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Smart&Start Italia is sponsored by Invitalia. Smart&Start Italia is a grant from Invitalia that funds the creation and growth of innovative start-ups with high technological content across all Italian regions. The program finances business plans with a financial value between €100,000 and €1.
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Smart&Start Italia | Invitalia The incentive for the start and development of innovative start-ups Smart&Start Italia is the incentive managed by Invitalia and promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy that supports the creation and growth of innovative start-ups with high technological content in all the Italian Regions.
The goal is to stimulate a new entrepreneurial culture connected to the digital economy, valorise the results of scientific and technological research and encourage the return of “brains” from abroad.
innovative start-ups of small size, established for no more than 60 months and enrolled in the special section of the Companies Register; teams of natural persons who want to set up an innovative start-up in Italy, even if resident abroad, or foreign citizens in possession of a “start-up Visa”; foreign companies that want to set up at an office in Italy.
The requirements that qualify an enterprise as an “innovative start-up” are indicated in art. 25 of Italian Decree-Law no. 179/2012. To learn more about the requirements, consult the site startup.
registroimprese. it . Smart&Start Italia finances business plans having a financial entity between € 100,000 and € 1.
5 million , to be used for the purchase of investment goods and services, to support personnel expenses and corporate function costs.
The entrepreneurial project must possess at least one of the following characteristics: have significant technological and innovative content; be oriented towards the development of products, services or solutions in the field of the digital economy, artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things ; focus on the economic valorisation of the results of public and private research.
Interest-free financing of 80% of the eligible expenses. The percentage can rise to 90% if the start-up is comprised entirely of women and/or people under the age of 36, or if the start-up includes a PhD engaged abroad. The start-ups with headquarters in Central-South Italy benefit from a non-repayable contribution of 30%.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Start-ups and SMEs in Italy. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows €100,000 to €1.5 million. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Smart&Start Italia accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
Smart&Start Italia is funded by Invitalia. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.