Moonstone Venture Capital
Venture capitalMilan · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm believes individuals and visionary entrepreneurs can drive systemic change and shape a more sustainable future. Moonstone supports startups tackling core challenges through a hands-on network partnership model, employing a 'nose in, hands out' approach to empower founders to scale impact while maintaining a streamlined two-week selection process that prioritizes mission alignment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 36 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Biotech ×8Cleantech ×7Deep Tech ×7Digital Health ×7Healthtech ×6Climate Tech ×5FemTech ×5
HQs:Italy×13Germany×1Spain×1United Kingdom×1Norway×1United States×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAirbuild builds Biopod systems that recover nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater lagoons and convert the captured nutrients into a certified slow-release biochar fertilizer while sequestering carbon.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
BE Therapeutics is an early-stage biotech company developing stem cell-derived replacement tissue to repair damage to the brain and spinal cord caused by stroke, trauma, neurodegeneration, and aging.
BiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Philip(Chief Scientific Officer)
Clerkenwell Health runs clinical trials for mental health and neurological conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, recruiting participants and offering a clinical trial network for CNS research.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Co-investorsExceptional VenturesLIONHEART VENTURES
Complaion provides compliance and certification services centered on ISO standards (including 9001, 27001, 42001, 14001, 45001, 50001) with lead auditors and product tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMilano, IT
Edoardo Tarricone(CEO, Lead Auditor)Marco Cortinovis(COO, Lead Auditor)Alessandro Vaccarino(CTO, Lead Auditor)
Co-investorsEnzo VenturesItalian Angels for GrowthItalian Founders Fund
Cubbit provides distributed cloud storage infrastructure that combines on-premises and cloud technologies to give companies data sovereignty and cost control.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechIoTBologna, IT
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalETF PartnersGrowth CapitalItalian Angels for GrowthPrimo VenturesTechstars+1 more
Cultipharm produces and customizes botanical extracts and active ingredients grown through vertical farming in a controlled indoor laboratory (fitotrone).
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Alessandro Algeri(CEO)
CyanoCapture develops a synthetic biology platform using genetically engineered photosynthetic cells that convert CO2 into high-value molecules such as enzymes, growth factors, peptides, bioplastics, and drug compounds.
BiotechClimate TechNew Materials
EpilepsyGTx is a preclinical-stage biotech developing gene therapies for focal refractory epilepsy (FRE), with the aim of making patients seizure free.
BiotechDigital Health
Co-investorsAlbionVCUCL Technology FundXGEN VentureBritish Business Bank
Evoralis develops enzymes that depolymerise plastics such as polyester (PET), nylon, and elastane into their original building blocks so they can be recovered into virgin-quality polymers.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantech
Co-investorsFuture Planet Capital
Foreverland develops cocoa-free alternatives to chocolate and cocoa-based ingredients using climate-resilient Mediterranean raw materials, including alternative chocolate, a cocoa extender, and cocoa-free fillings.
Climate TechFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsGrey Silo VenturesKost CapitalNewland SyndicateRiello Investimenti SGR S.p.A.
Hale is an Italian women's health service focused on pelvic pain conditions such as endometriosis, vulvodynia, and painful intercourse, offering a hybrid model of online gynecological consultations and in-person visits with a multidisciplinary team.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Hephaestus Technologies builds AI physics models and machine learning tools for plasma systems research and development, including a plasma solver (PLASMA-gen) that predicts plasma conditions from experimental data and AI-driven materials discovery for superconductors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsNew York, US
Co-investorsTeampact.venturesUnruly Capital
Here We Flo makes plant-based, vegan-friendly period care products such as organic tampons, along with bladder care and condoms, sold direct to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTech
Co-investorsAdelineExceptional Ventures
InSilicoTrials provides a platform for clinical trial simulation and design optimization using mechanistic models, AI, and digital twins.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Co-investorsLevante CapitalPi CampusUnited Ventures
Jiva Materials makes Soluboard, a patent-protected rigid printed circuit board (PCB) laminate that is recyclable and biodegradable, produced by impregnating natural fibres with a water-soluble polymer and halogen-free flame retardant.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsRegeneration.VCVenrex
Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesOne Planet Capital
Make it REAL provides an AI content generation platform for fashion brands, producing campaign, lookbook, social, and e-commerce imagery in 4K from product photos, briefs, and reference images.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMilan, IT
MindAhead is a CE-certified Class 1 medical device app offering a structured, evidence-based digital activation program with cognitive exercises and everyday activities for people experiencing memory problems, mild cognitive impairment, or mild dementia.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Nova is a members-only professional networking platform that uses a matchmaking engine ("Gravity") to pair members in weekly 1-on-1 introductions, along with mentoring, curated events, micro-communities, and exclusive job offers.
Future of WorkHR TechSocial
Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersDoha Tech AngelsTalent Venture Group
Tally is an online form builder that works like a text document, letting users create forms by typing and inserting blocks without code.
Future of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors1991 VenturesAnchorless BangladeshAscensionBloom / Giesen Family OfficeDay One CapitalFlori Ventures+11 more
Prometheus Reactor develops proprietary energy-production technology based on LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions), using water and electricity without fuels or radioactive materials to produce low-cost, low-emission energy.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Reco2 makes Vytreum, a patented Italian flooring material for premium outdoor spaces produced from certified industrial waste (fly ash, demolition aggregates, recycled glass) without kilns or clinker, reducing CO₂ emissions by 80% versus traditional materials.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Rubedo Life Sciences develops therapeutics targeting aging by eliminating senescent cells to extend human healthspan.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundCDP Venture CapitalEvolution VenturesKhosla VenturesLongeVCModi Ventures+1 more
StepsConnect is a recruitment automation platform that manages the candidate acquisition and selection cycle, from job posting to hiring, including multiposting to over 120 job boards, applicant screening, and ATS data migration.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
TextYess provides AI agents and unified customer data for eCommerce brands to run conversational sales and support across messaging channels like WhatsApp.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Co-investorsAngel InvestEntourage VenturesGrowth Capital
This Unique sells organic 100% cotton menstrual pads and panty liners along with related intimate-care products such as supplements, intimate wash, wipes and herbal teas.
Direct to ConsumerFemTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLVenture Group
Vitroscope builds a platform for ex vivo tissue culture and perfusion of vascularised organoids, using sensor-extended imaging with controlled flow, gas mixture, temperature, and browser-based digital-twin experiment management.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Cosmico assembles on-demand teams of design, technology, and marketing professionals for companies seeking help with projects such as branding, web and mobile development, and growth marketing.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMarketplacesMilan, IT
Luna is a mobile app for teenage girls covering periods, puberty and growing up, offering period and mood tracking, medically verified anonymous Q&A, and educational articles, videos and quizzes.
ConsumerDigital HealthFemTech
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
WSense builds underwater wireless communication and networking technology, offering end-to-end hardware and cloud components (IoUT platform) that enable secure multi-hop mesh networking and interoperability among submerged and surface sensors and autonomous vehicles.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechIoT
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalRunwayFBU
YOU(th) offers a smartphone-based wellness app that uses AI to estimate vital signs and health biomarkers from face video (photoplethysmography), voice samples, and external eye photos.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCaesar Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRubedo Life Sciences · fightaging.org · Apr 8, 2026
EpilepsyGTx · clinicaltrialsarena.com · Dec 11, 2025
Wsense · marinebusiness.news · May 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Moonstone Venture Capital made?
- Moonstone Venture Capital has 41 tracked investments.
- What stage does Moonstone Venture Capital invest at?
- Moonstone Venture Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Moonstone Venture Capital focus on?
- Moonstone Venture Capital focuses on Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good, Mental Health, New Materials, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Moonstone Venture Capital located?
- Moonstone Venture Capital is headquartered in Milan, IT.
- Who does Moonstone Venture Capital co-invest with?
- Moonstone Venture Capital most often shares deals with CDP Venture Capital, Exceptional Ventures, Growth Capital, among 59 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 7
Exceptional Ventures is a London-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in high-impact startups that help people live healthier, happier, and longer lives while supporting a healthy planet.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.
Ahren Innovation Capital is a deep-tech investment firm that backs companies emerging at the intersection of breakthrough science and advanced technology, supported by science partners and strategic LP relationships.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture firm that gives accredited individual investors access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios by co-investing alongside leading lead VC firms. It offers annual funds, syndicate deal-by-deal investing, and various investor clubs.
Refactor is a seed-stage venture firm run as a solo capitalist by Zal, backing founders building hard tech companies that address real-world problems.
EUREKA! Venture SGR is an independent Italian venture capital asset management company focused on deep tech, science-based and digital technology investments. It manages several funds including Eureka! Fund I, BlackSheep Fund and ETA Fund.
Deep Future is a venture capital firm that invests in scientists, inventors, hackers, and entrepreneurs working on transformative science and technology solutions, from autonomous shipping to sustainable materials and advanced energy systems.
Firms observed investing alongside Moonstone Venture Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Moonstone Venture Capital's recorded portfolio.
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