Start date: Tuesday 20 October 2026, 2:00 pm
End date: Tuesday 20 October 2026, 8:00 pm
Venue: DAMA - Data Manifattura Tecnopolo, Via Stalingrado 84/3, Bologna
An afternoon devoted to innovation, startups, research, business and investment. A single event brings together the final of the 26th Start Cup Emilia-Romagna, the business plan competition for research-based entrepreneurial projects, and the 6th Investor Day of in-ER, the regional network of incubators and accelerators, for startups engaged in fundraising.
Expo area and B2B meetings | from 2:30 pm
An exhibition space for the Start Cup finalists and the Investor Day startups, networking with companies, investors and ecosystem enablers, and an area reserved for B2B meetings.
in-ER Investor Day | 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Emilia-Romagna startups, selected by in-ER network managers to ensure the projects presented are as mature as possible, will pitch to venture capitalists, business angels and entrepreneurs. They come from the region’s leading incubators and accelerators and will be joined by two startups from the event’s national partners, the InnovUp and Netval networks.
Start Cup Emilia-Romagna Final | 5:00 – 7:00 pm
The 26th final of the Start Cup Emilia-Romagna, organised by ART-ER in collaboration with the region’s universities and research centres and affiliated with the PNI – National Innovation Award.
- The 10 finalist teams of the Feasibility Track will present their projects to a technical jury and compete for the prizes offered by the initiative’s sponsors: Iren Spa, Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo, Emil Banca Credito Cooperativo, Italpizza Spa. Interviews with the finalists.
- The 4 spin-offs of the Advanced Track will have the opportunity to present themselves for the first time to the national innovation ecosystem and to represent the region at the PNI, to be held in Bari on 3 and 4 December.
Networking | 7:00 – 8:00 pm
A closing session to continue the conversations and contacts made during the afternoon.
Registration is required at this link.
The event is promoted by ART-ER, the Emilia-Romagna Region’s consortium company for innovation and regional development, together with the in-ER Network, and is funded by the European Funds of the Emilia-Romagna Region.