Rome's 11 Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators [2024]

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Updated: January 20th, 2022

Are you looking for an accelerator program in Rome?

According to being a centre of Italy, Rome provides great support and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs.

With the Rome startup ecosystem growing fast, the city has also attracted a large number of accelerators and incubators.

If you're starting a startup in Rome, you might be wondering what startup accelerators or incubators exist in the area. Here's the full list:

Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators In Rome

#	Accelerator/Incubator	Funding	Location	Apply
1	Pi Campus	€ 50k to € 500k	Rome	Apply
2	Luiss Enlabs	EUR 200,000	Rome, Milan	Apply
3	Hubble	EUR 50K	Florence,...	Apply
4	LVenture Group	Up to Euro 250,000	Rome	Apply
5	ESA BIC LAZIO	€50K to €2million	Rome	Apply
6	Startupbootcamp	$20K - $250K	Global	Apply
7	Ego Program	Not Disclosed	Rome	Apply
8	TIM WCAP	Not Disclosed	Milan, Rome	Apply
9	Startalia	Not disclosed	Rome	Apply
10	Impact Hub	Not Disclosed	Global	Apply
11	Founder Institute	$200K	Global	Apply

1. Pi Campus

Location: Rome
Industry: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Size: € 50k to € 500k
Program Length: 6 Months
Equity Taken: 1% to 10%

PI Campus Accelerator program targets early-stage startups focusing on Artificial Intelligence. They invest between €50K and €500K in exchange for shares from 1% to 10% and targets fast-growing startups. The 6 months-long accelerator program incorporates mentorship and co-working space for the program participants.

Apply to Pi Campus, or learn more ➜

2. Luiss Enlabs

Location: Rome, Milan
Industry: Technology
Investment Size: EUR 200,000
Program Length: 5 Months
Equity Taken: 9%

Luiss Enlabs is a startup accelerator managed by the LVenture group. The startup accelerator program runs for 5 months, with successful participants getting a capital funding of up to €200K at 9% equity.

The accelerator program targets startups within a wide range of technologies and sectors. Successful participants get a chance to demonstrate their business ideas to an audience comprising investors, corporate customers, and the press.

Apply to Luiss Enlabs, or learn more ➜

3. Hubble

Location: Florence, Rome
Industry: Tourism, Food, Fashion,and Lifestyle.
Investment Size: EUR 50K
Program Length: 4-Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Nana Bianca hosts a Hubble Business Acceleration Program to assist new digital businesses. This business entrepreneurship program helps national and international startups in the niche of tourism, lifestyle, fashion, and food to successfully launch in the industry.

The 4-month startup accelerator program provides participants with collaborative business opportunities, entrepreneurial support, working space, human resources, knowledge about digital entrepreneurship, activities, grants worth EUR 50K, various business services worth EUR 250K, networking opportunities, and fundraising support.

Some of its portfolio companies are Vitamina, Shike, Hardy Press, Crowd Books, Edit, and many more.

Apply to Hubble, or learn more ➜

4. LVenture Group

Location: Rome
Industry: Digital Technologies
Investment Size: Up to Euro 250,000
Program Length: 5 Months
Equity Taken: 9%

Lventure Group operates startup accelerator and incubator programs targeting digital pioneers. Their micro seed accelerator program invests up to €200K while their seed-stage accelerator program invests up to €250K.

The investments go to support the growth and global expansion of startups that operate on the market and have achieved a functioning and scalable business model.

Apply to LVenture Group , or learn more ➜

5. ESA BIC LAZIO

Location: Rome
Industry: Sector Agnostic
Investment Size: €50K to €2million
Program Length: Not disclosed
Equity Taken: Not disclosed

ESA BIC Lazio is a startup incubator program that aims at fostering technology transfer and innovation among high-tech startups focusing on the space industry. The program supports great ideas, enabling the founder's dreams to come into reality.

They support entrepreneurs in the development of business using satellite applications and space technologies to improve everyday life.

The funding is typically in the range of €50K to €2million, which goes into supporting everything from technology transfer, business incubation, feasibility study, and other aspects resulting in large-scale demonstration projects.

Apply to ESA BIC LAZIO, or learn more ➜

6. Startupbootcamp

Location: Global
Industry: Healthcare Industry
Investment Size: $20K - $250K
Program: 6 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Startupbootcamp's Scale Digital Health is an accelerator program designed to scale growth-stage healthcare businesses.

This 6-month program offers the customized support, fundraising and revenue-increasing opportunities, exposure channels, an unparalleled network of industry professionals, expertise, tailored mentorship, perks & benefits, access to a global network of corporate partners and investors, and co-working space to the healthcare startups.

Apply to Startupbootcamp, or learn more ➜

7. Ego Program

Location: Rome
Industry: Telecommunications
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not disclosed
Equity Taken: Not disclosed

Ego Program is a startup incubator program by Ericsson in Italy and focuses on providing growth and development opportunities to new entrepreneurs within the communications field and its applications.

The startup incubator program targets students and graduates with feasible ideas and innovative proposals as well as micro-enterprises in the startup ecosystem. The startups participating in this program have access to Ericson’s co-working spaces within the Ericsson campus of Rome.

Besides, the startups have access to logistical solutions, organization, and consultancy support.

Apply to Ego Program, or learn more ➜

8. TIM WCAP

Location: Milan, Rome
Industry: IoT, Network, Cybersecurity, Network, and Sustainable Businesses
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

TIM WCAP runs a business program that works toward shaping the businesses of tomorrow. This open innovation program provides collaborative business opportunities to startups, scaleups, and small & minority business enterprises.

The mission of this program is to build innovative products & services in the business niche of IoT, cloud, network, and sustainability. They scout and identify potential startup businesses and fulfill their business needs through sustainable innovation and corporate intrapreneurship.

Apply to TIM WCAP, or learn more ➜

9. Startalia

Location: Rome
Industry: Sector Agnostic
Investment Size: Not disclosed
Program Length: Not disclosed
Equity Taken: Not disclosed

Startalia Accelerator program aims at creating high-potential startups. The program assists private investors to build a good design and profitable business model.

Therefore, the program networks the startup founders and entrepreneurs to mentors and private investors, who help them create successful businesses. The program creates high-potential startups, with good design and profitable business models.

Apply to Startalia, or learn more ➜

10. Impact Hub

Location: Global
Industry: Innovative Industry
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Impact Hub runs an inclusive business program that connects innovators, entrepreneurs, companies, and business corporations of the industry to the necessary resources and helps them build sustainable industrial innovations.

They help entrepreneurs and startup businesses to scale in the industry by providing them with business support, connection-building opportunities with experts & like-minded entrepreneurs, inspiring workspace, corporate business structure, entrepreneurship education, deep-business insights, and solutions to business issues for accelerating the businesses to new heights.

Apply to Impact Hub , or learn more ➜

11. Founder Institute

Location: Global
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: $200K
Program: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Founder Institute is a pre-seed accelerator program for startups and to date, they have successfully launched 5000+ companies worldwide.

They work with entrepreneurs at the early stage of their business startup and help them build a successful company. The Founder Institute invests up to $200K in the startup idea and provides them mentorship from high-class mentors.

Apply to Founder Institute, or learn more ➜

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