START.HUB

Run by Universita Iuav di Venezia.

START.HUB at Università Iuav di Venezia takes a cohort of ten to fifteen teams through nine months of formation and acceleration in Venice, preceded by an open-enrolment Startup School phase and ending in a December final. The final is a pitch competition rather than an investment, and no current prize amount or equity term is published.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: Not disclosed
Duration: 39 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: in person
Cadence: annual
Location: Venice, Italy

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

https://www.iuavspinoff.it/categoria/start-hub/ read 2026-09-10 — supports organization, application url, website, status
https://www.iuavspinoff.it/finale-start-hub-2025/ read 2026-09-10 — supports duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, cheque note, sectors, contact email
https://www.iuavspinoff.it/start-hub-bootcamp/ read 2026-09-10 — supports format

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Last verified 2026-09-10.