LUISS EnLabs

LUISS EnLabs is a Rome-based accelerator. It is operated by the publicly listed LVenture Group in conjunction with Luiss Guido Carli University. Founded in 2013, it now hosts two five-month accelerator sessions each year, both focusing on early-stage startups. Thus far, it has accelerated more than 60 companies, providing each with mentoring, management and opportunities for investor networking. It has facilitated funding for 80% of the companies enrolled in its accelerator, for a total of €44 million. About €11 million of this has come directly from LVenture Group, which seeds each startup completing the accelerator with an investment of up to €145,000. The rest has come from other VC firms and angel investors that LUISS EnLabs has connected to its startups. LUISS EnLabs takes a 9% stake in each company accelerated.