Ideas & Updates

Ideas &
Updates

Fund updates, press coverage, and perspectives on AI, venture capital, and the technology landscape from the BlackSheep team.

THINK TALLY TALK
Via libera
all'AI Act
IlSole24Ore · INFO DATA
Funds 14 February 2024

Umberto Bottesini Interviewed by IlSole24Ore

BlackSheep MadTech Fund discusses the impact of the AI Act regulation introduced by the European Parliament — exploring implications for AI in Europe, challenges for American tech giants, and Europe's opportunity in responsible AI leadership.

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02
"Chi paga se l'AI
non rispetta il profilo
di rischio?"
Funds 14 Dec 2023
BlackSheep Discusses the Impact of AI in the Finance Market

BlackSheep MadTech Fund is interviewed by Milano Finanza on the impact of AI in financial services and the regulatory challenges introduced by the EU AI Act.

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03
Il fondo Blacksheep
chiude la raccolta
a 50M€
Funds 14 Dec 2023
BlackSheep Closes Its Fundraising Prematurely

BlackSheep MadTech Fund closes at €50 million ahead of schedule — marking a milestone for Italian venture capital and validating the fund's MadTech investment thesis.

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04
OpenAI apre al
Garante Privacy
Market 5 Apr 2023
BlackSheep Speaks on the Relationship Between Privacy and AI

Umberto Bottesini weighs in on OpenAI vs. the Italian Privacy Authority — and why Europe must build AI governance frameworks before a "Wild West" takes hold.

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05
$5M
Series A · Nexoya
Portfolio 18 Mar 2023
BlackSheep Led $5 Million Series A Funding Round for Nexoya

Nexoya receives $5M in Series A financing led by BlackSheep. The AI-driven marketing optimization platform had tripled its revenue in 2022 with 12.5% monthly growth.

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06
2022
Award
Funds 2022
Finance Community Awards: BlackSheep Won as Best VC Team

BlackSheep receives the Finance Community Award as Best VC Team — recognized as one of the first vertical and specialized VC funds in Europe focused on MadTech and AI.

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07
Roibox
→ Jakala
Portfolio 2022
BlackSheep Relies on Disruptive Geospatial Advertising of Roibox

BlackSheep backs Roibox's geospatial advertising technology — a thesis validated by a successful acquisition by Jakala and the Premio Demattè 2023 from AIFI.

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08
Connected
Stories
AI · Creative
Portfolio 2022
BlackSheep Bets on Creative Powered by AI

BlackSheep invests in Connected Stories, backing AI-driven creative optimization — the thesis that machine intelligence will transform how advertising creative is produced at scale.

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09
10×
YoY · AdTonos
Portfolio 27 Aug 2022
AdTonos Notes 10× YoY Growth and Secures Round Led by BlackSheep

Il Sole24Ore covers BlackSheep's bet on programmatic audio advertising: AdTonos records 10× year-on-year growth with its full-stack audio AdTech platform across podcasts, streaming, and mobile.

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10
Fund I
Black
Sheep
Funds 2022
BlackSheep Officially Announced Its Third Investment

BlackSheep MadTech Fund announces its third portfolio investment, expanding its concentrated portfolio of European AI and marketing technology companies.

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