Vertis backs LinkPass with €1m

Capital commitments were made through the €25m Vertis Venture fund, which provides start-up, early-stage and development capital of €500,000-2.5m to companies based in southern Italy.

The fresh funding will help accelerate the launch of the firm's app, expected in January.

Company
Founded in November 2011 and based in Naples, LinkPass (formerly Infostronomy) has designed and developed a professional networking app. LinkPass aims to connect exhibitors and delegates at professional events based on mutual interests. The firm conducted beta testing at the TEDx Napoli event in 2012.

The app was originally created as part of a research project for the Master of Arts in Design Studies at Central Saint Martins, London.

People
Amedeo Giurazza is managing director of Vertis. Danilo De Rosa and Angelo Romano are the founders of LinkPass.

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