Best Startup Cities

Best startup cities in Italy in 2027

33 cities in Italy make our ranking of 1,000 startup cities worldwide. Milan leads at #56 with a total score of 7.53, followed by Rome (#140) and Turin (#231).

For women founders, Milan scores highest in Italy on the MeanCEO Index with 75/100. Each city page covers funding, company registration, taxes, founder visas, pros and cons, and the ten MeanCEO factors.

Startup cities in Italy, ranked

#CityWorld rankTotalQuantityQualityBusinessMeanCEO
1 Milan #56 7.53 1.53 2.94 3.06 75
2 Rome #140 4.21 0.8 0.35 3.06 63
3 Turin #231 1.58 0.25 0.14 1.19 64
4 Florence #258 1.25 0.19 0.12 0.94 71
5 Bologna #292 1.02 0.16 0.09 0.77 61
6 Venice #387 0.58 0.07 0.07 0.43 57
7 Catania #403 0.54 0.09 0.04 0.41 60
8 Naples #446 0.45 0.06 0.05 0.34 66
9 Trento #458 0.43 0.07 0.04 0.32 63
10 Cagliari #499 0.37 0.06 0.03 0.28 70
11 Genoa #511 0.36 0.05 0.04 0.27 60
12 Treviso #569 0.3 0.05 0.03 0.23 63
13 Palermo #628 0.25 0.03 0.03 0.19 64
14 Pisa #647 0.24 0.02 0.04 0.18 61
15 Brescia #651 0.24 0.02 0.04 0.18 66
16 Modena #665 0.23 0.02 0.03 0.17 57
17 Bergamo #675 0.22 0.03 0.03 0.17 63
18 Udine #683 0.22 0.03 0.02 0.16 59
19 Pescara #710 0.21 0.03 0.02 0.16 57
20 Ancona #737 0.19 0.03 0.02 0.15 66
21 Siena #747 0.19 0.02 0.03 0.14 58
22 Bolzano #751 0.19 0.02 0.03 0.14 60
23 Padua #762 0.19 0.01 0.03 0.14 59
24 Cesena #789 0.18 0.02 0.03 0.14 64
25 Perugia #835 0.16 0.01 0.03 0.12 58
26 Fermo #855 0.16 0.02 0.02 0.12 66
27 Syracuse #857 0.15 0.02 0.02 0.12 57
28 Arezzo #867 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.11 57
29 Parma #884 0.15 0.02 0.02 0.11 58
30 Mantua #895 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.11 60
31 Reggio Emilia #917 0.13 0.01 0.02 0.1 60
32 Rovereto #919 0.13 0.01 0.02 0.1 65
33 Ragusa #954 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.08 60

Total = quantity (startups, accelerators, coworking spaces) + quality (traction of top startups, unicorns, exits) + business environment (national conditions), from the StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index (2024 edition). The MeanCEO Index (0 to 100) is our own score of how livable and welcoming a city is for women founders.

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