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Tax credits

Innovative startup special regime

Regime agevolato per startup innovative

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Registration in the special section of the business register grants exemptions from company registration fees, flexible labour rules, relief on equity losses, and makes investors eligible for IRPEF/IRES deductions on their investment.

Funder

Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Requires meeting at least one of three criteria: R&D expenditure at least 15% of the higher of cost/value of production; a qualified team; or ownership of a patent or registered software.

How to apply

  1. No application needed — this is paid automatically to everyone who qualifies. Check that the authority holds your current address and bank details; a missing detail is the usual reason an automatic payment does not arrive. — link

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/impresa/competitivita-e-nuove-imprese/start-up-innovative · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.mimit.gov.it

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