BizAway
Private Equity Round in 2024
BizAway is a cloud-based travel booking platform that provides comprehensive solutions for managing business travel. The platform simplifies the entire travel process, from booking transportation and accommodations to handling administrative tasks such as invoice management. By centralizing the management of travel documents, BizAway enables businesses to streamline their travel arrangements, allowing them to book tickets efficiently without incurring additional commissions. This approach not only saves time but also reduces costs, making it an effective tool for organizations looking to optimize their travel operations.
CercaOfficina
Private Equity Round in 2023
Veycore operates an online platform that facilitates the comparison of quotes for automotive repairs and maintenance. The service allows users to search for workshops based on their specific needs, compare pricing, read customer reviews, and book services directly online. By digitizing the car repair sector, Veycore caters to a diverse clientele, including individual motorists, car repair shops, corporate fleets, and insurance companies. The platform aims to simplify the process of obtaining personalized estimates for various services, ranging from minor repairs to more extensive maintenance tasks, thereby enhancing the overall customer experience in the automotive service industry.
Deliveristo
Venture Round in 2022
Deliveristo Srl is a Milan-based company that operates a B2B digital marketplace focused on food delivery services. Founded in 2017, the platform connects hotels, restaurants, and cafes directly with suppliers, including farmers and distributors. It offers a wide range of food products such as pasta, rice, cheeses, salami, preserves, meat, fish, oils, and vinegar. By utilizing a drop shipping model, Deliveristo allows HoReCa operators to streamline their ordering process, eliminating middlemen and enabling direct purchases. The platform also provides order management capabilities, allowing users to manage customers, products, personalized pricing, and various reports, thereby enhancing operational efficiency for food service businesses.
BizAway is a cloud-based travel booking platform that provides comprehensive solutions for managing business travel. The platform simplifies the entire travel process, from booking transportation and accommodations to handling administrative tasks such as invoice management. By centralizing the management of travel documents, BizAway enables businesses to streamline their travel arrangements, allowing them to book tickets efficiently without incurring additional commissions. This approach not only saves time but also reduces costs, making it an effective tool for organizations looking to optimize their travel operations.
Insoore is a technology platform designed to enhance the claims management process for insurance companies and fleet management firms. The platform connects these organizations with a community of experts who provide on-demand photographic inspections and damage estimates. By facilitating real-time reporting, Insoore streamlines the claims process through immediate video and photo inspections, allowing for quicker assessments and resolutions. This innovative approach not only optimizes operations for insurance providers but also enables photographers and videographers to monetize their skills by selling their content to media outlets and brands. Insoore's model effectively bridges the gap between insurance needs and expert content creation, improving efficiency across the industry.
Forward Factory
Seed Round in 2021
Forward Factory is CDP's accelerator dedicated to Digital Manufacturing and it is part of CDP's National Accelerators Network. The program is dedicated to startups with digital innovations in the manufacturing sector and in line with the strategy of CDP's National Accelerators Network, which aims to support the development of skills and entrepreneurship in the innovation landscape.
STEP 4 Business
Seed Round in 2021
STEP 4 Business, founded in 2021 and based in Milan, Italy, is dedicated to addressing the financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises globally. The company offers a comprehensive digital ecosystem of financial products and services tailored to meet the specific requirements of its customers. By leveraging advanced technologies and innovative solutions, STEP 4 Business enables companies to effectively manage their cash flows, categorize financial transactions, and maintain an overview of their current accounts across various countries. This approach allows businesses to gain better control over their financial operations in a structured and detailed manner.
Athics
Private Equity Round in 2021
Athics is a technology company that specializes in AI-based solutions for businesses. It offers virtual support systems powered by psychometric profiling of individuals within an organization's ecosystem, including customers, partners, suppliers, and employees. The core product is a conversational AI platform that engages with customers based on their profiles, real-time data, and interaction history, fostering personalized relationships and enhancing productivity.
Enerbrain
Series B in 2021
Enerbrain is a company dedicated to transforming non-residential buildings into smarter, healthier, and more sustainable environments. It offers a smart retrofit system known as the "Energy Brain," which combines innovative IoT hardware with powerful cloud-based algorithms to optimize energy usage in real time, achieving operational savings of up to 30%. Enerbrain's technology includes an air quality sensor network and a wireless actuator system that utilizes machine learning to maintain consistent indoor temperatures and humidity levels while minimizing carbon dioxide emissions. By focusing on both energy efficiency and indoor air quality, Enerbrain not only helps building owners reduce energy costs but also enhances occupant comfort and promotes a broader social impact through engagement tools and accessible data across devices.
REBO Smart Bottle
Seed Round in 2021
REBO is a smart water bottle developed by The Re-company, founded by former Procter & Gamble executives with a mission to create products that benefit both the planet and society. The bottle is designed to be environmentally friendly, made from recyclable stainless steel and free from hazardous chemicals. Its accompanying app tracks hydration levels and sends reminders to encourage regular water intake, promoting health and well-being. A unique feature of REBO is its integration with blockchain technology, which records each use and generates credits that are monetized through sponsorships. The funds generated support Plastic Bank, an organization that compensates individuals in underprivileged communities in emerging countries for collecting ocean-bound plastic waste, offering them a premium rate above market value to ensure sustainable income. REBO aims to make a positive impact by fostering environmental responsibility and supporting social equity. The product is also under preliminary review for Gold Standard certification, further emphasizing its commitment to sustainability.
Cubbit is a geo-distributed cloud enabler that transforms underutilized resources at the edge of the internet into business-to-business cloud services. The company's innovative software operates on existing resources, in the cloud, or at the edge, providing a seamless single data domain and customizable hyper-resilient cloud object storage. This approach allows clients to maintain data sovereignty while significantly reducing storage costs by up to 80% and minimizing their cloud carbon footprint. Cubbit's solutions are designed to meet traditional needs such as backup, while also addressing modern requirements driven by edge computing, multi-cloud environments, and data sovereignty. By using Cubbit, businesses can quickly regain control over their data, infrastructure, and costs, effectively asserting their own rules in the cloud landscape.
Hyntelo
Venture Round in 2021
Hyntelo is an artificial intelligence analytics company that specializes in helping organizations enhance their management decisions through the analysis of extensive and diverse data sources. The company offers a comprehensive platform that incorporates AI for data storage and processing, alongside analytics algorithms designed to automate the analysis and extraction of insights throughout the data value chain. In addition to its core analytics capabilities, Hyntelo provides services such as data strategy definition and execution, data monetization solution design, change management support, and advanced segmentation model development. By facilitating data-driven decision-making, Hyntelo enables businesses to effectively drive their growth strategies based on quantitative evidence.
Deliveristo
Series A in 2020
Deliveristo Srl is a Milan-based company that operates a B2B digital marketplace focused on food delivery services. Founded in 2017, the platform connects hotels, restaurants, and cafes directly with suppliers, including farmers and distributors. It offers a wide range of food products such as pasta, rice, cheeses, salami, preserves, meat, fish, oils, and vinegar. By utilizing a drop shipping model, Deliveristo allows HoReCa operators to streamline their ordering process, eliminating middlemen and enabling direct purchases. The platform also provides order management capabilities, allowing users to manage customers, products, personalized pricing, and various reports, thereby enhancing operational efficiency for food service businesses.
Bit2Win is a developer of a commerce platform focused on enhancing order management and sales optimization, built on Salesforce. The company provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-based products and tools designed to streamline sales processes. Its platform allows businesses to manage their orders and enterprise catalog efficiently through a fully digital interface. By offering an agile application framework, Bit2Win aims to improve the effectiveness of sales operations for its clients.
Sens-In
Seed Round in 2020
Sens-In is a technology developer that focuses on digitizing mechanical systems through data extraction. The company creates proprietary fixings by combining advanced mechanical solutions with precision engineering sensors and innovative materials. This integration allows clients to generate and access real-time mechanical data, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making processes. Sens-In's approach leverages artificial intelligence to transform traditional mechanics into data-driven systems, positioning the company at the forefront of technological advancement in the engineering sector.
We Wealth
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in late 2017, We Wealth is a digital platform designed to support the wealth management industry by providing editorial content and services tailored for financial professionals, including financial advisors, private bankers, asset managers, brokers, accountants, notaries, and lawyers. The platform serves as a marketplace for wealth management solutions aimed at family businesses and entrepreneurs. Co-founded by Fabienne Mailfait, who has extensive experience in the wealth management sector, and iXoogler, an Italian holding company specializing in digital and fintech industries, We Wealth also publishes a monthly magazine focused on asset management. This magazine addresses various issues within the financial services sector, helping businesses connect with quality content and engage directly with investors.
Design Italy
Equity Crowdfunding in 2020
Design Italy S.r.l. is a Milan-based company that operates an e-commerce platform specializing in a diverse range of Italian products. The company manufactures and sells modern and contemporary furniture, including bookcases, dining tables, chairs, and dressing tables, alongside lighting fixtures such as table lamps, floor lamps, and chandeliers. In addition to furniture and lighting, Design Italy offers home decor items, outdoor accessories, leather goods, jewelry, and various accessories. By providing a curated selection of these products, the company enables customers to purchase high-quality home furnishings and artistic pieces at reasonable prices.
SecureFlag
Seed Round in 2020
SecureFlag Limited, incorporated in 2019 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in application security training services for developers. The company offers a secure coding training platform that empowers developers to identify and address real security issues using familiar tools and technologies. Through personalized learning, real-world examples, and hands-on practice, SecureFlag's programs enhance coding skills via gamified experiences and real-world challenges. Users can collaborate in teams, track their progress on a leaderboard, and unlock special challenges, culminating in certifications that validate their skills and knowledge applicable in real-world scenarios.
Winelivery
Series A in 2019
Winelivery is an Italian company founded in Milan in 2016 that specializes in the rapid delivery of alcoholic beverages. The company offers a user-friendly mobile application and website that allows customers to browse and order a wide selection of drinks, including handmade beers from small producers, with delivery guaranteed within 30 minutes and at the optimal temperature. Winelivery operates across Italy, from Sicily to Alto Adige, and serves individual consumers as well as businesses in the hospitality sector. It employs a dual business model: providing express delivery services while also acting as a media platform that connects beverage producers directly with consumers, facilitating product promotion and distribution. With its innovative approach, Winelivery has distinguished itself in a traditional market, achieving notable growth and enhancing the customer experience in beverage delivery.
Entando is an open-source Application Composition Platform (ACP) that facilitates collaboration between IT and developer teams and business users in the creation, deployment, and management of cloud-native applications. By leveraging a low-code application builder, Entando allows users to compose applications from shareable, modular business components, enhancing agility and reducing development costs. This approach enables faster time-to-market for applications while encouraging innovation through easy experimentation with new ideas. Entando's platform supports modern User Interface (UI) and user experience (UX) layers, catering to various industries and use cases. The platform is designed to be compatible with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and Docker, simplifying the deployment and management of applications on cloud environments. Recognized by Gartner as a notable vendor in the ACP space, Entando serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, aiming to transform traditional application development into a more efficient and effective process.
DDM Technology
Series A in 2019
DDM Solutions was born as a company specialized in providing consulting services on SAP, with particular reference to the themes of Document Management. We deal with the analysis of corporate document processes and the implementation of projects directing them to the complete dematerialization of the flows of the active and passive cycle. We respond to increasingly urgent needs on the part of customers, in terms of flexibility, immediacy and efficiency recovery. We do it with the DDM for SAP proposal, which is configured as a real AddOn really and natively integrated with the SAP ERP. The DDM has the task of having all the SAP modules communicated with the DMS module, making the documents stored within SAP instantly related to the business flows. No delay and no interfacing. We provide a large number of implementation options through pre-configured document workflow and we evaluate specific needs regarding internal document management, but also proposals that involve collaboration process with customers or suppliers.
Hokan is a software platform that offers a comprehensive cryptographic custody solution tailored for financial institutions seeking to engage in cryptocurrency services. The company's platform provides a digital equivalent of a bank's vault, allowing clients to securely manage their cryptocurrency assets over extended periods without limitations on currency or blockchain. By combining standardized compliance measures with a shared cryptographic key mechanism, Hokan facilitates shared responsibility in the management of digital assets, making it a one-stop shop for institutions looking to implement and provide crypto financial services.
EatsReady
Seed Round in 2019
EatsReady is a European startup that operates a mobile ordering marketplace. It enables users to discover local restaurants, browse menus, receive exclusive offers, make payments, and collect orders using its fast-track technology, aiming to enhance offline shopping experiences for both customers and brick-and-mortar retailers by digitizing the process.
Enerbrain
Series A in 2019
Enerbrain is a company dedicated to transforming non-residential buildings into smarter, healthier, and more sustainable environments. It offers a smart retrofit system known as the "Energy Brain," which combines innovative IoT hardware with powerful cloud-based algorithms to optimize energy usage in real time, achieving operational savings of up to 30%. Enerbrain's technology includes an air quality sensor network and a wireless actuator system that utilizes machine learning to maintain consistent indoor temperatures and humidity levels while minimizing carbon dioxide emissions. By focusing on both energy efficiency and indoor air quality, Enerbrain not only helps building owners reduce energy costs but also enhances occupant comfort and promotes a broader social impact through engagement tools and accessible data across devices.
IUNGO SPA
Venture Round in 2019
IUNGO SPA, founded in 2001 and based in Modena, Italy, specializes in supply chain management solutions. The company focuses on enhancing strategic purchasing processes, including sourcing, purchasing, reporting, invoicing, and payment. One of its key offerings is IUNGOmail, an automated email solution designed to streamline the purchasing process for businesses. As a consulting and supply chain collaboration firm, IUNGO SPA aims to optimize efficiency and effectiveness in procurement activities for its clients.
Traipler
Seed Round in 2019
Traipler S.r.l., founded in 2013 and headquartered in Putignano, Italy, specializes in video content marketing and digital storytelling. The company provides a comprehensive platform that supports businesses in designing, producing, and distributing high-quality video marketing campaigns. With a network of 600 local videomakers, Traipler is capable of delivering services across Italy, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness in production. The firm caters to organizations of all types and sizes, enabling them to create engaging corporate videos, digital advertisements, and other video marketing projects. Traipler aims to make video marketing accessible to all businesses, recognizing it as a crucial tool for effective communication in the digital landscape.
Industrio Ventures
Funding Round in 2019
Industrio Ventures is a venture builder based in Rovereto, Italy, founded in 2013. The company specializes in supporting hardware, industry, and technology startups by providing cash investments, machinery, technology, and an international network of partners from Italy, the US, and China. Industrio Ventures focuses on companies operating in sectors such as Industry 4.0, mechatronics, the internet of things, robotics, biotechnology, agriculture technology, biomedical, design, food tech, and smart mobility. The firm offers a five-month program twice a year, typically accepting teams with more than two members, and provides mentorship, prototyping support, and bank loans in addition to cash investments.
TechMass
Seed Round in 2019
TechMass is a developer of an IoT cloud-based platform designed to monitor and optimize the performance of manufacturing operations. The platform integrates machine learning and lean manufacturing principles to assist line operators in enhancing production efficiency. It offers a range of features, including event and data-driven manufacturing solutions, business analytics, an overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) tracker, enterprise resource planning (ERP), quality control, traceability, and planning and scheduling services. By leveraging this technology, TechMass enables industrial manufacturers to increase productivity while reducing costs, leading to improved decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Jumple is a start-up focused on the design, development, and commercialization of computer applications for humanoid robotics, targeting public environments such as retail, services, and tourism. The company aims to enhance the effectiveness of information delivery, entertainment, and sales interactions between businesses and consumers. By integrating digital solutions with physical points of sale, Jumple seeks to revolutionize the buying experience through the use of humanoid robots, providing innovative support to clients in retail settings.
Agrofood BIC
Funding Round in 2018
Agrofood BIC drives creation in the food industry. They offer an acceleration program that uses the agile methodology and capitalizes on vertical competencies. They share ideas while working with fresh start-ups.
Scytale
Seed Round in 2018
Scytale is a company focused on developing advanced cryptography, electronic signature, and authentication solutions utilizing blockchain technology. The company specializes in ensuring the security of blockchain transactions, providing electronic signature security, and enabling supply chain tracking and electronic identity management. Scytale's platform records all transactions on the blockchain, offering customers a secure and immutable record of their financial activities. This transparency allows users to access their banking data securely while benefiting from innovative, user-centered services and products tailored to enhance their financial management experience.
DEUS
Venture Round in 2018
With a combination of innovative technology, technical expertise and unparalleled customer support, DEUS Rescue is dramatically improving how people at height rescue themselves or others. DEUS offers real solutions for safety and rescue, built around descent technology that sets a whole new standard for innovation, design and ease-of-use. The result is improved safety, less risk, higher productivity and more positive rescue outcomes for firefighters, workers on towers, cranes, platforms, scaffolding and in other at-height environments, law enforcement and military personnel, and participants in challenge courses and zip lines.
IGOODI is a company that specializes in the development of artificial intelligence software aimed at creating innovative products and experiences. The firm’s technology enhances the accuracy of human figure scanning and enables the rapid digitization of these figures, often within hours. This capability allows users to generate digital avatars and three-dimensional models, facilitating a seamless integration of the physical and digital realms. By focusing on precision and efficiency, IGOODI aims to transform how individuals interact with and experience digital content.
Apparound
Series A in 2018
Apparound is a developer of a cloud-based sales management software that enhances sales productivity by streamlining the sales process for representatives. The software includes tools for presenting marketing materials, configuring offers, generating contracts, and facilitating negotiations through electronic signatures. By automating routine tasks, Apparound allows sales professionals to concentrate more on customer engagement, leading to increased sales revenue and improved overall performance. The platform aims to digitize sales operations, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and more motivated sales teams.
Habble
Venture Round in 2018
Habble, established in December 2011 as a spin-off of Hisolution, is a provider of a cloud-based platform designed to transform telecommunications into a strategic asset for businesses. The company offers a real-time web platform that analyzes all corporate communications services, enhancing user awareness on consumption patterns and enabling companies to reduce mobile, fixed-line, and data costs through usage monitoring and optimization suggestions.
Datrix
Venture Round in 2018
Datrix is a data-driven technology company that specializes in developing software solutions focused on augmented analytics. The firm leverages artificial intelligence to enhance business operations across various sectors, including marketing, sales, publishing, and finance. Datrix offers a range of innovative solutions such as AI for FinTech, data monetization, and machine learning model serving, aimed at driving growth and efficiency for its clients. By integrating advanced analytics and AI technologies, Datrix supports businesses in making informed decisions and optimizing their performance.
Cyber Dyne
Seed Round in 2018
Cyber Dyne develops a decision support system to help solve design, production, logistics, and workforce challenges. Cyber Dyne focuses on computational intelligence techniques for industries that provide an on-demand software platform for optimization, enabling users to reach new levels of efficiency, thereby saving time and resources in multi-industry applications.
Virality
Seed Round in 2018
Influencer marketing platform enabling brands to access a crowd of micro-influencers to leverage the long tail of this media
Beaconforce
Seed Round in 2017
Beaconforce is a developer of a people management platform that focuses on enhancing employee performance and satisfaction within organizations. By integrating artificial intelligence and behavioral science, the platform collects and analyzes data on individual employee performance over time. This capability allows human resource managers to translate employee feedback into actionable insights, fostering a more agile and responsive business environment. The platform aids in optimizing team performance by providing quantitative information that helps managers understand employee satisfaction and the effective utilization of their skills.
Datalytics
Seed Round in 2017
Datalytics is a company that specializes in real-time customer engagement and data visualization services aimed at enhancing social brand reputation, particularly during live events. Utilizing a proprietary Artificial Intelligence algorithm, Datalytics offers a web application that enables businesses to monitor their online reputation and anticipate customer needs. The platform allows for the creation of customized infographics, which can be used to engage social media users and enhance interaction on websites and large displays during events and television shows. By providing tools to analyze social conversations about brands, products, and events, Datalytics helps companies improve customer service quality and strategically plan their marketing efforts in the digital landscape.
CrowdChicken
Seed Round in 2017
CrowdChicken is a developer of a fundraising platform focused on assisting non-profit organizations in raising funds through innovative online solutions. The company offers white-label crowdfunding services that enable users to present and analyze projects effectively. Its platform includes tools that allow supporters to edit project information, track donation histories, and download receipts for tax purposes. By promoting a culture of donation, CrowdChicken aims to enhance digital communication and streamline the fundraising process for non-profits.