Startups

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.

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.

Quiroom is an online booking portal (OTA) operating in the tourist sector, that enables hotels to sell "last minute" their rooms that remain empty every night in thousands of hotels around the world.On Quiroom travellers have the possibility of booking empty rooms just before checking-in with discounts of up to 40% compared to standard prices.Quiroom's mission is to create shared value for both parties, guests and accommodation facilities alike.

SuperAbile is an MVR (Mixed Virtual Reality) system that creates time windows, opened by company-owned AI applications, at the main features of interest along a museum or historical tour.

NowMyPlace Srl is an intermediation company operating in the experiential travel sector. They currently serve the area around Lake Garda but plan to expand activity to other tourist areas that match their mission parameters. The company interfaces consumers through the e-commerce platform, nowmyplace.com.

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.

This is an innovative start-up benefit company that aims to incentivize and support tourism in the Emilia area by applying digital technologies. We are an incoming tour operator (DMC) and we develop high technological content projects for tourism (VR, AR), as well as offering a wide range of unique tourism experiences for visitors themselves and for international tour operators. 

 Alma Virtual Lab was founded to bring the benefits of the new immersive technologies into sectors where development of knowledge and skills is central (education, instruction, professional training), and where artistic and technical culture (museums, theatres, events) can be divulgated in an innovative way.

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

MIA Romagna is a free mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to offer customized tourist experiences in real time. Unlike traditional tourist guides, MIA Romagna reveals the more hidden gems of Romagna, promoting a more sustainable and authentic form of tourism.

Caucaso’s cultural project was born out of a unique convergence between scientific tension and artistic production, focused on cinema and documentary.Created as an informal collective in the early 2000s, Caucaso evolved into an international production company based in Bologna, Italy. During the following years, the Caucaso society established a network of co-productions within both the Italian and international production landscapes.

Dishcovery wants to change travellers’ culinary experiences abroad, offering translation and digitalisation services to restaurants and chains.

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.