ZNEXT

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent Zanichelli EditoreHQ Milan, ItalyFounded 2025

ZNEXT is the corporate venture arm of Zanichelli Editore, an education company. It was founded in 2025 and is based in Milan, Italy. It invests at the pre-seed stage. Sectors it names: education, enterprise software, healthcare and digital health.

Commitment by parentS4: EUR 60M
Companies backedS2: 2

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Pre-seed to Pre-seed

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Item	Value
Stage range	Pre-seed to Pre-seed
Sectors	Education, Enterprise software, Healthcare and digital health
Geography	Europe
Offices	Milan, Italy

Sources: S3 ZNEXT: venture building; S1 ZNEXT: home page.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	EUR 60M	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S4
Companies backed	2	companies	Stated by the firm	S2

Sources: S4 Tech.eu: Zanichelli Editore invests EUR 60M in ZNEXT; S2 ZNEXT: portfolio page.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Milan, Italy
Offices: Milan, Italy

Investment regionsS3 S1

Europe

LeadersS7

Elena LavezziChief Executive OfficerLinkedIn Firm page
Marco ParenteCorporate Venture and M&A LeadLinkedIn Firm page
Giacomo MontorfanoCorporate Venture and M&A LegalLinkedIn Firm page
Mirko BelleriGrowth and ProductLinkedIn Firm page
Isabella StucchiCommunications LeadLinkedIn Firm page

ZNEXT on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Zanichelli Editore	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Education	Single source	S1
Founded	2025	Single source	S4
Headquarters	Milan, Italy	Single source	S5
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Headline size	EUR 60M (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S4
Companies backed	2	Single source	S2
People on the team page	8	Single source	S1
Stages	Pre-seed	Single source	S3

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Pre-seed	S3
Check size, Pre-seed	EUR 150,000	S3
Pitch page	www.znext.io/venture-building	S1

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
ZNEXT	EUR 60M	2025	S1

Recent rounds

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Led by the firm	Source
2026-03-31	Factanza Media	Not stated	EUR 5.1M	Yes	S6
2025-12-10	ekory	Pre-seed	EUR 150,000	Yes	S2

History

2025Zanichelli Editore announced ZNEXT with a EUR 60 million initial commitment on 23 June 2025S4

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: ekory, Factanza Media.S2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.znext.io/
Portfolio www.znext.io/portfolio
Pitch page www.znext.io/venture-building

Sources

S1ZNEXT: home pageFirm
S2ZNEXT: portfolio pageFirm
S3ZNEXT: venture buildingFirm
S4Tech.eu: Zanichelli Editore invests EUR 60M in ZNEXTPress
S5Economyup: ZNEXT one year on, interview with Elena LavezziPress
S6Startupbusiness: ZNEXT acquires Factanza MediaPress
S7ZNEXT: about us and teamFirm

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