Deeptree, a start-up that has created a proprietary AI-based intelligence platform for private markets aimed at banks and investment funds, founded in 2024 by Lorenzo Ferretti and Claudio Arione, has announced that it has closed a €2 million investment round.
The round is led by CDP Venture Capital through the Digital Transition – PNRR fund, which utilises resources allocated by the EU via the NextGeneration EU initiative, with the aim of supporting the digital transition of supply chains and small and medium-sized enterprises. The transaction also involved strategic international private investors, as expansion in Europe, particularly in the UK market, is one of the Italian company’s key ambitions.
In addition to working on the company’s international expansion, the funds raised will support the consolidation of its position in the Italian market, the optimisation of the product already chosen by over 100 organisations in the financial sector, and the recruitment of new staff to drive growth.
“When we founded Deeptree, we were convinced of one thing: there was an opportunity to completely rethink the model of information provision in the financial data sector. The new wave of technology paved the way for a company built on paradigms that were radically different from those of traditional providers. Today, that vision is a reality: in just a few months, over 100 banks, funds and boutiques have chosen our platform, confirming that we were heading in the right direction. This funding round allows us to accelerate: to consolidate our position in Italy and bring Deeptree to Europe,” said Lorenzo Ferretti, co-founder and CEO, in a statement, pictured here with Arione.
Deeptree was created to provide a platform that integrates financial data, corporate information and analysis of private markets into a single workspace, designed to fit seamlessly into the workflows of finance professionals. The platform is now used by more than 100 clients, including investment banks, private equity funds, M&A boutiques, private bankers and strategic consulting firms, to support their day-to-day analysis and deal-making activities.
Less than twelve months after its launch, Deeptree is already integrated into the operational workflows of over 100 financial institutions, including investment banks, private equity firms and M&A boutiques. By 2026, the company aims to double its client base and expand into the European market, helping these professionals to reduce analysis times by around 90% and focus on what really matters.
It is precisely in light of this performance that the funds raised will be allocated to three main areas: European expansion, product development and team growth. Part of the funding round will be used to acquire and integrate new European databases, with the aim of replicating the model developed in Italy across the rest of Europe and gradually expanding market coverage, with a particular focus on the UK market.
At the same time, we will be working to optimise the product, accelerating the development of new features to ensure the platform is fully integrated into our clients’ processes. To support this growth, Deeptree will be strengthening its team with new technical staff to develop the platform and AI infrastructure, and new commercial staff to support our expansion in Italy and abroad.
“Replicating the model developed in Italy across Europe is a significant engineering challenge: each market has different data sources, standards and approaches, and the aim is to integrate them into a single, coherent architecture. At the same time, we will continue to invest in AI and proprietary data, which are currently our key differentiators.” “The funds raised will enable us to step up our efforts on both fronts, significantly expanding our technical team, which will join an already established core group: the true heart of our product excellence, working day and night to make DeepTree what it is today and what it will be tomorrow,” concludes Claudio Arione, co-founder and CTO.
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