Evidence from ItaliaDeveloping the research question and the hypotheses or research directions The Social Innovation Monitor (SIM) Researchers at Politecnico di Torino have curated a large and unique dataset that allows for the conduct of quantitative analysis relating to the services offered by Incubators and Accelerators and the financial metrics of the startups they support. The research aims to explore a variety of questions, including but not limited to: The distribution of organizations based on various factors such as geographic location, age since inception, type, nature, interaction with startups, investment preferences, and investment strategies. The correlation between the characteristics of the organizations and their "success," as defined by literature review or by the researchers, based on the financial metrics of portfolio companies.