Ciro Campagnoli
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- Full Name
- Ciro Campagnoli
- Title
- Founder & CEO (Founding Partner)
- Firm
- Beni Venture Capital (Beni VC)
- Firm Type
- Seed & Pre-Seed Venture Capital fund (also invests as an angel; founder-led fund rather than a multi-partner GP)
- Investment Stage
- Pre-Seed and Seed
- Check Size
- ~$100K–$250K per deal (equity / convertible notes), per the firm's site; third-party profiles list a broader $100K–$5.0M range with a ~$1.5M sweet spot
- Target Company Profile
- Early-stage, venture-backed technology startups—often already backed by top-tier programs/funds (Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global)—using breakthrough technology to transform large traditional markets
- Sector Focus
- AI, FinTech, HealthTech/Diagnostics/BioTech, CleanTech/ClimateTech/GreenTech, DeepTech, PropTech/Real Estate, Web3, XR, Future of Work, and social-impact/mental-health themes
- Geographic Focus
- United States (Miami-based; deal flow across the US, with third-party profiles noting Raleigh-Durham / Southeast exposure)
- Location
- Miami, Florida
Background
Ciro Campagnoli is the founder and CEO of Beni Venture Capital, a Miami-based seed and pre-seed fund he launched in 2017 to back founders "leveraging breakthrough technology to transform large traditional markets." The fund positions itself as offering LPs access to exclusive and oversubscribed early-stage rounds, aiming for companies that deliver both strong returns and lasting impact across climate, health, and social-equity themes.
Campagnoli's background is rooted in real estate and hospitality rather than a traditional VC pedigree. He is CEO of Beni Internazionali (also referenced as Beni Internazionali USA), a New York–based family office that owns and manages residential real estate in Manhattan and Miami, described in his materials as a $300M+ real estate AUM operation. He cites 15+ years building and scaling real estate and hospitality businesses, and a Miami portfolio delivering 14%+ IRR since 2010.
Beyond investing, Campagnoli founded The Local House, a boutique hotel and restaurant in Miami Beach, reflecting an operator-first orientation he brings to portfolio companies. Beni VC pairs his operating background with a global co-investor network; the firm also lists an AI-driven "venture partner" (Luca) used for deal-flow evaluation and portfolio monitoring, and an advisory board including venture/M&A attorney Charles F. McCormick.
By late 2022, third-party trackers reported Beni VC had made roughly 27–30 investments, concentrated at the seed stage across the US.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests at pre-seed and seed, typically writing $100K–$250K checks via equity or convertible notes, with a "quiet money" philosophy that leaves room for follow-on growth.
- Targets breakthrough / deep technology applied to large, traditional markets—AI, fintech, health/diagnostics, climate and energy, proptech, and Web3/XR.
- Explicitly frames investing around impact plus returns, targeting companies "addressing climate change, social inequality, and mental health through responsible business practices."
- Prefers startups already validated by top-tier backers (Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global), using its global co-investor network to access competitive rounds.
- Brings an operator's lens from real estate and hospitality, plus a streamlined exit orientation "post Series A."
Notable Investments
- PathologyWatch — Digital/AI pathology (skin-cancer diagnostics); exited, acquired by Sonic Healthcare (reported ~$150M).
- Contraline — Non-hormonal male contraceptive biotech.
- Personal AI — Personal AI/memory software; Beni participated in a Seed round (Nov 2022), its most recently recorded investment.
- Amplified Sciences — Life-sciences diagnostics.
- Wellsheet — Clinical workflow / health IT.
- Gridwise — Data platform for gig/rideshare drivers.
- Rhino (RHINO) — Fintech reducing rental security-deposit burden (proptech/fintech).
- Tomo — Fintech / mortgage.
- COBU — Community/resident-engagement platform (proptech).
- Lynq, Nexteon, CFS — Additional portfolio holdings across the firm's tech/deep-tech mandate.
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