Resto al Sud 2.0 (Italy)
Invitalia (Italian National Agency for Inward Investment) · Youth start-up grant
$151KNon-repayable voucher up to €40,000 (up to €50,000); plus 75% grant on investment programmes up to €120,000 or 70% up to €200,000 (max ~€140k ≈ $151k)
Non-repayable grants for under-35s who are unemployed, inactive or 'working poor' to start a new business in Southern Italy.
Key terms
- Applicants aged 18 to under 35 and inactive, unemployed (incl. GOL programme) or 'working poor'
- Business must be located in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardegna or Sicilia
- Any sector except agriculture, fishing and aquaculture
- Applications assessed within 90 days in order of submission, while the €356.4M budget lasts
Eligibility
- Where
- Italy
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Founders must be under 35
- Southern Italy regions only
How to apply
Owner/legal representative applies online through the Invitalia personal area (reserved area).
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- Within 90 days
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling while funds last (opened 2025-10-15)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source