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August 29, 2022

11 Italian deeptech startups to watch, according to investors

The country has a great academic reputation, but is shaking off structural problems around creating strong R&D companies


Tim Smith

5 min read

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Italy’s deeptech startups are succeeding in spite of the conditions they find themselves in, rather than because of them. The country’s annual spending on R&D is among the lowest in Europe, there's a historic lack of engagement with university tech transfer offices, and in 2019 the education minister resigned over a lack of funding for universities.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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