Startups

Development, production, and marketing of software solutions, in particular for mobile devices, as well as related consultancy and training in highly technological and innovative areas.

An ICT startup offering web services related to tourism publishing and the promotion of places, thanks to a team of location-based information service specialists.The company's namesake site PoiStory.it (currently in test phase) allows users to share descriptions of places and events, creating in the process personalised tour guides.

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.

Work Music World is a music-related project that allows subscribers from all over the world to work together.The portal is completely free and offers users a wide range of services, including the possibility to upload their songs for free to iTunes and other portals (the first in the world to offer this service free of charge).Members of the team have experience in computer science and music (production, entrepreneurship and development).The portal was presented in 2012 at the Festival of Sanremo. 

Innovapp is developing a complete easy-to-use web application, designed to enable SMEs and minor financial operators to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) without the need to refer to specialized consultants or to possess advanced legal know-how.

Minerva Systems provides system software that optimizes the design and simplifies implementation of applications that have predictable multi-critical parameters and are based on AI for the next generation of integrated systems.Minerva Systems is a startup and spinoff of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. It operates with a team of around a dozen people in Modena (Italy) and Munich (Germany).

Marketing Tools is a dedicated meta-search engine that helps companies and marketing experts source and use marketing and communications tools available online in a smart and functional way.As well as a total of over 7000 tools, we have specific webinars to make the most of the softwares listed and a dashboard to connect the selected tools.  

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

Luna is aimed at anyone who has an innovative idea and wants to achieve it together with a young and dynamic team. We can create projects and offer solutions with state-of-the-art technology for both SMEs and large companies.

Caramella Multimedia is a spin-off of Porrini s.r.l., operating in the transport and logistics sector.From the world of transportation and related needs comes Metropoli: a suite of GPS controls developed for the management of activities related to the mobility of workers.What distinguishes Metropoli from other GPS control systems is the use of common smartphones that do not require the installation of hardware or interfaces or other modifications.

Billoo is a benefit company startup that has developed an innovative platform, accessible by app and web-app, to help home and company users monitor and manage electric and gas bills.The application uses algorithms to check the accuracy of the invoiced amounts, comparing the applied tariffs with the best prices on the market, with indication of errors or anomalies.

XNOOVA is an innovative SME focused on the implementation of cutting-edge software and cyber security solutions. It develops, produces and markets innovative products and services with high technological value in the field of software applications and digital content. The main products marketed concern software platforms, in Software as a Service (SaaS) mode for managing mobile (es.

MemorAIz is a startup active in the field of artificial intelligence, developing modular customizable solutions to simplify the processes of educational, cultural, publishing, and social organizations.

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.

Cyclando is a platform comprising an e-commerce website and a navigation app that collects organized trips and verified GPS cycling route tracks. The aim is to create a platform where tour operators, hire outlets, and guides who want to offer guided tours can contact customers, initially all over Italy, but when fully implemented also all over Europe.Cyclando therefore present themselves as a tour operator with the aim of becoming the go-to digital platform for the European cycle touring market.

Doorway Tech are developing a digital platform for the release and administration of illiquid digital assets, with the aim of rendering them liquid using blockchain and smart contracts. 

Thipibo arranges medium and long term rent agreements for students and off-site workers.Our focus is on the individuals involved, providing a profile of users with relevant information, interests, habits, and lifestyle details to ensure identification of ideal cohabitants and harmonious communal living. We support the search process with algorithms to match up profiles that most resemble each other.

Walk+ is a platform that hosts digital guides for Italian walks.We apply NFC technology combined with a state-of-art application to improve the safety of hikers and promote access to local culture. Our app provides users with all the information they need for a safe excursion, including emergency numbers, location of water sources, where to eat and sleep, route, distance, and height difference.

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.