Gianluca Dettori
InvestorFounder and Chairman of Primo Capital; General Partner, digital investment strategy at Primo Ventures
Milan, Italy
Writes $500K – $4M checks · typically $2M
About
Gianluca Dettori is founder and Chairman of Primo Capital and a General Partner for the firm's digital investment strategy, working on deal generation, portfolio management, and value creation. Active in the Italian internet sector since 1995, he held early roles at Olivetti and Lycos before co-founding Vitaminic in 1999, which he led to an IPO in 2000 as CEO. Since 2004 he has invested in more than sixty ICT and digital companies, founded the consultancy dPixel, and helped establish the Internet Advertising Bureau and Italian Tech Alliance; he is also a Kauffman Fellow.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechHealthtechSaaSSpace Tech
Experience
- Mirai RoboticsBoard membercurrent2025 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Italian ArtisanAmministratorecurrent2022 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Primo CapitalChairman, General Partnercurrent2016 — presentMilano, Italia
- Fondazione Italiana AccentureMembro dell'Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- VC3 DAOGenesis Membercurrent2022 — present
- Algorand Europe AcceleratorMentorcurrent2020 — present
- BIG - Boost Innovation GarageCAO: Chief Agitation Officercurrent2020 — presentBologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- TransactionaleBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Sardex S.p.A.Chairman of the boardcurrent2024 — presentCagliari Area, Italy
- Italian Tech AlliancePresident2021 — 2023Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Startup Europe WeekCo-organizer - Milano2016 — 2022Milano, Italy
- iubendaDirector2010 — 2022Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- GoalShouterBoard Member2013 — 2021Pescara, Abruzzi, Italy
- Wired MagazineContributor2009 — 2016
- dpixelFounder, Chairman2006 — 2016
- CicerOOsDirector2012 — 2014
- SeolabDirector2007 — 2013Torino, Italy
- Kauffman Fellows ProgramFellow Class 142009 — 2011Palo Alto
- CrowdengineeringDirector2008 — 2009
- MobangoIndependent Director2008 — 2009
Education
- Università degli Studi di TorinoLaurea, Economia1987 — 1993
- Liceo Scientifico Faà Di BrunoDiploma Liceo Scientifico1981 — 1986
- Upland High SchoolHigh school diploma1984 — 1985
- Università degli Studi di TorinoBusiness Administration and Management, General
Skills & more
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EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentMarketingPrivate EquityE-commerceMobile ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentDigital MarketingManagement ConsultingCorporate DevelopmentMobile DevicesLanguages English · Italian · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Università degli Studi di Torino39
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Shared employers
Also worked at Startup Europe Week2
Also worked at dpixel6
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows Program366
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Investments
Led
Vitaminic
Investor
IubendaVivaticket
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Primo Ventures
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