Pietro Invernizzi

Pietro Invernizzi is the Founder & Investor at firedrop, an angel fund that invests £100-250K checks in European founders at the earliest stages.12 He founded firedrop in March 2023, and the fund is backed by 150 super angels, founders, operators, and VCs.23

Prior to founding firedrop, Pietro held several notable positions:

1. Venture Partner at Stride.VC (2023-2024)2
2. Early Stage Investor at Stride.VC (2020-2023), where he ran the First Check programme23
3. Head of Series A Programme at The Family (2019-2020)23
4. Dealflow and Pre-seed investor at The Family (2017-2019)3
5. Investment Banking Analyst at Greenhill & Co. (2016-2017)3

Pietro has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from King's College London.13 He is also an active micro-investor in startups and funds, with investments in companies at various stages, from pre-seed to Series B.23

Pietro is known for his expertise in early-stage investing and his ability to connect with founders. He prefers to be contacted via Twitter (@pinverrr) rather than LinkedIn. For those interested in his insights on venture capital, Pietro maintains a blog at breakinto.vc, which offers tips and advice for people looking to enter the VC industry.4