Giuseppe Donvito: I can mention several exits just in our portfolio. In some, they were successful exits. What I found very interesting is, as a VC, you always need to be clever to find the right time. This is key. Otherwise, it is easy to say you’ll keep the company for 10 years. In our
Giuseppe Donvito: When we analyze a company, we always apply our proprietary framework. We are obsessed with the quality of the founding and management team. This is the main point for us. We thought the management team could be the right people for this kind of deal. At the same time, given our knowledge of
Sramana Mitra: Firstly, what is the size of your deal flow? How many deals do you see? Giuseppe Donvito: When we started, we used to do a mix of post-seed and early stage. We used to see a thousand companies per year, out of which, our investment rate was 5% per year. Now that we’ve
Giuseppe Donvito is Partner at P101 Ventures based in Milan. We have a wonderful conversation about Italian startups. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you and get acquainted ourselves as well. Giuseppe Donvito: I’m a Partner at P101. I’ve been in the venture capital and private equity industry for more than 20
Giuseppe Donvito is Partner at P101 Ventures based in Milan. We have a wonderful conversation about Italian startups.