About us

About us

JV2 Capital, an Italian holding company, invests in innovative enterprises throughout Europe with an emphasis on Italy, using a multistage and multi-sector approach.

JV2 Capital's approach is to partner with outstanding entrepreneurs and excellent management teams in various sectors where the ambition to grow is the driver for success.

JV2 Capital has experience with different stages of investments, from venture capital to development capital, and with pre-IPO and public investments. We have operated in the venture capital industry since 1998, providing companies with valuable support through phases of rapid growth and at key decision making junctures.

JV2 Capital's partners are dynamic investors with intense, focused dedication to building companies of lasting value. We provide a range of services and support to entrepreneurs, such as:

  • Providing long-term investment commitment
  • Supporting strategic and business development support
  • International industrial and financial networking
  • Recruiting senior managers and qualified board members
  • Developing and supporting optimal exit strategies

JV2 Capital is managed by a consolidated team with 20+ years of venture capital investment experience, its principals leverage a broad network and have a proven top quartile track record.

JV2 Capital bases its operations on a simple concept: dedicated entrepreneurship. It doesn’t have preconceived ideas regarding sectors of operation, activities or business ideas. JV2 Capital invests in excellence by seeking ambitious and solid entrepreneurs with clear vision and solid market knowledge.

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Strategy

Strategy

JV2 Capital has a multi stage and multi sector asset allocation strategy:

Multisector: Irrespective of the sector, JV2 Capital seeks investments opportunities with innovative companies that have strong management teams, scalable business models and defensible competitive advantages.

Multistage: JV2 Capital invests early stage, later stage and development capital, with both young companies entering into new markets and mature companies that are willing to innovate in new market niches.

Sweet Spot: Acquisitions of qualified minorities (20% to 40%) in companies, and operating through board membership.

Our investments range in size from € 0,5 to € 4 million.

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Portfolio

Portfolio

JV2 Capital Partners

MoneyFarm

Founded by Paolo Galvani, Giovanni Daprà e Andrea Scarso, MoneyFarm will give people the power to save better smarter and knowingly, in order to live their future with more freedom and confidence; MoneyFarm offer unbiased, integrated and low cost simple saving solutions to Mass Custumers with medium to long term saving interest trough a playful and efficient web platform.

Website:
www.moneyfarm.it
Sector:
Internet, financial services online
Location:
Milan

Spreaker

Founded by Francesco Baschieri and Daniele Cremonini, Spreaker provides Live Radio Broadcasting for Everyone with an innovative web platform.

Joint investment in agreement with IAG associates.

Website:
www.spreaker.com
Sector:
Internet
Location:
Bologna

6sicuro

Founded by Assiteca and controlled by Edoardo Loewenthal, 6SICURO allows people to save money with One search to compare cheap car insurance quotes from over 20 leading motor insurance companies.

Website:
www.6sicuro.it
Sector:
Internet, financial services online
Location:
Milan

Previous funds

MutuiOnline (Listed on Milan Stock Exchange in 2007)

MutuiOnline is an online retail credit broker and a major provider of credit-related outsourcing services to lenders in Italy. The Company was founded in December 1999 by Marco Pescarmona and Alessandro Fracassi to grow and facilitate the underdeveloped mortgage market in Italy compared to Northern Europe and in particular the US partly due to the absence of brokerage businesses.

Website:
www.mutuionline.it
Sector:
Internet, financial services online
Location:
Italy

Energit (Acquired by Atel Energia Srl e AE in 2006)

Triple play Telco operator (Energy, Telephone and Internet).

Website:
www.energit.it
Sector:
Energy, Telecommunications
Location:
Italy

Flextel (Acquired by founders in 2003)

Flextel is a tecnology provider for Telcos applications with patented product.

Website:
www.flextel.it
Sector:
Telecommunications
Location:
Italy

ObjectWay (Acquired)

ObjectWay is a software and IT services provider for financial institution and SMEs.

Website:
www.objectway.it
Sector:
Financial Services
Location:
Italy

Online Sim (Acquired by Ersel in 2004)

Online Sim is the leading Italian online distributor of investments funds.

Website:
www.onlinesim.it
Sector:
Internet, Financial Services
Location:
Italy

Terasystem (Acquired by Euroqube in 2004)

Terasystem is the largest Data Storage System Integrator in Italy.

Website:
www.terasystem.it
Sector:
Storage
Location:
Italy
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People

People

The JV2 Capital team shares a powerful mix of competencies, from entrepreneurial experience to finance and economics. First and foremost, we are entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs.

Each of us have strong investment track-records, having made successful investments in different sectors and companies with different paths such as:

  • Gruppo MutuiOnline S.p.A, which we helped guide from start up in 2000 to listing on the Italian Stock Exchange in 2007;
  • Terasystem, Energit and Objectway, each of which generated rapid growth and value and then exited through excellent trade sales;

JV2 Capital's partners have operated in the venture capital industry since 1998, leveraging excellent deal-flow, proven investment and follow-up experience (from seed to IPO). JV2 Capital is open to all sorts of business ideas but conducts a very rigorous and analytical selection process.

Moreover, the team leverages a network of contacts and relationships with R&D centers, universities, incubators, industrial districts, as well as banks, private equity firms and international venture capitalists to support our portfolio companies’ growth.

Paolo Gesess
Paolo Gesses General Partner
Edoardo Loewenthal
Edoardo Loewenthal Partner
Claudio Berretti
Claudio Berretti Partner
Umberto Tamburrino
Umberto Tamburrino Partner
Prof. Mario Benassi
Prof. Mario Benassi Partner
Andrea Maralla
Andrea Maralla Partner
Grazia Borri
Grazia Borri Partner
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Contact us

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In our standard process we strive to provide feedback to every company presentation within a maximum of 15 days from receiving documents or in-person meetings.

JV2 Capital S.p.A.
Via Chiossetto 7
20122 Milano MI - Italy

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Jupiter Venture

JV2 Capital SpA
Via Chiossetto 7, 20122 Milano

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Paolo started in the venture capital industry in 1998 as an investment manager at FinTech, investing mainly in ICT, backed by Telecom Italia and its research center CSELT. Subsequently he was the founder and managing partner of Jupiter Venture One, a vintage 2000 venture fund focused on the web, telco and energy sectors and backed by Banca Sella Group. This fund invested in a number of successful companies, including Gruppo Mutuionline, from start up to IPO. Paolo managed 360 Capital One from 2007 until 2010, and is now the managing partner of Jupiter Venture Holding Spa.

Paolo's previous experience was as an M&A professional with FerFina Holding, where he participated in one of the largest Italian mergers in the construction sector. Before that he developed finance and administration competences while working as an auditor at KPMG from 1991 to 1995.

Paolo holds a degree in Economics and Finance from University of Turin and is a chartered accountant registered in Italy. The happy father of three kids, he loves traveling and meeting people but also appreciates the quieter pursuits of sailing and mountaineering.

Company Involvement:

MoneyFarm, 6sicuro, MutuiOnline, Online Sim, Energit, Object Way, Flextel, Terasystem