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YoAgents is a company based in Milan, Italy, that has developed an online platform facilitating the creation of commercial networks for the sale of digital services. This platform connects sales professionals with startups, micro-companies, and small to medium-sized enterprises across various sectors, including fitness, hospitality, and retail. Users can choose from a range of services, pitch their offerings to businesses, download sales documents, and create deals. Currently, the platform hosts over 2,000 sales professionals, enabling them to generate leads and engage in transactions effectively. Since its founding in 2016, YoAgents has aimed to promote innovative services that empower users to monetize their skills in the digital marketplace.

Metis Precision Medicine is a B-Corp focused on developing innovative cancer therapies aimed at improving patient outcomes. The company owns the intellectual property for a range of anti-Met monoclonal antibodies, each with distinct mechanisms of action designed to combat cancer and its metastasis. Utilizing a proprietary platform, Metis creates medicines that target both diagnostic and therapeutic needs, enabling actionable interventions against cancer invasion. The company is actively seeking partnerships with investors, as well as biotech and pharmaceutical firms, to expand the reach of its platform technology on a global scale.

Botsociety is a platform that enables designers and marketers to preview and prototype conversational interfaces, including chatbots and voice assistants. As these interfaces have emerged as a significant trend in digital interaction, Botsociety provides tools for creating and testing these experiences effectively. The platform allows users to design bot experiences and export them for implementation, facilitating the development of online messaging services. Botsociety has experienced substantial growth, achieving a 30% month-over-month increase over the past six months, and currently serves over 200 paying customers, including prominent companies such as Accenture, Nike, Microsoft, and PwC.

Vikey is an innovative start-up in the hospitality sector that provides an online platform designed to streamline the check-in and check-out processes for vacation rentals. The company's technology allows hosts to manage guest arrivals through a 24/7 concierge service accessible via mobile devices. By automating various administrative tasks, such as sending guests' documents, processing tourist tax payments, and managing lease agreements, Vikey enables hosts, property managers, and hotel operators to save time and reduce costs. This digital solution enhances the guest experience while simplifying operations for those in the home rental business.

Preskige is aimed at skiers of medium-high technical level who want to perfect their style of skiing and athletic gesture.

Composite Research is a start-up focused on advancing new product and process solutions in the field of composite materials. The company specializes in manufacturing innovative composite materials that aim to rethink and simplify applications across various industries. These materials serve as alternatives to traditional composites, emphasizing flexibility, which enhances storage, transport, mounting, and usage of components. By providing businesses with disruptive options to standard flexible polymeric materials, Composite Research seeks to address the evolving needs of different sectors, fostering efficiency and adaptability in material applications.

Papèm is a pioneering local marketplace tailored for fashion and design retailers, aimed at connecting online shopping with physical stores. By offering geo-localized information on products, Papèm enhances the shopping experience for consumers, allowing them to discover and access local offerings easily. This platform facilitates a seamless integration of digital and brick-and-mortar retail, addressing the needs of both retailers seeking to expand their reach and customers looking for convenient access to local fashion and design products.

What a Space is a property marketplace platform designed to connect supply and demand for temporary spaces. It enables companies, creatives, and professionals to discover and book various open and commercial spaces tailored for both private and professional events. The platform not only helps users find suitable venues but also fosters a community that shares and experiences new ideas, promoting a continuous source of inspiration. By facilitating the organization of events and the establishment of pop-up stores, What a Space aims to enhance offline business concepts and cultivate a vibrant ecosystem for collaboration and creativity.

Saphibeat is a developer of wearable technology focused on enhancing personal safety for outdoor sports enthusiasts. Its innovative product utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to track performance and facilitate social sharing via cellular or satellite connections. This technology provides a vital safety net for users such as cyclists, motorcyclists, scooter riders, skiers, and snowboarders, ensuring they have access to emergency support when needed. With a commitment to improving safety in outdoor sports, Saphibeat aims to empower athletes and adventurers with reliable and advanced wearable solutions.

Buono Vending is a start-up focused on creating automatic and semi-automatic vending systems specifically for serving high-quality, genuine hard ice cream. The company aims to modernize the traditional ice cream cart by integrating digital technology into its vending solutions. By doing so, Buono Vending supports small and medium-sized ice cream producers, allowing them to compete with larger industrial brands. The vending systems provide these artisan producers and new entrepreneurs with an opportunity to sell a diverse range of ice cream products in various locations while minimizing investment costs. Buono Vending prioritizes hygiene and quality standards in its offerings, ensuring a superior experience for consumers.

Insoore is a technology platform designed to enhance the claims management process for insurance companies by providing on-demand photographic inspections and damage estimates through a network of experts. It connects these companies with a community that offers real-time video and photographic services, facilitating live reporting and expediting the claims process. By leveraging the expertise of photographers and videographers, Insoore allows for quick assessments, enabling insurance and fleet management companies to optimize their operations. The platform not only streamlines the exchange of visual content for media outlets but also helps insurance firms improve efficiency and accuracy in handling claims.

What a Space is a property marketplace platform designed to connect supply and demand for temporary spaces. It enables companies, creatives, and professionals to discover and book various open and commercial spaces tailored for both private and professional events. The platform not only helps users find suitable venues but also fosters a community that shares and experiences new ideas, promoting a continuous source of inspiration. By facilitating the organization of events and the establishment of pop-up stores, What a Space aims to enhance offline business concepts and cultivate a vibrant ecosystem for collaboration and creativity.

With over 50 billion Flings delivered on the platform and over **100 million Flings opened monthly** (increasing 30% m-o-m), we are the world’s largest platform for randomised social discovery. We got tired of Social Networks that connect you to your friends, friends of friends and those in the same location as you. How do you meet new people around the world through serendipity? With Fling, your snaps go to 50-500 people globally, chosen totally at random every time you send. You can get followed, receive private photo replies and chat with new people in different countries. The company has raised over $21m in funding. Here's more on our success so far: http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/moment-sharing-app-fling-adds-reactions-to-promote-global-conversations-tackles-user-safety/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fgjKubw4LA http://www.marconardone.com/blog/2015/9/16/fling-1-year-later-from-0-to-50-billion http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-marco-nardone-ceo-of-the-random-messaging-app-fling http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2713065/The-message-bottle-gets-21st-century-makeover-App-sends-photos-videos-50-random-people-globe.html http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/30/fling/

Satispay S.p.A. is a mobile payment application based in Milan, Italy, founded in 2013. The platform enables users to make payments at stores, transfer money to friends, and conduct online transactions directly from their smartphones. Launched in 2015, Satispay operates independently from traditional debit and credit cards, offering a user-friendly and secure payment solution. It simplifies the payment process for consumers while providing businesses with a cost-effective means to accept payments via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. The service aims to transform the payment landscape in Europe by making transactions more convenient and accessible.

Svinando is an online platform based in Turin, Italy, specializing in the sale of high-quality, hand-picked wines at attractive prices. Founded in October 2012, Svinando employs a flash sales model to offer promotional pricing on a curated selection of wines. The company takes an editorial approach, meticulously reviewing each product's history and features to ensure quality. Svinando's offerings include a diverse range of red, white, rosé, sparkling wines, and champagne, catering to wine enthusiasts seeking exclusive options. Currently, the service is available in Italy, with plans for expansion to additional markets.

Finaest comes from the combination of two words which are finest and aesthetic – excellence and beauty – and FINAEST.COM is exactly about that. It is a boutique in which you can find high quality products, distinguished by the excellent and rigorous aesthetic of Made in Italy, realized by renamed historic Italian brands and emerging young designers.

Satispay S.p.A. is a mobile payment application based in Milan, Italy, founded in 2013. The platform enables users to make payments at stores, transfer money to friends, and conduct online transactions directly from their smartphones. Launched in 2015, Satispay operates independently from traditional debit and credit cards, offering a user-friendly and secure payment solution. It simplifies the payment process for consumers while providing businesses with a cost-effective means to accept payments via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. The service aims to transform the payment landscape in Europe by making transactions more convenient and accessible.

IndaBox,is a service that allows consumers to pick up their products acquired online in bars. Giovanni Riviera, CEO, IndaBox provides a platform that enables consumers to pick up products they bought online in choosen IndaBox Points, nearby bars which are part of the company’s network. IndaBox’s network currently amounts to 500 bars, and receiving offices, which can join the product in order to increase revenue adding to the ones coming from main activities.

D-Orbit S.r.l. is an Italian New Space company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. The company specializes in providing solutions for satellite design, development, launch, commissioning, and decommissioning, with a focus on enabling the safe disposal of artificial satellites to mitigate space debris. D-Orbit offers a range of services, including last-mile delivery of satellites, orbital transportation, and space logistics, aimed at optimizing operations both in orbit and on the ground. By streamlining all phases of a satellite mission, D-Orbit enhances spacecraft design, reliability, and resource utilization while reducing operational costs. The company operates with a commitment to social benefit and environmental sustainability, catering to the needs of satellite owners and operators in a rapidly evolving space marketplace. With approximately 35 employees, D-Orbit also has subsidiaries in Washington, DC, and Lisbon, Portugal.