About UniCredit Start Lab
UniCredit Start Lab, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2014, is based in Milan, Italy. With a presence in 4 countries, it has supported around 95 startups in sectors like High Tech, Life Sciences. As of May 2025, UniCredit Start Lab has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include , Engineering Ingegneria Informatica and . The program is backed by a team of 1 people who primarily support Grant (prize money) startups based in Italy. Its latest investment was a $11.9K Grant (prize money) round in Coloombus on Jun 23, 2021.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Milan, Italy
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Grant (prize money), Seed &
Locations of Investment
UniCredit Start Lab's Portfolio
UniCredit Start Lab has a portfolio ofÌý95 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýColoombus(Grant (prize money) Round) on Jun 23, 2021.ÌýThey have hadÌý5 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌý,Ìý andÌý.UniCredit Start Lab's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
UniCredit Start Lab has invested in 95 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Coloombus and most recent follow-on round was in Scent.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2017 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
UniCredit Start Lab's Investments by Stage
UniCredit Start Lab has made 26 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $28.1K, 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $396K and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $12.6K.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Grant (prize money) | 26 |
Seed | 6 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
UniCredit Start Lab's Investments by Sector
UniCredit Start Lab has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 57 Tech companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Software companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 11 |
Life Sciences | 10 |
Sustainability Tech | 8 |
Environment Tech | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Others | 36 |
UniCredit Start Lab's Investments by Geography
UniCredit Start Lab has made most investments in Italy (29), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Italy | 29 |
United States | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
UniCredit Start Lab's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by UniCredit Start Lab:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 23, 2021 | Italy | Grant (prize money) | $11.9K | - | |
Jul 22, 2020 | United States | Grant (prize money) | Undisclosed | - | |
Jul 22, 2020 | United States | Grant (prize money) | Undisclosed | - | |
Jul 22, 2020 | Italy | Grant (prize money) | $11.5K | - | |
Jun 22, 2020 | Italy | Grant (prize money) | Undisclosed | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in UniCredit Start Lab's Portfolio
Here are UniCredit Start Lab's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Feb 16, 2022 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in UniCredit Start Lab's Portfolio
Here are UniCredit Start Lab's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 01, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Feb 05, 2020 | - | - | - | |
Mar 21, 2019 | - | - | - | |
Mar 01, 2019 | - | - | - |
Team profile of UniCredit Start Lab
UniCredit Start Lab has a team of 1 memberÌýlocated in Italy. UniCredit Start Lab's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of UniCredit Start Lab
Over the past 11 years, 27 investors have co-invested in UniCredit Start Lab's portfolio companies.
- Invested before UniCredit Start Lab:ÌýMediobanca, MACH37 and 5 others have invested in rounds before UniCredit Start Lab. There are 1 company where Mediobanca has invested before UniCredit Start Lab and 1 company where MACH37 has invested before UniCredit Start Lab.
- Top Co-investors of UniCredit Start Lab:Ìý5 investors entered a company along with UniCredit Start Lab. These include investors like CDP Venture Capital (1 company).
- Invested after UniCredit Start Lab:ÌýA total of 15 investors have invested in UniCredit Start Lab's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (7 companies) and EIC Fund (4 companies).
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