Fundraising
Investor pipeline: run your fundraise like a sales funnel
A funding round behaves like a sales funnel. How to set up an investor pipeline: stages with exit criteria, the…
Insights
Data and guides for better decisions.
Fundraising, public funding and new markets: analysis and practical guides for founders, SMEs and investors.
Fundraising
Burn rate and runway: how to calculate them, with an example
Gross and net burn, the runway formula, a worked example for an Italian startup (tredicesima and TFR included), Paul Graham's…
Public funding
Lombardy startup grant 2026: up to €1 million, closes 25 Nov
Regione Lombardia's grant for early-stage innovative startups covers 80% of eligible costs, up to €1 million. Who qualifies, what it…
Fundraising
Venture debt in Italy: how it works, what it costs, who lends
What venture debt is, when it beats a bigger equity round, how a deal is built, a worked example of…
Fundraising
Startup accelerators in Italy and Europe: where to apply in 2026
Which accelerators an Italian founder should look at for 2026-27: CDP Venture Capital's network, B4i, PoliHub, Y Combinator, Techstars, Entrepreneur…
Fundraising
Fake investors: how founders get scammed, and how to check
Upfront 'due diligence' fees, fake term sheets, cloned VC firms and unauthorised crowdfunding sites: how scams aimed at founders work,…
Startup basics
Flat-rate tax regime in Italy: a 2026 guide for founders
Who can use Italy's regime forfettario in 2026, how the 15% or 5% tax and INPS are worked out, what…
Fundraising
How to apply to Y Combinator: the Winter 2027 guide
Y Combinator's Winter 2027 deadline is 2 November. What YC invests, how the form, the one-minute video and the interview…
Public funding
Brevetti+ 2026: patent, design and trademark grants for SMEs
Italy has set aside €32 million for Brevetti+, Disegni+ and Marchi+ in 2026, but the calls are late. What the…
Fundraising
Venture capital Q3 2026: what the numbers mean for founders
Crunchbase's Q3 2026 count, read from a founder's chair: the global total, the AI share, the billion-dollar rounds, seed and…
Adaxit Brief
Every two weeks, the capital markets in a five-minute read.