Number of Portfolio Companies 29
Number of Exits 
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Luca is founder and CEO of Lambda Alpha, an investment company focused on early stage investment. Its portfolio includes Bear, the Apple Design Award winner notes app, Fintechs as Lendable and Emma App in London, Mansa in Paris and ScalaPay as well as autonomous robots Gideon Brothers and automated pasta restaurant Cala. Recent investments

includes Dishpatch, Airbank and RVVUP.

Luca started his entrepreneurial career aged 20 when he launched BuyCentral.it, the first Italian shopping comparison site, in 2000. It was sold to Lycos in 2004. In 2002 he founded ADVance which became the leading digital agency in Italy, subsequently sold to NetBooster.

In 2004 he cofounded GoAdv, later rebranded Populis, one of the largest vertical digital publishing groups in Europe and Brazil, listed on the Paris Alternext stock exchange. In 2011 Populis was named the fastest growing company in Ireland and part of the top ten in Europe by Deloitte.

In 2012 and 2013 he has brought the TechCrunch conference to Italy with the aim of connecting the Italian industry with international investors. For this same purpose he was co-hosting the 2017 Founders Forum in Rome.

From 2010 Luca was in the board of IlSecoloXIX, an Italian north west leading newspaper, then acquired by LaStampa in 2014 and he was in the board of the new group, ITEDI, until it was acquired by Gruppo Espresso in 2017.

Number of Investments 33
Luca Ascani has made 33 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Fence on Nov 20, 2023, when Fence raised
€1.8M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 20, 2023
Fence
Pre Seed Round - Fence
€1.8M
Nov 7, 2023
qomodo
Pre Seed Round - qomodo
€34.5M
Jun 26, 2023
Jet HR
Pre Seed Round - Jet HR
€4.7M
Feb 2, 2023
Superlayer
Pre Seed Round - Superlayer
$1.3M
Aug 1, 2022
Futura
Seed Round - Futura
€1.8M
Jul 6, 2022
Futura
Seed Round - Futura
€1.8M
Dec 1, 2021
Teta
Pre Seed Round - Teta
Aug 6, 2021
Pliant
No
Seed Round - Pliant
€5.5M
Jun 22, 2021
Airbank
No
Seed Round - Airbank
€2.5M
Jun 21, 2021
Beebs
No
Seed Round - Beebs
€3M
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Luca Ascani has exit - Airbank.
  • Airbank Airbank is a finance management platform that automates financial management for startups and SMBs.
Number of Past Jobs 2
Luca Ascani has had 2 past jobs including CoFounder and Chairman at Populis.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Populis
CoFounder and ChairmanJul 2004Sep 2016
TechCrunch
Co-Organizer, TechCrunch Italy2012
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Luca Ascani is the Investor at Shiny Frog.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NOWFASHION
Board MemberJun 30, 2009Mar 1, 2018
Number of News Articles 14
Funding RoundNov 20, 2023
Fence raised €1,800,000 / Pre Seed from Actyus and 10 other investors
Funding RoundNov 7, 2023
qomodo raised €34,500,000 / Pre Seed from Andrea Gennarini and 25 other investors
Funding RoundJun 26, 2023
Jet HR raised €4,700,000 / Pre Seed from 2100 Ventures and 17 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 2, 2023
Superlayer raised $1,300,000 / Pre Seed from 14Peaks Capital and 9 other investors
Funding RoundAug 1, 2022
Futura raised €1,800,000 / Seed from Attilio Mazzilli and 5 other investors
Funding RoundJul 6, 2022
Futura raised €1,800,000 / Seed from Attilio Mazzilli and 6 other investors
Funding RoundDec 1, 2021
Teta raised an undisclosed amount / Pre Seed from Accel Starters and 4 other investors
FundOct 26, 2021
Albert Wenger raised a new fund: Climate Change Fund (€350,000,000)
Funding RoundAug 6, 2021
Pliant raised €5,500,000 / Seed from Alstin Capital and 5 other investors