Regione Lombardia - Bando per lo sviluppo tecnologico delle startup innovative
Regione Lombardia (Italia) · National scheme · Can apply alone · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This grant helps young, innovative tech startups in Lombardy move from an initial prototype to industrial validation, funding R&D, prototyping and testing to raise the technology's maturity level and make it more attractive to private investors. It provides a non-repayable cash grant covering up to 80% of eligible costs, with awards ranging from about 150,000 to nearly 1.9 million euros depending on project size and location.
deep-tech · sme-scaleup · research-excellence · regional-development
Do you qualify for this scheme?
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Who it is for
An early-stage innovative Italian startup (registered as such under Italian law) with an operational base in Lombardy, working on a technology at TRL 6 or below and seeking funds to prototype and validate its product before scaling.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Regione Lombardia (Italia)
- Eligible countries (1)
- Italy
- Funding
- €1.5M
- Deadline
- 25 Nov 2026
- Applicant type
- Not required. You can apply solo.
- Eligible applicants
- startup, SME
- Technology readiness
- Up to TRL 6
- Funding rate
- 80% of eligible costs
- Also required
- Applicant must be a small enterprise registered as an innovative startup in Italy, active for no more than 36 months (or up to 60 months if still at TRL ≤6), not listed on regulated markets, not yet distributed profits, and must have or plan an operational site in Lombardy.