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Impact investorPadova · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Paradigma positions itself as an 'exponential innovation community' and innovation hub connecting startups, SMEs, entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, large companies and institutions. Its stated focus is on bringing exponential technologies to market and enabling innovations with positive systemic impact across social, environmental and economic dimensions. The organization emphasizes sustainable innovation ('solving a problem without creating a new one'), digital transformation including hardware development for startups, and ecological transition for SMEs supported in an economically sustainable way. On the finance side, it works to turn investments into opportunities for exponential growth with a positive sustainability impact.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 6 of 12 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×2Deep Tech ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Energy ×1
HQs:Italy×2
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathConnecting Talents is a platform that matches people who have skills with people who have project ideas, enabling volunteers to find high-impact projects and idea owners to find complementary team members.
Future of WorkImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces
Digital Yogin is a digital agency offering mobile app development (native and hybrid for iOS and Android), custom web and ecommerce development, and marketing strategy for businesses.
Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaSPadua, IT
Greenetica develops and sells EOSth, a dual-axis solar-tracking thermal concentrator that produces heat up to 100°C for agricultural, industrial, commercial, and private users with high heat or energy consumption.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Nablawave is an engineering R&D and software firm that builds custom simulation tools — CFD solvers, digital twins, surrogate models and design-space optimizers — to solve physics-heavy design problems across aerospace, marine, energy and thermal systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Unnamed founding team of four aerospace and mechanical engineers
Vitruvian VR builds a professional 4-axis motion simulator with a gyroscopic mechanical structure for virtual reality experiences such as flight and driving simulation.
Deep TechGamingHardware
Co-investorsPlug and Play Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EGGONExpoFimiHT PlasmaIl Salotto di RialtoNExTPlasma TechMED
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Paradigma made?
- Paradigma has 12 tracked investments.
- What stage does Paradigma invest at?
- Paradigma invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Paradigma focus on?
- Paradigma focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Paradigma located?
- Paradigma is headquartered in Padova, IT.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSmau Padova 2019 | Intervista ad Antonio Guadagnino di Paradigma
smau · Antonio Guadagnino
Padova Innovation Week - Antonio Guadagnino, Paradigma
Comune di Padova · Antonio Guadagnino
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