Best Footwear Brands Companies in Italy
The 86 best Footwear Brands companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zeis Excelsa.
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Ranked: Best Footwear Brands companies in Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeis Excelsa Producer of film, television, and comic book content | $26M | 173 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1948 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 2 | Fessura Internet first brand of men & women shoes | $2M | 24 mo ago | Seed | Andrea Vecchiola Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Bettanin & Venturi Brand of casual & formal footwear | $152K | 120 mo ago | Early Stage | Giuseppe Bettanin Co-Founder | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Dolce & Gabbana Internet first brand of luxury fashion goods | — | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | Alberto Candellero President & CEO Americas | 1985 | Live StoryContentfulSalesforce Commerce Cloud+34 | 102 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 8 job openings |
| 5 | Tod’s Brand of shoes and luxury leather goods | — | 61 mo ago | Late Stage | Stefano Sincini CEO & MD | 1978 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Vibram Athletic footwear brand for men & women | — | 89 mo ago | Funding Raised | Michael Gionfriddo President and CEO | 1937 | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudApple iCloud Mail+34 | 5 patents Protective toe caps and rocker‑bottom shoe components for performance footwear. | — |
| 7 | Pantofola d'Oro Footwear brand for men & women | — | 98 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1886 | ShopifyShop PayPayPal+22 | — | — |
| 8 | LAutre Chose Brand of casual apparel for women | — | 118 mo ago | Late Stage | Erika Filipponi CEO | 1959 | — | — | — |
Top 9 Footwear Brands companies in Italy
#1
Seed · Montegranaro, Marche · founded 2013 · 17 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Operator of fashion-sport footwear and accessories store intended to combines easy-wear appeal with its forward-thinking technology. The company offers sock shoes and reflex shoes in several colours and sizes along with other accessories, enabling men, women, and kids to get comfortable and custom design shoes.
- 2024Seed$1.9M
#2
Late Stage · Montegranaro, Marche · founded 1948 · 1001 employees$26.1Mraised▾
Producer of film, television, and comic book content. This entity finances and produces entertainment across various media, including motion pictures, television series, video games, animation, and special effects. Its portfolio encompasses diverse holdings in comic book publishing, gaming, and location-based entertainment projects. The company develops and produces original intellectual properties as well as works with established franchises. A significant portion of its business involves the creation and development of content based on its owned comic book properties.
#3
Early Stage · Verona, Veneto · founded 1994$151.8Kraised▾
Brand of casual & formal footwear
#4
Funding Raised · Milan, Lombardy · founded 1985 · 169 employees—raised▾
Internet first brand of luxury fashion goods
#5
Late Stage · Ponte Nelle Alpi, Veneto · founded 1978 · 1045 employees—raised▾
Brand of shoes and luxury leather goods
#6
Funding Raised · Milan, Lombardy · founded 1937 · 255 employees—raised▾
Athletic footwear brand for men & women
#7
Late Stage · Naples, Campania · founded 1886 · 11 employees—raised▾
Footwear brand for men & women
#8
Late Stage · Porto Sant Elpidio, Marche · founded 1959 · 52 employees—raised▾
Brand of casual apparel for women
#9
Late Stage · Romagnano Sesia, Piedmont · founded 1994 · 10 employees—raised▾
Internet first brand offering apparel & footwear for women and men
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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