Table 12

Italian startup profile

VariableResults
Female prevalenceItalian SUs are founded mainly by men (87%)
Youth prevalenceItalian SUs' founders are not so young (<35 years) (80%)
Foreign prevalenceSUs' founders are Italian
Legal formItalian SUs are mainly limited liability companies (97%)
Share capitalItalian SUs are well capitalized. Specifically, 65% shows a share capital between 10.000 and 100.000 Euros
Size (no of employees)Italian SUs are very small firms (micro-firms) with a number of employees between 0–9 units (73%)
Year of registrationItalian SUs are quite young as the most part was born in 2014 (26%), 2015 (30%) and 2016 (24%)
IndustryItalian SUs operate mainly in the service industry (77%), followed by the industrial sector (16%)
Geographical areaSUs are mainly located in the North of Italy (54%); in the South there are about the 26% of Italian SUs and in the center there are only the 20%
Digital behaviorWeak digital behavior (about 13–15% do not adopt digital infrastructures)
Digital strategiesFollowers: 53.81%; technical influencers: 14.24%

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