Founded in January 2014, Humarker s.r.l. is an innovative start-up based in Parma. Humarker works to promote Italian culture and heritage through real and virtual structures, and through business models that embrace innovation and experimentation with new technologies. The idea is to enter the market of augmented reality (AR) by developing application frameworks with which to develop and market apps for the Cultural Heritage sector. 

CHART|BI deals with business data visualisation in the MS Office environment.The company has developed an innovative add-on for Excel that can turn data tables into innovative graphics with advanced features.

CrossHyde is an innovative integrated digital system capable of video communication with a profiled public using any glass and/or Plexiglas surface without modifying its original nature (transparency). Applied to windows or any other transparent surface, it is capable, when triggered and for a specific time, of transforming a window into a screen for communicating messages defined on the basis of the general characteristics of the audience present, as detected using sensors (e.g. man/woman, age range, etc.).

Includia is an innovative startup born out of the experience of its founders in the sphere of immersive technologies with the objective of helping people to improve their quality of life and ensure the integration of all individuals into society regardless of any limiting factors.Social inclusion, integration, equal opportunities, social responsibility and commitment are the values we uphold, striving for innovation and working for technological and social transformation.

INCREMENTA is an innovative startup active in the digital marketing sector with a strong vocation for neuromarketing, which is the application of neuroscience to traditional marketing to investigate the behaviour of consumers in response to advertising stimuli.

The company was founded in 2017 from the idea of a pool of engineers with over 15 years of direct experience in the wholesale energy and environmental markets. Its primary mission is to spread and uphold the policies of environmental sustainability though research, development, and the spread of innovative solutions (not only technological) addressing both energy consumers and operators.

iThalia is an innovative start-up of social media inspiration that has developed a revolutionary patent that creates secure local networks independent of Internet.

ITIMERE SRL use their brand “La Macchina del Tempo” [The Time Machine] to manage a Virtual Reality Museum in Bologna. Here the public use special visors for various VR experiences in historical reconstruction, immersing themselves in first person and interacting with the environment in an active way.

An innovative social startup in the field of culture and cultural tourism in general, with an emphasis on Italian language and culture. It carries out research and development into new technologies and digital content for the communication of cultural products and services.

IXoost is a limited company founded in Modena in July 2012 that designs, assembles and constructs sound systems using components from the world of motorsport, such as F1 exhaust manifolds and other body parts. All pieces are machined and have full Apple support. IXoost has also created an app that allows users to customise the use of the dock. 

Kiez is an agency involved in urban regeneration, promoting processes of transformation of space with high social sustainability.Kiez is an agency of professionals capable of managing all aspects of regeneration, from strategic design to finance sourcing, from spatial planning to involvement of local communities, all the way to prototyping services and assessing social impact.

Kopjra is the brainchild of a group of computer science and law students looking to find entrepreneurial synergy in their respective business areas.The company's core business is currently internet copyright protection, with a view to acquiring the technologies and expertise to enable expansion into trademark, patent and privacy protection.Kopjra is one of the TIM #WCAP Bologna 2014 startup batch, one of the EIT ICT Labs coached companies and has received initial funding from BAN Custodi di Successo.

Leave The Sign is a group of professionals who work in innovation and design. We have patented an energy saving lighting system (ECO-LIGHT) and designed a product called Bill&Will that implements it. We are in the initial production stage with the intention of advancing a new and innovative lighting philosophy using natural, eco-sustainable materials. The professionals working on the project work in product design, graphics, software and hardware engineering, and handcrafts.

LFA is the owner of the WeMaMy brand, an innovative solution in the customer service sector, distinguished by a strongly customer oriented approach and continuous improvement of customer experience.The core business is founded on careful interception, understanding, and customized response to user needs, through the implementation of advanced technologies.

SocialCities was founded in 2014, with an initial team of 5 developers and digital strategists, to create the LocalJob project. Launched as an innovative Startup, it won numerous awards, including TimWcap, Amazon Web Services and Startup Chile.

Established in August 2011 by Pietro Ferraris, Simone Biagiotti and Michele Orsi, map2app is a web platform that enables anyone to create a mobile travel app, or a local guide in the form of a native app for iPhone and Android, and distribute it - getting paid in the process - through leading application stores (Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore).Creating an app using map2app is as simple as creating a blog. All you need to do is enter the content, choose the look of the app (template or individual items) and publish it.

Mark One is a unique industry. We develop and design our own 3D printers from the ground up, with the highest quality and the finest precision, using noble and industrial automation grade materials. Our printers can be tailored to customer needs, specific requirements ranging from the machine cosmetics to the HW-SW configuration.

Melpyou is a voluntary work social network that brings together real people and real situations, not as providers and consumers of a service but as active protagonists of a culture of solidarity. Melpyou allows anyone to take part, even occasionally, in volunteering, giving non-profit organisations the opportunity to list in detail their requests for help (date, time, place and activities to be performed). Using this information, volunteer work can be arranged directly online.

Meraky proposes a circular economy model within the fashion and design sector, focusing on research and development of materials that have fulfilled their primary function and that are not normally used in the production of accessories.

The company offers innovative software products to the healthcare market, in particular apps and other mobile software for smartphones and tablets.

MIX is a digital platform created for communication and promoting cultural heritage using new digital technologies.

Launched in 2008 but established as a business in April 2011, Mosaic Project is a permanent workshop on the technology of mosaic-making.Products and services offeredAs well as the name of the company, Mosaic Project is the name its leading product: a suite of programs designed to support the whole process of creating mosaics, from the design phase to production, from the industrial to the individual artisan. The main field of application is ceramics, but the solution also extends to the construction industry. The product is licensed rather than sold.

Naquadria s.r.l. has a proprietary TIER III Data Center certified to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and GDPR compliance. 1000 m² divided into two rooms built in 2016 and 2021 in which the most modern technologies are concentrated. The mission is to create customized solutions, with a focus on information security and innovation.

Neptune s.r.l. is an innovative startup, born out of the experience of its founders in industrial projects developed at the telecommunications laboratories of the University of Bologna.

Nestart is a start-up born out of the company Bordoni Bonfiglio Srl. The innovative aspect derives from the use of waste materials from the mother company.

Nexter srl is an innovative startup established in 2021 and based in Rubiera (RE). Our mission is to design and manufacture innovative technological solutions based on electronics and IT to make our world ever more integrated, free, and collaborative. We are faithful to Italian design culture all the way from conception to design. Italian creativity and technology is built into all our products.

This new company is involved in the design, production, and marketing of furnishing and fashion accessories. They develop innovations in applied physics using polymethylmethacrylate in the lighting accessories sector. The aim is to develop optical properties for optimizing lighting capacity within the limits of the standards in force.The unique design products conceived by NICOLAZZARO implement innovations in applied physics capable of achieving new breakthroughs, with patents pending, for the protection of human health.

The HR-Tech Platform promotes the development of personnel through mentoring programmes.Companies are starting to face the challenge of interesting and retaining talented individuals, but they are failing. Mentoring is a component that helps tip the balance.