Portolano Cavallo Startup Blog

8 Jun 20

Venture Capital watch: Interview with Roberta Gilardi (G2 Startups) and Fabrizio Conicella (Zcube - Zambon and Openzone) on how COVID-19 is affecting the Venture Capital

For our series of interviews with players of the venture capital industry, we asked Roberta Gilardi, CEO and partner of G2 Startups, and Fabrizio Conicella, general manager and board member of ZCube – Zambon and OpenZone, how Covid-19 is affecting the VC industry and what advice they would offer startups and the Italian legislature.

COVID-19, Interview, Investment, Startup, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Watch

7 Feb 20

Venture capital watch: an overview of 2019 investments

We recently attended the country-focused seminar Healthcare: Italy on the Move 2020 during the weeklong J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The event is organized each year by the Italian trade agency and the Italian consulate of San Francisco, and it is dedicated to attracting foreign investments in the life sciences Italian industry.

Investments, Investor, Life Sciences, Startup, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Watch

6 Feb 19

Bankruptcy and startups: the role of the finance police

Pursuant to the Italian Law Decree no. 179/2012, startups are not subject to any bankruptcy procedures other than those provided for in chapter II of the Italian Law no. 3/2012.

Startup, COVID-19, Business Register

Welcome to the Portolano Cavallo Startup and Venture Capital blog, focusing on key legal issues and market trends affecting startups and the venture capital industry.

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Our enthusiastic and passionate team of professionals will provide news, insight, and multidisciplinary commentary on the hottest and most recent provisions of law and investment and market and contractual trends in the startup and venture capital sector with an eye not only to the Italian market but to the entire European and international ecosystem.

This blog will be a place for sharing information and experiences related to the launch of new innovative businesses, discussing the different characteristics of investment rounds in the seed, early stage, and growth phases, and looking at trends in venture capital transactions.

The main purpose of this blog is to contribute to the growth of the Italian venture capital ecosystem by helping the Italian community develop domestic and international connections.

Flash News

April 21, 2022

Investimenti sostenibili 4.0: an aid scheme of around €677 million for new innovative and sustainable investments will be available to SMEs from May 18, 2022, with the aim of fostering the...

February 24, 2022

The Council of Ministers has approved a Law Decree introducing new measures to support the reconversion of the automotive industry with a fund of 1 billion euros per year for the next 8 year...

November 4, 2021

The European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) has been launched to support states in ensuring their startups have the best conditions to grow at every stage of their life cycle

May 5, 2021

Draft of Sostegni bis decree: until 2025, innovative startups and SMEs’ investors will not pay 26% tax on capital gains on the sale of stakes owned for at least three years, provided that ...

April 9, 2021

Convegno annuale AIFI 19 aprile 2021 “Recovery e Private Capital”: crescita significativa del venture capital italiano, 378 milioni investiti (+40%), 306 investimenti (+82%).

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