One Team.
Same Vision.

5
Partners
3
GP Exits
2
Awards
20+
Yrs Experience

BlackSheep is driven by a team of entrepreneurs and managers with a proven track record in building and scaling technology companies in Europe and internationally. The senior management team is co-invested in the Fund.

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Founders &
General Partners

General Partners
Umberto Bottesini
Umberto Bottesini
CEO & General Partner
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Sandro Moretti
Sandro Moretti
Board Member & General Partner
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Marco Caradonna
Marco Caradonna
President & General Partner
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Senior Team
Marcello Giordani
Marcello Giordani
Partner
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Antonio Dettoli
Antonio Dettoli
CFO
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Advisory
Board

Beyond our core investment team, BlackSheep works with a network of senior operators, domain experts, and advisors who provide our portfolio companies with access to expertise, networks, and markets at scale.

Brian O'Kelly
Brian O'Kelly
Advisor
Gustav Mellentin
Gustav Mellentin
Advisor

Prizes &
Awards

2023 · AIFI — Private Equity of the Year
Premio
Demattè

BlackSheep was awarded the Demattè Prize in the Venture Capital category by AIFI — Associazione Italiana Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt — for the Roibox exit to Jakala.

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2022 · Finance Community Awards
Best VC
Team of the Year

BlackSheep MadTech Fund won first prize as Best VC Team of the Year — recognition as one of the first vertical and specialized Venture Capital funds in Europe.

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Join the
Team

We look for people who combine investment judgment with operational depth — builders who want to help the next generation of European AI companies succeed.

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What We Look For
Operator background — you've built something, shipped products, managed teams
Conviction that vertical AI, enterprise software, and automation will reshape industrial sectors
Network in the European startup and technology ecosystem
Comfort with ambiguity and genuine intellectual curiosity