September 2025 | Piemonte the Place to Invest

ISSUE 4 | SEPTEMBER 2025

Piemonte Agency for Investment & Export, on the behalf of Regione Piemonte and Piemonte Chambers of Commerce, assists international companies in bringing their high-quality investment in Piemonte and provides support at every stage of the project.

FROM TORINO TO TOMORROW:
DISCOVER PIEMONTE'S TECH ECOSYSTEM

Local Players

31
Incubators, Accelerators, Startup Studios

16
Venture Capital Funds

400
Business Angels

5
Corporate Ventures

626
Startups and Innovative SME’s

2
Banking Foundations

Main Sectors

Torino boasts a strong presence of activities related to the digital world in its startup ecosystem:

DeepTech is the leading sector, representing 28% of Torino's innovative startups;
Software follows as the second-largest sector, comprising 25% of the ecosystem. This category includes the development of B2B software solutions designed to enhance business operations;
Digital B2C (15%), focuses on consumer-facing applications and services, such as e-commerce platforms and digital marketplaces.

Source: Turin Startup Ecosystem, Club degli Investitori (2025)

Torino has been named the European Capital of Innovation for 2024-2025, an award given by the European Commission

This prestigious recognition highlights the city's ability to innovate and experiment, leveraging its rich history and industrial heritage to creatively tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow. The city, already recognized as one of the world’s leading innovation hubs, has reached an impressive new milestone as a global center for innovation, excelling in DeepTech Industry, Software and Digital B2C.

626 Total Startups and innovative SMEs in Torino	€436.4m Total Production Value of Startups and Innovative SMEs in Torino in 2023 (+7% vs 2022)	81 Total Investment Rounds in 2024	€252.89m Funds raised by Torino Startups in 2024 (+288% vs 2023)
2nd Italian city for Innovation Ecosystem enterprise value	27% of Torino Startups received Funds from International Investors	41% of the Torino-based Startups have an International Team

Source: Turin Startup Ecosystem, Club degli Investitori (2025)

Torino is increasingly becoming an international hub for digital transformation, thanks to their highly innovative ecosystem, characterised by the presence of over 30 incubators, accelerators and start-up studios already operating in the region. Many international start-ups have already chosen Piemonte, and major foreign investors are looking with growing interest at the region as a destination for their next investments.