The segment of Startup Incubators & Accelerators plays an important role in a city’s startup ecosystem and its development. The Italian economical capital Milan is not an exception and with its wide array of incubators and accelerators plays a vital role in the startup ecosystem of the country itself. Although incubators and accelerators are very similar, usually incubators have entrants who have not yet officially started a business or are at a very early stage whilst accelerators usually accept more so developed companies that can be accelerated and grown within the accelerator. Startup incubators and accelerators fuel the startup ecosystem by investing skillsets, time, contacts, office space and investment to develop Italian and international startups, and limit the amount of risk there is for a startup and their founders through the offering of their incubating services and acceleration services that allows the startups to have greater knowledge, experience and specialized know-how. The startup incubators and accelerators in the startup ecosystem of Milan are developed by four main categories, including large corporations such as TIM, WIND and Unicredit, Universities for example Bocconi University’s Speed Mi Up and Politecnico di Milano’s Polihub, specific incubator and acceleration organizations such as Fashion Technology Accelerator and governmental startup incubators and accelerators such as FabriQ. This guide explains and identifies the structure of the startup incubators and accelerators segment in Milan and can assist to understand the different options when considering to potentially enter a startup incubator or accelerator in Milan.
Startup Incubators and Accelerators in Milan (Alphabetical Order):
1 – Name: Alimenta2Talent Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Alimenta2Talent is an accelerator co-financed by the Comune di Milano and developed by the specific PTP Science Park. This accelerator specializes mainly on the acceleration of startups within the circular economy, agrifood and life sciences sectors. Website: http://www.alimenta2talent.eu 2 – Name: b-ventures Type: Incubator & Accelerator Brief Description: B-ventures is an incubator and accelerator that specializes in mobile payment, mobile advertising and mobile content startups. This international incubator and accelerator offers co-working spaces in Italy, Spain, UK and US. Website: http://b-ventures.it/ 3 – Name: Barcamper Tours Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Barcamper by dpixel, is a scouting and education program that gives knowledge and tools to accelerate startups. The program is mobile and visits many cities to scout and accelerate startups. To find when it is Milan next, go to the Barcamper website. Website: http://barcamper.it 4 – Name: BiovelocITA Type: Accelerator Brief Description: BiovelocITA is fully dedicated to the acceleration of biotech innovative projects. IT provides both seed funds and management skills in various therapeutics areas. Website: http://www.biovelocita.com/ 5 – Name: Boox Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Boox is a Milanese accelerator that accelerates digital startups, specifically e-commerce and SaaS startups. Website: http://www.boox.it/en 6 – Name: Impact Hub Type: Incubator Brief Description: Impact Hub Milano is a Coworking and Events Space, a Community and Certified Incubator which is apart of a global network of more than 100 locations comprising over 15,000 entrepreneurs and innovators gathered around common interest in projects and companies that have social, environmental or cultural impact. Website: http://milan.impacthub.net 7 – Name: Incubatore Tecnologico Bottega di Leonardo Type: Incubator Brief Description: Incubatore Tecnologico Bottega di Leonardo is an incubator that specifies in multimedia, industrial and domestic automation and high-tech IT startups. Website: http://www.bottegaleonardo.it/index.htm 8 – Name: Breed Reply Type: Incubator Brief Description: Breed Reply is an advanced incubator for Internet Of Things startups. Breed Reply is based in UK and has offices in the cities of London, Munich and also Milan. The incubator mainly specifies in the vertical markets of fitness and wellness, healthcare, smart home, manufacturing, transportation and energy. Breed Reply Incubator is a part of The Reply Group. Website: http://www.reply.com/en/breed-reply/breed-reply-advanced-startup-incubator 9 – Name: Digital Magics Type: Incubator Brief Description: Digital Magics is an incubator that operates in Milan as well as Bari, Naples, Palermo, Rome and Triveneto. Digital Magics is an incubator that specializes in digital startups. Website: http://www.digitalmagics.com 10 – Name: Edison Pulse Type: Incubator Brief Description: Edison Pulse is an incubator program run by the company, Edison. The incubator specializes in four main categories; energy, smart home, consumer and tourism and business enhancement. Website: http://www.edisonpulse.it 11 – Name: ELITE Type: Accelerator Brief Description: ELITE is an innovative program which supports SMEs for the next stage of their growth. Website: https://it.elite-growth.com/en 12 -Name: ENEL For Startups Type: Accelerator and Incubator Brief Description: Offered by the company ENEL, the multinational operates as industrial strategic partner and offers a large array of services, know-how and network to startups in 12 verticals. To find the specific verticals, refer to the website. Website: http://startup.enel.com/en/home 13 – Name: Euroimpresa Type: Incubator Brief Description: Euroimpresa offers an incubator for startups with less than 3 years of operation. Website: http://www.euroimpresa.it 14 – Name: FabriQ Type: Incubator Brief Description: FabriQ offers an incubator for social innovation and social impact startups. The incubator is developed by The Comune di Milano, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini and Impact Hub. Website: www.fabriq.eu 15 – Name: Fashion Technology Accelerator Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Fashion Technology Accelerator accelerates startups in the fashion technology sector. This international accelerator is a part of an international network that has accelerators in Milan, Silicon Valley and Seoul. Website: http://www.ftaccelerator.it 16 – Name: Fondazione Filarete Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Fondazione Filarete is a business accelerator that accelerates startups in the sectors of biomaterials, healthcare and advanced technology. Website: http://www.fondazionefilarete.com/en/ 17 – Name: Future Food Ecosystem Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Future Food Ecosystem has a range of accelerators and programs in its organization that support and develop food specific startups. Website: http://futurefoodecosystem.org 18 – Name: G2 Type: Accelerator Brief Description: G2 is an accelerator that accelerates digital transformation and industry 4.0 startups. Website: http://g2-startups.it/ 19 – Name: growITup Type: Accelerator Brief Decription: growITup is an accelerator platform for Italian digital startups to grow. The platform allows large corporations to get in contact with successful digital startups and to contribute to their growth. Website: http://www.growitup.it/?lang=en 20 – Name: Innovits Type: Accelerator Brief Description: A non-profit organization that aims to accelerate and support entrepreneurial development. Website: https://www.innovits.it/ 21 – Name: Intesa Sanpaolo Start Up Initiative Type: Incubator Brief Description: An incubator for high-tech startups that specializes in social ventures, biotechnologies, ICT, mobile and mobility, cleantech and nanotechnologies startups. Website: http://www.startupinitiative.com/en/index.html 22 – Name: iSTARTER Type: Accelerator Brief Description: iSTARTER is an accelerator that accelerates Italian startups. The accelerator is based in Shoreditch, London. Website: http://www.istarter.it 23 – Name: Italian Brand Factory Type: Accelerator and Incubator Brief Description: Italian Brand Factory is an accelerator and incubator that specializes in the sectors of fashion, food, design, art & culture, travel & tourism and cosmetics. Website: http://www.italianbrandfactory.it/ 24 – Name: IULM Innovation Lab Type: Accelerator Brief Description: IULM Innovation Lab is a business accelerator by the IULM Univeristy. The IULM Innovation Lab offers access to its co-working space. Website: http://www.iulminnovationlab.com/ 25 – Name: Keycapital Type: Incubator Brief Description: Keycapital is a venture incubator that incubates digital startups. Website: http://www.keycapital.it 26 – Name: Make a Cube Type: Incubator & Accelerator Brief Description: Make a Cube is an incubator and accelerator that specializes in high social value startups, environmental startups and cultural startups. Website: www.makeacube.com 27 – Name: Nuvolab Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Nuvolab is an accelerator that specializes in industrial automation, food, furniture/design, clothing/fashion, digital, fintech and biomedical startups. Website: http://nuvolab.com 28 – Name: Officine Formative Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Officine Formative is an online accelerator that has an in-depth online training. Officine Formative is an initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo. Website: http://officineformative.it 29 – Name: Parco Technologico Padano Type: Incubator & Accelerator Brief Description: Parco Technologico Padano offers an incubator and accelerator for technologically innovative startups. Website: http://www.ptp.it 30 – Name: Polihub Type: Incubator Brief Description: Polihub is a Startup District and Incubator. It is the Politecnico di Milano University incubator and is run by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano. Polihub university incubator supports highly innovative startups by scouting, tutorship, mentorship, advisory and open innovation. Website: http://www.polihub.it/en/ 31 – Name: Rancillo Cube Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Rancilio Cube supports entrepreneurial culture, debate among entrepreneurs and social and entrepreneurial growth. Rancilio Cube offers its own business accelerator. Website: http://www.ranciliocube.com 32 – Name: RQ Research Qualification Type: Incubator Brief Description: RQ Research Qualifications offers an incubator that specializes in high-tech startups and industrial research startups. Website: http://www.rqsrl.it/ 33 – Name: Sanipedia Type: Incubator Brief Description: Sanipedia is an incubator that supports young researchers and entrepreneurs at a very early stage of a project. Sanipedia specializes in health startups. Website: https://www.sanipedia.com/about-us/ 34 – Name: SpeedMiUp Type: Incubator & Accelerator Brief Description: SpeedMiUp is an incubator and accelerator offered by Bocconi University, Camera di Commercio di Milano and the Comune di Milano. SpeedMiUp offers startups business development, business networks, entrepreneurial synergies, co-working spaces and services. Website: http://www.speedmiup.it/eng/ 35- Name: TH2 Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Th2 is an accelerator specialized on Digital Manufacturing and Food Tech startups and SMEs. Website: http://www.th2.it/#/home 36 – Name: The Startup Training Type: Accelerator Brief Description: The Startup Training is an acceleration program that helps early-stage startups identify their market, launch and develop. Website: https://www.thestartuptraining.com/home 37 – Name: TIM#WCAP Type: Accelerator Brief Description: TIM#WCAP is TIM’s corporate accelerator that selects, accelerates and funds digital startups. TIM#WCAP offers its accelerator in Milan, Bologna, Rome and Catania, along with co-working spaces for the startups. Website: http://www.wcap.tim.it 38 – Name: Unicredit Startup Lab Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Unicredit Startup Lab is an accelerator that is run by Unicredit. The accelerator specialized in life science, ICT/Web/Digital, Cleantech and Innovation Made in Italy startups. Unicredit Startup Lab also offers a specialized Fintech accelerator. Website: https://www.unicreditstartlab.eu/en.html 39 – Name: Wind Tre Business Factor Type: Accelerator Brief Description: Wind Tre Business Factor is an online accelerator developed by the company WIND. This online accelerator program supports Italian startups by offering online resources and instruments. Website: http://windbusinessfactor.it 40 – Name: Xone Italia Type: Accelerator Brief Description: The Xone Italia Accelerator is offered by Vodafone. Xone Italia Accelerator supports, develops and brings Italian startups to the marketplace. Website: https://xone.vodafone.it/en/home/ 41 – Name: ZCube Type: Accelerator Brief Description: The mission of Zcube by Zambon is to identify and support the validation of Drug Delivery Systems, selecting those that have revealed the potential to generate innovative products. Website: http://www.z-cube.it/ The startup ecosystem of Milan is a large and vibrant city startup ecosystem that offers many opportunities for many Italians and for many internationals. The important segment of startup incubators and accelerators plays a key role in the development and support of the startup ecosystem of Milan. Contributor: Adam Bregu Source: A model to enable the analysis, mapping, understanding and development of a city’s startup ecosystem. Practical application of the model on the startup ecosystem of Milan. Adam Bregu, Bocconi University, 2017.
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