Italy as a Smart Nation? The time may have come. The first steps, at least, have been taken, even in the midst of a political crisis that creates uncertainty about the coming months. And there are some important news – …
In the first 6 months of 2019, 397 million Euros were invested in Italian start-ups and start-ups that have been founded by Italian entrepreneurs – as pointed out in a recent analysis by StartupItalia!. The Italian Venture capital market continues …
It’s a think tank that aims to promote a further development of Italian venture capital market, which is almost ready to compete on the international ground. It is called VC Hub Italia and is a “permanent forum” created by the …
“The Italian venture capital has been suffering from a structural delay and hence it has fallen behind both on a dimensional and on a regulatory level. But, at least on the former, we are catching up. As for the latter, …
They write Noah Berlin, we read “the future of innovation”. It’s one of the main European early-stage and late-stage VC conferences: it took place in mid-June, gathering 5,000 participants, 1,500 start-ups and 700 investors. It’s where the future scenarios of …
“Together with financial resources, another important ingredient of a thriving start-up ecosystem are entrepreneurs who are ready to engage in new projects,” stated Oecd in an assessment report of the Italian Startup Act, the policy including heterogeneous tools aimed at …
If there is a universal guide to innovation that every company should read, it is in the letters to shareholders that Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, writes every year. In particular, in the latest (published in April), the CEO of …
2018: record year for VC investments in the world 2018 was a record year for the venture capital market not just in Italy but globally. According to Kpmg, VC investments have reached 254 billion dollars worldwide – a sharp increase …
Italian start-ups closed rounds for an overall amount of 480 million Euros in 2018. Deals that were worth at least 3 million euros amounted to a total of 408 million Euros. Italy is preparing to reap the benefits of government …
Italy counts more than 10,000 innovative startups. This is good news for the Venture Capital market, since it means that VC funds can pick and choose from a wider basket, thus increasing their portfolio quality. The growing number of start-up …