Startups

Develop-Players is an innovative startup with a social commitment and a spinoff enterprise with the participation of the University of Bologna. They develop serious games designed for enhanced learning by students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs).SLDs are neurobiological in origin that generally emerge at school and have an enduring impact over the lives of individuals.

Eshu Adv is a media production house specialized in video production for TV spots, Internet, short films, documentaries, 2-D and 3-D animated motion graphics.Eshu develop projects like multimedia museums, applying a variety of technologies from video projection to augmented reality, virtual reality, and holograms. Eshu Adv are active in the creation of an innovative platform for stock images and photographs for the province of Romagna.

Pointer is an innovative startup that implements a proprietary mobile marketing platform that enables brand names to take advantage of artificial intelligence for transmitting customized and effective communication campaigns.The platform collects data on user behaviour and preferences to generate profiled and measurable initiatives in real-time.

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

This startup is a media agency with the objective of promoting cultural organizations and new professions in the digital sectors among young people. This is achieved through a series of communication media and instruments (podcasts, social media content, live events) with an innovative composition and tone suited to our reference public, mainly composed of young people under 35.

TryeCo 2.0 s.r.l. was established in order to improve and expand upon the services already offered by TryeCo s.n.c. Most important amongst these is assisting designers with 2D CAD models and photorealistic renderings, as well as 3D solid printing for scale architectural models and sculptural copies for museum staging.

The idea of iGrest emerges from the challenge of providing innovation in a historically non-technological sector such as that of parishes.As usual, the "problem" to solve was right in front of our eyes, but we had never "seen" it. Those who have children know very well that from June to September they have a major problem: schools end, work does not. How about the children? The answer is: Summer Oratory!

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. 

We operate in the Local Search field, which means putting local businesses into contact with each other using map based instruments like Google My Business, Facebook Local, and similar.We target chains with more than 20 sales outlets or activities that need extreme automation.

Institution was founded with the objective of developing innovative systems for cultural creation and participation. The company realize artistic interventions and events in both physical spaces and digital environments, applying state-of-art technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

ENDU is a kind of Trip Advisor for events, a service and sharing hub for fans, a marketplace for operators and a marketing tool for those operating in this and other sectors.

Hamlet plans to test and consolidate the business model of a multi-sided public digital platform for the creation of outreach services addressed to local authorities, associations, informal groups, existing and new economic operators, community and citizen cooperatives.

Yougo is a company founded in 2020 by professionals working in the world of events and entertainment, with head office in Bologna. The company was established with the aim of sustaining innovation in the organization and participation in events using modern technology and in line with national and European policies for digital transition towards environmental and economic sustainability.

Zoppel Universe operates in the areas of blockchain gaming, digital comics, and Web3.The company is developing an integrated narrative universe, combining graphic novels and video games with a blockchain platform that enables digital property using NFT and a play-to-earn mechanism.

R3PLICA is developing a 3D platform for the architecture and interior design sector. The service gives access to a certified catalogue of digital replicas of products, materials, and finishes supplied directly by brands, complete with technical data.

VAIMEE is an innovative startup and spinoff from the University of Bologna established in 2020. Its technology enables development of modular data-driven applications in an extremely safe and scalable environment.Based on Open Source technologies, VAIMEE's horizontal Milkydataway solution is very flexible and can be implemented in any context, especially in domains characterized by heterogeneous, unstructured, and dynamic data.

Shifton is an advanced design studio for social innovation with a clear vision of contemporaneity. In an increasingly fluid and dynamic world, we believe in an approach to design capable of enabling favorable conditions for change, taking care of processes and outlining new scenarios.

SMACE, Smart Work in a Smart Place was founded in Ferrara in December 2020 based on an idea of Marta Romero and Andrea Droghetti to transform remote working into a work benefit.SMACE is a B2B solution for the management of work-spaces for company teams. By aggregating third party premises as alternatives to the office or home, together with a series of services suited to the work carried out by the groups, SMACE represents an ideal solution for externalizing management of the hybrid office.

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.