The island has an extremely efficient research system and highly qualified human capital.
Sardinia ranks first in Italy for Early Stage Venture Capital investments investments that are made in the seed and start-up stages. These investments aim to facilitate companies’ entry into international markets and to support the growth of new innovative companies in the region.
According to StartupBlink, the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, Cagliari (Sardinia’s capital) is ranked 8th among all Italian startup ecosystems. Sardinia has a well-structured network of public and private incubation services, research centers, clusters of innovative companies, advanced connection systems and transport hubs that encourage the creation of Innovative companies. The result is a strong push towards innovation evidenced by the presence of a growing number (+29%) of start-ups compared to the last year.
The Net Value in Cagliari and Abinsula in Sassari offer support to the startup ecosystem with The Net Value specializing in Web3, Art Tech, HW and SaaS and Abinsula specializing in IoT, Mobility and Agritech. Both Incubators are spaces that offer services to support the creation and development of start-ups. As well as these certified incubators there are various coworking spaces including Open Campus, Manifattura Tabacchi and Regus.
If you are thinking of opening an office here in sardinia or simply want to have more information about the sardinian ecosystem and the INNOIS project, book a call now.