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14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
October 23, 2026
14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
Sifted asked investors from 2100, Vento, United Ventures, Italians Founders for their top picks
Ruggero Di Spigna
Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows
Pro
Sifted data
October 22, 2026
Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows
Bigger seeds, a rebound in growth rounds and a record year for late-stage equity point to a maturing pipeline
Federico Scolari
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
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Market map
February 27, 2026
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
From Paris to Zurich, Sifted's market map of Europe’s robotics landscape categorises 90 startups building across the industrial, logistics, defence and healthcare industries
Jonathan Sinclair
Italian LPs poised to invest more in VC
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Analysis
October 31, 2025
Italian LPs poised to invest more in VC
Fiscal incentives for LPs to funnel money into Italian VCs could boost the ecosystem, but investors remain cautious about the market
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €25m Series A in photonics startup Camgraphic
News
March 24, 2025
Exclusive: NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €25m Series A in photonics startup Camgraphic
The money will be used to develop the startup’s R&D operations in Pisa and establish a pilot manufacturing line in Milan
Maya Dharampal-Hornby

# CDP

14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs

Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows

European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation

Italian LPs poised to invest more in VC

Exclusive: NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €25m Series A in photonics startup Camgraphic