IKIGAI

At IKIGAI, we empower founders, professionals and students by running startup acceleration & incubation programs, offering scholarship grants to young professionals and providing job orientation to high-school students. IKIGAI is the Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program by Fondazione MPS (Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena).

Anna Amman

Senior Associate

56 past transactions

Oraltec

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Dentistry nutraceuticals

Appennino Cycling

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Una comunità di ciclisti focalizzata sulla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, attraverso l’offerta di prodotti artigianali e sostenibili di alta qualità

Bmind

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bmind is a digital health company that specializes in online mental health services. It connects users with licensed psychologists and psychotherapists via video calls, providing personalized therapy experiences. The platform also offers appointment management through an online portal and secure chat for direct communication, ensuring flexible and confidential mental health support tailored to individual needs.

Menumal

Pre Seed Round in 2024
SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile

Picarta

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Our vision is to empower individuals and businesses with most accurate and reliable image geolocalization solution, unlocking new possibilities for exploration, research, and decision-making.

Yukai

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Yukai is A.I. based edtech platform

Ambra

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Ambra is a benefit company dedicated to quality control.

DArt

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Empowering artists and venue managers to build their journey

Shazarch

Convertible Note in 2024
Shazarch is a company focused on enhancing cultural projects through innovative technology solutions. It develops an application aimed at facilitating the discovery of Italy's rich history by utilizing artificial intelligence. This application offers a dynamic database that provides a comprehensive archive of studies, historical documents, lexicons, and a photographic repository. By leveraging advanced tools such as AI and augmented reality, Shazarch aims to bridge the gap between culture, data, and knowledge, empowering enterprises to enrich their products and services in the cultural sector.

Runtheons

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Runtheons is a sports performance company specializing in performing enhancement technology solutions.

Insulanet

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Smart Community Maker

Bmind

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bmind is a digital health company that specializes in online mental health services. It connects users with licensed psychologists and psychotherapists via video calls, providing personalized therapy experiences. The platform also offers appointment management through an online portal and secure chat for direct communication, ensuring flexible and confidential mental health support tailored to individual needs.

Mangrovia

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mangrovia operates a marketplace platform that specializes in sustainable personal products. The company provides a diverse range of household items, including cleaning supplies, beauty products, and kitchenware, emphasizing options that are sustainable and plastic-free. By offering goods made from natural ingredients, Mangrovia aims to help customers minimize their environmental impact and contribute to the conservation of nature.

Outfitter Wardrobe

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Virtual Wardrobe

Appennino Cycling

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Una comunità di ciclisti focalizzata sulla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, attraverso l’offerta di prodotti artigianali e sostenibili di alta qualità

Versy

Seed Round in 2024
Versy a no-code SaaS platform allowing businesses to design and monetize their own metaverse experiences. It enables marketing and sales teams to exploit the metaverse independently.

Caducea

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Caducea is a provider of healthcare and wellness services focused on delivering personalized treatments to enhance client health and well-being. The company offers a diverse array of services, including yoga, tennis, exercise, physiotherapy, and medical care. By catering to individual needs, Caducea aims to ensure that clients receive appropriate care and support for their health improvement goals.

Menumal

Pre Seed Round in 2024
SaaS per la digitalizzazione e gestione flessibile del menù, senza compromessi di stile

Climate Standard

Seed Round in 2024
Climate Standard is a business that specializes in providing climate-neutral certification services for companies aiming to validate their environmental claims and initiatives. They offer two scalable Climate Neutrality Standards—one for brands and another for individual products—and an automated system to verify climate data in real-time, enabling corporations to obtain a certified label within 48 hours. This process aims to enhance transparency and credibility in corporate sustainability reporting.

Baddogs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Baddogs operates an online platform designed to connect dog owners with a variety of dog-related services. The platform simplifies the search process for users, allowing them to find dog walkers, trainers, groomers, and other pet care providers in their local area. By offering a diverse range of vetted professionals, Baddogs enables customers to ensure that their pets receive the care and attention they deserve. Through this service, the company addresses the needs of dog owners seeking reliable and quality care for their companions.

Oraltec

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Dentistry nutraceuticals

Offxet

Seed Round in 2023
Offxet is a company focused on developing innovative solutions for individuals affected by neurological disorders, particularly those that impact movement, such as Parkinson's disease. The company creates a smartwatch equipped with advanced monitoring capabilities to track vital signs and predict wearing-off episodes associated with medication. This device is designed to enhance the quality of life for users by providing timely notifications through an accompanying application, thereby enabling individuals to manage their symptoms more effectively. Through its technology, Offxet aims to empower patients by improving their awareness and control over their condition.

Amarzo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Amarzo is a manufacturer of eco-friendly products created from recycled glass bottles, focusing on sustainable living. The company offers a diverse range of meticulously crafted items such as trays, glasses, and candles. By promoting environmental consciousness, Amarzo enables customers to adopt a greener lifestyle through stylish and sustainable household essentials. The brand is dedicated to innovative recycling solutions, emphasizing the importance of reusing materials to reduce waste and support eco-friendly practices.

Insulanet

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Smart Community Maker

Recivu

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Recivu is a company focused on reducing paper waste by transforming traditional receipts into a digital management tool. It offers a platform that allows users to track their expenses efficiently through features such as automatic organization of receipts and personalized discounts from partner stores. By digitizing receipts, Recivu enables clients to minimize their reliance on paper bills while maintaining their purchasing habits. This innovative approach not only aids in environmental sustainability but also enhances marketing activities for businesses, creating a mutually beneficial ecosystem for users and retailers.

Zerow

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Zerow specializes in sustainable waste recovery and transformation, focusing on creating valuable ecological products from waste materials. The company operates a marketplace aimed at the luxury industry, facilitating the buying and selling of excess leather and fabrics. By offering logistical support and ensuring material traceability, Zerow enables businesses to monitor the environmental impact of material reuse. Additionally, the products generated through Zerow's processes include accessories, clothing, and furniture, all co-designed with artisans, thereby utilizing their expertise and fostering local economic development.

Shazarch

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Shazarch is a company focused on enhancing cultural projects through innovative technology solutions. It develops an application aimed at facilitating the discovery of Italy's rich history by utilizing artificial intelligence. This application offers a dynamic database that provides a comprehensive archive of studies, historical documents, lexicons, and a photographic repository. By leveraging advanced tools such as AI and augmented reality, Shazarch aims to bridge the gap between culture, data, and knowledge, empowering enterprises to enrich their products and services in the cultural sector.

Liquinvex

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Liquinvex operates as an online platform facilitating wine investments. It enables users to purchase individual bottles of wine and monitor their investment's progress in real-time via a user-friendly digital wallet, with no profit commissions applied.

ScreenYourself

Pre Seed Round in 2023
ScreenYourself offers diagnostic self-tests for HPV and sexually transmitted diseases. In the future, the company plans to expand its services to include tests for allergies and intolerances. The company's self-testing kits are designed to be user-friendly, allowing individuals to conduct tests at their own convenience. ScreenYourself also provides recommendations based on the test results, helping users to take appropriate next steps.

Caducea

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Caducea is a provider of healthcare and wellness services focused on delivering personalized treatments to enhance client health and well-being. The company offers a diverse array of services, including yoga, tennis, exercise, physiotherapy, and medical care. By catering to individual needs, Caducea aims to ensure that clients receive appropriate care and support for their health improvement goals.

Amarzo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Amarzo is a manufacturer of eco-friendly products created from recycled glass bottles, focusing on sustainable living. The company offers a diverse range of meticulously crafted items such as trays, glasses, and candles. By promoting environmental consciousness, Amarzo enables customers to adopt a greener lifestyle through stylish and sustainable household essentials. The brand is dedicated to innovative recycling solutions, emphasizing the importance of reusing materials to reduce waste and support eco-friendly practices.

Pick-Roll

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pick-Roll is a sports technology company focused on enhancing the basketball experience through digital solutions. The company has developed a range of products, including the Pick-Roll APP, which connects basketball fans, players, and enthusiasts by bridging the physical and digital realms. This app, which is the leading street basketball application in Italy, enables users to locate nearby basketball courts, check in to signal their presence, organize games, and evaluate other players. With over 65,000 users across 46 countries, Pick-Roll aims to expand its presence into the United States. Additionally, the company offers Pick-Roll Planner, a digital platform designed to assist organizations in managing tournaments and events, allowing athletes to register independently through the app. The Pick-Roll Manager platform further supports sports clubs by streamlining the management of athletes, staff, and administrative tasks, providing a comprehensive solution for coaches and managers. Through these initiatives, Pick-Roll is committed to fostering the growth of the sports community via innovative digitalization.

Plannest

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Developer of customer management platform designed for fitness organizations to increase revenue. The company's platform helps in daily planning of training sessions, directly schedules appointments and provides feedback on user's training, enabling fitness organizations to eliminate last minute cancellations, without discussions.

MindAhead

Pre Seed Round in 2023
MindAhead is a digital health company focused on brain health and cognitive impairment. It has developed a healthcare tool aimed at the early detection of cognitive issues, positioning itself as a pioneer in providing therapy solutions for individuals experiencing mild cognitive impairment. The company's application software is designed to facilitate regular monitoring of cognitive health, allowing users to engage with a science-based program tailored to their specific brain health needs. By focusing on prevention and intervention, MindAhead aims to slow the onset of dementia and enhance the overall quality of life for its patients.

Zerow

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zerow specializes in sustainable waste recovery and transformation, focusing on creating valuable ecological products from waste materials. The company operates a marketplace aimed at the luxury industry, facilitating the buying and selling of excess leather and fabrics. By offering logistical support and ensuring material traceability, Zerow enables businesses to monitor the environmental impact of material reuse. Additionally, the products generated through Zerow's processes include accessories, clothing, and furniture, all co-designed with artisans, thereby utilizing their expertise and fostering local economic development.

Pick-Roll

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pick-Roll is a sports technology company focused on enhancing the basketball experience through digital solutions. The company has developed a range of products, including the Pick-Roll APP, which connects basketball fans, players, and enthusiasts by bridging the physical and digital realms. This app, which is the leading street basketball application in Italy, enables users to locate nearby basketball courts, check in to signal their presence, organize games, and evaluate other players. With over 65,000 users across 46 countries, Pick-Roll aims to expand its presence into the United States. Additionally, the company offers Pick-Roll Planner, a digital platform designed to assist organizations in managing tournaments and events, allowing athletes to register independently through the app. The Pick-Roll Manager platform further supports sports clubs by streamlining the management of athletes, staff, and administrative tasks, providing a comprehensive solution for coaches and managers. Through these initiatives, Pick-Roll is committed to fostering the growth of the sports community via innovative digitalization.

U/Lab

Pre Seed Round in 2022
The fashion upcycling platform that connects you to local designers to co-create and re-use old clothing.

Plannest

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of customer management platform designed for fitness organizations to increase revenue. The company's platform helps in daily planning of training sessions, directly schedules appointments and provides feedback on user's training, enabling fitness organizations to eliminate last minute cancellations, without discussions.

Aigea Medical

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Aigea Medical specializes in the development of artificial intelligence technologies aimed at enhancing radiology workflows, particularly in the early detection of breast cancer. The company focuses on applying advanced image recognition and deep neural networks to assist radiologists in analyzing mammograms. Their flagship product, DeepMammo, is designed to function as an AI radiologist, facilitating the identification of suspicious lesions and potentially leading to earlier diagnoses. By improving the efficiency and accuracy of the diagnostic process in radiology, Aigea Medical aims to support healthcare professionals in delivering better patient outcomes.

Smartway

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Smartway is the pioneer and Italian market leader in workation solutions, bringing together remote workers, their companies, locals, municipalities and NGOs to redefine the world of remote work towards a fairer future. Through our platform, we provide an end-to-end solution for companies to attract and retain their best talents, for the employees to be happier and more productive and for local communities in our Towns to grow sustainably.

Loki.code

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Loki.code is a developer of a smart contract collaboration platform designed for web3 teams focused on the development of decentralized applications (dApps). The platform enables teams to efficiently manage, compile, test, and deploy smart contracts across multiple blockchain networks. By simplifying the development process, Loki.code enhances the efficiency of smart contract deployment, making it easier for developers to bring their projects to fruition. As a graduate of the IKIGAI Accelerator and Techstars Web3, the company is positioned to support the growing needs of developers in the rapidly evolving blockchain ecosystem.

Heimdall AI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Heimdall AI specializes in advanced satellite network communication technology, focusing on automating inspections, search and rescue operations, and early warning systems. The company has developed a platform that integrates seamlessly as a payload on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This innovative system utilizes in-flight neural networks to identify targets and relay information to ground stations. It enables automated search and rescue efforts, border patrolling, and fire monitoring, enhancing operational efficiency and response times. By leveraging deep neural networks, Heimdall AI's technology allows for real-time satellite notifications coupled with camera input, facilitating autonomous communication between UAVs and ground operators.

Enco

Convertible Note in 2022
Enco is a start-up focused on empowering individuals to take control of their energy production through renewable resources. The company aims to foster energy communities by providing citizens with the necessary tools to generate energy from photovoltaic panels installed on their homes. Enco simplifies the process of creating and managing these communities, allowing participants to share energy with neighbors while minimizing bureaucratic hurdles. In addition to installing photovoltaic systems and storage solutions, Enco offers a software platform that facilitates the management of energy communities, helping users reduce their environmental impact and save on energy costs. The company's vision is to promote a zero-emission economy where everyone can benefit from the economic, environmental, and social advantages of renewable energy.

Smartway

Convertible Note in 2022
Smartway is the pioneer and Italian market leader in workation solutions, bringing together remote workers, their companies, locals, municipalities and NGOs to redefine the world of remote work towards a fairer future. Through our platform, we provide an end-to-end solution for companies to attract and retain their best talents, for the employees to be happier and more productive and for local communities in our Towns to grow sustainably.

Studente Atleta

Grant in 2022
Studente Atleta is a company dedicated to assisting Italian student athletes in securing sports scholarships to pursue their athletic and academic aspirations in the United States. The company offers a comprehensive platform that guides athletes through the scholarship application process, ensuring they receive the necessary support and resources to succeed. In addition to facilitating sports scholarships, Studente Atleta provides educational opportunities, including degrees in marketing and international business, as well as a master's in business administration. By focusing on both athletic and academic development, the company aims to empower Italian athletes to excel in their sports careers while obtaining a quality education.

ShareYourSocket

Grant in 2022
Share your domestic power point to recharge electric vehicles

Biooncrowd

Grant in 2022
Crowdfunding for scientific research

Chianhub

Grant in 2021
ChianHub is a volunteer professional network established in 2021 and based in the Val di Chiana. The company develops a platform aimed at fostering relationships through the sharing of experience and knowledge. It operates as a central hub where individuals and businesses can connect, facilitating mutual growth and collaboration. By creating an interconnected environment, ChianHub enables users to enhance their skills while contributing to a collective network of opportunities, promoting a culture of shared progress and development.

Erbe Urbane

Grant in 2020
Essenze per cocktail e alta cucina

E-Bridge Group

Grant in 2020
Scala il tuo business su Amazon

Ars In Opera

Grant in 2020
Ars In Opera is an events agency dedicated to promoting the food and wine sectors alongside the cultural heritage of specific regions. The company specializes in enhancing local gastronomic traditions and agricultural products through integrated marketing, communication, and event services. By fostering strong connections between clients and their audiences, Ars In Opera effectively showcases the unique attributes of the territory and its culinary offerings, thereby supporting the growth and visibility of the local gastronomic landscape.

T500

Grant in 2020
T500 provides a combination of vintage and new technologies, where the key words are that these are the aspects that most represent their idea of experiential tourism. It is a start-up of rental vintage cars.

Amalur

Grant in 2019
Amalur is an emerging clothing brand focused on creating evocative and distinctive apparel for professional women who are interested in sustainability and social issues. The company aims to cater to an active demographic that values both style and ethical considerations in their wardrobe choices. Currently operating in stealth mode, Amalur is developing its offerings and strategies while maintaining a low profile in the market.

Saeka Skincare

Grant in 2019
Saeka Skincare is a retailer of skincare products, serum, cosmetics, and hand creams.

EXE Engineering

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EXE Engineering has developed a patented technology designed to increase up to 50% the amount of LFG (landfill gas) captured. The technology avoids spreading of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and let biogas be available on-site for other industrial applications.
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