Deal Flow 5.0: Why Italy Is Emerging as a Leader in European Venture Capital

Livia: As you will see in our fifth edition of the Deal Flow report, Italy has been one of the leading countries in the European VC ecosystem. Unlike other European countries where a VC slowdown was registered, in Italy, 2024 was a great year in terms of investment amount, which grew compared to 2023.

First of all, investors grew their confidence in the high innovation potential of the Italian ecosystem, which grew stronger.

And in addition to that, in Italy, there is the emergence of this new generation of serial entrepreneurs, which are founders which made very successful startups, which made great exits and now are creating new ventures.

Lastly, we have also new regulations, which were recently adopted in Italy, introducing incentives both for individual and institutional investors, starting from tax benefits, which had a very strong impact, making it one of the most competitive European countries.