1. The document discusses the Italian startup ecosystem, covering the Association's mission to represent startups and support their growth. 2. It provides statistics on startup distribution across Italy, with over 7,800 startups located primarily in northern regions. 3. Investments in Italian startups grew to €182 million in 2016, though this remains lower than levels in Germany, France and Spain relative to the size of their economies.

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ITALIAN STARTUPS ECOSYSTEM

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SUMMARY

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1. The Association: Mission, Positioning, Members, Priority Focus
2. Startup distribution in Italy
3. Investments in 2016
4. Some data from the survey “The voice of startups” 2017

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THE ASSOCIATION
mission
positioning
members
priority focus

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FROM THE CHARTER
“The Association aims to bring together and represent young innovative
companies with high potential growth ( startups ) and all those,
individuals, institutions or legal people, involved in any way to facilitate,
support or manage and enhance startup projects whether they are the
founders of the startup, or those who help startups in their growth path:
incubators, accelerators, investors, companies and enablers”.
MISSION

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POSITIONING

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INVESTORS (BA & VC)
5
ACCELERATORS
& INCUBATORS
38
ENABLERS
34
PEOPLE
1701
STARTUP
seed (618)
champion (12)
COMPANIES
27
MEMBERS
(2435)

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PRIORITY FOCUS
Institutional
relationship
Matching
between big
companies and
startups
International
development
Ecosystem:
mapping and
qualification
Entrepreneurship
education
Enhancement of
territories
Communication
and events

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STARTUPS DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY

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192
777
589
293
28
178
63
400
155
355
131
354
843
145
428
61
1805
229
670
184
7835
4365
1837
1678
North
Center
South
Data Source: Ministry of Economic Development (MISE)

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INVESTMENTS IN 2016

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77 82
63
76
101
35
47
57
71
81
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Million€
Informal
Formal
+6% -23% +21%
+34% +21% +25%
112
129
120
147
Italian formal
domestic
investment in
2015 is:
o 1/7 compared to
Germany
o 1/6 compared to
France
o comparable to
Spain
182
+33%
+14%
DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS BY INVESTOR TYPE
www.osservatori.net

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77 82
63
76
101
35
47
57
71
81
0
50
100
150
200
250
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Million€
International Informal Formal
+14%
+33%
182*
77 82
63
76
101
35
47
57
71
81
35
0
50
100
150
200
250
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Million€
International
Informal
Formal
217*
+14%
+33%
+6% -23% +21%
+34% +21% +25%
112
129 120
147 * Values for
2016 are
estimated
1 Investments from international investors are estimated based on a combination of primary and secondary sources on significant rounds, and may be rounded up in future
research updates
DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS BY INVESTOR TYPE
www.osservatori.net

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2016 Financing rounds
23 mln €
Startups: headquartered in Italy, funded by
Formal and Informal investors
12 mln €
12 mln € 10 mln €
8.7 mln € 8.7 mln €
8 mln €8 mln €
7.5 mln € 6.5 mln €
STARTUPS WITH THE HIGHEST FINANCING ROUNDS DISTRIBUTION
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SOME DATA FROM THE SURVEY
“ THE VOICE OT STARTUPS”
2017

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50,7%
11,0%
36,1%
2,3%
B2B2C
B2C
B2B
Other
TARGET CUSTOMERS OF ITALIAN STARTUPS

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0,7%
2,1%
0,7%
9,9%
17,6%
14,1%
21,1%
17,6%
14,1%
2,1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
> 65
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
< 25
Average age: 40 years
AGE OF FOUNDER

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11,6%
10,5%
21,5%
26,2%
30,2%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Altro
Laurea di Primo Livello
Diploma di Scuola Secondaria
Laurea di Secondo Livello
Master / Post Laurea
FOUNDERS LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Master/Post Degree
Master Degree
High School
Bachelor Degree
Other

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