Franco Gonella
InvestorGeneral Partner at Primo Ventures
Milan, Italy
Writes $1.1M – $5.6M checks · typically $2.8M
About
Franco is General Partner for digital strategy at Primo Capital and a member of its Board of Directors, where he also handles AML procedures. He spends most of his time overseeing the firm's digital funds, supporting scouting, and managing the portfolio. Earlier in his career he co-founded the tech consultancy dPixel S.r.l., served as Promoter, Partner, and Seed Fund Key Manager at Digital Investments SCA SICAR (2010), and founded Vitaminic in 1999, leading it as CEO through its 2000 IPO, following prior roles at DMB&B and ISTUD.
Invests in
Climate TechCrypto & Web3FintechHealthtechSaaSSpace Tech
Experience
- Primo CapitalDirector and Partnercurrent2016 — present
- Primo CapitalDirector and Partner @ Primo Capitalcurrent2016 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- dpixelfounder2007 — 2016milano
- Esplorazioni planetarieconsultant2002 — 2008Milano
- vitaminicfounder1999 — 2002milan
Education
- Università degli Studi di Torinoeconomia e commercio1982 — 1986
- astiMaturità classica, Liceo classico1978 — 1982
Skills & more
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Corporate FinanceMobile DevicesBusiness ModelingProduct MarketingMarketingOnline MarketingCorporate DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyManagementStrategyWeb 2.0Strategic PlanningLanguages english · french · spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at dpixel6
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