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Pi Campus

Venture capital

Rome · Pre-Seed–Seed · 29 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Pi Campus invests in early-stage technology and AI-applied startups, reflecting the team's own background, while maintaining an understanding of a few adjacent markets and openness to fast-growing companies. It generally co-invests together with other VCs and business angels rather than acting alone, and reviews inbound proposals from founders seeking seed investment. The firm positions itself as a community of innovators, investors, and creatives who value diversity.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningEuropeRomeUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$55K – $550K
HQ
Rome, IT
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
2

Team · 29 people

from the firm's website
Gianluca Granero· Co-founder

Co-founder of Pi Campus, which was established with profits from his previous businesses.

Isabelle Andrieu· Co-founder

Co-founder of Pi Campus, which was established with profits from her previous businesses.

Marco Trombetti· Co-founder and CEO

Co-founder and CEO of Pi Campus; also founder of translation company Translated, whose profits helped establish the firm.

Alex

Inventor of time-delay networks, serial entrepreneur, and AI professor who assists Pi Campus with large technical challenges.

Alex Waibel· Inventor of time-delay networks, serial entrepreneur and AI professor

Inventor of time-delay networks, serial entrepreneur, and AI professor who helps with especially difficult problems.

Ariel

Silicon Valley angel investor and Human Augmentation syndicate co-founder who advises Pi Campus.

Ariel Poler· Angel investor, Human Augmentation syndicate co-founder

A Silicon Valley angel investor who helps the firm stay focused and raise its standards.

Daniele

Angel investor and partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers; a prolific dealmaker in Italy who advises on M&A.

Daniele Meini· Angel investor, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers

A prolific Italian angel investor and PwC partner who assists with M&A deals.

Fabio

Fincantieri general manager and former CEO of CDP and BNL; advises Pi Campus on large-scale matters.

Fabio Gallia· Fincantieri GM, former CDP and BNL CEO

A senior banker (Fincantieri GM, former CDP and BNL CEO) who advises Pi Campus on large deals.

George

Former Intel Capital and Benchmark Capital partner who helped Pi Campus understand how venture capital works in Europe.

George Coelho· Former Intel Capital and Benchmark Capital partner

A veteran of European VC who helped Pi Campus understand how venture capital works in Europe.

Hassan

Founder of aiXplain and former AI director at eBay, Amazon, and Facebook; helps Pi Campus connect AI and business. Pi Campus also funded his startup.

Hassan Sawaf· aiXplain founder, former AI director at eBay, Amazon and Facebook

Founder of aiXplain and former AI director at major tech firms; helps connect AI and business, and Pi Campus has funded his startup.

Lukasz

Google researcher and Transformer neural network model co-inventor who advises Pi Campus on state-of-the-art AI and machine learning.

Lukasz Kaiser· Researcher at Google, Transformer neural network model co-inventor

A Google researcher and Transformer model co-inventor who advises Pi Campus on state-of-the-art AI and ML.

Marcello

Principal Applied Scientist at AWS and co-founder of ModernMT; a machine translation researcher and long-time partner of Translated and Pi Campus.

Marcello Federico· Principal Applied Scientist at AWS, co-founder of ModernMT

A leading machine translation researcher and long-time partner of Translated and Pi Campus.

Michael

Twitch co-founder and Y Combinator CEO who introduced Pi Campus to YC and gave early guidance for starting the venture.

Michael Seibel· Twitch co-founder and Y Combinator CEO

Introduced Pi Campus to Y Combinator, its most important co-investor, and provided early guidance for launching the venture.

Paolo

Business development at Octo Telematics and former Disney VP; contributes analytical skills to Pi Campus's investment assessments.

Paolo Cellini· BD at Octo Telematics, former Disney VP

Brings business development experience and analytical skills to help Pi Campus assess investments.

Paul

Y Combinator co-founder who inspired the creation of Translated and Pi Campus.

Paul Graham· Y Combinator co-founder

Y Combinator co-founder who inspired the creation of Translated and Pi Campus.

Roberto

InReach co-founder and former partner at Balderton Capital.

Roberto Bonanzinga· InReach co-founder, former partner at Balderton Capital

Co-founder of InReach and former Balderton Capital partner working with Pi Campus on the future of VC.

Roberto Lombardi· Investor, former CVC Capital Partners co-founder

Pi Campus's first and only investor and co-founder of CVC Capital Partners.

Valerio Lanni· General Manager

Investments · 2 tracked

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ElasticDot

A premium, fully automated and auto-scalable managed WordPress hosting platform; discontinued since 2015.

Glamoo

A European group-buying platform focused on mobile shopping; started at Pi Campus in 2010 and acquired by Seat Pagine Gialle in 2013.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Pi Campus invest at?
Pi Campus invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Pi Campus's typical check size?
Pi Campus typically writes checks of $55K – $550K.
What sectors does Pi Campus focus on?
Pi Campus focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
Where is Pi Campus located?
Pi Campus is headquartered in Rome, IT.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

AI, Optimism & Naivety: Lessons from Marco Trombetti (Translated & Pi Campus) | E133 - YouTube

EU-Startups · Marco Trombetti

Intervista a Marco Trombetti (Pi Campus) - Innovation Forum Fortune Italia - YouTube

Fortune Italia · Marco Trombetti

Gianluca Granero Co-Founder Pi Campus - YouTube

OpenMag · Gianluca Granero

GenAI for Startups and Enterprises

Pi Campus

Mastering Product Management - with Anjali Joshi

Pi Campus

Augmenting Human Intuition with AI

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Images

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