Ecomondo — Call for Start-up 2026

Startup zone · Rimini, Italy

Rolling applications Apply

An exhibition station in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branded signage, official exhibitor status and a listing in the online catalogue, access to the one-to-one business meeting platform, 2 exhibitor badges, 50 invitation tickets and 1 parking pass, plus networking with investors and venture capitalists Cheque

None; admission carries an administrative fee of EUR 820 + VAT Equity

20 Cohort

Rimini, Italy Where

The Call for Start-up fills the Innovation District at Ecomondo, the green technology fair at the Rimini Expo Centre.

It is open to innovative start-ups and SMEs registered in the special section of the Italian Business Register, with a prototype or MVP and either a completed seed round or active B2B operations with clients, working on green-tech solutions across Ecomondo's themes. Companies already selected for the 2025 Ecomondo Innovation District are not eligible.

Twenty places are on offer. Each brings an exhibition station with desk, stool and branded signage, official exhibitor status and a listing in the online catalogue, access to the one-to-one business meeting platform, two exhibitor badges, 50 invitation tickets and one parking pass, plus networking with investors and venture capitalists. No equity is taken, but admission carries an administrative fee of EUR 820 plus VAT. The 2026 call is announced as open with no closing date published; the 29th edition takes place 3-6 November 2026.

What it actually costs you

ChequeAn exhibition station in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branded signage, official exhibitor status and a listing in the online catalogue, access to the one-to-one business meeting platform, 2 exhibitor badges, 50 invitation tickets and 1 parking pass, plus networking with investors and venture capitalists

Equity takenNone; admission carries an administrative fee of EUR 820 + VAT

Market rate for the same chequeInnovative start-ups and SMEs registered in the special section of the Business Register, with a prototype or MVP and either a completed seed round or active B2B operations with clients, working on green-tech solutions across Ecomondo's themes; companies already selected for the 2025 Ecomondo Innovation District are not eligible

Green-tech companies exhibit from the Innovation District at Ecomondo in Rimini, with 20 places on offer. Applicants must be innovative start-ups or SMEs on the special section of the Business Register, holding a prototype or MVP plus either a completed seed round or paying B2B clients. A place brings a branded station, exhibitor status, catalogue listing, the meeting platform, two badges and 50 invitation tickets. No equity, but an EUR 820 administrative fee applies.