Marco Gafforini
About Marco Gafforini
Marco Gafforini is based in Brescia, Italy. His LinkedIn profile lists him as marketing and communication manager at Gruppo Consoli, a facility management group. Talentware's LinkedIn post introducing him describes him as that group's marketing and communication director and as a strategy consultant.
The same post says he has worked alongside entrepreneurs and SMEs on growth and transformation. It also says he has been an entrepreneur and startup founder, and a co-founder of the Associazione Italiana Startup Turismo. Crunchbase lists him as Head of Strategy at LELIT from October 2020, and shows a past role as owner of OfficinaStrategia.
His X profile describes him as working on strategy and startups and as the founder of Yellow Bear Society.
Crunchbase shows one personal investment for Marco Gafforini: a seed round in Talentware. Talentware's LinkedIn post names him as one of its business angels. The post says the round had 38 investors, 33 of them business angels, alongside 360 Capital, 035 Investimenti, Cenciarini & Co. and Filippini Holding. It does not give his individual check size, and no other angel investments are public.
On the Lounge deals desk, Marco Gafforini is recorded in the Talentware Seed round of $3.8M (EUR 3.3M), dated July 2026. Talentware describes itself as a platform that helps companies engage, grow and retain employees through a skill-based approach to talent management. We found no other AI investments with his name on them.
He has made too few public investments to define a thesis. His one known investment is a seed-stage HR technology company in Italy. In the Talentware post he is quoted as investing first in people. He has not published a check size, target stage range or sector list that we could find.
- Talentware: skill-based talent management platform for companies. He invested in its seed round (listed as July 2026 on the Lounge deals desk).
Investing activity
Marco Gafforini appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Talentware (Seed, $3.8M (EUR 3.3M), Jul 2026).
Marco Gafforini most often invests alongside CDP Venture Capital, Luca Bitonto, Gabriele Zappa and Giuseppe Soda, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Marco Gafforini
Who is Marco Gafforini?
He is a business angel and strategy executive based in Brescia, Italy. He works in marketing and communication at Gruppo Consoli and has been Head of Strategy at LELIT, according to LinkedIn and Crunchbase.
What AI companies has Marco Gafforini invested in?
The only one we found is Talentware, an HR talent platform, in its seed round. Lounge lists that round at $3.8M (EUR 3.3M) in July 2026.
What is Marco Gafforini's check size?
He has not published one. Crunchbase and the Talentware announcement do not give his individual amount.
What stage does Marco Gafforini invest in?
His one known investment is a seed round. He has not stated a wider stage preference in anything we found.
How can founders contact Marco Gafforini?
He is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/marcogafforini and on X as @mgafforini. He has not published a pitch process.
Is Marco Gafforini an angel investor?
Yes. Marco Gafforini invests personally as an angel.
What stage does Marco Gafforini invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Marco Gafforini has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Marco Gafforini co-invest with?
Marco Gafforini's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are CDP Venture Capital (1 deal), Luca Bitonto (1 deal), Gabriele Zappa (1 deal), Giuseppe Soda (1 deal) and Maria Elena Cappello (1 deal).
How can founders reach Marco Gafforini?
Founders on Lounge can see Marco Gafforini's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Marco Gafforini to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.