Reale Group Corporate Venturing is the division of the Reale Group’s Digital & Innovation area whose aim is to search for the best Italian and foreign innovative startups and invest in them, with the aim of creating industrial synergies within the Group’s companies and assisting them in their process of growth and business development. In an increasingly aggressive market, we strongly believe that investing in startups is an essential condition to support the development and innovation of Reale Group.
We particularly aim at organizations that possess a team of talents with high competence and knowledge and that prove to jump on their competitors by taking advantage of technological product and process innovation. In our scouting activity, we liaise with a network made up of the most relevant Italian and international Venture Capital players.
The way we work
We make direct investments in the equity of the selected startups, thus helping their business and providing the required economic resources, always respecting their independence. To do so, we are supported by an interdisciplinary team of experts in law and finance, along with banking, insurance and technology experts with the capability to evaluate, in a quick, exhaustive and efficient way, the startups of interest, in order to secure a conscious involvement, capable of producing mutual advantages. Investments do not constitute our only method of contact with the startups world though. We are also available to consider partnerships along with services provision, in case the startups meet the requirements.
Research areas
Our research aims at the identification of new solutions able to improve our products and services, as well as increase the efficiency of our processes. It also has the purpose of introducing new business models to offer to both our clients and our own sale network.
We have identified several areas of interest:
INSURANCE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
solutions which are complementary to our insurance products and services (home automation, smart home, cyber security, micro savings solutions…).
UNDERWRITING
solutions capable of supporting risk evaluation and underwriting
DIGITAL HEALTH
digital services and technologies in health, wellness and health care which improve the efficiency of health care delivery (telemedicine, healthcare IT platforms, health apps…)
PROPTECH
innovative services and technologies in the real estate field
REGTECH
solutions supporting banking and insurance compliance
SALES&DISTRIBUTION
digital platforms supporting sales networks
FINTECH& PAYMENTS
solutions for the optimization of banking, KYC, digital payments processes
MOBILITY
solutions related to shared mobility, electric vehicles, intermodal mobility, automatic driving
CLAIMS
technologies intended for the prevention of claims and/or the optimization of settlement procedures
The startups that collaborate with Reale Group obtain, in addition to funds, a range of assets relevant to their business:
Reale Groupcustomers
Over 4 million Reale Group’s customers.
Distributionnetwork
A widespread sales network throughout Italy and Spain, with more than 1,100 branches, that facilitates the distribution of services and assets.
Internazionalization
Opportunity to take advantage of Reale Group’s presence in three market places (Italy, Spain and Chile) in order to scale internationally.
Expertise
A high level of expertise in different sectors (insurance, banking, real estate, technology and services) that may help enhancing the team’s knowledge as well as consolidating its business model..