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Accelerator / StudioAllocates capital directlyLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 12 SOURCES

Wylab

Also known as Tigullio Digital Srl, Tigullio Digital S.r.l., WyLab

Chiavari (Genoa) certified startup incubator founded in 2016 from the Wyscout experience; site reports 16 direct investments and €3M+ invested; last dated own investment 2022.

HEADQUARTERS
Chiavari, Italy
FOUNDED
2016
AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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TEAM LISTED
4 people

FOCUS

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
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GEOGRAPHY
Italy

WHAT IT IS

Accelerator / Studio. Accelerators and venture studios that invest their own or programme capital in very early companies, for equity.

ABOUT

Wylab, operated by Tigullio Digital Srl, is a certified incubator of innovative startups based in Chiavari (Genoa), founded in 2016 from the entrepreneurial experience of Wyscout, the football scouting company acquired by Hudl in 2019. It began as a sport-tech incubator and now also does open-innovation consulting, corporate training and coworking. Its incubator page lists pre-seed/seed investment as a follower among its startup services and reports 16 direct investments, over €3M invested and 4 exits. It operates CDP Venture Capital network accelerators WeSportUp (sport and wellness) and FAROS (blue economy).

INVESTMENT THESIS

Early-stage startups, originally in sport-tech, supported from idea validation to scalability, with pre-seed/seed investment as a follower.

PORTFOLIO (8)

  • Wesii
  • Noisefeed
    Acquired
  • Fightec
  • Math&Sport
  • Its4Kids
  • Wall Street Football
    since 2021
  • Sportclubby
  • TECNE

TEAM

  • Vittoria Gozzi
    President · source
  • Federico Smanio
    Chief Executive Officer · source
  • Francesca Picasso
    Chief Operating Officer · source
  • Giulia Perrone
    Chief Financial Officer · source

LINKS

FAQ

Wylab is a accelerator based in Chiavari, Italy, founded in 2016.

Yes. Wylab invests directly in private companies.

Wylab invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages.

Key people at Wylab include Vittoria Gozzi (President), Federico Smanio (Chief Executive Officer), Francesca Picasso (Chief Operating Officer) and Giulia Perrone (Chief Financial Officer).

Wylab's investments include Wesii, Noisefeed, Fightec, Math&Sport, Its4Kids, Wall Street Football, Sportclubby and TECNE.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Wylab is Sportclubby (Capital increase), announced in Apr 2022.