Startups

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.

PARTYBAG is a portable audio system powered by rechargeable batteries, built into a backpack and characterised by being high fidelity, easily portable and compatible with all of the common sound sources, including microphones, musical instruments, mp3 players and mobile phones.Thanks to a passion for technology, combined with university training in technical engineering, the team has been developing technology projects since 2010, experimenting with new ideas to improve performance, with particular reference to sound broadcasting.

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.

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.

Taldeg is an acceleration program on an e-learning platform for training artists and creative individuals, teaching them business and digital techniques. Once our subscribers are trained they can access the best market opportunities by getting into contact with exhibition spaces and companies interested in their artistic services.

Relaia aspire to become a yardstick for end-to-end collective intelligence solutions. We are an innovative startup and benefit company with the participation of the University of Bologna, constructing digital instruments for a future in which the social and relational dimension is included into systems of automation, simulation, and forecasting for planning and strategies in local areas.

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. 

Èlevit is an innovative startup established to bring to market a new technology that combines touch electronics and decorated glass in an unique way.Èlevit was born out of a degree thesis in electronic engineering by one of the co-founders, developed in collaboration with two SMEs in Bologna, operating respectively in the glass design and embedded electronics sectors.

Ondafilm is a film production, post-production, and distribution house that uses the 360 degree cinema format. We apply an in-depth knowledge of cinematic techniques to present both narratives and company or tourist scenarios. Our strength lies in the application of a film production logic for all our products, be these commercial or narrative based.

Improovo brings to market the first crowdsourcing platform exclusively dedicated to the world of business training and management consultancy. In its web platform, supply and demand of business training are brought together through a peer-to-peer brokerage service among companies looking for the best trainers and training providers.

Studio Croma Animation is an animation studio specialized in the production of cinematic works and audio-visual content for advertising and Internet. They apply the stop-motion technique, using sequences of photographs to create movement and lend personality to objects and inanimate puppets. The creative process that distinguishes their products is characterized by a perfect mix of hand-crafted construction techniques, technology, and digital processing.

GEN00 enables provision of immersive training courses in professional contexts, accessible via viewers, desktop computers, and mobile devices. The virtual environment allows users to practice in realistic scenarios and interactive simulations, with customized content through integration of artificial intelligence and profiling systems.

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.).

Youmarell is a new streaming platform that brings building sites within the reach of everyone. Inspired by the Bologna dialect expression "umarell" (elderly men who pass their time watching building sites with great enthusiasm and curiosity), we capture this cultural phenomenon and amplify it for a wider public.

B Side is a neuromarketing laboratory that tests communication stimuli (advertising campaigns, websites, e-commerce, graphics, logos, etc.) using neurophysiological measuring instruments (eye trackers, electroencephalography, galvanic skin response, facial coding).CUSTOMER SEGMENTS

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.

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.

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.