Annual · late September / early October · Turin
For startups, scaleups, founders, Italian and international investors (business angels, venture capital, growth equity), corporate companies in fintech, AI, clean tech, deep tech, hardware, digital health, cybersecurity, e-commerce, food tech, mobility and logistics, family offices, university hubs, accelerators and incubators of the Italian circuit, Italian and international tech media, international speakers from the European founder circuit, and corporate sponsors backing the event — production and distribution of welcome bags for founders and investors, press kits, high-volume giveaways for booths, awards and hostess gifts, branded apparel for the operational staff, limited run coordinated merchandise for pitches and closings — through the Milan hub to Turin with confirmed slots at OGR and the city calendar nodes.
Italian Tech Week is the largest Italian week for the country's tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem and brings together, between Turin and the other calendar nodes, founders of early-stage and growth startups, scaleups at Series A and beyond, Italian and European circuit investors (business angels, venture capital, growth equity, family offices), corporate companies looking for partnerships and use cases, accelerators and incubators, universities, tech media and international speakers from the European circuit. For startups and scaleups attending with their own booth or a presentation, the week is the main opportunity to pitch, collect qualified leads and start conversations with investors that are hard to reach at other moments of the year. For a founder team it means arriving in Turin with a coordinated kit — welcome bags for investors, giveaways for the pitch audience, branded apparel for the booth team, and perhaps a limited run of personalised merchandise for closings — that becomes an integral part of the startup story.
From the Milan hub, Corp-Merch.IT coordinates the full programme for startups, scaleups, investors, corporate clients and media arriving at Italian Tech Week: pre-press artwork adaptation, district producer selection, pre-production physical sample and 48-hour response window between brief and structured proposal. The Milan base gives us direct access to the districts of Como (textile and screen printing on organic cotton), Scandicci (small leather goods), Maniago (steel mills and small hardware for tech gadgets), Agordo and Valdagno (eyewear), Murano (glass for limited editions), Empoli (glass), Faenza (ceramics), Padova (technical cartotecnica), Capannori (Tuscan paper mills for FSC-certified paper) and Prato (textile), so most of the production can stay on the Italian supply chain and respect startup lead times without resorting to intercontinental transport. For limited runs and founder welcome bags we propose numbered bundles (50-300 pieces) with attached certificate of authenticity, so every welcome bag remains traceable.
For startups and companies with an Italian VAT number, the invoice is issued through the Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) with 22% VAT in EUR; reverse charge for intra-EU buyers with a valid VAT number, split payment for public administration booths and Codice Destinatario or PEC for electronic delivery. For extra-EU startups we can issue an invoice in EUR without Italian VAT under the applicable territorial rules, or a self-invoicing summary on request. For scaleups subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024) we provide a sustainability sheet per PO with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates under the GHG Protocol on the intra-Lombardy and Lombardy-Piedmont legs.
Logistics to Turin. Italian Tech Week has headquarters at OGR (Officine Grandi Riparazioni), but the calendar is distributed across several city nodes (Nuvola Lavazza, Toolbox, Talent Garden) and goods delivery follows loading windows coordinated with the organiser and the Comune di Torino. For startups and scaleups the consolidated practice is to deliver the bulk of material to a Turin hotel (typically around Crocetta, San Salvario or near Porta Susa) or to a local partner's warehouse in the days before opening, and to keep a restock buffer within the operational team's reach for the peak days. Piedmontese weather in late September can be variable, so gadgets for the public — especially totes — should be packed to withstand light rain.
Organic or recycled fabric bag, branded notebook, branded pen, mini tech accessories (charging cables, power banks, travel adapters) and welcome card. Production in the Como, Scandicci and Maniago districts with customisable packaging per founder or target investor, so the welcome bag also tells the startup positioning story.
Organic cotton totes, stainless steel bottles, steel or wooden keychains, magnets and illustrated postcards on FSC-certified paper, full-run enamel pins for fast distribution during pitch sessions. Quantities are planned against the expected number of visitors per edition and pre-counted into bundles of 100 or 250 pieces, so a crowded booth can restock without recounting stock on the floor.
Murano glass or Faenza ceramic trophies with personalised engraving for pitch winners, limited run merchandise for closings and awards, and collector items reserved for partner investors. We normally reserve a separate reduced-run batch (50-300 pieces) with progressive numbering and attached certificate, so every piece remains traceable.
Coordinated boxes with branded notebook, pen, tote, startup technical sheet and welcome card for accredited investors, tech media and international speakers. For corporate sponsors we offer premium gift boxes with attention to detail, personalised label and bilingual packing list addressed to the recipient.
Lock down artwork, quantities, packaging and on-site recipient before starting production. The Italian Tech Week venues (OGR, Nuvola Lavazza, Toolbox, Talent Garden) have rationed vehicular access and every delivery must be linked to a loading window confirmed by the organiser; for most teams it is safer to coordinate delivery to a city hotel or to a local partner's consolidation warehouse in Turin, and to handle restocking of individual nodes with local express couriers in the agreed time slots.
For an Italian programme routed via Milan, shipments are consolidated and forwarded with BRT, SDA, GLS or DHL Express Italia with 24-48 hour windows across most Italian CAP codes. For programmes above 1,000 pieces we offer appointment delivery with phone pre-notice and, on request, on-site set-up by our staff. For limited runs and reserved kits we coordinate transport with specialised carriers that handle batch traceability and delivery signature. For international startups we can pre-clear cargo at Milano Malpensa and route the last mile through the same hub, so the goods flow is managed by a single team.
The invoice is issued in EUR with standard 22% VAT (reduced rates of 4%, 5%, 10% available for the product categories that allow them, such as publishing) and routed through the Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) of the Agenzia delle Entrate to the recipient code or PEC address of the buyer. Corp-Merch.IT is a registered Italian VAT operator, listed in VIES for intra-EU transactions, and handles reverse charge, split payment and self-invoicing for public administration under Italian law. The certifications most often requested in the tech space are OEKO-TEX Standard 100 on skin-contact textiles, GOTS on organic cotton, GRS on recycled polyester, FSC on paper and packaging, REACH SVHC declaration for pigments and inks, ISO 9001/14001/45001 of the producer. On request, we integrate verifiable environmental claims on the label, product sheet and sustainability report.
Eight to ten weeks is the safest window to secure product choice and decoration methods. For founder welcome bags it is best to extend the window to 10-12 weeks to manage custom packaging and numbering. Tighter programmes are possible only after stock, print methods and venue access have been confirmed.
Only after the event organiser has confirmed the loading window, vehicular access and named recipient. Many startups split the shipment between a central Turin hotel and a local partner's consolidation warehouse, and handle restocking of individual nodes with local express couriers in the agreed time slots.
Yes. Welcome bags, booth giveaways, limited editions and press kits can be packed and labelled as separate batches, linked to each startup or each investor and to each delivery point. For multi-booth programmes we replicate the batches and consolidate into crates labelled by logistics node.
No. Corp-Merch.IT is an independent external B2B supplier that helps startups, scaleups, investors, corporate clients and sponsors prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent Italian Tech Week, the event organisation, the Comune di Torino, the partner entities, the participating startups or investors.
Corp-Merch.IT is an independent external B2B supplier for companies participating in Italian Tech Week. This page helps startups, scaleups, investors, corporate companies, family offices, accelerators, incubators, universities, tech media and sponsors prepare their own merch for the week. It does not represent the Italian Tech Week organisation, the Comune di Torino, the partner entities, the participating startups or investors, or the event sponsors.