Fondazione Roma
Also known as Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Roma
Rome banking foundation; €1.75bn financial assets at market value (end-2025), mostly via the Global Alpha Strategy Fund; LP in Deep Blue Ventures (space economy) and Sator Private Equity Fund.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Rome, Italy
- FOUNDED
- —
- AUM
- €1.7B (2025)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 2 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- SeedSeries A
- SECTORS
- SpaceDeep TechHealthTech
- ASSET MIX
- Venture capitalPrivate equityPrivate creditReal estatePublic equities
- GEOGRAPHY
- ItalyGlobal
WHAT IT IS
Institutional LP. Pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign funds that commit capital to funds and, sometimes, directly.
ABOUT
Fondazione Roma is the foundation that originated from Cassa di Risparmio di Roma. At the end of 2025 its income-producing financial assets were €1.75bn at market value, almost all in the externally managed Global Alpha Strategy Fund, which also holds real-estate, infrastructure, forestry and venture capital mandates. It committed €50M to the Sator Private Equity Fund (now in liquidation) and invested in the Deep Blue Ventures space-economy fund managed by Deep Ocean Capital SGR.
PORTFOLIO (5)
- Deep Blue Ventures – Deep Ocean Capital SGR (VC fund, space economy; €2M allocation initially approved)since 2025
- Sator Private Equity Fund (€50M commitment, 10% of fund; in liquidation)
- Global Alpha Strategy Fund (dedicated multi-manager fund; €1.64bn)
- Sator S.p.A. (2.93% stake, €1.5M book)
- Fondaco SGR (8% stake, €0.5M book)
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FAQ
Fondazione Roma is a institutional investor based in Rome, Italy.
Fondazione Roma does not primarily invest directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Fondazione Roma invests at Seed and Series A stages in Space, Deep Tech and HealthTech.
Key people at Fondazione Roma include Franco Parasassi (President) and Renato Lattante (Director General).
Fondazione Roma's investments include Deep Blue Ventures – Deep Ocean Capital SGR (VC fund, space economy; €2M allocation initially approved), Sator Private Equity Fund (€50M commitment, 10% of fund; in liquidation), Global Alpha Strategy Fund (dedicated multi-manager fund; €1.64bn), Sator S.p.A. (2.93% stake, €1.5M book) and Fondaco SGR (8% stake, €0.5M book).
No. Fondazione Roma invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.