69 Best Startups in Italy to Watch in 2024

Smart solutions provider for selling and buying homes.

Total Raised: $312.92M

Last Funding: $1.50M (Seed)

Payment solution enabling customers to buy and pay in three interest-free installments.

Total Raised: $416.00M

Last Funding: $213.00M (Series B)

Gene therapies developer for pediatric patients.

Total Raised: $52.00M

Last Funding: $52.00M (Series B)

Ephos is a manufacturer of glass-based photonic chips founded in 2022 by Francesco Ceccarelli, Andrea Rocchetto and Giacomo Corrielli.

Total Raised: $8.61M

Last Funding: $8.50M (Seed)

AI-powered multilingual content generation platform.

Total Raised: $25.80M

Last Funding: $18.00M (Series B)

IoT firmware cybersecurity developers.

Total Raised: $25.48M

Last Funding: $16.35M (Series B)

Qomodo is a BNPL platform for retailers and consumers founded in 2023.

Total Raised: $37.00M

Last Funding: $37.00M (Pre Seed)

AI-driven personalised learning platform.

Total Raised: $16.91M

Last Funding: $15.08M (Series A)

BeDimensional is a graphene and 2D materials producer founded in 2016 by Vittorio Pellegrini.

Total Raised: $27.10M

Last Funding: $21.80M (Debt Financing)

Non-coding RNA-based therapeutics.

Total Raised: $21.58M

Last Funding: $10.66M (Seed)

Satispay is a company founded in 2013 by Dario Brignone, Alberto Dalmasso and Samuele Pinta.

Total Raised: $118.10M

Last Funding: $18.00M (Series C)

Gene therapies for inherited retinal disorders.

Total Raised: $65.19M

Last Funding: $65.19M (Series A)

Glaut is an AI-powered consumer survey platform founded in 2024.

Total Raised: $1.40M

Last Funding: $1.40M (Pre Seed)

Online grocery shopping marketplace.

Total Raised: $129.48M

Last Funding: $13.70M (Series B)

Vertical farms.

Total Raised: $58.59M

Last Funding: $40.00M (Series B)

B2B payments platform for the Italian market.

Total Raised: $7.28M

Last Funding: $6.70M (Series A)

Mobile app developer.

Total Raised: $495.00M

Last Funding: $155.00M (Series D)

Surgical robots maker.

Total Raised: $137.70M

Last Funding: $110.00M (Series C)

Revenue-based financing platform.

Total Raised: $36.41M

Last Funding: $11.04M (Series A)

Mycelium-based biomaterials producer.

Total Raised: $12.04M

Last Funding: $12.04M (Series A)

Single-point fraud management platform.

Total Raised: $10.72M

Last Funding: $10.72M (Series A)

Online grocery delivery platform.

Total Raised: $72.80M

Last Funding: $21.14M (Unknown)

Developer of a low-cost and efficient system for long-duration electricity storage.

Total Raised: $38.00M

Last Funding: $19.00M (Series B)

Online Pharmacy and Integrated Healthcare Platform

Total Raised: $15.32M

Last Funding: $15.00M (Series A)

Recruiting platform.

Total Raised: $2.09M

Last Funding: $1.09M (Seed)

In-orbit servicing solutions provider.

Total Raised: $4.00M

Last Funding: $4.00M (Seed)

On-demand packaging system for brands.

Total Raised: $2.36M

Last Funding: $2.36M (Seed)

Small molecule folding interfering degraders (FIDs) that target multiple therapeutic areas.

Total Raised: $22.82M

Last Funding: $22.82M (Series A)

3D printing platform for industries.

Total Raised: $15.72M

Last Funding: $0.32M (Pre Seed)

Telecommunication systems developer for cubesats.

Total Raised: $3.40M

Last Funding: $2.34M (Seed)

Ground-segment-as-a-service platform for satellite operators.

Total Raised: $27.06M

Last Funding: $1.50M (Series B)

Platform for online AI-driven solutions.

Total Raised: $49.79M

Last Funding: $43.88M (Series A)

Technical education for kids.

Total Raised: $8.57M

Last Funding: $8.57M (Series A)

Cryptocurrency exchange designed for the next generation of investors, offering safety, speed, and ease of use.

Total Raised: $21.91M

Last Funding: $16.85M (Series A)

Pharmaceutical developer specializing in new treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases.

Total Raised: $20.37M

Last Funding: $20.37M (Series B)

Cloud-based platform to create digital twins to monitor physical infrastructures.

Total Raised: $3.23M

Last Funding: $3.23M (Seed)

Plant-based cheese producer.

Total Raised: $5.37M

Last Funding: $5.37M (Pre Seed)

Luxury goods investment platform.

Total Raised: $0.81M

Last Funding: $0.81M (Pre Seed)

Vertical farming designer.

Total Raised: $5.36M

Last Funding: $5.36M (Series A)

Media platform for women.

Total Raised: $30.30M

Last Funding: $3.00M (Debt Financing)

Blood-based test utilizing a unique antibody to target a specific p53 protein shape for medical analysis.

Total Raised: $11.01M

Last Funding: $11.01M (Unknown)

Genetic and biometric personal data protection insurance platform.

Total Raised: $17.10M

Last Funding: $12.30M (Series A)

Fitness app providing live monthly classes to help people feel strong and healthy.

Total Raised: $19.12M

Last Funding: $10.56M (Series A)

Digital platform for automotive industry, car dealers, distributors and manufacturers.

Total Raised: $41.90M

Last Funding: $10.00M (Series A)

Open finance platform.

Total Raised: $42.71M

Last Funding: $42.71M (Series B)

Next-generation credit platform for banks and financial institutions based on open banking and alternative data

Total Raised: $4.76M

Last Funding: $3.00M (Seed)

Platform for social, tax and financial benefits.

Total Raised: $3.39M

Last Funding: $3.39M (Seed)

AI-powered HR platform.

Total Raised: $0.88M

Last Funding: $0.88M (Pre Seed)

Air purifier for hotels and retail locations.

Total Raised: $5.31M

Last Funding: $5.31M (Series A)

Carbon emissions tracking platform.

Total Raised: $3.69M

Last Funding: $3.69M (Seed)

Producer of levulinic acid directly from biomass.

Total Raised: $16.25M

Last Funding: $16.25M (Series A)

Challenger bank serving small and medium-sized businesses in Italy.

Total Raised: $53.17M

Last Funding: $53.17M (Seed)

Producer of computational power for blockchain and digital mining.

Total Raised: $113.93M

Last Funding: $113.93M (Debt Financing)

Fabrication and commercialization of electronic and MEMS devices on stretchable supports for various applications.

Total Raised: $27.03M

Last Funding: $27.03M (Series D)

Cryptogallery.

Total Raised: $1.54M

Last Funding: $1.54M (Seed)

Training and education platform for schools, young professionals and workers.

Total Raised: $7.80M

Last Funding: $7.80M (Seed)

Business management and in-store operations platform.

Total Raised: $1.24M

Last Funding: $1.24M (Pre Seed)

Pet houses designed beautifully for your furry friends.

Total Raised: $44.46M

Last Funding: $44.46M (Unknown)

Foodtech company offering food management services to restaurants.

Total Raised: $29.65M

Last Funding: $24.10M (Series B)

Distributed cloud provider recycling wasted internet resources into secure web services.

Total Raised: $19.77M

Last Funding: $12.50M (Series A)

Lending platform for SMEs.

Total Raised: $37.83M

Last Funding: $23.10M (Series B)

STEP is the answer to small and medium-sized businesses' most pressing demands.

Total Raised: $9.83M

Last Funding: $9.83M (Seed)

Fast-food chain serving Hawaiian poke dishes in Italy.

Total Raised: $16.73M

Last Funding: $16.73M (Unknown)

Platform offering training and coaching for ICT professionals and recruitment services for ICT companies.

Total Raised: $12.19M

Last Funding: $11.00M (Series A)

Platform that uses AI and Machine Learning for banking, biomedicine, telematics, and life-cycle analysis.

Total Raised: $9.54M

Last Funding: $6.35M (Series A)

Co-living platform.

Total Raised: $32.55M

Last Funding: $32.55M (Unknown)

Platform offering augmented analytics for business data.

Total Raised: $10.15M

Last Funding: $10.15M (Series A)

Professional translation services made easy. Crafted by expert humans, powered by technology, efficiently delivered.

Total Raised: $30.00M

Last Funding: $30.00M (Unknown)

Beauty products platform delivering high-quality cosmetics directly to consumers in Europe and the US.

Total Raised: $8.79M

Last Funding: $6.82M (Series B)