What Lavoce.info does

Lavoce.info is an Italian nonprofit economic news and analysis website operated by Associazione La Voce, a Milan-based social promotion association (associazione di promozione sociale) founded in 2002 by economists including Tito Boeri, Massimo Bordignon, Lorenzo Fazio, Pietro Garibaldi, Silvia Giannini, and Pietro Ichino. The platform publishes independent, fact-based analysis of Italian and European economic policy and is signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN/Poynter) Code of Principles. Content is produced voluntarily by a stable editorial committee of approximately 40 academic economists supported by hundreds of contributors (nearly 2,800 cumulatively), with all articles peer-reviewed prior to publication.

The product surface spans written articles, multiple podcast series (lavoce in capitolo, L'anno che verrà, Ci mettiamo lavoce, Lavoce in mezz'ora video podcast on YouTube), bi-weekly and daily data visualization columns (I grafici per capire, La parola ai grafici, La parola ai numeri) built on the Flourish platform, a structured fact-checking rubric, thematic dossiers and free downloadable ebooks, and a daily editorial briefing (Il Punto). The technical stack is a standard WordPress CMS supplemented by Flourish for interactive data visualization, MailUp for newsletter distribution to ~46,000 subscribers, YouTube for video podcast hosting, and Iubenda for privacy compliance. The site hosts no advertising, carries no paywall, and serves approximately 1.6 million cumulative users.

The revenue model is donation-driven rather than commercial. Inflows consist of individual reader donations (10,200 EUR in 2025), 5x1000 Italian tax designations (~16,560 EUR for 2023 income year), editorial collaborations covering roughly a quarter of revenues, and recurring grants from Fondazione Cariplo (25,000 EUR in 2025, building on a relationship since 2017). Total annual revenue is in the order of tens of thousands of EUR against approximately 110,000 EUR of annual editorial structure costs, with no traditional revenue from advertising, subscriptions, or commercial licensing.

Name

Lavoce.info

Legal name

Associazione La Voce

Website

https://lavoce.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lavoce.info is an Italian nonprofit economic news and analysis platform founded in 2002, publishing independent fact-checked commentary by volunteer academic economists for general readers, policy makers, and the academic community, funded by donations, tax designations, and foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Economic Journalism

NAICS

Information (51), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Relations Measurement, Analytics & Monitoring (BPAFADAL), Reputation Management & Online PR (BPAFADAN)

Keywords

• Economic journalism
• Policy analysis
• Data visualization
• Fact-checking services
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Reader donations: Primary revenue source from individual reader donations of varying amounts, constituting the base of economic revenues and guaranteeing independence
2. 5x1000 tax designation: Italian tax payers can designate 5 per mille of their IRPEF tax to the association as a social promotion association
3. Foundation grants: Fondazione Cariplo provides grants for development activities, with 25,000 euros granted for 2025
4. Editorial collaborations: Editorial collaborations cover only part of costs and constitute approximately one quarter of revenues

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lavoce.info is an Italian nonprofit publishing platform that produces and distributes free, advertising-free economic journalism and policy analysis through written articles, multiple audio and video podcast series, interactive data visualizations, fact-checking columns, thematic dossiers and free ebooks for the general public and academic community. All content is generated by a volunteer network of roughly 40 academic editors and nearly 2,800 contributors following a peer-reviewed, evidence-based methodology.

Product overview

Lavoce.info is an independent Italian economic news and analysis website founded in 2002, offering free, advertising-free content based on voluntary contributions from approximately 40 academic editors. The platform operates as a unified information ecosystem combining: (1) written articles on Italian and European economic policy, (2) multiple podcast formats including 'lavoce in capitolo', 'L'anno che verrà', 'Ci mettiamo lavoce', and 'lavoce in 30 minuti', (3) the newer video podcast 'Lavoce in mezz'ora' on YouTube, (4) data visualization columns 'I grafici per capire' and 'La parola ai grafici', (5) the 'La parola ai numeri' analytical rubrica, (6) a dedicated fact-checking service, and (7) thematic dossiers and ebooks. All content follows principles of independence, excellence, and free access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lavoce in mezz'ora: Video podcast format with economist interviews, published twice monthly on YouTube
• Ci mettiamo lavoce
• Lavoce in capitolo
• L'anno che verrà
• Le parole chiave dell'economia
• La parola ai grafici
• I grafici per capire
• La parola ai numeri
• Il Punto
• Fact-checking

Products and services

• Lavoce.info Main Website Main Italian online economic news and analysis platform, providing free articles on Italian and European economic policy, organized by themes and authors, with no advertising or paywall.
• Podcast Series (lavoce in capitolo, L'anno che verra, Ci mettiamo lavoce, lavoce in 30 minuti) Multiple audio and live podcast series featuring interviews with economists and experts, covering topics such as government policy analysis, budget law discussions and current economic events.
• Lavoce in mezz'ora (Video Podcast) Video podcast format published twice monthly on YouTube featuring 30-minute video interviews with economists and experts, offering direct, discursive and accessible exploration of economic topics.
• I grafici per capire Bi-weekly data visualization column featuring complex chart analyses published every Tuesday and Friday, transforming raw economic and social data into clear interpretive frameworks.
• La parola ai numeri Statistical analysis column presenting numerical analysis of economic phenomena, often accompanied by graphics, examining issues such as taxation, public finance, and economic indicators.
• Fact-checking Service Verification service that evaluates the accuracy of statements made by politicians, entrepreneurs and union leaders using data and facts, following principles of source transparency, impartiality and self-criticism.
• Dossier and Ebook Publications Thematic article collections organized by topic (e.g., Pnrr, Russia-Ukraine War, fiscal reform) that can be transformed into free downloadable ebook publications on topics like autonomia differenziata, inflation and monetary policy, fiscal delegation, and EU elections.
• Newsletter (Lavoce.info) Free email newsletter service keeping subscribers updated on the latest articles, managed through the MailUp platform with approximately 46,000 subscribers.
• Flourish Visualization Archive Complete archive of interactive data visualizations and charts created with the Flourish platform, publicly accessible for exploring historical graphics produced by Lavoce.info.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Flourish (data visualization)coreTechnology or IntegrationFlourish.studio is used for creating interactive data stories and visualizations. The site maintains an archive of visualizations at app.flourish.studio/@Archiviolavoce.info.
• Rivista ecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly economics magazine directed by Tito Boeri. Lavoce.info regularly contributes the 'Grafico del mese' (Chart of the Month) feature. The magazine replicates in print the mission that Lavoce.info carries out on the web.
• Festival Internazionale dell'Economia di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLavoce.info participates in organizing events at the Festival Internazionale dell'Economia di Torino, a major Italian economic debate event. The site organized five forums and a conference for its 20th anniversary at the latest edition.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ISPI: Italian leading think tank on international affairs. Comparable in its nonprofit model, Italy-based focus, and academic-policy community engagement, though focused on geopolitics rather than economics specifically.
• Il Sole 24 Ore: Italy's flagship economic newspaper and authoritative source on Italian economic policy. Comparable as a major Italian economic journalism outlet, though operating as a for-profit commercial publisher with a much larger editorial team.
• ProPublica: Leading U.S. nonprofit investigative journalism organization. Comparable as a nonprofit, fact-driven news outlet with strong editorial standards, though much larger scale and U.S.-focused.

Direct peers

• Pagella Politica: Italy's leading fact-checking organization focused on verifying political statements. Closely comparable to Lavoce.info's fact-checking service and shared Italian nonprofit media mission.
• Rivista eco: Italian monthly economics magazine directed by Tito Boeri (Lavoce.info co-founder). Direct strategic partner that replicates Lavoce.info's web mission in print; comparable audience and editorial voice.
• VoxEurop: European nonprofit multilingual news magazine aggregating and translating quality journalism on European affairs. Comparable mission of independent, high-quality European news with academic/journalistic contributors.
• The Conversation Europe: European edition of The Conversation publishing academic-authored articles across continental Europe. Closely comparable in nonprofit model, academic contributors, and European policy focus, with potential geographic overlap.
• The Conversation: Global nonprofit news organization that publishes articles written by academics and researchers on current affairs. Directly comparable to Lavoce.info in its nonprofit, ad-free, academic-contributor model and editorial mission.

Regional players

• PolitiFact: U.S.-based Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website. Comparable methodology and IFCN-aligned ethics for assessing political claims, though serving a different geography (US) rather than directly competing.

Emerging players

• Vox: U.S. explanatory journalism site focused on making complex policy and economics topics accessible. Comparable in data visualization, explanatory approach to economics, and multi-format content (articles, video, podcasts).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lavoceinfo
• Xx.com/follow
• Facebookfacebook.com/lavoceinf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lavoce-info

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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