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VC FundPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 7 SOURCES

Pi Campus

Also known as PiCampus, Pi Campus Rome

Rome early-stage investor and startup campus founded by Translated's Marco Trombetti and Isabelle Andrieu with Gianluca Granero; invests €50k–500k in AI-applied startups worldwide.

HEADQUARTERS
Rome, Italy
FOUNDED
2007
AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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TEAM LISTED
4 people

Focus

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
Artificial IntelligenceSoftware & SaaSDeep TechSpaceMobility & LogisticsHealthTech
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
ItalyEuropeNorth America

Overview

Pi Campus is a Rome-based early-stage investor and startup district set up with the profits of its founders Marco Trombetti, Isabelle Andrieu and Gianluca Granero from earlier businesses; it began as the investment arm of the translation company Translated. It invests from €50k to €500k in AI-applied startups in Italy and abroad, often alongside Y Combinator and other VCs, and offers office space in converted villas in Rome. Its site reports 49 investments to date, five of them exited.

Investment thesis

Early-stage startups applying AI and state-of-the-art technology to large, slow-moving industries; founders who do not fit conventional success patterns.

PORTFOLIO (9)

  • Boom SupersonicNOTABLE
    Mobility & Logistics
  • TranslatedNOTABLE
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Allelica
    HealthTech
  • Skymind
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Turion Space
    Space · since 2021
  • Seachange
    Mobility & Logistics · since 2021
  • Askdata
    Software & SaaS · since 2019 · Acquired (SAP, 2022)
  • CCG.ai (Cambridge Cancer Genomics)
    HealthTech · Acquired (Dante Labs, 2021)
  • aiXplain
    Artificial Intelligence

People

  • Marco Trombetti
    Co-founder and CEO · source
  • Isabelle Andrieu
    Co-founder · source
  • Gianluca Granero
    Co-founder · source
  • Valerio Lanni
    General Manager · source

Links

Frequently asked questions

Pi Campus is a VC fund based in Rome, Italy, founded in 2007.

Yes. Pi Campus invests its own capital in private companies.

Pi Campus invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Artificial Intelligence, Software & SaaS, Deep Tech, Space, Mobility & Logistics and HealthTech.

Pi Campus's stated ticket size is €50K–€500K.

Key people at Pi Campus include Marco Trombetti (Co-founder and CEO), Isabelle Andrieu (Co-founder), Gianluca Granero (Co-founder) and Valerio Lanni (General Manager).

Pi Campus's investments include Boom Supersonic, Translated, Allelica, Skymind, Turion Space, Seachange, Askdata and CCG.ai (Cambridge Cancer Genomics), among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Pi Campus is Turion Space (Seed (with Y Combinator, FoundersX Ventures, Harvard Management Company and others)), announced in Oct 2021.

Pi Campus states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.