Vento
Vento is a venture capital and venture-building firm based in Turin, Italy. It is fully funded by Exor and is recognized as one of Italy’s most active early-stage funds, dedicated to supporting exceptional Italian founders on a global scale. Vento focuses on investing in early-stage startups and building new ventures, with a second fund totaling €75 million. The firm typically invests around €150,000 in pre-seed, seed, and seed-plus companies, with the capacity for follow-on investments up to €1 million. Vento targets early-stage technology companies across various sectors, including AI, SaaS
Investing activity
Vento appears in 12 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $13M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $3M and the largest at $13M. The most recent are SimpL (Pre-seed, €1.2M, Oct 2026), Computis (Pre-seed, €2M, Oct 2026) and Gamindo (Seed, €1.4M, Sep 2026).
Vento most often invests alongside Zanichelli Venture, Heartfelt, Moonstone Capital Partners and Alecla7, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Vento
What AI companies has Vento invested in?
Vento's AI investments include SimpL, Computis, Gamindo, JustSolve, Embodied AI, Cato AI, Cato and Zerolook. The 12 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Vento based?
Vento is based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
What stage does Vento invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Vento has invested at Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $3M. Vento led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Vento co-invest with?
Vento's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Zanichelli Venture (3 deals), Heartfelt (3 deals), Moonstone Capital Partners (3 deals), Alecla7 (3 deals) and Techshop Capital (2 deals).
How can founders reach Vento?
Founders on Lounge can see Vento's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Vento to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.