Hodli, a Genoa-based start-up founded in 2023 by three computer engineers, Gianluca Sommariva, Gianluca Boleto and Lorenzo Maffia (pictured), has announced that it has closed a €1.05 million funding round subscribed by private investors.
The company, which operates in the AI and fintech sectors, is growing with the ambition of becoming the leading crypto asset manager in Europe. The operation follows a rebranding process that accompanies the expansion of the business model: from a B2C platform for cryptocurrency management to a tool capable of integrating cryptocurrencies into a balanced investment portfolio that complies with regulatory standards.
Tra gli investitori figurano Federico Zambelli Hosmer (ex country manager Italia di PayPal e co-fondatore di BKN301), Piero Crivellaro (global head of public affair di Nexi), Matteo Tamagno (COO di Asia Management Fund), Timothy Cosulich (board member di Fratelli Cosulich) e Stefano Ceci (startup mentor). Al round ha partecipato anche Martina RE, società attiva nel real estate asset management, con la quale Hodli inaugurerà il NET1, primo spazio di innovazione all’interno del Waterfront di Levante di Genova progettato dal Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
CEO Sommariva says in a statement: “Bitcoin and stablecoins are becoming mainstream, but the asset management market is still held back by the absence of partners capable of addressing the compliance and volatility challenges of this new asset class. Hodli wants to bridge this gap by building the infrastructure that will enable cryptocurrencies to become assets with consistency, awareness and structure. We are proud to innovate in Italy, but with an ambition that goes beyond that: our goal now is to obtain the European MiCA licence and become the leading crypto asset manager in Europe.
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