Collaboration with corporate partners is also ongoing for the 2026 edition, acting as UniCredit Start Lab Corporate Partners.

Seven active Corporate Partners are: Cisco, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Fincantieri, Jakala, Iren, SERI Industrial, and TeamSystem.

Each of them will identify one or more startups from the 2026 finalists to support and offer them various collaboration opportunities.

 Among the activities is included:

• Development of a pilot project

Corporate Partners will be able to initiate pilot projects with the selected startups, leveraging on the solutions and products developed directly by them.

• Mentorship

Corporate Partners will provide startups with support from their top management to share their experience and enhance the skills of the proposing teams through business coaching activities.

• Corporate assets

Corporate Partners might provide physical spaces, laboratories or equipment to offer startups the possibility to test their solutions or conduct work activities.

• Direct investments

Corporate Partners might consider equity investments in selected startups.

For further details, consult the Terms and Conditions