Maritime Ventures is the Italian company builder creating 9 ventures over 3 years to transform the Naval & Port industry, from shipyards to terminals, cruises to marinas.
Accelerating the digital transformation of Italian SMEs in the maritime industry is not just a mission: it is a strategic imperative.
Through Maritime Ventures, we are uniting the strengths of financial, industrial, and innovative leaders to drive this crucial industry forward.
We back early-stage maritime founders with a validated idea. It combines early support, venture building expertise, customer access and the potential for up to €3.4M in equity investment across funding rounds from selected Maritime Ventures shareholders.
Up to €50k in capital · up to €3.4M equity investment · apply by August 28, 2026
The Italian maritime economy is one of Europe's most strategic industrial complexes, anchored by world-class shipbuilders, terminal operators and logistics groups. Maritime Ventures was founded to build the next layer of digital tools alongside them, focused, founder-led companies that extend the strengths of incumbents.
Italy's maritime cluster activates €216 billion of economic value, 11.3% of national GDP, and supports over 1 million jobs across shipbuilding, ports, logistics, cruise and leisure boating. The deepest industrial base of any European nation at sea.
Around 80% of world trade by volume moves by sea, 12 billion tonnes a year. As supply chains tighten and decarbonisation accelerates, demand for new digital tools across terminals, yards and fleets is at a generational high.
Global spend on port digitalisation, fleet operations and decarbonisation software is projected to roughly triple this decade. Italian industrial leaders are at the forefront of that transition, with room for venture-built specialists to grow alongside them.
"We're not chasing trends. We're building the digital infrastructure of an industry that moves 12 billion tonnes of cargo a year."
A 3-year venture-building program (May 2024 → May 2027) designed to convert deep industry pain points into investable digital companies. Click each stage to explore.
We build where complexity meets scale, across five macro-areas of the maritime economy.
Digitizing port systems, customs, intermodal capacity and truck routing.
Supply-chain, IT, cyber & engineering software for shipyards and tier-1 vendors.
CRM, immersive XR experiences, predictive maintenance and onboard automation.
Digital ticketing, contactless check-in, navigation, entertainment & connectivity.
B2C marina digitization, management systems and sustainability monitoring.
Got a maritime insight worth building?
Seven digital companies built so far, three already spun off, four in active MVP & pilot phase with leading shipyards and ports. Click any venture to dive deep.
Industrial credibility, financial firepower and venture-building muscle, all pulling in the same direction.
Investor and promoter. The leading Italian public venture capital fund.
Industrial investors providing direct sector expertise, pilot deployments and open commercial relationships within their supply chains.
Support our ventures from Seed to growth through equity and structured instruments.
A joint venture between Bridgemaker and Cariplo Factory, brings hands-on venture-building methodology, EiR programmes and execution support.
Press coverage, launches and founder interviews from across our portfolio. Click any card to read.
Maritime Ventures runs a structured Entrepreneur in Residence programme. Step into a venture that's already been validated by our team, with capital, customers and a network waiting.
A 12 to 18 month journey from join to spin-off.
Operators, not pitchers. Builders, not consultants.
Three rounds, typically 3 to 4 weeks end-to-end.
Salary on day one. Equity in the venture you build.
Ready to apply or want to talk first? The application form is just below.
We're recruiting Entrepreneurs in Residence, industrial partners willing to pilot, and investors who want exposure to the digital wave reshaping the maritime industry.
