Best Sales Force Automation Companies in Italy
The 58 best Sales Force Automation companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SpazioDati.
Italy's Sales Force Automation sector is smaller than you'd expect for a G7 economy, but the 58 companies we track here are ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, giving you a clear read on where capital has actually landed. Total disclosed funding sits at $5M across the cohort, with SpazioDati and Apparound each pulling $2M to lead the pack. Plino clears $762K. The rest of the field is thin, and the zero-funding entries like Akeron Srl tell you the market still runs heavily on bootstrapped ambition.
Globally, the picture's moving faster. The Sales Force Automation market was worth roughly $5.3B in 2020 and is forecast to reach $9.4B by 2027 at an 8.9% CAGR, driven by cost pressures and a widening product range from players like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft. A recent Forrester wave signals that the technology tier is reshuffling right now, which matters for Italian vendors trying to carve defensible niches against global platforms. I'd watch how AI integration plays out for mid-market tools specifically, given that productivity gains from SFA are increasingly the proof point investors want before writing a check.
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Ranked: Best Sales Force Automation companies in Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpazioDati Developer of sales intelligence products and semantic text analytics services | $2M | 90 mo ago | Series A | Michele Barbera Co-founder & CEO | 2012 | WixSentryBootstrap+13 | — |
| 2 | Apparound CPQ and performance management for sales teams | $2M | 95 mo ago | Seed | Gianluca Cagiano Founder & CEO | 2008 | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginYouTube+29 | — |
| 3 | Plino AI powered platform that helps businesses monitor costs and revenues | $763K | 9 mo ago | Seed | Pietro Galimberti Co-Founder & CEO | 2023 | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — |
| 4 | Sellf Mobile CRM solution | $519K | 114 mo ago | Acquired | Franco Roman Co-Founder & Board Member | 2013 | — | — |
| 5 | Leevia Online survey and contests creation platform | $225K | 122 mo ago | Seed | Francesco Mancino Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | — |
| 6 | akeron srl Akeron Srl develops software applications to manage complex processes in sales, human resources and finance… | — | — | Private | — | 1986 | WordPressPleskApple iCloud Mail+38 | — |
| 7 | B2Butterfly Platform offering B2B lead generation solutions | — | — | Funding Raised | Pietro Lucchini Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 8 | Bancomail Online platform for B2B contact data | — | — | Unfunded | Andrea Mazzeo Founder & CEO | 2001 | Cart FunctionalityMicrosoft Advertisingcore-js+17 | — |
Top 5 Sales Force Automation companies in Italy
#1
Seed · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2023$762.6Kraised▾
AI powered platform that helps businesses monitor costs and revenues. It connects to existing software, collects data, analyzes customer behavior, and organizes tracking. It also provides integration with tax software, invoicing, and management software.
- Sep 2025Seed$762.6K
#2
Series A · Trento, Trentino South Tyrol · founded 2012 · 66 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Developer of sales intelligence products and semantic text analytics services. The company builds tools to help businesses analyze public contracts. It applies semantic text analysis and machine learning models to extract insights from corporate data. The company provides services of lead generation and portfolio analysis.
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$346.7K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$200.3K
- Mar 2015Grant (prize money)$393.5K
- May 2014Grant (prize money)$237.7K
#3
Seed · Pisa, Tuscany · founded 2008 · 102 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Offers offline CPQ software for sales teams to create custom quotes & orders in real-time. Users can also create custom contracts and close deals quickly. Other products include a gamified performance management application, and content management system (which allows the manager to send updated sales collateral to field reps). Available on Android, iOS, and Windows. Notable clients include Pepsi and Vodafone. The revenue model is subscription based.
- Jul 2018Seed$1.8M
#4
Acquired · Roncade, Veneto · founded 2013 · 63 employees$518.7Kraised▾
Sellf provides a mobile-first CRM solution. The solution enables users to update on progress after every meeting or phone call with an automatic collection of information like call logs and metrics. It collects all relevant details on contacts, todos, emails, and appointments, to provide you with a complete and up-to-date overview of your sales activities. It also reminds users of all tasks. It offers a subscription-based pricing policy. Some of its major clients are Spacious, AFC, Realtor, etc
- Dec 2016Seed$418.7K
- Jul 2015Seed$100K
- Aug 2013Seed—
#5
Seed · Trento, Trentino South Tyrol · founded 2014 · 13 employees$225Kraised▾
Online survey and contests creation platform. It allows brands and media agencies to launch contests, surveys, and social media awareness campaigns on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. It helps to generate new leads, build brand awareness, and get user-generated content. Some of its major clients include Mercedes Benz, Puma, LG, Irelli, Fox Life, Algida, and Asus.
- Apr 2016Seed$225K
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