Startups

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.

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.

Sonne Film is an independent production company founded in 2010 that makes Creation documentaries and television series.

Caffeina is an Italian Creative Company that transforms brands in Experience Brands, thanks to the creation of impactful experiences that input new energy in people and brands.It has a team of over 130 professionals, who work on integrated communications campaigns and digital innovation projects in multidisciplinary teams, that give structure to Strategy, Design, Communication and Technology.

Egoundesign® is a design and production studio based in Bologna, founded in 2020 by four young entrepreneurs under 35.It is a modern workshop for skilled artisans, combining the experience and know-how of its collaborators with an approach driven by enthusiasm and curiosity, proudly embodying the spirit of "Made in Italy".Awards & Recognitions

Djinne aims to revolutionize cultural tourism through a multisided freemium platform that provides customized digital tourist guides. In a collaborative approach we enable users to share stories and information. This enables travellers to discover the most authentic locations, the most intense flavours, and the most unusual stories.

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

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.

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.

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.

BellBoy develops innovative solutions for urban light transport. Its products, like folding carrier systems, and integrated baggage transport systems, are designed to simplify movement in cities on bicycles, scooters, and other sustainable means.

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.

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.

Pluvi tackles the issue of the easy breakage and environmental impact of traditional umbrellas by applying a patented innovation that makes them stronger, easily repairable, eco-sustainable, and 100% recyclable.

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.

Touripp is a new portal for finding and comparing organized tours of all forms and prices available on the Web. You simply enter a destination to see all the offers from the best tour operators present on-line, ordered by price.

Efesti is a forge in which particular materials are curated. Ideas, images, stories, values and people: elements that all companies and all realities we support combine in different ways.Our job is to take these materials and create something unique with them, something that can perfectly adapt to our clients' requests, something that doesn't only satisfy immediate needs but can also offer a long-term benefit, a real and tangible value for all.

AffittoGiardino's mission is to create circular opportunities where anyone can organise unique events with the comfort of their own house.We target two types of people: the former find it hard to find exclusive locations that can offer privacy and organisational freedom; the latter are individuals who look for ways to earn a little extra cash and own private places outdoors or indoors.

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.