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Smart & Start Italia

Funds innovative startups across Italy with zero-interest financing and phased support for scaling new products.

Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in ItalyItalyGrant + loan

Smart & Start Italia, instituted by DM 24 September 2014 and revised in 2019, supports innovative startups across Italy (registered <60 months in the special section of the Italian Companies Register, classified as small). The instrument finances business plans of EUR 100,000 - 1,500,000 covering tangible and intangible fixed assets, services, and personnel, via a zero-interest loan of 80% of elig…

AIBiotechBlockchainIoT & EdgeAdvanced Manufacturing

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 15 May 2026Source: www.mimit.gov.it