Public funding
Funding for women entrepreneurs in Italy: what’s open in 2026
Is the Fondo Impresa Femminile open? What ON, Smart&Start and SIMEST give women-led companies today, the EU calls with their…
Insights
Public funding
Public programmes, grants and subsidised loans for startups and SMEs, explained with official sources.
Public funding
Startup grants in Italy: what’s open in autumn 2026
Eleven public funding measures for Italian startups, checked on their official pages on 8 October 2026: who each one is…
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…
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
CDP Venture Capital: what it is and how startups get funded
What CDP Venture Capital is, who owns it, which funds it runs, how startups get in through accelerators and co-investment,…
Cross-border growth
SIMEST financing in 2026: loans, grant share and how to apply
What SIMEST lends Italian companies to grow abroad: the nine soft-loan solutions, how the ceiling is calculated, who can reach…
Fundraising
EIC Accelerator: how the EU’s grant plus equity works in 2026
The EU's money for deep-tech start-ups and SMEs: a grant, an equity investment, or both. What you get, who can…
Public funding
Nuova Sabatini: the interest subsidy for machinery and software
The ministry pays you a contribution worth the interest on a five-year loan when you buy machinery, equipment or software.…
Public funding
Italy SME guarantee fund: how the Fondo di Garanzia works
A public guarantee on bank loans, managed by Mediocredito Centrale for the ministry. Who can use it, what it covers…
Public funding
How to patent an idea in Italy: steps, costs and limits
You can't patent an idea, only an invention. What Italian law protects, how filing with UIBM works, what it costs…
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