Start Cup Toscana
Start Cup Toscana is the competition that rewards the best entrepreneurial initiatives with a high technological content and coming from the world of research. It is created in collaboration with PNI Cube and offers the possibility of transforming an idea into a company, with the support of training activities and with assistance in drafting the business plan.
Start Cup Toscana is a competition that rewards the best entrepreneurial initiatives and is held, on a rotating basis, at one of the universities or higher education institutions in Tuscany: the University of Florence, the University of Pisa, the University of Siena, the University for Foreigners of Siena, the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, and the Scuola Normale Superiore.
The initiative is funded and sponsored by the Tuscany Region and is part of Giovanisì, the regional project promoting youth autonomy.
The best business plans submitted will be invited to present their projects at the Start Cup Toscana final event, which takes place annually at one of the participating universities.
The top three winners will receive cash prizes and possibly support services, and will gain direct access to the “National Prize for Innovation (PNI).”
The competition is aimed at individuals with entrepreneurial ideas based on scientific and technological research.
2025 Final - October 23, University of Pisa
News ed eventi
Applications are now open for Start Cup Toscana 2025, the competition for innovative, high-tech business projects.
Start Cup Toscana: registration is open until Tuesday, 10 September, for the competition, promoted by the Region with the support of Giovanisì, which helps realise innovative business ideas. The Sant'Anna School involved in the organisation
PNIcube 2023, National Innovation Award: success of Soundsafe Care, a spinoff of Scuola Sant'Anna, which won the Young Entrepreneur Program-YEP Award. The award given at the closing event in Milan
