Organization · Venture Capital
Vento
Vento is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Italian founders globally. Founded in 2022, it operates a venture building program and organizes the annual Italian Tech Week in Turin.
Overview
What Vento does
What Vento is
Vento is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Italian founders globally. Founded in 2022, it operates a venture building program and organizes the annual Italian Tech Week in Turin.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2022
- Approximate age
- About 4 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
Find Vento elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Vento as a funder
Investment thesis
Bet on Italian entrepreneurial talent globally. The thesis is that Italy's tech ecosystem is underserved relative to its talent pool, and that standardized small checks at scale can catalyze the ecosystem.
Focus narrative
Vento invests in early-stage startups across various technology sectors, emphasizing innovation and growth potential. The organization aims to provide standardized small checks at scale to catalyze the Italian tech ecosystem.
Value beyond capital
Vento adds value through its venture building program, which has created 26 startups across three cohorts, and by organizing the annual Italian Tech Week, which serves as a deal flow funnel and ecosystem-building tool.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $150,000–$1,000,000
Focus and fit
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 100
Portfolio context
Vento has invested in over 100 startups, including notable companies such as Bee, JetHR, Qomodo, Aquila, Excellence, Lexroom, and Wayd.
Capability profile
Vento as an event host
Event focus
Vento invests in technology sectors, specifically targeting early-stage startups. The organization emphasizes innovation and growth potential in its investment thesis.
Participant value
Vento aims to catalyze the Italian tech ecosystem by betting on Italian entrepreneurial talent globally, believing that the ecosystem is underserved relative to its talent pool.
Format and cadence
- Recurrence
- annual
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next event location
- Turin
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- Global
Speakers and past editions
Past editions
Vento organizes Italian Tech Week (ITW), an annual event in Turin that has hosted notable figures such as Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, and Elon Musk.
Common questions
What to know about Vento
Upseed classifies Vento under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
Known limits
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