The 21st edition of Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta, the competition for the innovative entrepreneurship of tomorrow, is coming to a close! Join us on Monday, October 27, 2025, for the awards ceremony hosted by the Piedmont Region at the Grattacielo Piemonte in Turin, and discover this year’s most promising new business projects.

During the ceremony, the finalist projects, selected from 170 business plans submitted to this year’s competition — will compete for the prizes and special mentions offered by the contest’s partners and promoters to support the creation of new innovative startups and foster local economic development.

The most promising entrepreneurial projects will vie for a total prize pool of over €75,000 in cash and services, as well as five special mentions: Female Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Open Innovation / Industrial Spin-Offs, Climate Change, and Sustainable Technologies.
The top six winning projects will also represent the region at the 2025 National Innovation Award, taking place in Ferrara on December 4–5, where they will challenge the winners from other regional Start Cups.

Register now on Eventbrite to secure your in-person seat at the ceremony, starting at 9:00 AM at the Piedmont Region Tower, Piazza Piemonte 1, Turin. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the next leading players of the innovation ecosystem!

Event registration closes on Thursday, October 23, at 11:00 AM.

Agenda

• 09:00 | Participant registration
• 09:30 | Opening remarks
• 10:00 | Finalist projects’ elevator pitches
• 11:30 | Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta 2025 awards ceremony and prize delivery by competition supporters and partners
• 13:00 | Closing remarks

Partners and sponsors

Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta is one of Italy’s most renowned and widespread business plan competitions, selecting the best innovative business projects each year. The initiative is funded by the Piedmont Region with resources from the European Social Fund Plus 2021–2027, promoted by Polytechnic of Turin, University of Turin, and University of Eastern Piedmont, and managed by the business incubators I3P and 2i3T as part of the National Innovation Award (PNI) organized by PNICube.

The event will feature the participation of institutions, foundations, and sponsoring companies committed to promoting a culture of innovation, including:
Regione Piemonte, Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta, Torino Chamber of Commerce, City of Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Finpiemonte, Chambre Valdôtaine, MaaS ToMove, Fondazione CRC, Jacobacci & Partners, LINKS Foundation, Fondazione Laura & Franco Beltramo ETS, Fondazione Michelin Sviluppo, Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte, AME Ventures, UniCredit, Municipalities of Alba, Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo, Novara, Saluzzo, Verbania, and Vercelli, AIFI – Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association, Invitalia, Pépinière d’Entreprises Aosta, and the University of Valle d’Aosta.