Pietro Invernizzi / Firedrop

Pietro Invernizzi is the Founder of Firedrop, an angel fund backed by 180 super angels, founders, operators and VCs, investing £100-300K in EU & US founders as early as it gets.

Pietro's background spans traditional finance, startup acceleration at The Family, and investing at Stride VC. He spotted a gap in Europe — a shortage of professionalized angels compared to the US — and built Firedrop around it.

Our conversation explores how Pietro structured his fund and built an LP base of operators who bring deal flow alongside capital. We get into the psychology of how he picks founders, his read on the rise of micro funds in Europe, and what it took to raise a first-time fund in a market that's still figuring out its relationship with emerging managers.

Pietro's edge is pattern recognition at the earliest stage. He's investing where most European VCs aren't looking yet — pre-seed founders who need capital, conviction, and a network that actually picks up the phone.

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