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RoboIT

National technology transfer hub promoted and anchored by (via its Technology Transfer Fund) CDP Venture Capital SGR

Also known as RoboIT S.r.l., Polo Nazionale di Trasferimento Tecnologico per la Robotica, RoboIT – Polo Robotica

CDP Venture Capital’s first national tech-transfer hub (RoboIT S.r.l.), run with Pariter Partners and IIT Genoa; up to €200K convertible at PoC stage and up to €1M equity in robotics spin-offs.

HEADQUARTERS: Genoa, Italy
FOUNDED: 2021
AUM: —
OUTSIDE CAPITAL: —
TEAM LISTED: —

Focus

STAGES: Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS: Deep Tech Industrial & Manufacturing HealthTech Artificial Intelligence
ASSET MIX: Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY: Italy

Overview

RoboIT is the first National Technology Transfer Hub launched by CDP Venture Capital SGR, in collaboration with Pariter Partners and created with the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa, with the University of Naples Federico II, the University of Verona and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. CDP Venture Capital announced it in May 2021 with €40M from its Technology Transfer Fund; Pariter Partners is a co-investor and runs scouting, acceleration and overall management. Teams in the Tech Incubation phase receive up to €200,000 as a convertible investment; startups in the Business Creation phase receive equity investments of up to €1,000,000.

Investment thesis

Research-born startups in robotics, automation and mechatronics: collaborative and service robots, surgical and industrial robots, exoskeletons and rehabilitation, AI and software for process automation, AGV/AMR, sensors and humanoid robotics.

PORTFOLIO (14)

Next Generation Robotics
Industrial & Manufacturing
Soundsafe Care
HealthTech
Rewing
HealthTech
PipeIn
Industrial & Manufacturing
Fluid Wire Robotics
Industrial & Manufacturing
J4Energy
Climate & Energy
Mediate
Deep Tech
Accelerat
Software & SaaS
Robosan
HealthTech
Exsensia
Software & SaaS · since 2025
WeArt
Deep Tech
Eye2Drive
Deep Tech
Alba Robot
Mobility & Logistics
Capio Robotics
Industrial & Manufacturing

Frequently asked questions

RoboIT is a accelerator based in Genoa, Italy, founded in 2021.

Yes. RoboIT invests its own capital in private companies.

RoboIT invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Deep Tech, Industrial & Manufacturing, HealthTech and Artificial Intelligence.

RoboIT's stated ticket size is Up to €1M.

RoboIT's investments include Next Generation Robotics, Soundsafe Care, Rewing, PipeIn, Fluid Wire Robotics, J4Energy, Mediate and Accelerat, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by RoboIT is Exsensia (Seed (€1M, lead)), announced in Apr 2025.

RoboIT states that it accepts submissions.