Forget pizza & pasta, Italy has lots of untapped opportunities for VCs

Jun 10, 2014 664

Over the past few years opportunities for venture capitalists in Italy have expanded to look like a delicious pizza with all the best investor-focused toppings.

For instance, there's a rising tide of tech-orientated entrepreneurs, favorable legal reforms, tax incentives, a swelling pool of highly skilled technical talent and the emergence of incubators and accelerators are among some of the contributors to an increasingly attractive Italian tech ecosystem. In the past 12 months alone 1,800 startups have set up in Italy — yet there are currently only 22 VCs.

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Source: http://venturebeat.com

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