- agency
- Invitalia (on behalf of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy - MIMIT)
- amount
- Finances business plans between EUR 100,000 and EUR 1.5 million. Interest-free (zero-rate) financing covering 80% of eligible expenses; rising to 90% for startups composed entirely of women and/or under-36s, or including a PhD engaged abroad. For startups headquartered in Central-Southern Italy, 30% of the loan is converted into a non-repayable grant. No real guarantees required.
- country
- Italy
- deadline or recurrence
- Rolling / continuous window with no set deadline; applications evaluated in order of arrival on a first-come, first-served basis until resources are exhausted.
- eligibility
- Innovative startups established no more than 60 months ago, enrolled in the special register, with headquarters or operational unit in Italy; also open to teams of natural persons (including those abroad or foreign citizens holding a startup visa) and foreign companies establishing Italian offices. Project must have significant technological/innovative content, focus on digital economy/AI/blockchain/IoT, or valorize public/private research results.