Milano, 6 marzo 2023 – Si è tenuto oggi a Milano ‘ONE, Inspiring connections’, l'evento dedicato alla Rete Nazionale Acceleratori CDP, the network created on the initiative of CDP Venture Capital Sgr together with more than 180 entities between co-investors, partners and national and international operators, to promote and support the growth of a new incubator for start-ups specialising in markets with greater development potential.

There are 18 operational programs of the National Network of CDP Accelerators throughout the country, with the goal of reaching 20 by the end of 2023. Programmes that have brought together an entire eco-system of partners, including banking foundations, institutions, companies and venture capital operators and, on the more than 3 thousand applications received, accelerated in the first two and a half years of activityà 200 Italian or international startups intending to open a branch in Italy.

The initiative to date has raised resources for a total value of more than 135 million euro: in part addressed to direct tickets in new startups in pre-seed and seed phase selected by programs and potential follow-on for the most promising, and, in part, to accelerate the validation of the business proposal and the structuring of the business model in order to stimulate its growth and market access. Of these 135 million, CDP Venture Capital Sgr, through its Acceleratori fund, decided on 85: a decisive boost to the sector that has allowed it to raise another 50 million on the market through co-investments and partnerships.

A strategy, that of CDP Venture Capital, aimed at encouraging the creation of an integrated network of Accelerators specialized in mobility markets, industry 4.0, sport, aerospace, tourism, bio-economy, digital health, of edutech, welfare, food and agri-food, environmental sustainability, proptech, Internet of Things and 5G, fintech and insurtech, silver economy and cybersecurity.  

The event, which took place at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan, was attended by the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, and the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, the Councilor for Economic Development of the Municipality of Milan, with a specific mandate for the implementation and development of incubators for innovative enterprises, Alessia Cappello, the President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Giovanni Gorno Tempini, dell’Managing Director of CDP Dario Scannapieco, as well as the President and all’Managing Director of CDP Venture Capital Francesca Bria and Enrico Resmini and numerous startups, International and national investors and stakeholders of the initiative.

The plenary session was followed by four in-depth panels focused on the four macro areas where innovation and technology have had the greatest impact: Industry of the Future, a Sustainable Planet, Digital living and Health and well-being for all.

In addition to moments of analysis and comparison dedicated to the protagonists and startups of the programs of the Network, during the day were presented, the internal un’area dedicated to demo and business matching, 50 startups among the most important; representative of the Accelerator Network.

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