Paolo Testi

Partner & Head of Private Investment Banking | Azimut

📍 Italy🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
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Advisor to Founder & CEO, VC Investor
Jan 2022
SM Capital analyze and works with top-tier startups and venture capital funds across industry sectors and investment stages with a specific focus on fintech businesses and fast growing markets.
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2025
Partner
Apr 2025
Azimut is an independent, global group in the asset management, wealth management, investment banking and fintech space, serving private and corporate clients. A public company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (AZM.IM), the group is a leader in Italy and active in 18 countries around the world, with a focus on emerging markets. The Group’s business model is unique and is based on a full integration between portfolio management and distribution. In fact, Azimut Group currently has almost 100 Investment Professionals based around the world and a proprietary network of over 2,000 Financial Advisors working exclusively for Azimut. The parent company Azimut Holding was listed on the Italian stock exchange on 7 July 2004 (AZM.MI) and, among others, is a member of the main Italian index FTSE MIB. The shareholder structure includes over 1,900 managers, employees and financial advisors bound by a shareholders’ agreement that controls ca. 21% of the company. The remaining is free float. The company was founded in Italy; we are proudly Italian but we have a global outreach with 18 investment and distribution hubs around the world. 18 Countries +170 Fund Managers and Analysts +1400 Companies being constantly monitored
2022
Advisor to Founder & CEO, VC Investor
Jan 2022
SM Capital analyze and works with top-tier startups and venture capital funds across industry sectors and investment stages with a specific focus on fintech businesses and fast growing markets.
2004
M&A Manager
Sep 2004
We are an Italian family-owned food company. And like all Italian families, we take food very seriously. We have been doing this for 149 years. Today we are committed to bringing people closer to the joy of good food and making quality the choice for a better life, from each individual to the planet. Our origins date back to 1877, when Pietro Barilla senior opened a small bread and pasta shop in Parma: it’s the first chapter of a story of passion for quality, continuous pursuit of excellent recipes and ability to combine tradition and innovation. Today we are an international Group present in more than 100 countries through our brands: world leader for pasta, leader for ready-made sauces in Europe, for bakery products in Italy and for crispbreads in Scandinavia. We employ almost 9,000 people and own 30 production sites in 10 countries which every year contribute to the production of more than 2,000,000 tons of products. We work every day to be the most reputable Italian food company worldwide, bringing to the world tasty, joyful and wholesome products - made with selected raw materials from responsible supply chains - reducing our impact on the planet and fostering open and caring dialogue in the communities in which we operate. In 2025, the RepTrak® Company Ranking recognized this commitment by naming us the most reputable food company in the world, confirming the strength of the philosophy behind our purpose: “The joy of food for a better life.” At Barilla we empower people to live and work responsibly, embracing our value system of integrity, trust, intellectual curiosity and passion. Moreover, we recognize diversity and inclusion as key drivers of our future: that is why we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self to work, in a culture of acceptance and understanding. Barilla Group Privacy Policy: https://www.barillagroup.com/en/more-about-us/privacy-policy/ Social Media Policy: https://www.barillagroup.com/en/more-about-us/social-media-policy/