Silvia Pugi

Non Executive Director🔹Venture Capital Partner🔹Innovation, Sustainability & European Policy Strategist

📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Italy
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8y
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Portfolio

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Managing Partner & Investor
2022
Eden Ventures is an international venture capital firm, backed by IAG, the main Italian business angel network. We are the garden of Eden of pre-seed startups allowing founders to let their talents flourish. Our top founders can leverage a 500+ angels network unlocking business connections and fundraising opportunities with club deals and VC partners. Our mantra is: keep it simple and do not waste time! Apply to our form and get a potential investment up to €100k in 30 days (if we fall in love..)
Business Angel
2020
Angels for Women is an association of business angels who want to invest in female startups with high growth potential. Our mission is to bring together our members and the best innovative female entrepreneurs, at early stage of development. We believe we can reduce the gender gap and can support women who have decided to get involved by founding a startup and challenging stereotypes. IT IS THE ONLY BUSINESS ANGELS ASSOCIATION IN ITALY FOCUSED ONLY TO FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Experience · 7 entries
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Investments (3)
Founder (1)
2023
Member of the ESG / Sustainability Committee
2023
Alternative Capital Partners SGR Spa (ACP SGR) è una Società di Gestione del Risparmio italiana sotto soglia di Fondi di Investimento Alternativo (GEFIA), autorizzata nel 2018 e vigilata da Banca d’Italia e Consob. Fondata da un qualificato e affermato team di professionisti, ACP SGR nasce con la missione di coniugare sostenibilità, innovazione ed investimenti alternativi ad elevato impatto sull’ambiente e sull’economia reale, integrando i principi ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) nei propri processi di investimento e gestione in asset classes quali il Private Capital ed il Private Equity Real Estate. Membro dal 2018 di UN-PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment), associazione internazionale che insieme alle Nazioni Unite promuove le ESG best practices per gli investimenti responsabili. *** Alternative Capital Partners SGR Spa (ACP SGR) is an Italian asset management firm in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFM), authorized and supervised by the Bank of Italy and Consob. Founded by a qualified and accomplished team of professionals, ACP SGR was established with the mission of combining sustainability, innovation and alternative investments having a significant impact on the environment & real economy, integrating ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) principles into its investments and management procedures in asset classes such as Private Capital and Private Equity Real Estate. Member since 2018 of UN-PRI (Principles of Responsible Investments), the international association which, in joint with the United Nations, promotes the best practices in sustainable and responsible investing. Please see our privacy policy here: https://alternativecapital.partners/privacy/
2022
Managing Partner & Investor
2022
Eden Ventures is an international venture capital firm, backed by IAG, the main Italian business angel network. We are the garden of Eden of pre-seed startups allowing founders to let their talents flourish. Our top founders can leverage a 500+ angels network unlocking business connections and fundraising opportunities with club deals and VC partners. Our mantra is: keep it simple and do not waste time! Apply to our form and get a potential investment up to €100k in 30 days (if we fall in love..)
2020
Business Angel
2020
Angels for Women is an association of business angels who want to invest in female startups with high growth potential. Our mission is to bring together our members and the best innovative female entrepreneurs, at early stage of development. We believe we can reduce the gender gap and can support women who have decided to get involved by founding a startup and challenging stereotypes. IT IS THE ONLY BUSINESS ANGELS ASSOCIATION IN ITALY FOCUSED ONLY TO FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mentor
2020
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
2019
Mentor
2019
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City
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2018–2022 · 3 investments
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