Fondazione CRT
Also known as Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino
Turin banking foundation; over €6bn financial investments at market value (end-2025); invests in PE, private debt, infrastructure and VC funds; impact arm Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Turin, Italy
- FOUNDED
- 1991
- AUM
- €6B (2025)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 2 people
Focus
- STAGES
- SeedSeries AGrowthBuyout
- SECTORS
- —
- ASSET MIX
- Private equityVenture capitalPrivate creditReal estateImpactPublic equities
- GEOGRAPHY
- ItalyEuropeGlobal
Overview
Fondazione CRT is the Turin foundation of banking origin created in 1991 from the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino. At the end of 2025 its net assets were €2.85bn and its financial investments at market value exceeded €6bn; main stakes are its conferring bank (2.2%), Assicurazioni Generali (1.9%), Mundys (5.2%) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. Private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real-estate funds are managed indirectly; per its 2022 accounts, most closed-end funds were contributed in 2021 to the Luxembourg vehicle Fondaco Lux Illiquid Strategy. In 2026 it entered HAT Technology Fund 5, and its impact arm Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT subscribed KYIP Impact Mission Fund.
PORTFOLIO (10)
- HAT Technology Fund 5 (HAT SGR)Software & SaaS · since 2026
- KYIP Impact Mission Fund (KYIP Capital SGR; via Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT)HealthTech · since 2026
- Fondaco Lux Illiquid Strategy SIF (dedicated vehicle for PE, private debt, infrastructure and renewable-energy funds; per 2022 accounts)since 2021
- Neva First (Neva SGR; per 2022 accounts)
- Fondo Piemonte Next – Comparto Uno (CDP Venture Capital SGR; €5M)Space · since 2022
- Techstars Corporate Partner 2017 LLC and Techstars Corporate 2021 LLC (OGR Tech accelerator vehicles; per 2022 accounts)
- Equiter S.p.A. (22.14% stake at end-2022)
- Ream SGR (24.17% stake at end-2022)Real Estate & PropTech
- Mundys (5.2% stake)
- Assicurazioni Generali (1.9% stake)Fintech
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Frequently asked questions
Fondazione CRT is a institutional investor based in Turin, Italy, founded in 1991.
Yes. Fondazione CRT invests its own capital in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Fondazione CRT invests at Seed, Series A, Growth and Buyout stages.
Key people at Fondazione CRT include Anna Maria Poggi (President) and Patrizia Polliotto (Secretary General).
Fondazione CRT's investments include HAT Technology Fund 5 (HAT SGR), KYIP Impact Mission Fund (KYIP Capital SGR; via Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT), Fondaco Lux Illiquid Strategy SIF (dedicated vehicle for PE, private debt, infrastructure and renewable-energy funds; per 2022 accounts), Neva First (Neva SGR; per 2022 accounts), Fondo Piemonte Next – Comparto Uno (CDP Venture Capital SGR; €5M), Techstars Corporate Partner 2017 LLC and Techstars Corporate 2021 LLC (OGR Tech accelerator vehicles; per 2022 accounts), Equiter S.p.A. (22.14% stake at end-2022) and Ream SGR (24.17% stake at end-2022), among others.
No. Fondazione CRT invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.