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Start Cup Veneto
Start Cup Veneto is an annual business plan competition organized by the Universities of Padova, Verona, and IUAV, aimed at promoting innovative entrepreneurial ideas in the Veneto region.
Overview
What Start Cup Veneto does
What Start Cup Veneto is
Start Cup Veneto is an annual business plan competition organized by the Universities of Padova, Verona, and IUAV, aimed at promoting innovative entrepreneurial ideas in the Veneto region.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2002
- Approximate age
- About 24 years
- Structured capabilities
- Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
Official channels
Find Start Cup Veneto elsewhere
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Capability profile
Start Cup Veneto as an event host
Event focus
Start Cup Veneto focuses on innovative business ideas across various sectors, including Life Science, Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society, ICT, Cleantech & Energy, and Industrial. The competition aims to stimulate research and technological innovation to support the economic development of the Veneto region.
Format narrative
The competition includes an Acceleration Program for the 15 finalists, held over three days, focusing on business plan development and pitch preparation, as well as a Training Day for the 25 semifinalists to enhance their business planning skills.
Participant value
Start Cup Veneto provides a platform for innovative entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas, receive training, and compete for recognition and support in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- pitch-night
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Students
- Regions
- Europe
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Key team members include Fabrizio Dughiero, Director of the Prize, Eleonora Di Maria, Advisor for Public Engagement and Entrepreneurship, and Silvia Pagliuca, Journalist coordinating the final event.
Past editions
Notable past winners include DNA-SWITCH, PREDICT, VeroGenomics, Sensedat, and Humatics, showcasing innovative solutions in health, genomics, and wearable technology.
Common questions
What to know about Start Cup Veneto
Upseed classifies Start Cup Veneto under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
Known limits
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