LIFTT

LIFTT is a venture capital holding company focused on deep tech, with a hands-on, multi-sector approach aimed at creating meaningful impact. Active across Europe with a global outlook, LIFTT acts as a catalyst and enabler of innovation, connecting ideas, talent, regions, and financial resources. Their mission is to turn outstanding scientific research into high-impact businesses, speeding up the journey from lab to market.

LIFTT invests in innovation from the earliest stages, participating in pre-seed and seed rounds with a flexible, open-minded approach free from predefined frameworks. Each project is assessed based on the real potential of the idea and the strength of the team behind it. They offer managerial coaching, guidance on governance and internal organization, and help startups develop their business by connecting them with highly qualified, experienced specialists. Even in the later stages—from startup to early growth—they remain close to the companies they support, investing directly or facilitating access to new capital through a solid, curated, international network.

Their expertise spans several critical sectors, including Critical Resources, Human Health & Aging, Infrastructure for Data Revolution, and Energy Security and Industrial Automation. In each of these areas, LIFTT invests in startups that develop scalable solutions to regenerate resources, reduce environmental impact, and build new production infrastructure. They aim to combine science and technology to prolong health, autonomy, and dignity, and to strengthen industrial sovereignty by enabling a more efficient, autonomous, and safe industry.

LIFTT promotes research, invests in a network of shared knowledge, rewards skills, and believes in the positive effects that every company can and must generate in the area in which it operates. Their approach is guided by strategic vision, method, and passion, with a commitment to ethical and transparent governance models.

LIFTT has formed strategic partnerships to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, such as the agreement with Techstars Transformative World Torino to foster the growth of deep-tech startups. This partnership reflects their spirit of collaboration and generates further opportunities for the growth of new deep-tech entrepreneurship.

LIFTT's portfolio includes investments in companies like Entropica Labs, a quantum software company building development tools for error correction and fault tolerance, and Agate Sensors, a company specializing in quantum sensing technologies. These investments demonstrate LIFTT's commitment to supporting innovative startups across various sectors, from quantum computing to sensor technologies.

LIFTT's approach to venture capital is characterized by active participation in the management of investee companies, alignment of management and investor objectives, and simple governance that allows rigorous and transparent management of heterogeneous groups of investors, all with equal rights. This model ensures that they not only provide capital but also contribute to the strategic development and success of the companies they invest in.

LIFTT's headquarters are located at OGR Tech Corso Castelfidardo 22 10129 Torino TO, in the Piedmont region of Italy. They are committed to fostering innovation and supporting the growth of deep-tech startups, contributing to the economic development and technological advancement of the region and beyond.