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Practical guides for people building startups in Italy.
Capital, grants, legal matters, product and security: explained with verified sources and updated when the rules change.
Strategia
When a cofounder leaves: what to do about shares, code and customers
Good and bad leaver clauses, vesting in an Italian srl, shares without an agreement, code ownership and customer contracts when a cofounder walks away.
27 October 2026 · 7 min
Strategia
If the startup shuts down: what happens to investors and tax incentives
30% or 65% IRPEF tax credit, the three-year holding period, clawback, loss of innovative startup status and capital losses: what an Italian angel risks.
27 October 2026 · 8 min
Strategia
Startup stalled after the first round: close, sell or restart
Voluntary liquidation, selling assets or code, acqui-hire, or a relaunch with a new operating partner: how to choose when an Italian startup has stalled.
27 October 2026 · 8 min
Fundraising
How to find and approach business angels in Italy: networks, applications and what they check
IAG, Club degli Investitori, Angels4Women and IBAN: how applications work, how long processes take and what angels check before investing.
25 October 2026 · 5 min
Tech & Product
Cloud and AI credits for startups in 2026: which programmes to apply for and how
AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, OVHcloud, Scaleway and Cloudflare: amounts, requirements and pitfalls of startup programmes, from official pages.
25 October 2026 · 5 min
Fundraising
EIC Accelerator for Italian startups: how it works, short and full proposals, 2026 cut-offs
A grant below 2.5 million euro and 1 to 10 million euro in investment for TRL 6-8 technology: the three-stage process and the 2026 batching dates.
25 October 2026 · 5 min
Startup Insights
Italian innovative startup status in 2026: requirements, benefits and registration after the reform
Since Law 193/2024 the status lasts three years, extendable only with measurable results. Requirements, exclusions and registration in practice.
25 October 2026 · 6 min
Fundraising
Investing in Italian startups in 2026: which tax incentives are actually left
Since 1 January 2026 the 30% deduction cannot be used and only the 65% de minimis scheme remains, with tight limits. What it means for investors and for founders raising.
25 October 2026 · 3 min
Fundraising
Technical roadmap for investor questions
A technical roadmap for investors ties each choice to a business milestone, states technical debt and risks, and shows what the capital will buy.
11 August 2026 · 5 min
Tech & Product
Choosing one distribution channel to learn
Early on, pick one distribution channel, with a written hypothesis and a set trial period, rather than spreading yourselves across five.
28 July 2026 · 5 min
Fundraising
Finance stack for the first 18 months
An Italian SRL's first 18 months need a few well-connected pieces: a dedicated account, e-invoicing, an accountant, a cash model and a monthly close.
21 July 2026 · 5 min
Advisory
Designing a corporate pilot with real owners
A corporate pilot works when an owner answers for the outcome, success criteria are written first, it runs short and the path to a contract is agreed upfront.
14 July 2026 · 5 min
Tech & Product
AI tooling governance for startups
Lightweight AI governance for startups: a tool inventory, data rules, vetted suppliers, team AI literacy and the AI Act dates that matter.
30 June 2026 · 5 min
Tech & Product
Pricing while the market is still speaking
Early on, price is a learning tool: tie it to the value customers get, test it in real conversations and revise it under written rules.
9 June 2026 · 5 min
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Compliance roadmap for enterprise readiness
To sell to enterprises, start with consistent answers to supplier questionnaires, then documented controls, then a certification chosen by market.
12 May 2026 · 5 min
Fundraising
Unit economics when data is still thin
With few customers, unit economics are built rather than measured: explicit assumptions, ranges instead of single numbers, and a plan to replace them with data.
28 April 2026 · 5 min
Startup Insights
The first hiring plan for an early startup
A useful first hiring plan starts from problems, not roles: a few hires in sequence, costs modelled against runway, contracts chosen with an adviser.
21 April 2026 · 6 min
Fundraising
KPI discipline before a seed round
Before a seed round you don't need dozens of metrics: you need a few written definitions, a weekly rhythm and numbers you can explain line by line.
17 March 2026 · 5 min
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