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CRiF

Europe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Bologna

Description

CRIF specializes in the development and management of credit reporting, business information, and decision support systems.

Investor Profile

CRiF has backed more than 16 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 6 rounds, about 38% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland.
  • Strong thematic focus on FinTech, Financial Services, Blockchain.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (44%)
  • Series A (25%)
  • Pre Seed (13%)
  • Debt Financing (6%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Series B (6%)

Country Focus

  • Italy (75%)
  • United Kingdom (13%)
  • Ireland (6%)
  • Hong Kong (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Blockchain
  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Payments
  • Agtech
  • Machine Learning
  • Risk Management
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does CRiF frequently co-invest with?

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Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milano
Co-Investments: 1
Fondazione Golinelli
Europe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Bologna
Co-Investments: 4
PayU GPO
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Co-Investments: 1
Abalone Group
Europe, Graubunden, Switzerland, Saint Moritz
Co-Investments: 2
Intesa Sanpaolo Vita
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milan
Co-Investments: 1
MV
North America, Florida, United States, Boca Raton
Co-Investments: 1
GELLIFY
Europe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Bologna
Co-Investments: 2
BV
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milan
Co-Investments: 1
B Group
North America, Florida, United States, Palm Beach
Co-Investments: 1
AD
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milano
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does CRiF often collaborate with?

GP
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milano
Shared Deals: 1
FG
North America, Texas, United States, Italy
Shared Deals: 3
FN
Europe, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Bologna
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by CRiF?

BKN301

London, England, United Kingdom

BKN301 is a fintech company that provides Banking as a Service in EMEA (Europe, Middle East ad Africa)

BankingBlockchainFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyPaymentsTransaction Processing
Series BApr 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $24,419,692
Latitudo40

Napoli, Campania, Italy

Latitudo40 is a Techstars portfolio company. Using satellite imagery and AI for new solutions in the smart cities and agritech sector

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)GeospatialMachine LearningRisk ManagementSmart CitiesSoftware
SeedJul 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $784,268
Agrobit

Florence, Toscana, Italy

Agrobit has developed iAgro, a mobile app to help farmers taking better decisions in agro-inputs management using AI, AR and digital twin.

AgricultureAgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionSaaSSoftware
Pre SeedOct 9, 2022
Amount Raised: $116,838
BKN301

London, England, United Kingdom

BKN301 is a fintech company that provides Banking as a Service in fast growing countries.

BankingBlockchainFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyPaymentsTransaction Processing
Series AJul 4, 2022
Amount Raised: $15,649,240
STEP 4 Business

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

STEP is the answer to small and medium-sized businesses' most pressing demands.

Financial ServicesFinTech
SeedOct 29, 2021
Amount Raised: $9,826,930
Know Your Customer

Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Know Your Customer is a digital solutions for stronger KYC & AML compliance and exceptional client onboarding.

Enterprise SoftwareFinTechInformation TechnologyInsuranceInsurTechSaaSSoftware
Series UnknownSep 1, 2021
Trustfull

Milano, Lombardia, Italy

The Digital Risk Decisioning Platorm

Cyber SecurityIdentity ManagementLead ManagementPaaSPaymentsRisk ManagementSecurity
Pre SeedMay 25, 2021
Amount Raised: $612,425
Biorfarm

Rossano, Calabria, Italy

With us you can grow fruit from a distance and create your own organic orchard!

Organic Food
SeedMay 10, 2021
Amount Raised: $148,114
EvenFi

Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy

Real Economy Investment and Funding Platform

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
SeedMay 10, 2021
Amount Raised: $534,182
Fintastico

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Fintastico offers mobile payment services, virtual coins alternatives, and p2p lending.

Financial ServicesFinTechMobileMobile Payments
SeedMay 10, 2021
Amount Raised: $291,372