Kashif Siddiqui leads Neva SGR's U.S. investing from New York, focusing on climate tech and digital transformation deals that connect American startups with European capital, and he's closely linked to companies like Energy Dome, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and Aven. Before Neva, he spent years in M&A and strategic investment roles at Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Partners, and InvestX Capital, giving him a background rooted in deal execution rather than typical venture investing.
About their Fund
Neva SGR is a venture capital fund backed by Intesa Sanpaolo that connects Italian entrepreneurs to global investors and helps international founders enter Italy's industrial and scientific network, drawing on the bank's connections to help portfolio companies with customer introductions, coaching, governance, fundraising, and debt access, while also running a separate fund that invests in the infrastructure of the startup ecosystem itself and a Lombardy-focused fund for cleantech companies with proven technology. It focuses on companies already generating at least €5M in revenue in fields like life sciences, energy, digital transformation, and aerospace, has built a portfolio spanning areas such as fusion energy, quantum computing, and biotech, and offers access to its funds to both institutional investors and, through Fideuram and Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, private banking clients.
















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