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Corporate VCPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 11 SOURCES

LifeGate Way

Subsidiary and startup investment vehicle of LifeGate

LifeGate group company (est. 2021) and the group’s startup investment vehicle; holds direct stakes in 25+ Italian sustainability startups and runs equity-free acceleration programmes.

HEADQUARTERS
Italy
FOUNDED
2021
AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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TEAM LISTED
5 people

Focus

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
Climate & EnergyFood & AgricultureConsumer & E-commerce
ASSET MIX
Venture capitalImpact
GEOGRAPHY
Italy

Overview

LifeGate Way is the LifeGate group company dedicated to sustainable innovation, founded in 2021. It describes itself as a certified incubator and accelerator and as the investment vehicle of the LifeGate group, with three activities: open innovation between startups and corporates, direct investment in a portfolio of startups, and services to an ecosystem of over 400 startups. Its launch was funded in part by LifeGate’s 2020 equity-crowdfunding campaign on Mamacrowd. Its acceleration programmes (Women in Action, Wine in Action, People, SmartCityLab) are equity-free.

Investment thesis

Italian “sustainable native” startups assessed on People, Planet and Profit criteria; support via mentoring, communication through LifeGate media channels and fundraising introductions.

PORTFOLIO (17)

  • Orange Fiber
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Biorfarm
    Food & Agriculture
  • Biova
    Food & Agriculture
  • Deesup
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Sharewood
  • Spartan Tech
    Software & SaaS
  • Mixcycling
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Green Ant
    Food & Agriculture
  • MeggyCare
    HealthTech
  • Foorban
    Food & Agriculture
  • Futurely
    Education
  • Becoming Education
    Education
  • Mygrants
    Education
  • TaDa
    Climate & Energy
  • DesignTech
  • So.De – Social Delivery
  • Dafne
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023

People

  • Omar Fulvio Bertoni
    CEO and Founder · source
  • Enea Roveda
    CEO of LifeGate · source
  • Corrado Blandini
    Head of Legal · source
  • Maurizio Costa
    Head of Finance · source
  • Stefano Alexander Martini
    Sr. Project & Deal Flow Manager · source

Links

Frequently asked questions

LifeGate Way is a corporate venture arm based in Italy, founded in 2021.

Yes. LifeGate Way invests its own capital in private companies.

LifeGate Way invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture and Consumer & E-commerce.

Key people at LifeGate Way include Omar Fulvio Bertoni (CEO and Founder), Enea Roveda (CEO of LifeGate), Corrado Blandini (Head of Legal) and Maurizio Costa (Head of Finance).

LifeGate Way's investments include Orange Fiber, Biorfarm, Biova, Deesup, Sharewood, Spartan Tech, Mixcycling and Green Ant, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by LifeGate Way is Dafne (Equity crowdfunding (CrowdFundMe)), announced in Nov 2023.

LifeGate Way states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.