Dear Reader,

Europe is looking at start-ups and showing that it is really beginning to understand their importance, thanks to the report on competitiveness presented by Mario Draghi and the appointment, for the first time, of a commissioner dedicated precisely to start-ups, Bulgarian Ekaterina Zaharieva. We were in Bremen to see the Constructor University, an international centre that brings together education, research and the creation of innovative enterprises, while in Milan a pool of academic, industrial and institutional players presented the TEF project, which aims to support 1,000 start-ups with a billion euros in investment, and in Genoa Maritime Ventures was officially launched to support the nautical and port supply chain, promoted by CDP Venture Capital together with ecosystem, industrial and financial partners. Among the latest rounds, BizAway's €35 million round stands out, but we also report on other significant investments that have been announced in recent days: Evoralis, Sloonek, Skillvue, IdentifAI, Pelomatto. We then write about Bending Spoons and Limenet, the NextStep fund and the Digital Design Days events taking place in early October in Milan and the first edition of Slush'D in Bolzano, where we were. Finally, the fourth chapter of the series of articles dedicated to the topic of the statutory clauses you need to know when making a start-up. Enjoy the reading and may the force be with you.

The new European Commission has for the first time a start-up ‘minister’ with the mission to create a more cohesive ecosystem

The university, based in Bremen, northern Germany, was acquired in 2021 by entrepreneur Serg Bell

The project aims to support one thousand start-ups and to invest one billion euros and sees Polimi, Bocconi, ION, FSI, Chamber of Commerce working together

Traveltech scaleup continues to grow, new investor also confirms international interest

The new funds supports the advancement of a diagnostic and drug delivery platform for microvascular obstruction in heart attack patients

Innovation from Cambridge University promises to improve the impact of the textile industry

The Czech start-up received new capital and started the internationalisation process from our country

Milanese start-up develops technology to detect whether a piece of content is generated by artificial intelligence

Investors in the deal include 14Peaks Capital, Orbita Verticale, Ithaca 3 and Kfund

The start-up provides a grooming service for pets at home and was born within Mamazen

CDP VC’s first project dedicated to supporting supply chains with the support of investors, institutions and businesses is officially launched

NextEnergy Group’s investment vehicle focuses on innovation for sustainability

The accelerator that is part of the CDP Venture Capital network is based in Ancona and graduates seven start-ups this year

After the rich campaign of international acquisitions in recent months comes the time for cuts

Start-up that developed technology for storing Co2 in water raises EUR 5 million

The international event takes place in Milan between 6 and 8 October, thousands of participants from all over the world are expected at Superstudio Più

The first edition of the event promoted the value of the ecosystem by positioning itself as a hinge with Europe

Company forms and modalities that the Innovative Start-ups Act allows, which ones to choose, which advantages, which facilities

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