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…
Insights
Startup basics
Plain-language guides for first-time founders: what a startup is, how to test an idea, find co-founders and raise the first money.
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…
Cross-border growth
Italia Startup Visa: who can apply and how it works in 2026
Who can apply for the Italia Startup Visa, how much money you need, the steps from the ministry's committee to…
Fundraising
Innovative startup Italy: requirements and benefits in 2026
What it takes to be an innovative startup in Italy in 2026, how long the status lasts, what you get…
Startup basics
When to quit your job to start a business: signals and runway
The signals that say it's time, a simple formula for your personal runway, what a 2014 study says about keeping…
Startup basics
Successful Italian startups that started small: 6 true stories
Satispay, Bending Spoons, Musixmatch, Yoox, Translated and Docebo: how six successful Italian startups began, what their first money looked like…
Fundraising
Co-founder equity split: data, vesting and a worked example
Equal or unequal? Carta's latest data on founder splits, five factors worth weighing, how vesting and the cliff work, a…
Startup basics
Startup glossary: 50 words you’ll hear in your first year
Fifty startup terms in plain English, grouped by what you're doing: raising money, sharing ownership, reading the numbers, pitching. Each…
Fundraising
How to start a startup: the map from zero to your first round
The beginner's map from idea to first round: five stages, what happens in each, the usual mistakes, real 2026 costs…
Adaxit Brief
Every two weeks, the capital markets in a five-minute read.