February 2020 - scaleupitaly

Rancilio Cube created Cube3, a new Italian vehicle for international venture capital investments

Posted by Ilaria Cavallerion February 24, 2020February 22, 2020in Ecosystem

Rancilio Cube, the family office of the Rancilio family, created Cube3, a new Italian vehicle for international venture capital investments. Rancilio Cube was established by Luca Rancilio, his sister Silvia and his mother Adele in 2013, with the proceeds received…

Innovative start-ups: the 2019 statistics

Posted by Ilaria Cavallerion February 17, 2020February 16, 2020in Statistics

According to the updated statistics published by the Italian Minister of Economic Development (MISE), at the end 2019 the number of the innovative start-up registered in the special section of Italian Business Register was 10,882 (+ 1,124 companies than the…

Incubators and accelerators in Italy: the updated statistics

Posted by Ilaria Cavallerion February 10, 2020February 10, 2020in Statistics

According to the 2019 report of Social Innovation Monitor (SIM), there are 197 incubators and accelerators in Italy, 26 more than last year. Over 60% of these companies are located in the north of Italy, mainly in Lombardy (26.4%), and…

Interview with Francesco Zaccariello, CEO and Founder of eFarma, the Italian online pharmacy

Posted by Ilaria Cavallerion February 3, 2020February 1, 2020in Interviews

Francesco Zaccariello is the CEO and Founder of eFarma, the first Italian online pharmacy (efarma.com). eFarma was founded in 2013 as an innovative online advisory and distribution channel for health products, and now it offers over 65,000 products amongst the…