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Vento

Venture capital programme and fund backed by Exor (Exor Ventures)

Also known as Vento Ventures, Vento (Venture Originator), Vento Investments, Vento – Exor Ventures

Turin early-stage investor backed by Exor, investing pre-seed and seed in startups with Italian founders worldwide from a second €75M fund (2025); also runs the Reef venture-building programme.

HEADQUARTERS
Turin, Italy
FOUNDED
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AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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TEAM LISTED
6 people

FOCUS

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
Software & SaaSArtificial IntelligenceFintechDeep TechBiotech & Life Sciences
GEOGRAPHY
ItalyGlobal

WHAT IT IS

Corporate VC. A corporation investing from its own balance sheet, usually with strategic goals.

  • Reef
    Yearly 5-month venture-building programme in Turin for 40 pre-team, pre-idea talents
  • Wave
    Annual three-day tech conference in Turin (Vento’s flagship event)

ABOUT

Vento was launched in September 2021 by Exor Seeds (Exor Ventures) with Talent Garden, OGR Torino and Compagnia di San Paolo as a venture-building programme; press dates Vento’s creation as an investor to 2022 (April 2022 per Calcio e Finanza). In March 2025 it announced a new €75M fund for the next five years, targeting 375 investments; its site calls this its second fund, “backed by Exor”, with John Elkann as chairman. It invests in early-stage companies with at least one Italian founder, in Italy or abroad, with a standard cheque of about €150k plus follow-ons, and also runs the Reef venture-building programme and the annual Wave tech conference. It is headquartered at OGR Torino.

INVESTMENT THESIS

Pre-seed and seed investments in startups with at least one Italian founder, across sectors and geographies, with follow-ons for the strongest companies.

PORTFOLIO (9)

  • JetHRNOTABLE
    Software & SaaS
  • SimpL
    Artificial Intelligence · since 2026
  • Mama Insurance
    Fintech · since 2026
  • Kalipso
    Software & SaaS · since 2026
  • Polyphron
    Biotech & Life Sciences
  • Lexroom.AI
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Diode Computers
    Deep Tech
  • Cato
    Software & SaaS
  • Pillar
    Software & SaaS

TEAM

  • John Elkann
    Chairman · source
  • Diyala D'Aveni
    CEO · source
  • Isabella Timossi
    Head of Investments · source
  • Martina Vinci
    Head of Reef · source
  • Virginia Pigato
    Investor · source
  • Tommaso Moraca
    Investor · source

LINKS

FAQ

Vento is a corporate venture arm based in Turin, Italy.

Yes. Vento invests directly in private companies.

Vento invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Software & SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Deep Tech and Biotech & Life Sciences.

Vento's stated ticket size is €150K–€150K.

Key people at Vento include John Elkann (Chairman), Diyala D'Aveni (CEO), Isabella Timossi (Head of Investments) and Martina Vinci (Head of Reef).

Vento's investments include JetHR, SimpL, Mama Insurance, Kalipso, Polyphron, Lexroom.AI, Diode Computers and Cato, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Vento is SimpL (Pre-seed (€1.2M) led by Techshop Capital with Vento participating (headline: co-led by Techshop Capital and Vento)), announced in Oct 2026.