Startupbootcamp FoodTech Rome

Mushroom Cups d.o.o. is a company based in Solin, Croatia, specializing in the production of organic coffee infused with mushrooms. Founded in 2016, it offers two primary instant coffee blends, Go Sharp and Go Fresh, designed to enhance the coffee experience while reducing typical side effects associated with caffeine. The company employs a process that includes harvesting, drying, grinding, mixing, and extracting to create its unique products. Mushroom Cups aims to provide consumers with a beverage that not only boosts energy and productivity but also supports mental performance and overall wellness through the incorporation of super-food mushroom extracts. Additionally, the company's products are available for purchase online, expanding their reach to health-conscious coffee drinkers.

Founded in 2016 in Maranello, Italy, a team of part time pizzaiolos and engineers were fed up with delivering cold and soggy pizza to their clients. Desperately failing to find a solution they decided to take matters in their own hands. As so many great innovations the idea was sparked by an accident when Claudio burned himself on the exhaust pipe of the scooter while delivering pizza. Aerospace engineers, cousin Anthony, long time friend Marco and Industrial Automation technician Domenico applied advanced physical principles and ingenious mechanical innovation to make Hotbox – keeping the food hot (85°C) and crunchy (steam-free) for up to 40 min of transport, recycling the excess heat from the scooter engine. Since then the team is growing and continue to innovate and work hard to make Hotbox available for restaurants and delivery teams across the globe, with the mission to elevate the quality of the food delivery industry – hot & crunchy food at the doorstep!

Hireandbuild is online tool that helps you keep track of any bidding or tendering process. Our platform allows you to centralize all of your communications, shared files and specifications that you and your collaborators share.

TrySome is an online marketplace focused on connecting health-conscious consumers with organic and sustainable products. By offering free samples in exchange for feedback, TrySome allows consumers to try products before committing to a purchase, minimizing the risk associated with buying unfamiliar items. This approach not only benefits consumers by providing access to products at discounted prices but also supports manufacturers in conducting smart sampling campaigns that yield authentic consumer insights at a low cost. The platform tracks consumer behavior from sampling to purchasing, helping brands understand conversion trends. By fostering a community dedicated to ethical consumption, TrySome aims to encourage shifts in purchasing habits towards more responsibly produced goods, ultimately contributing to positive environmental change and the growth of ethical brands.

Pitch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0ZIL56Xc8 UNA Smart is a startup that will revolutionize the way people experience coffee. In the US alone, there are more than 38 million people that drink coffee “on-the-go”. Those people are spending over US$1000 and 100 hours per year just going out to buy coffee. Also, just last year, almost 15bi K-cups and more than 50bi disposable cups ended up in landfills, causing a huge environmental problem. UNA aims to revolutionize the on-the-go market by providing a solution that combines everything that people needs to brew, carry and drink their coffee wherever they are, while reducing their environmental impact. Our solution is a smart and portable coffee maker, connected to an app, with convenient high-quality and eco-friendly coffee pods. Our device is a SMART PRODUCT that you can carry in your purse, or in your handbag and allows you to brew your coffee on the go, without any external power supply. UNA is your fresh coffee, the way you want, right at the time of your need! HOW TO USE? 1) Fill with any temperature water. 2) Insert a UNA’s compostable coffee pod. 3) Press the power button in the Brewer or on the Mobile App. 4) Within few minutes your freshly brewed coffee will be ready to enjoy! WHAT ABOUT THE APP? 1) With the app you can: 2) customize the flavour of your coffee in terms of extraction, strength and acidity; 3) buy coffee pods and receive them at your house; 4) track your consumption; 5) set timers for your coffee to be ready; 6) manage your stock of pods In sum, we are offering the full user experience, with our coffee personalization, app connectivity, temperature control and use of biodegradable coffee pods. Our team is composed by super smart, high-skilled and well awarded professionals, with people from different backgrounds and mentors from the US, Europe and Brazil. We have 7 international awards, and in the last couple of months we were being accelerated by the Startupbootcamp FoodTech in Rome. As for the next steps we are raising smart money in order to launch our Beta Test. Join us into this new coffee revolution! =)

OrganizEat is a small business that creates mobile applications for recipes and cooking. They build apps that answer the needs of people like ourselves, apps that would make their own daily rutine easier and more efficient. Their apps are extensively home-tested and we strive to provide the most user-friendly experience possible. save recipes from my photo gallery and from the internet, organize and manage them in a recipe box organizer app, for your own personal professional chef cookbook collection management tool in the kitchen.

TrySome is an online marketplace focused on connecting health-conscious consumers with organic and sustainable products. By offering free samples in exchange for feedback, TrySome allows consumers to try products before committing to a purchase, minimizing the risk associated with buying unfamiliar items. This approach not only benefits consumers by providing access to products at discounted prices but also supports manufacturers in conducting smart sampling campaigns that yield authentic consumer insights at a low cost. The platform tracks consumer behavior from sampling to purchasing, helping brands understand conversion trends. By fostering a community dedicated to ethical consumption, TrySome aims to encourage shifts in purchasing habits towards more responsibly produced goods, ultimately contributing to positive environmental change and the growth of ethical brands.

Gabanna Foodworks is a social enterprise based in the Netherlands and Uganda that focuses on transforming under-utilized produce into high-nutrient food products. The company specializes in producing gluten-free pasta made from green banana flour blended with various bean and pulse flours. This approach not only provides consumers with healthy and nutritious food options but also supports small farmers by fostering new partnerships and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Gabanna Foodworks aims to drive innovation in the agro-industry and green technology sectors, contributing to economic development while enhancing human and social capital. Their commitment to utilizing natural resources sustainably reflects their mission to create a positive impact on both local communities and consumer meals.

Cricket One Inc. produces cricket protein powder. It provides a cricket meal for humans and animals. The company environment monitoring and control system technology to manage and achieve protein in finished products. It also provides sausages and mayonnaise made with cricket powder in Vietnam, Russia, Korea. The company sold its cricket powder to bakeries and chip makers in the United States and Europe. Cricket One Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Serket is a software company. Their recognition software helps farmers to monitor and trace their pigs individually and automatically with any cameras. It solves the animal health and/or food safety concerns with a technology that is already available and used in other industries. Without Serket, farmers would have to use smart tagging, which is cost prohibitive for the majority.

Orthoponics offers sustainable and smart urban farming solutions that let everyone to easily grow their own food. They combine biotechnologies, automation and Italian design to create innovative and handy products. They want a greener world. They want to spread urban farming, offering a unique and immersive experience in home food production.

FruitsApp, SRL is an online marketplace founded in 2015 and based in Rome, Italy, designed to improve the trading process within the fruits and vegetable sector. As the first bidirectional marketplace tailored to the fresh produce industry, FruitsApp utilizes artificial intelligence to connect producers and wholesalers efficiently. The platform allows wholesalers to create accounts, list their products, and set prices, thereby enabling producers to engage with reliable buyers globally. This innovative approach addresses inefficiencies in the market, facilitating smoother transactions and enhancing accessibility for all participants in the fruits and vegetables trade.

Kiwibot, a service operated by Kiwi Campus, was founded in 2016 and is based in Bogota, Colombia. The company specializes in on-demand delivery solutions, primarily targeting college campuses. Kiwibots, which are small delivery robots, provide a convenient way for students and local residents to receive food and other items directly to their doorsteps. This innovative service aims to make deliveries more affordable and efficient, enabling users to access what they need within 30 minutes. Kiwibot’s approach integrates smoothly with urban environments, enhancing the accessibility of delivery services in communities.

TrakBar Inc. is a business intelligence firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, focused on providing innovative solutions for small and medium enterprises in the hospitality sector. Established in 2016, TrakBar offers a comprehensive platform that delivers live data insights, analytics, and predictions to help bars manage their operations more effectively. Key features of the platform include inventory management, sales forecasting, smart order suggestions, and staff performance monitoring, all powered by artificial intelligence. By utilizing big data analytics, TrakBar enables clients to optimize decision-making processes, enhance operational efficiency, and ultimately save time and resources in their daily business activities.

BiteBack Insect Oil Co., founded in 2015 and headquartered in Malang, Indonesia, specializes in producing cooking oil derived from edible insects. The company focuses on sustainability and health by utilizing beetle cultures and waste stream feedstock through non-sterile fermentation processes. This approach provides consumers with a viable alternative to traditional palm oil, promoting environmentally friendly food options.

MAKING FRESH PRODUCE ABUNDANT AND MORE SUSTAINABLE Phytoponics designs and manufactures Deep Water Culture (DWC) hydroponic growing systems for supply to commercial produce growers. Our mission is to realise and promote the sustainable benefits of hydroponic agriculture at scale through the global deployment of our Deep Water Culture substrate-less growing solutions.

Elaisian is a precision farming service dedicated to the preservation of olive trees. Utilizing a system of algorithms informed by a comprehensive database of agronomic studies, the company aims to prevent diseases and optimize cultivation practices, including irrigation and fertilization. By monitoring the conditions of olive farms, Elaisian's technology provides olive oil producers with critical data that enables timely interventions to combat diseases and enhance agricultural efficiency. The overarching goal is to extend the life of olive trees while improving the productivity of olive oil production.

Neofarms is an aeroponic appliance, that grows your favorite greens from seed to harvest. In other words, a fully automated mini-greenhouse for private households. Our product creates a constant availability of the freshest greens, vegetables and fruits possible right in one’s own home regardless of one’s surroundings and without the need of a green thumb. The costumer can adjust the variety of food depending on his individual needs. Due to the perfect growing conditions and the possibility of harvesting right before consumption the plants are richer in vitamins and more nutritious. With Neofarms we enable our costumers to be their own farmers without getting their hands dirty. Our mission is to provide a plug & play appliance that is productive enough to enable an average family to cover its demand for salads or herbs during the whole year. We want to make homefarming as simple and common as vegetable shopping is today.

Milis Bio Limited is a biotechnology company based in Ballincollig, Ireland, that focuses on developing protein-based food additives. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in creating a sugar substitute derived from proteins, designed to satisfy sweet cravings without the associated health concerns of traditional sweeteners. Milis Bio aims to provide a safe and flavorful alternative to sugar, allowing consumers to make healthier dietary choices. In the future, the company plans to expand its innovative protein design approach to develop alternatives for other flavors, such as saltiness and bitter taste blockers for medications, thereby broadening its impact on food and health.

Evja is an exciting and fast-evolving ecosystem, thriving with people with long run experience in fields ranging from electronic engineer, physics and agronomy all the way to precision farming, machine learning and international business development. Evja is revolutionizing agriculture by combining Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Agronomic Models, helping farmers to optimize their crop cycle, obtaining a healthier produce and having less impact on the environment.

BiteBack Insect Oil Co., founded in 2015 and headquartered in Malang, Indonesia, specializes in producing cooking oil derived from edible insects. The company focuses on sustainability and health by utilizing beetle cultures and waste stream feedstock through non-sterile fermentation processes. This approach provides consumers with a viable alternative to traditional palm oil, promoting environmentally friendly food options.

WallFarm manufactures LIA, a control unit that enables plants to grow by themselves. LIA is not a custom made solution and neither an expensive robot for industrial automation: it's a small automation box that needs no complicated installation and no specifications, just take 2 minutes to plug some cables, push play and all the plants involved in the system grow by themselves from seeding to gathering whether they are 10, 100 or 10.000. LIA collects data over air temperature, humidity, pressure and altitude and over water temperature, PH and Ec as well as lighting hours, irrigation and water oxygenation.