KEY Energy Transition Expo — Start-Up & Scale-Up 2027

Part of KEY – The Energy Transition Expo

Startup zone · Rimini, Italy

Rolling applications Apply

An exhibition space in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branding, event access and a digital catalogue listing, use of the business meeting platform, a parking pass, staff accreditations and 50 invitation tickets, plus three-minute pitch slots and media promotion Cheque

None; participation carries a EUR 889 registration fee, with travel and accommodation borne by the participant Equity

Rimini, Italy Where

The Start-Up & Scale-Up call fills the Innovation District at KEY Energy Transition Expo, held at the Rimini Exhibition Centre.

It is open to innovative start-ups and SMEs registered under Italian law 221/2012, with a prototype or minimum viable product in renewable energy or the energy transition, and either at least one completed seed round or active B2B operations with clients.

A place brings an exhibition space in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branding, event access and a digital catalogue listing, use of the business meeting platform, a parking pass, staff accreditations and 50 invitation tickets, plus three-minute pitch slots and media promotion. No equity is taken, but participation carries a EUR 889 registration fee, with travel and accommodation borne by the participant. KEY's Start-Up & Scale-Up page carries the terms and fee but publishes no closing date for the 2027 call; over 30 start-ups took part in 2025, and KEY runs 10-12 March 2027.

What it actually costs you

ChequeAn exhibition space in the Innovation District with desk, stool and branding, event access and a digital catalogue listing, use of the business meeting platform, a parking pass, staff accreditations and 50 invitation tickets, plus three-minute pitch slots and media promotion

Equity takenNone; participation carries a EUR 889 registration fee, with travel and accommodation borne by the participant

Market rate for the same chequeInnovative start-ups and SMEs registered under Italian law 221/2012, with a prototype or minimum viable product in renewable energy or the energy transition, and either at least one completed seed round or active B2B operations with clients

Renewable energy and energy-transition companies can take an Innovation District space at KEY Energy Transition Expo in Rimini. Applicants must be innovative start-ups or SMEs registered under Italian law 221/2012, with a prototype or minimum viable product and either a completed seed round or paying B2B clients. The space includes branding, event access, a catalogue listing, the meeting platform, accreditations, three-minute pitch slots and media promotion. No equity; a EUR 889 registration fee applies.