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Italian Startup Zefi.ai Secures €1.6M to Leverage AI for Analyzing Companies’ User Interactions

Aurora Maggio, Co-founder & CEO of Life at Zefi, has announced their pre-seed round. They raised 1.6 million euros to lay the foundation for building a great company and bringing one of the most sophisticated technologies to market in their industry. The funds will be used to attract the best tech talent across Europe and deliver value to customers with a product of absolute quality.

The round was led by 360 Capital, an Italian-French fund based in Paris and Milan, and 14Peaks Capital, an international Zurich-based fund investing in B2B SaaS companies in Europe and the United States. Other participating funds included Italian B-Heroes and BIT, Spanish Secways and Aticco Ventures, and international funds Growth Engine, Vento, the Italian chapter of Exor Ventures, and Halo, the angel program of Lakestar.

Lucrezia Lucotti, Partner at 360 Capital, expressed excitement about supporting the Zefi AI team, noting their achievement in bringing an extremely well-crafted product to market within less than a year. Edoardo E. Ermotti, Founder & General Partner at 14Peaks Capital, highlighted Zefi’s role in professionalizing and digitizing product management, enabling data-driven and effective product strategies.

Aurora also thanked the amazing entrepreneurs and Product Leaders who participated in the round as Business Angels, acknowledging their invaluable advice and support.

Zefi is excited to continue executing their mission to radically change how software is built by giving a voice to all users and providing indispensable tools for companies to navigate competition and create products and services with unforgettable experiences. They are hiring for various technical roles to build a top-notch engineering team.

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