Archimede

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Location Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Founded 2024
Latest Stage Seed
Total Raised €1.5M
Website https://archimede.tech
Sector
deeptech iot energy satellite infrastructure industrial

Founders

Riccardo Puglisi Co-Founder & CEO
Alessandro Basile Co-Founder
Ferdinando Anselmi Co-Founder

About

Archimede is a Syracuse (Sicily)-based Italian DeepTech startup that develops ArchMesh, a modular plug-and-play kit for managing and monitoring off-grid critical infrastructure 123. The company was founded in 2024 by Riccardo Puglisi, Alessandro Basile and Ferdinando Anselmi, and its stack integrates predictive energy management, multi-constellation satellite connectivity and a low-code software platform to enable two-way control of distributed plants and assets in areas without reliable terrestrial coverage 12. Target applications span agriculture, oil and gas, logistics, public infrastructure and defence 12.

Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-06-29 Seed €1.5M Primo Capital SGR CDP Venture Capital, Plug and Play, ELIS (via CrossConnect), 40Jemz, Irritec 123

The round surpassed an initial €1 million target 12. Primo Capital SGR led through its funds Primo Digital, Primo Digital Parallel Italia and Primo Digital Parallel Sud Italia 123.

What Investors Say

“What convinced us about Archimede is not just the technology, but the way it has been built: in a context where energy, connectivity and access to resources are never guaranteed…” — Mara Attardi, Primo Capital investment team, quoted in Startupbusiness.it, June 29, 2026 3

What Founders Say

No independently sourced founder quotes verified at this time beyond funding announcement coverage.

Sources

  1. EU-Startups, “Syracuse-based Archimede closes €1.5 million Seed round for remote infrastructure monitoring,” June 29, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/syracuse-based-archimede-closes-e1-5-million-seed-round-for-remote-infrastructure-monitoring/↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. The SaaS News, “Archimede Raises €1.5M Seed,” June 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/archimede-raises-1-5m-seed/↩↩↩↩↩↩

  3. Startupbusiness.it, “€1.5 million funding round for Sicilian firm Archimede,” June 29, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.startupbusiness.it/en/e1-5-million-funding-round-for-sicilian-firm-archimede/180692/↩↩↩↩