Amazon-tech, the South Summit vertical on climate and bioeconomy

First closing of the new fund of the investment vehicle specialised in early-stage biotech start-ups

The new fund is participated by EU resources and also by investors debuting in venture capital

New routes, ongoing works and long-term projects draw a new scenario for rail transport, especially in Europe

The event held in Marrakesh was attended by 15 Italian start-ups and students from the Master's programme in foreign trade

Start-up develops services and technologies to support environmental sustainability for the fashion industry

With the deal, the US company extends its market into nine European countries by integrating mobility services

The startup's seed round is led by 360 Capital together with Azimut, Vento, Alecla7, Vesper and business angels

The programme provides funding and access to the research infrastructure of the Trieste public-law facility

Are start-ups immune to the politics of tariffs? How innovation and technology suffer and are key in the new geopolitical scenario

Patented technology enables wireless communications in an underwater context to collect data and new applications

The building houses the Bicocca Foundation and spaces to empower business innovation and socialising in the neighbourhood

The Italian scaleup acquired the Iberian travel management company and its artificial intelligence solutions for business travel

The quarter is in line with previous years, down from Q4-24, half of the rounds are series A rounds

The scaleup of the banking-as-a-service platform receives funds from CDP VC, Azimut, SIMEST, Alisei and others

Legaltech start-up develops LexHero solution for managing legal documents using artificial intelligence

The Danish scaleup specialising in innovative quantum chips is also participated by the investment fund LIFTT

Pitchbook data illustrate how the first quarter of 2025 is off to a pretty good start even if it is affected by general geopolitical trends

Start-up using artificial intelligence and satellite data receives funding from CDP VC and ToSeed Partners

Start-up receives capital from international funds to develop system for treating surgical incisions

Fund participates in $75m round the company raised to expand its salary advance services

All-female-led start-ups propose innovations in healthcare, sustainability and social impact

It is a promising alternative to dietary protein, needs regulation, investment and market maturation

Startup develops banking app serving consumers and SMEs based in Francophone African countries

The two spacetech companies sign the agreement at the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy

The event takes place in Munich from 24-27 June and is aimed at start-ups in robotics, automation and photonics

The British start-up is developing optical systems to accelerate computational capacity for AI systems

Start-up develops low-emission refuelling network, invests CDP VC, Zest and EIT Urban Mobility

Investing in the company is the benefit company TreCuori, which already uses the solutions and training that the start-up offers the market

Start-up that collects and manages genetic data for diagnosis receives capital from The Techshop CDP VC and Opes Italia

CDP Venture Capital and the US funds Green Sands Equity and Montage Ventures as well as Investment Opportunity and Simest are participating in the transaction

The investment is led by Algebris Calimatech with the participation of Fundracer and Tri-Star group and the support of Growth Capital

The start-up develops robotic systems to support railway operations, the round is led by CDP Venture Capital

Italian scaleup specialising in sports performance monitoring technologies strengthens in Asia and the US

The Brixen-based company raises funds from CDP VC, Redstone, The Techshop and several international business angels

Startup and designer furniture company collaborate to support the development of the circular economy

The Italian Tech Alliance document produced with the law firms Hogan Lovells, K&L Gates, PedersoliGattai and Withers

The initiative aims to give the regional ecosystem an increasingly dynamic and international role

Emerging designers and fashion creators from Hong kong exhibit in Milan, Italy is a partner of Business of design week 2025

The takeover creates a group targeting EUR 10 million by 2027 and expanding European presence

The acceleration programme created by Growth Capital is now in its sixth batch to which you can now apply

The start-up based in Pisa and Milan also receives funding from CDP VC, Sony, Join Capital Bosh, Frontier IP and Indaco

The start-up from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia is financed by Eureka! Venture and CDP Venture Capital

Designtech's CoFactory hosts a series of events and initiatives during Milan Design Week 2025

Between the green funding crisis and geopolitical pressures, European start-ups reinvent themselves by focusing on defence and AI

The investment is led by Italian Founders Fund together with Belgian, Swiss, US and Italian funds and business angels

The scaleup active in Italy, Switzerland and Spain with its transport services becomes a partner of the major sporting event

The event in Limassol is a meeting point for investors and entrepreneurs in the area between Europe, the Middle East and Africa

The start-up has developed a patented technology based on sound waves and acoustic modulation that improves bioproduction

The US law firm is also increasingly active in Europe where Labriola, Lieto and Padman see more and more opportunities

Fon.Te joins existing investors in the fund managed by Primo Capital, bringing total funding to EUR 45.5 million

Italian scaleup completes new acquisition deal, this time involving German start-up Komoot

Startup Wise Guys' new map of the Italian innovation ecosystem and the meaning of entrepreneurship (up to the letter F)

Here is how 3D printing is changing the world of manufacturing, applications, advantages, evolutions, criticalities

Enea Tech and Biomedical Foundation underwrites a convertible bond to support scaleup development

The company has developed technology to recycle industrial waste and store CO2, the round is led by 360 Capital

The tech event taking place in the Spanish capital presents content that looks at creativity, sustainability, humanism

The scaleup that has achieved unicorn status aims to grow exponentially in the Italian market as well

Heliculture is the breeding of snails, which are an important source of protein and a new line of innovation for start-ups

The start-up that digitalises driving licence training is owned by OneDay Group and receives capital from Italian Founders Fund

The start-up based in Barcelona and Toulouse develops propulsion systems for the aerospace industry and is participated by Primo Capital

The start-up delivers bottled water and other products such as beverages, household, hygiene and baby products

Scaleup launches programme to identify top Italian software development talent

The start-up wants to become a reference point for companies that need to assess and strengthen cybersecurity

The start-up offering the van pooling service in the city of Milan at night expands time slots and zones of activity

This is the third mission in 2025 for the spacetech scaleup and brings into orbit satellites from companies, universities, space agencies

The start-up from the Milan Polytechnic proposes a technology that reduces energy requirements by a factor of 10

The Barcamper Ventures fund headed by Primo Capital records a new exit transaction in the fashiontech sector

The scaleup specialising in cybersecurity buys and integrates the activities of the French company, the value of the transaction was not disclosed

Start-up and large Italian company together to develop mobility services based on e-bikes and microcars

The spin-off company of AzzurroDigitale develops solutions for enterprise asset monitoring and is active in 20 countries

The transaction worth EUR 8.1 million for the equity portion and EUR 13 million for the debt portion supports the development of activities in Italy

The start-up develops digital solutions for process management in food companies and funded by Maia Ventures, Farming Future, CDP VC

The magnificent seven, the big tech companies that had been driving the market since October 2022, declined an average of 5.5 percent

The two companies set up joint operations in the South American country and develop strategic synergies in agrotech

German scaleup develops digital applications to solve the problem of the shortage of general practitioners

The start-up working on synthetic data receives support from the European programme worth EUR 2.1 million

The two entities create the investment vehicle with two already active operations in Crono and Keplera

The club deal enters the round of the Genoa-based scaleup spin-off of the IIT with a total value of EUR 20 million

Indicon's Listup report highlights how lifescience start-ups represent 11.4% of the Italian ecosystem

Spacetech scaleup and satellite operator to realise geostationary in-orbit servicing with ESA's Space Safery programme

Irish scaleup has developed the Lenire device for the treatment of tinnitus and hearing disorders

Investing in the start-up are the funds Entourage, Verve Ventures, Banyan Ventures, Vento Ventures and X-Equity as well as business angels

Technology consultancy opens offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai to serve the Asian and Pacific Rim markets

The project will be developed by the Translated facility and is funded by the European Space Agency's Φ laboratory

The Italian delegation presents itself at the big tech event with innovations in healthcare, AI, mobility, content management

Finnish start-up with offices also in Italy and Australia closes a EUR 19 million round to develop cancer treatments

The organisation together with the Commissioner General for the Osaka event focus on tourism, services and manufacturing

Pitchbook report finds female-led start-ups consolidating their position even though the presence of women in VCs remains low

Start-up receives funding from Samer & Co Shipping, CDP and Zest and already operates as a supplier to the boat industry

Start-up that optimises asset management receives capital from business angels and raises bank financing

The satellite imaging industry is evolving but has yet to find its economic and structural sustainability

Designtech has developed a specific programme for companies and professionals wishing to make the most of opportunities

Event organised by Austrian Business Agency, BIP with testimonials from Reinova and Accessiway takes place in Milan on 2 April

The event takes place at the Arsenale and focuses on innovation, hybrid propulsion, design also in view of the Osaka Expo

Food safety protocol can become an opportunity for start-ups and a stimulus for process improvement

The scaleup led by Francesco Sciortino makes public its plans for a commercial nuclear fusion power plant

The partner of the nascent defence technology investment fund Keen Venture analyses the scenario and opportunities

Start-up Aptus.AI publishes a manifesto advocating the importance of making the regulatory process machine-readable

The regtech start-up receives funding from Apside, CDP and the Moltiply Group's Instruction Centre and aims at internationalisation

The start-up legislation in its most recent evolution provides new incentives but also new rigidities, here is all you need to know

P101 presents the State of Italian VC report and its founder takes stock of the dynamics and importance of investing in innovation

Venture builder brings Italian start-ups to the US market, creates a hub in Miami and lays the foundations for a US fund

Scaleup develops a bio-based industrial alternative to petrochemicals and animal-derived products

The programme has a total of EUR 1.25 million and aims to support technology transfer between space and non-space sectors

Energy and water for cooling data centres, the effects of AI in terms of impact and resource consumption

The medtech startup is backed by ENEA Tech and biomedical, Panakès Partners, Club degli Investitori and other business angels

The newly founded start-up works to make access to tools, incentives and services supporting inclusiveness easier and more immediate

The Politecnico di Torino spin-off start-up is financed by CDP, Finpiemonte, VC Partners, Vertis, Vento and Exor

The acceleration programme for start-ups, scaleups and SMEs in design and fashion is supported by the Lombardy Regional government

US scaleup is developing innovative clot removal solutions for venous thromboembolism

The Italian scaleup that developed the Sphere platform will integrate technologies developed by the Seattle-based company

Biotech start-up innovating in exosome-based applications receives capital from several investment funds

The start-up receives funding from Vertis, Azimut, CDP VC and is supported by Growth Capital having participated in the A-Road programme

The platform talks about companies, highlighting their role in the economic and social context of the country

Austrian fintech scaleup obtains licence to operate in the UK market, completing its European expansion

The global event on AI in Paris fielded announcements of investments and projects at European level, but regulatory harmonisation is also needed

European energy policies, we need to accelerate renewables, now more than ever and costs will come down

The deal led by Algebris Climatech Investments, is the first investment of the Primo Climate fund and is participated by Crédit Agricole Italia

The company develops technologies to optimise cloud platform management and starts the expansion process in the US

As of 7 April 2025, every transaction made at a physical shop will have a 1% commission, it remains free for private individuals

The two companies collaborated on the development of a platform dedicated to tax law that allows the automation of procedures

The events scaleup aims to increase its commitment to environmental and social sustainability

The spacetech scaleup thus increases the value of its Series A round announced in October 2024, which is now worth EUR 4 million

The platform founded by Zoe Kalar is ready for growth across Europe by focusing on quality content and user empowerment

The start-up raised from Italian and international investors and participated in the SkyDeck Europe programme

The start-up is a spin-off of the Italian Institute of Technology and innovates the field of super-resolution microscopy

The deal that was announced in November 2024 is worth USD 233m and involves the delisting of the US company

Innovative Italian healthcare companies find support in the European organisation's initiatives

The consortium brings together 20 partners including universities, research institutes, companies, supercomputing centres from all over Europe

The association of female business angel investors renews its executive director and managing director positions

The financial platform with its headquarters in Germany now has the SBI Group as majority shareholder

Indaco Venture Partners CEO takes over from Giuseppe Donvito of P101, new board members also appointed

The programme is organised by Info.Nodes together with Designtech and Startupbusiness and is supported by the European Union and Fondazione Cariplo

We analysed the possible reasons that sometimes prevent transparency in communicating transactions with start-ups

The tech event takes place in the Spanish capital between 4 and 6 June 2025 and extends the registration deadline for the start-up competition until 28 February

The organisation founded last year in Cuneo aims to support innovation in the food sector with a specific programme

NextEnergy Group's VC fund invests in emerging technologies with high innovation impact in Italy and the UK

The start-up offers a rental service for electronic devices and small household appliances for both individuals and companies

The document highlights the characteristics needed to attract the interest and capital of investors

Italian syndicate specialising in investments in African start-ups participates in $1.5m seed round

Biotech scaleup develops innovative solutions for breast reconstruction and appoints Sanjay Kakkar as new CEO

The Trieste-based start-up wins both for its technologies but also for its ability to overcome critical moments

Vedrai Group start-up closes round led by Azimut Group aimed at structural and international expansion

The exit has an initial value of USD 250 million, which may rise to USD 752.5 million, and will be finalised by the second half of 2025

Between geopolitics and technology, China's strategy in response to America's can now change the rules of the game

The start-up that innovates urban mobility with van pooling closed a 900,000 euro round a few days ago

Start-up works on the development of an innovative hydrogen storage solution based on 3D metal printing

Growth is 28% compared to 2023, the number of rounds also grows to 417 with a growth of 31%.

Capital leverages Lombardy Region fund, scaleup develops active automotive solutions

Pitchbook report emphasises growth in deal value and sustainability of business models

Feel's analysis highlights how in Italy the sector is promising, we need to seize the opportunity and develop a strategy

The operation is coordinated by Growth Capital and supported by CDP Venture Capital, Oltre Impact and Ad4Ventures

The second edition of the report by Partech highlights how the African ecosystem maintains stability

Apulian start-up specialising in conversational marketing closes series A with ance Finint Investments and Apside

New fintech round sees international fund enter an Italian scale-up for the first time

The start-up is based in Bolzano and receives new capital in a deal led by 360 Capital's 360 Digitaly fund

Fintech launches the third edition of the initiative that supports female-led businesses with training and mentoring

Carlo Gualandri, founder and CEO of Soldo analyses the start-up investment scenario, highlighting the changing dynamics

The start-up applies artificial intelligence to the fashion world and is preparing to launch the prototype of its solution by spring

The accelerator is based in Turin and managed by Plug and Play and announces the names of the start-ups in the new batch

The Italian space company will launch two of its orbital transfer vehicles with satellites from different customers in 2025.

La scaleup che innova nell'ambito dell'energia nucleare espande le sue attività in Europa per accelerare lo sviluppo dei suoi reattori innovativi

Series A funding helps company develop innovative therapies in oncology, metabolic and renal diseases

Experts from WST Law & Tax Firm illustrate the European Artificial Intelligence project and its Italian declination

The start-up has both apps and a web where second-hand products for skiing, cycling, trekking but also water sports are available

The venture firm is based in Palermo, founded by Ugo Parodi Giusino and Giuseppe Tomasello, and focuses on early stage start-ups

The initiative supports companies that are in the scale-up phase and wish to accelerate the growth process

The Italian scaleup will be able to treat more cancer patients thanks to this new agreement

After US, association signs partnership with Beijing-based Chinese technology transfer network

Italian spacetech scaleup and the Japanese company that developed the innovative propulsion system sign cooperation agreement

Danish start-up works on an RNA molecule to treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson's disease

The venture builder founded by Roberto Macina and Mario Costanzo in 2021 becomes part of the Next4 structure

Some tips on how to prepare a CV to apply for open positions at start-ups looking for professional profiles

Research firm releases first data on VC investment trends worldwide, in Europe and the US

Milan is growing as a hub for innovation in both Italy and Europe thanks also to the role of institutions as Layla Pavone explains

E-commerce channels also have campaigns for the sales season, here are some tips to make them effective

David Sacks and Jared Isaacman will be responsible for artificial intelligence and crypto and lead NASA

The community born in Naples is engaged in a project, UpStudio, that reaches schools and universities

Dealroom's report analyses the Milan scenario, looking mainly at the last five years and up to November 2024

The new book is an update of the one published in 2005 and explores the evolution and opportunities of exponential technological change

CEO Federico Menna explains to Startupbusiness how his increasingly independent and European organisation is changing

360 Capital climatetech's new fund is participated by A2A, CDP VC, De Nora and Bpifrance and aims at EUR 200 million in funding

The edtech scaleup aims to develop its technological tools and presence among students. CDP VC is also participating in the round

The start-up, a CNR spin-off is working on the development of a biosensor that monitors plant health in real time

Innovative start-up and benefit company aims to bridge the gap between design and the opportunities offered by new technologies

Legislation revamping the Startup Act and looking to strengthen support for innovative companies presented

Deep Ocean Capital's fund joins CDP VC, Scientifica and Pariter Robotics in the Sant'Anna of Pisa spin-off start-up round

LA SGR welcomes the family office among its investors and kicks off the new fund that aims to raise €350 million

The start-up has developed a platform for effective relations with journalists and content creators

SOM and Habismart, a CDP Venture Capital accelerator, enter the capital of the digital twin startup

Scaleup that connects companies with tech talent grows exponentially also thanks to the acquisitions of Bioss and Flatmates

The transaction was carried out by the Swiss subsidiary of the Italian company and involves Simest and Intesa Sanpaolo

The investment in the start-up is led by United Ventures and participated by Fabrick, Firstminute Capital, SeedX and Haatch

Start-up develops carbon nanoparticle deposition technology to make next-generation batteries

In a fragmented geopolitical scenario, the market, technologies and investments find new strategies for the energy transition

Start-up develops Flexo, intelligent solution for charging electric vehicles from renewable sources

The neo-bank, which already has three million users in Italy, proposes itself as an alternative to traditional banks

The software platform that started as a project of the University of Brescia is available in Saas mode and appeals to banks

The founder of DeepMind, later acquired by Google, received the award together with his colleague John Jumper and David Baker

The Roman company is acquired by the Brazilian-born but now US-based group worth USD 2.4 billion

The number of social and environmental impact start-ups in 2024 grew by 9.0% year-on-year to 640

The two companies establish an operational partnership aimed at growing both AI-based offerings

The start-up receives investment from Fabio Nalucci, Pertile Venture and B-Heroes and prepares for market growth

The wearable device allows you to track your sports performance, which can also be shared

The new quantum processor announced by Google proves to be exponentially more powerful and reduce errors

Rome-based investment company expands its international presence in France and the US

The start-up, an ENEA spin-off, develops high-temperature critical superconducting tapes for various applications

The ninth edition of the report is produced in collaboration with InfoCamere, Politecnico di Milano and Confindustria

The analysis looks at platforms and campaigns across Europe with France and Italy leading the way