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Italy Smart&Start Italia

Funds Italian innovation teams with support and grants for early ventures in digital and industrial technology.

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Smart&Start Italia is a national soft-loan program administered by Invitalia, Italy's national agency for investment attraction and enterprise development, acting on behalf of the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT). The program is designed to support innovative startups incorporated in Italy that are developing technological products, services, or processes with meaningful innovat…

What this grant funds

Smart&Start Italia offers concessional soft loans of €100,000–€1,500,000 to Italian-incorporated innovative startups developing technology products or services across all sectors.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Loan
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.invitalia.it