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July 19, 2019

Italy sends its startups abroad to grow into unicorns

Where many other countries are trying to stop the brain drain and keep their entrepreneurs at home, Italy appears to be actively exporting its founders.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

“Italy is a great place to start a company and to prove something, but it doesn’t have enough funding and exit possibilities,” says Andrea Severino, founder of Healthy Virtuoso, a smartphone app that rewards people for making healthy lifestyle choices.

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