National Innovation Fund (Fondo Nazionale per l'innovazione, FNI)
Fondo Nazionale per l'innovazione
- Closes
- 31 Dec 2026
- 47 days left
- Opened
- 3 Sep 2026
- Funding per project
- up to 16 500 000 EUR
- Who can apply
- Startups, Micro companies, SMEs, Consortia
- Open to applicants from
- Italy
What this call funds
Italian national venture capital measure run by MIMIT and implemented through CDP Venture Capital SGR, investing risk capital directly or via specialised funds in innovative SMEs and startups at early and growth stages. The annual allocation is 10 million euro, with maximum aid of 16.5 million euro for risk finance and 2 million euro for start-up aid. The page gives no application deadline and the eligible sectors and regions are broad.
The call in detail
- Funder
- Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy - Dipartimento per le politiche per le imprese - Direzione generale per gli incentivi alle imprese
- Programme
- Legge 30 dicembre 2018, n. 145, articolo 1, comma 209
- Type
- Equity
- Funding per project
- up to 16 500 000 EUR
- Total budget of the call
- 10 000 000 EUR
- Eligible applicants
- Startups, Micro companies, SMEs, Consortia
- Eligible countries
- Italy
- Startup relevance
- High
- Source
- Incentivi Italia — open incentives for companies (start-up, innovation, digital, export) (CC BY 4.0, Incentivi Italia (MIMIT))
- Official page
- https://www.cdpventurecapital.it/
Key dates
- 3 Sep 2026
- Applications opened
- 31 Dec 2026
- Applications close
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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