian Angels for Growth and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 12, 2021, $3.04M
- Highlight: Acquired
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P&C insurance claim management processing solutions for fleet management and the insurance industry. It offers solutions for claim processing, fraud detection, underwriting of policies, and more. Its survey report features all vehicle-related information like GPS location, date & time of detection, vehicle description, vehicle status, and photos of vehicle conditions.
Key facts about Insoore
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Rome (Italy)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.98M
- Investors: 3LB Seed Capital, SAF Venture and
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 11, 2022, $5.98M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Lybra Tech
Lybra tech offers AI-enabled revenue management and business intelligence solutions for hotels. It allows users to analyze hotels and competitors data to capture actionable insights from the data. It also provides competitive intelligence, price intelligence, and market intelligence solutions. It helps users to build algorithms to provide real-time updates using Artificial Intelligence technologies. Features include market intelligence, price optimization, forecasting & price optimization, revenue gap analysis, and budget monitoring among others. It is available for a monthly subscription fee.
Key facts about Lybra Tech
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Rome (Italy)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $664K
- Investors: Pi Campus, LVenture Group and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 27, 2019, $664K
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Yakkyofy
Yakkyofy is a drop shipping extension tool for e-tailers. The company provides its own catalog of products and also connects with distributors like Alibaba, AliExpress, Gearbest, and more. Its software extension tool can be integrated with online platforms like Shopify, Woocommerce, and others. It automates the dropshipping process through features like shipment tracking and private label products.
Key facts about Yakkyofy
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Casamassima (Italy)
- Stage: Public
- Investors: Banco BPM, The Net Value and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 20, 2024, $1.35M
- Highlight: Public
LVenture Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
LVenture Group has invested in 135 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Weforguest and most recent follow-on round was in Reasoned Art.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2021 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2019 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2018 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2017 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
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LVenture Group's Investments by Stage
LVenture Group has made 74 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $478K and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.08M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 74 |
Series A | 3 |
LVenture Group's Investments by Sector
LVenture Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Travel and Hospitality Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 114 Tech companies, 77 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 60 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 59 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 29 |
Enterprise Applications | 27 |
High Tech | 16 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 9 |
Retail | 8 |
Others | 88 |
LVenture Group's Investments by Geography
LVenture Group has made most investments in Italy (69), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 69 |
United States | 4 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Argentina | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
LVenture Group's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by LVenture Group:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 29, 2024 | Italy | Seed | $543K | [+4] | |
Nov 14, 2023 | Italy | Seed | $1.07M | CDP Venture Capital [+3] | |
May 03, 2023 | Italy | Seed | $1.54M | ||
Apr 20, 2023 | Italy | Seed | $794K | [+2] | |
Feb 20, 2023 | Italy | Seed | $668K | [+2] |
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Here are LVenture Group's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 29, 2023 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in LVenture Group's Portfolio
Here are LVenture Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Team profile of LVenture Group
LVenture Group has a team of 13 membersÌýincluding 7 Partners and 3 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Italy and United Kingdom. LVenture Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in LVenture Group:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Milano | - | - | |
Partner | Rome | - | - | |
Partner | Italy | - | - | |
Partner | Italy | - | - | |
Partner | Italy | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | Italy | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Italy | - | - | |
Principal | Italy | - | - | |
Advisor | Italy | - | - |
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Over the past 14 years, 113 investors have co-invested in LVenture Group's portfolio companies.
- Invested before LVenture Group:Ìý, Luiss Enlabs and 3 others have invested in rounds before LVenture Group. There are 2 companies where European Union has invested before LVenture Group and 2 companies where Luiss Enlabs has invested before LVenture Group.
- Top Co-investors of LVenture Group:Ìý59 investors entered a company along with LVenture Group. These include investors like CDP Venture Capital (16 companies).
- Invested after LVenture Group:ÌýA total of 49 investors have invested in LVenture Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Club Acceleratori (4 companies), Angel Partner Group (4 companies) and Italian Angels for Growth (3 companies).
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