Sport Horizon Holding

A scientific committee for investment — comprising football executive Giorgio Chiellini, venture capitalist Tony Ihander, designer Fabrizio Giugiaro, sport-marketing operator Juli Ferre Nadal, tennis agent Ugo Colombini, and private-banking specialist Paolo Zaglia — advises the board on target selection. Operational leadership sits with founder-chairman Romy Gai, CEO Beniamino Savio, and CFO Dario Montagnese.

It operates as an investment company with an internal club-deal fund. The firm pools capital to make early-stage investments and relies on its scientific committee — rather than a single family’s balance sheet — for deal sourcing and portfolio support. It is not a single-family office.

The firm runs its own club-deal vehicle and makes direct early-stage investments. There is no public evidence that it commits to third-party funds; the disclosed activity centers on seed and start-up rounds directly negotiated by the investment committee.

The firm focuses on early-stage rounds — specifically seed and start-up phases. Its capital increase in 2025 suggests an intent to deploy fresh equity into new positions, consistent with an early-stage mandate.

No negative sector screens are published. The disclosed portfolio and committee expertise point toward sportstech, insurtech, entertainment, fashion, foodtech, and healthcare — but the firm has not formally excluded any vertical.

Romy Gai founded AWE International Group in 2015 and still serves as President; it operates as a closely affiliated entity to the holding company. 1 Caffè onlus is a nonprofit co-founded by CEO Beniamino Savio, separate from the firm’s investment activities.

1 Caffè onlus, co-founded by CEO Beniamino Savio, is the firm’s primary charitable vehicle. It operates independently from Sport Horizon Holding’s investment operations, and there is no indication that portfolio assets fund its activities.