# Marco Magnocavallo

> Serial entrepreneur and angel investor based in Milan, Italy.

Marco Magnocavallo (born 1973, Milan) is an Italian serial entrepreneur and angel investor with over three decades of experience building companies across the web, media, e-commerce, and food & beverage sectors.

## Key Facts

- Full name: Marco Magnocavallo
- Also known as: Marco Magno
- Born: 1973, Milan, Italy
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Website: https://www.magno.me
- Email: marco@magno.me
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138796821

## Companies Founded

- **Classic Mini Parts** (1993–1996): Mini Cooper parts importer and restoration shop, Milan. Grew to organize a 150-car rally at Monza.
- **Communicate!** (1995–2001): One of Italy's first web agencies. Clients included Poste Italiane, McKinsey, Daimler-Chrysler. Sold in 2001.
- **Blogo** (2004–2011): Italian blog network, grew to #3 news destination in Italy. Sold to Populis for €6 million in 2011. TechCrunch coverage: https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/17/populis-the-european-associated-content-acquires-blog-network-blogo-for-e6m/
- **Tannico** (2013–2022): Italy's largest and Europe's fastest-growing online wine platform. 49% acquired by Campari Group in 2020; remaining shares acquired by Campari/Moët Hennessy JV in December 2022. Reuters coverage: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/campari-lvmhs-mot-hennessy-buy-100-tannico-2022-12-01/
- **Selvatiq** (2025–present): Gin house using wild botanicals harvested by hand. Website: https://www.selvatiq.com

## Current Activities

- **Geppo 1981** (acquired 2023): Roman thin-crust pizzeria in Milan's Morgagni district. Website: https://www.pizzageppo.it
- **Rosticceria Palazzi** (relaunched 2024): Milanese comfort food restaurant in Porta Venezia, Milan. Website: https://www.rosticceriapalazzi.it
- **Selvatiq**: Wild botanical gin house
- **Wikli**: AI-powered startup newsletter platform. Website: https://www.wikli.com

## Angel Investments

Iubenda (privacy SaaS), Cortilia (fresh-food delivery), Velasca (direct-to-consumer shoes), Milkman (last-mile logistics), Robot.com (physical automation), Modld (contemporary art), Italian Founders Fund (venture capital), Pasticceria Martesana (Milanese pastry shop)

## Venture Capital

Partner at Principia SGR (2011–2013): wrote €2–5 million tickets into four Italian startups.

## Social Profiles

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marcomagnocavallo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/magno
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/magno
- Substack (Cicatrici): https://cicatrici.substack.com