🇮🇹 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Italy

Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Italy

• CDP Venture Capital

  Program · Rome

  Italy's national venture platform: 256 portfolio companies and about €2.9B planned deployment in 2026, investing directly and through funds.

  Offers: investment

• Italian Startup Act (startup innovativa)

  Program · Nationwide · Free access

  Legal status for innovative startups with tax incentives and simplified rules.

  Offers: info

• Italia Startup Visa

  Program · Rome · Free access

  Fast-track visa for non-EU founders of innovative startups.

  Offers: info

• Invitalia (Smart&Start Italia)

  Program · Rome

  National agency running Smart&Start, zero-interest loans for innovative startups.

  Offers: funding

• InnovUp

  Community · Rome

  Italian association of startups, innovation hubs and investors.

  Offers: info, community

• Zest (formerly LVenture Group)

  Accelerator · Rome

  Listed early-stage investor and accelerator behind LUISS EnLabs, backing Italian seed at €100K–€3M.

  Offers: funding, investment, mentoring

• Rancilio Cube

  Accelerator · Milan

  Milan accelerator and seed investor with a four-month programme.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• PoliHub

  Incubator · Milan

  Politecnico di Milano's innovation park and startup accelerator.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Talent Garden

  Community · Milan

  Coworking and digital-skills campus network founded in Italy.

  Offers: space, community

• H-FARM

  Accelerator · Roncade (Venice)

  Innovation hub near Venice, founded 2005, combining acceleration, education and investment; 15+ portfolio exits.

  Offers: funding, space, mentoring

• I3P (Politecnico di Torino)

  Incubator · Turin

  Politecnico di Torino's incubator, founded 1999, focused on deep tech, cleantech and biotech.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• B4i – Bocconi for Innovation

  Accelerator · Milan

  Bocconi University's accelerator, offering up to €30,000 plus mentoring in fintech, AI and sustainability.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Nana Bianca

  Accelerator · Florence

  Florence startup studio and accelerator running the Hubble programme.

  Offers: space, mentoring, community

• BiovelocITA

  Accelerator · Milan

  Italy's first accelerator dedicated to biotech startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Digital Magics

  Accelerator · Milan

  Italian startup incubator and co-founder of the Fin+Tech accelerator.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Fin+Tech

  Accelerator · Milan

  Fintech and insurtech accelerator by CDP, Digital Magics, Nexi and partners, investing up to €300K across 16 startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Industrio Accelerator

  Accelerator · Rovereto

  The first hardware startup accelerator in Italy.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Barcamper Acceleration Program

  Accelerator · Bologna

  Acceleration programme for early Italian startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Impact Hub Milano

  Community · Milan

  Milan hub supporting businesses that tackle social problems.

  Offers: space, community