Zest HY26 net loss widens to EUR 1.82 million; revenue slips 6.11% to EUR 4.08 million

• Zest reported first-half net loss of EUR 1.82 million, widening from EUR 329,649 a year earlier.
• Revenue slipped 6.1% to EUR 4.08 million, while operating costs fell 13.2% to EUR 4.96 million.
• Operating loss widened to EUR 1.62 million from EUR 154,802, and net financial debt narrowed 16.5% to EUR 5.24 million.
• Portfolio held more than 229 active startups with EUR 48 million fair value and a 1.8x average multiple on invested capital.
• CEO Marco Gabriele Gay said the group is targeting EBITDA breakeven and highlighted the July launch of early-stage fund Z_One.

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