2.5 billion euros invested (this is the official data, but the overall estimate is plus 4 billion), 9 times out of 10 by foreign companies: here below the complete list of the top exits for innovative Italian startups
They may be one-way, but they are still exits. Of the 12 top exits by Italian startups in recent years, 11 were acquired by foreign companies, or by IPO (initial public offering) on foreign stock markets. Only one has remained in Italy, the Milanese startup Triboo, quoted on Milan’s stock market in 2014. The total value of the acquisitions is almost 2.5 billion euros. The majority of this capital comes from the United States and the United Kingdom (with Ireland and Russia following).
