Startup and Entrepreneurship

In the dynamic innovation ecosystem, funding for incubators and accelerators represents a practical lever to empower startups and technology transformation projects. For 2026, several regional and national-level developments aim to strengthen the incubation and acceleration system, offering concrete tools, clear criteria, and a relatively defined pathway to access resources. This article analyzes in detail a regional call aimed at Emilia-Romagna and offers actionable guidance

In this guide to Startup Grants 2026 Italian Innovation, we analyze how public instruments and incentives are shaping the ecosystem of new ventures in Italy. The goal is to offer a practical, up-to-date reading that helps founders and innovators navigate grants, requirements, and concrete opportunities. The landscape of grants is rich and varied: these are not generic promises, but tools with defined ceilings, contribution percentages, and deadlines, often updated monthly. Th

Investments in Italy's innovative startups are outlining a new phase for the ecosystem: a market that remains dynamic but still uncertain in scaling the mid-tier. Based on data gathered by StartupItalia's editorial team, this year investments in startups 1,214,358,000 euros, with a total of 208 rounds closed. These figures reflect a growing market, capable of attracting capital from both national and international sources, while highlighting a concentration of high-weight ope

SpaceX is emerging as a case study in innovation that blends space exploration, digital infrastructure, and new opportunities for the business world. The idea of turning Starlink satellites into a network of distributed data centers is a vision that, if realized, could change the rules of the data game on a global scale. According to Abhi Tripathi, a former SpaceX employee and now the head of mission operations at the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, the satellite-based da

The 200,000-euro Startup Voucher program marks a new edition of the regional voucher dedicated to innovative startups. It is the 200,000-euro Startup Voucher program aimed at accelerating the development of innovative projects. It is a measure within the Sardinia ERDF 2021-2027 regional program, designed to support the development of entrepreneurial solutions with product validation and a functioning prototype. The heart of the initiative is co-financing up to 200,000 euros p

The European innovation scene is entering a new, significant chapter: U2V, a venture spin-off born from the experience of Earlybird-X, has announced the first close of a €60 million fund aimed at supporting DeepTech startups originating from European technological universities. The fund aims to invest in pre-seed and seed stages across Europe, focusing on AI and advanced computing, IndustrialTech and CleanTech, with the goal of completing up to 25 investments. The first close