Pierluigi Serlenga
About Pierluigi Serlenga
Pierluigi Serlenga is Managing Partner of Bain & Company for Southern and Eastern Europe, a region that includes Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Poland. Bain's May 2026 press release announced the appointment. He remains Managing Partner for Italy and global co-leader of the Aerospace, Defense and Government Services practice. He has been at Bain for more than 25 years.
Bain's profile lists his expertise as aerospace and defense, manufacturing and supply chain. His work covers performance improvement, transformation, M&A and strategy, and he has led due diligences on industrial goods and services companies for financial and industrial investors. Before Bain he was a business analyst at Impemba & Associati. He holds an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management and an economics and business degree from the University of Bari.
The Talentware coverage names "Pierluigi Serlenga" without a job title. It does not say he is the Bain partner. The match rests on the name and on Talentware's founders being former Bain consultants. Founders should confirm this with him directly.
The only angel investment we could confirm is Talentware. He is named among the business angels, described as entrepreneurs and C-level executives with relevant sector experience, who joined the July 2026 seed round. We found no public record of earlier angel deals, an angel syndicate or a fund. We also found no public statements from him about how he invests.
Talentware is an AI-native skill-intelligence platform. It helps organizations map and assess skills, and it aims to give HR departments a more strategic role. Italian and trade press report a EUR 3.3M Seed round closed in July 2026. CDP Venture Capital and 360 Capital led it, with 035 Investimenti, New Gate (Filippini Holding), the holding company of Bocconi professor Renzo Cenciarini, and a group of angels. The company says the money will go to hiring, new AI features and expansion in Italy and abroad. Lounge's deals desk records the round as $3.8M. Reports say it brings Talentware's total funding to about EUR 5M, after a Pre-seed of over EUR 1M in January 2024. His own check size in the round has not been disclosed.
There is not enough public information to describe a stated thesis. His one confirmed investment is a Seed-stage, Italy-based, enterprise AI software company in HR technology. His professional background is in industrial sectors and in advising on transformation and M&A. Check size, target stage and geography are not public.
- Talentware: Italian AI-native skill-intelligence platform for HR, founded in 2023 by Giacomo Marchiori, Ismet Balihodzic and Andrea Raimondo. He took part in its EUR 3.3M Seed round in July 2026.
Investing activity
Pierluigi Serlenga 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).
Pierluigi Serlenga 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 Pierluigi Serlenga
Does Pierluigi Serlenga invest in AI startups?
He is named as an angel in Talentware's EUR 3.3M Seed round, announced in July 2026. Talentware builds an AI-native skill-intelligence platform. We found no other public AI investments.
What is Pierluigi Serlenga's check size?
It is not public. Reports on the Talentware round do not give individual angel amounts.
What stage does Pierluigi Serlenga invest in?
His one confirmed deal is a Seed round. He has not publicly stated a stage preference.
Who is Pierluigi Serlenga outside of angel investing?
Bain & Company lists a Pierluigi Serlenga as Managing Partner for Southern and Eastern Europe and Managing Partner for Italy. The Talentware coverage does not explicitly say this is the same person.
Who else invested in the Talentware seed round?
CDP Venture Capital and 360 Capital led it. 035 Investimenti, New Gate (Filippini Holding) and the holding company of Renzo Cenciarini also took part, along with a group of business angels.
How should founders approach Pierluigi Serlenga?
We found no public statement on how he prefers to be approached. A warm introduction through the Talentware founders or the Italian startup network is a reasonable route.
Is Pierluigi Serlenga an angel investor?
Yes. Pierluigi Serlenga invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Pierluigi Serlenga invested in?
Pierluigi Serlenga's AI investments include Talentware. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Pierluigi Serlenga invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Pierluigi Serlenga has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Pierluigi Serlenga co-invest with?
Pierluigi Serlenga'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).