Accelerator

360 Capital

European VC with Paris and Milan offices managing about €700M AUM; invests in consumer and deep tech and backs unicorns such as Exotec.

ItalyMilanSeed to Series AConsumerDeep Tech

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Milan, Italy

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Accelerator

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Seed to Series A

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