Qomodo is a payment aggregator that enables physical businesses to diversify their cash flow by offering customers multiple payment methods, including 'Buy Now Pay Later' options alongside traditional one-time payments. The company specializes in serving merchants whose services often involve higher transaction values and are essential yet frequently unforeseen expenses.
qomodo
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Qomodo is a payment aggregator that enables physical businesses to diversify their cash flow by offering customers multiple payment methods, including 'Buy Now Pay Later' options alongside traditional one-time payments. The company specializes in serving merchants whose services often involve higher transaction values and are essential yet frequently unforeseen expenses.
Jet HR
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Jet HR is a payroll administration platform focused on reducing bureaucracy in payroll, human resources, and overall business operations. The company has developed a cloud-based solution that simplifies administrative management for small and medium-sized businesses. Its platform streamlines various employee-related tasks, including payroll processing, benefits management, compliance, attendance tracking, and expense reporting. By offering these services, Jet HR enables SMBs to operate more efficiently, allowing them to focus on core business activities without the complexities often associated with administrative functions.
Lampoo is an authenticated marketplace specializing in second-hand luxury clothing and accessories. Founded in 2019, the company has established itself as a prominent resale platform in Europe, with offices and boutiques located in Milan and London. Lampoo's e-commerce platform facilitates the sale of pre-owned luxury goods, allowing customers to shop responsibly by choosing high-quality second-hand items over new products. This approach not only promotes sustainable fashion practices but also extends the life cycle of each product, helping to preserve its value. By offering a secure and convenient way to buy and sell luxury fashion, Lampoo contributes to a more sustainable future in the industry.
Satispay S.p.A. is a mobile payment application founded in 2013 and headquartered in Milan, Italy. The company aims to transform the payment landscape in Europe by offering a platform that enables users to make payments in stores, online, and between friends without relying on traditional debit or credit cards. Launched in 2015, Satispay provides a user-friendly and secure app that simplifies the payment process for consumers. For businesses, the service is both easy to implement and cost-effective, allowing merchants to accept payments quickly through their smartphones, tablets, or computers. By focusing on convenience and security, Satispay is changing the way people interact with money in daily transactions.
Grover
Debt Financing in 2022
Grover is an online platform that allows consumers to rent a wide variety of tech products through monthly subscriptions. With a catalog of over 3,000 items, Grover offers access to smartphones, laptops, VR gear, wearables, and smart home appliances. The company's business model emphasizes sustainability by refurbishing and re-circulating returned products, thereby extending their lifespan and minimizing electronic waste. By enabling users to rent instead of purchase, Grover provides an affordable alternative for accessing consumer electronics. The company operates in multiple markets, including the United States, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Wallife, established in 2020 and based in Rome, Italy, is an InsurTech company specializing in identifying and mitigating emerging risks stemming from advancements in genetics, biometrics, and biohacking. The company operates by studying and investigating these novel risks on both biological and digital levels, then developing innovative insurance policies to protect individuals against these unknown or under-covered threats.
Insoore provides an insurance claims management platform that delivers on-demand video and photographic inspections and damage estimates from a network of experts. It supports real-time reporting and fast exchange of media between insurers, fleet operators, and service providers, helping streamline the claims process and improve assessment accuracy.
Termo is an Italian Greentech company specializing in reducing energy consumption of residential buildings. It installs environmentally compliant HVAC systems, acts as a general contractor for building energy efficiency improvements, and facilitates tax credit exchanges. Additionally, Termo offers Business Process Outsourcing services to banks.
Macai
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Macai is an Italian grocery delivery platform that specializes in quick commerce, offering a broad selection of high-quality food and non-food products. Founded by Giovanni Cavallo, who has extensive experience in food delivery, Macai operates in several Italian cities, positioning itself as a full grocer in the q-commerce sector. The company provides an extensive inventory of up to 7,500 stock-keeping units (SKUs), ensuring that customers can receive their orders within 30 minutes. By sourcing a diverse range of essential goods and efficiently managing logistics from its warehouses, Macai facilitates timely delivery directly to customers' doorsteps, catering to their immediate needs.
Biogenera
Equity Crowdfunding in 2021
Biogenera S.r.l. is a biotechnology company based in Terme, Italy, focused on the research and development of innovative therapeutic solutions for pediatric cancer, as well as other serious pathologies. Established in 2009, Biogenera specializes in creating DNA-based, patient-specific biotechnological medicines through its MyGenera platform. This platform enables the rapid identification and development of new drugs targeting specific mutated genes associated with various diseases. In addition to pediatric oncology, Biogenera's research extends to rare genetic disorders, neurodegeneration, and infectious diseases. The company is recognized as an Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprise and collaborates with several academic institutions, including the University of Bologna, to enhance its research capabilities and advance its therapeutic offerings.
Treedom
Funding Round in 2021
Treedom is the first platform that allows consumers and corporations to celebrate and contribute to environmental commitment, planting trees and following their impact online.
It’s a smart, simple way to make a big difference, supporting the environment and local communities around the world.
The goal is to become the leading tree planter globally.
With over 3.3 million trees planted in 42 agroforestry projects to date, Treedom initiates positive impacts in Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal Tanzania and Thailandia.
Treedom is a certified B Corp based in Florence (Tuscany) , Munich (Germany), London (UK), Paris (France) and Amsterdam (Netherlands) relies on the enthusiasm and experience of a team of over 100 people.
Lampoo is an authenticated marketplace specializing in second-hand luxury clothing and accessories. Founded in 2019, the company has established itself as a prominent resale platform in Europe, with offices and boutiques located in Milan and London. Lampoo's e-commerce platform facilitates the sale of pre-owned luxury goods, allowing customers to shop responsibly by choosing high-quality second-hand items over new products. This approach not only promotes sustainable fashion practices but also extends the life cycle of each product, helping to preserve its value. By offering a secure and convenient way to buy and sell luxury fashion, Lampoo contributes to a more sustainable future in the industry.
Insoore
Seed Round in 2019
Insoore provides an insurance claims management platform that delivers on-demand video and photographic inspections and damage estimates from a network of experts. It supports real-time reporting and fast exchange of media between insurers, fleet operators, and service providers, helping streamline the claims process and improve assessment accuracy.
GrapeData
Seed Round in 2018
GrapeData is a data platform that connects the financial sector with on-the-ground sources in emerging markets. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, it provides a real-time Data-as-a-Service offering by leveraging crowd intelligence to collect, sanitize, and deliver data about various industries, enabling clients to obtain timely, compliant information for analysis and decision making.
sailsquare
Seed Round in 2018
Sailsquare is a travel marketplace that connects local skippers with travelers seeking unique sailing experiences. Through its peer-to-peer platform, users can browse a variety of sailing proposals listed by registered skippers, who undergo a selection process to ensure quality. Travelers can filter experiences using a search engine and book their desired sailing trip through online payment. The platform offers both individual and group travel packages, making sailing accessible to a wider audience. Sailsquare aims to enhance holiday planning by facilitating discussions between skippers and travelers, along with providing options for renting or chartering sailboats and yachts.
Insoore
Angel Round in 2017
Insoore provides an insurance claims management platform that delivers on-demand video and photographic inspections and damage estimates from a network of experts. It supports real-time reporting and fast exchange of media between insurers, fleet operators, and service providers, helping streamline the claims process and improve assessment accuracy.
Mukako
Venture Round in 2017
Mukako is a digitally-native vertical brand specializing in design products for children and parents. The company operates an online e-commerce platform that offers a diverse range of baby products, including clothing, games, furniture, and accessories, aimed at providing quality items at affordable prices for newborns. Its flagship product line, MUtable, has gained traction in 30 countries, and Mukako is planning to expand its offerings with new product lines set to launch in the next 12 months. The company's mission focuses on redesigning children's bedrooms with innovative products that adapt as children grow.
CharityStars
Series A in 2016
CharityStars is an innovative online fundraising platform that facilitates charity auctions, allowing celebrities, brands, and private collectors to donate unique experiences and rare items. The platform has attracted participation from notable individuals such as Novak Djokovic, James Blunt, and Eva Longoria, as well as prestigious brands like Ferrari and Armani. By connecting these contributors with non-profit organizations, CharityStars has successfully raised over $20 million for more than 500 global charities. The platform enables users to auction their memorabilia and works of art, directing proceeds towards various social causes, thus enhancing the impact of charitable giving.
Mukako is a digitally-native vertical brand specializing in design products for children and parents. The company operates an online e-commerce platform that offers a diverse range of baby products, including clothing, games, furniture, and accessories, aimed at providing quality items at affordable prices for newborns. Its flagship product line, MUtable, has gained traction in 30 countries, and Mukako is planning to expand its offerings with new product lines set to launch in the next 12 months. The company's mission focuses on redesigning children's bedrooms with innovative products that adapt as children grow.