Lucas is 39, an American tech founder based in Austin, Texas. He's recently completed a partial exit on his B2B SaaS platform, retaining equity and remaining active as a board member. His wife Sophia — a Mexican-American architect — has long wanted to raise their three-year-old daughter Mia in Europe, with multilingual education and a broader cultural horizon. They're not planning to leave the US. But they want the option.
Entrepreneurs US, Italy 20 May 2026
Italy Investor Visa for American Tech Entrepreneurs: €250K Investment Unlocks European Optionality
In this case study, David Bell is joined by Michael Maxwell, Partner at Ariete Capital, to explore how the Italy €250,000 Innovative Start-Up Investor Visa could work for a client like Lucas — and why optionality, not relocation, is often the real objective.
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