Italian Artisan Closes €1.M Seed Funding

Italian Artisan

Italian Artisan, a Milan, Italy-based marketplace connecting brands and international retailers and providers in the fashion industry closed a € 1.3M funding.

Backers included Primo Ventures, through Primo Digital and Primo Digital Parallel Italia, along with a group of business angels. In conjunction with the deal, Gianluca Dettori, partner of Primo Digital and President of Primo Ventures, will join Italian Artisan’s board.

The company intends to use the funds to extend its community of Italian manufacturers, and its roster of international clients, invest in marketing, with a focus on geographic areas such as North America and Europe, and enhance its sales team.

Led by David Clementoni and Olga Iarussi, Italian Artisan operates a marketplace for global brands, providers and merchants to make and trade “Made in Italy” products. Today, the company has over 11.000 international brands on the platform and commercial partnerships with over 700 manufacturers.

Italian Artisan has a team of 20 people.

FinSMEs

19/12/2022