our approach

We don't just invest in early-stage ventures. We build them with you. Combining capital, proprietary frameworks, and hands-on execution to transform validated ideas into scalable businesses.

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Aligned Partnership

Full-Stack Support

Rigorous Selection

Maximum 8-10 ventures per year. We invest time, expertise, and capital only where we can drive measurable impact.

Dedicated operational team across strategy, finance, product, and go-to-market. From business model design to first revenues.

Transparent equity structure. We succeed only when you succeed. No hidden terms, no misaligned incentives.

Beyond Capital: A Complete Venture Building Infrastructure

Traditional VCs provide funding and advice. Pure venture builders maintain majority control. We've designed a third path: strategic minority investment combined with operational co-building. 

This means you retain control and ownership while gaining access to the frameworks, expertise, and network typically reserved for majority stakeholders.

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Long-term Partnership

Operational Building

Strategic Investment

  • Pre-Seed to Series path
  • Follow-on capacity
  • Access to co-investor network
  • Business model validation
  • Product-market fit optimization
  • Go-to-market execution
  • Management participation
  • Strategic guidance
  • Growth infrastructure

We know that sending your life's work to an investor can feel like sending it into a black box. At 20V, we believe every founder deserves respect, transparency, and constructive feedback. That's why our assessment process is designed to provide value.

regardless of the investment outcome.

Submit Your Pitch!

Here’s what happens after you submit your pitch. Our process is designed to be transparent and valuable for every founder.

1. Systematic Evaluation: Your pitch will be assessed using our proprietary nine-pillar framework, resulting in a quantitative score that reflects our initial analysis.

2. Guaranteed Feedback for All: Every founder receives a personalized feedback email from our team. This is our commitment to you.

3. The Outcome: For all the appliants, the feedback email will provide the opportunity to request an in-depth Analysis Report to help you strengthen your venture.

If your pitch scores 80/100 or higher, your feedback email will include an exclusive invitation for a deep-dive call to discuss a potential partnership.

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Deep-Dive Report

Every founder who submits a pitch to 20V receives a personalized feedback email from our team. Within that same email, for those seeking a more comprehensive perspective, we also offer the opportunity to request our in-depth Business Analysis Report. This structured document provides a deeper dive into your business model and market positioning, designed to equip you with actionable insights for the journey ahead.

Every Founder Receives Feedback. Guaranteed.
submit your pitch!

THE BASE REPORT

Your Strategic Snapshot. This concise, three-page report serves as an essential diagnostic tool for your venture. It provides a clear, qualitative assessment of your pitch against our nine core pillars, highlighting key strengths and identifying critical areas for improvement. The report includes your overall quantitative score, giving you a clear benchmark of your project's investment readiness.

Includes:
A 3-page in-depth analysis.
Qualitative review of all nine pillars (Team, Market, Problem, etc.).
Your final, weighted overall score (from 1 to 100).

A summary of strengths, weaknesses, and potential red flags.

Ideal for: Teams seeking a quick, expert diagnostic of their core business and pitch structure.

THE COMPLETE REPORT

Your Fundraising Roadmap. Building upon the BASE Report, this comprehensive six-page strategic document is designed to transform analysis into action. It includes a detailed executive summary, your overall score, and individual scores for each of the nine pillars. Most importantly, this report provides actionable recommendations to enhance your business model, refine your go-to-market strategy, and strengthen your pitch narrative for investors.

Includes:
Everything in the BASE Report.
A 6-page comprehensive strategic document.
An executive summary for a quick overview.
Individual scores for each of the nine pillars.
Actionable advice on your Business Strategy, Fundraising approach, and Pitch Deck.

Ideal for: Founders preparing to launch a funding round who need a detailed roadmap to present their venture in the most compelling way possible.

THE CHAIRMAN FEEDBACK 

The Chairman's Perspective. Our most exclusive and in-depth offering. This ten-page analysis is personally curated and written by Pablo Docimo, our Chairman. This feedback goes beyond a standard VC analysis to offer direct, personal mentorship from a leader in the Italian early-stage ecosystem. It leverages Pablo's experience as both a former large corporate CEO and a successful venture builder to provide high-level strategic counsel, candid insights, and personal suggestions to elevate your business idea and investor presentation.

Includes:
Everything in the COMPLETE Report.
A 15-page analysis and mentorship document.
Personally written and signed by Chairman Pablo Docimo.
High-level strategic insights reflecting a top investor's mindset.
Personal suggestions for improving the business idea, fundraising and strengthening the pitch narrative.

Ideal for: Ambitious founders who seek not just an analysis, but elite counsel directly from a key decision-maker in the venture capital world.

Understanding the 20V Model

ISSUE TRADITIONAL VC PURE VENTURE BUILDER 20V HYBRID MODEL
Entry Stage Post Traction / Late Pre-idea Validated idea to early traction
Equity Stake 10-20% 51-80% 20-35%
Operational Involvement Advisory board participation Full operational control Co-building partnership
Value-Add Capital + network Complete execution Capital + frameworks + execution
Partnership Duration Transaction-based Until exit Long-term aligned growth
Founder Control Full control Limited control Maintained control with support
We combine the capital efficiency of venture capital with the operational depth of venture building, without requiring founders to surrender control.

Do you need Advisory?

Advisory

We serve as the operational extension of management teams, designing and executing business transformations across three client segments.

Startups Business model design and scalability architecture 
SMEs Growth strategy and organizational evolution 
Enterprises Digital transformation and competitive repositioning

Strategy | Finance | Go-to-Market | Business Process Reengineering | IT & Digital Transformation

dive 20va

20V integrated approach is our formula for de-risking the early stages and accelerating the path to Succeed.

FOR FOUNDERS Submit your venture for evaluation. Guaranteed feedback, potential partnership, and actionable insights regardless of outcome.
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FOR INVESTORS Explore co-investment opportunities in our pipeline and portfolio. Join a network of institutional investors, family offices, and strategic angels backing Italy's most promising ventures.
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