Key Capital
Key Capital is a Milan-based venture incubator founded in June 2012 by Giorgio Di Stefano, which describes itself as a NewCo Building Company backing innovative digital startups at seed and early stage. It is not a fund manager: it operates as an S.r.l. investing from its own balance sheet, moving each project through in-house Idea, Analysis and Operations phases with board approval, and it has never announced a fundraising or a final close. Its founder reports a track record of 23 investments and 4 exits, with cheques typically in the hundreds of thousands of euros, and since 2022 the firm has built a dedicated fintech sub-holding, KC-Fin S.r.l., to aggregate lending and crowdlending platforms.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 15 portfolio companies (12 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
15 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Key Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
KC-Fin S.r.l.BuyoutActive2022 · 4yr1 active
Key Capital S.r.l.Balance SheetActive2012 · 14yr11 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Tech |  United Kingdom | 2013 | |
| Mobility |  Italy | 2013 | |
| FoodTech | Italy | 2016 | |
| Aerospace & Defence | Italy | 2016 | |
| EdTech | Italy | 2015 | |
| AdTech | Italy | 2016 | |
| Hospitality | Italy | 2015 | |
| HR Tech | Italy | 2022 | |
| Financials | Italy | 2021 | |
| AdTech | Italy | 2016 | |
| InsurTech | Italy | 2021 |
United Kingdom· Entry 2013Italy· Entry 2013Italy· Entry 2016Italy· Entry 2016Italy· Entry 2015Italy· Entry 2016Italy· Entry 2015Italy· Entry 2022Italy· Entry 2021Italy· Entry 2016Italy· Entry 2021Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdTech | Italy | 2013 | 2015 | Secondary | |||
| Fintech | Italy | 2013 | 2022 | – | – | – | |
| Cybersecurity | Italy | 2016 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – |
Italy· Entry 2013Saved GPs appear in your watchlist, one click from your workspace.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
Similar firms
Other private equity firms tracked on GP Intel.
Italy·€15.0B
Italy·€7.0B
Italy·€5.8B
Italy·€5.0B
Italy·€4.9B
Italy·€4.3B
Italy·€3.5B
Italy·€3.0B
Italy·€2.3B
Italy·€2.3B
Italy·€2.0B
Italy·€1.9BGet the full picture on Key Capital.
Free. No credit card. 30 seconds. Exit buyers and MOIC on Pro.
Already a member? Sign in