Startups

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.

Vshop is a SaaS platform that enables companies to easily, quickly, and intuitively set up e-commerce outlets based on 3D environments.

EmmeBo is a company offering family friendly products and services. Based on the idea of two female businesswomen from Bologna, the company finished among the top 10 finalists in the StartCup Emilia Romagna in 2018, and was awarded the Manageritalia Emilia Romagna prize for a product dedicated to families.

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.

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.

MagicFood is an interactive hardware toy designed to help children (4-9 years) to develop and maintain healthy and sustainable eating habits. This is achieved by combining play with consolidated principles derived from psychology and behavioural science to achieve an effective education process that is engaging and motivating.

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.

A platform on which emerging artists can collect funds from investors, represented by fans of their social media channels, relatives, friends, and other subscribed artists.

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.

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. 

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

Jubatus is an innovative Italian startup that combines sporting passion with engineering. Have you ever thought of running a marathon? Would you like to be able to review your race performance? Being able to relive all the sweat, tiredness, and exaltation of the day with your own made-to-measure video would surely be fantastic. Leave it to us.

Design 24's main product is the Italian-design brand, 24Bottles, which combines aesthetics with sustainability and is aimed at people who are urban, dynamic and fashionable.Made of stainless steel, the bottles are cool, lightweight and eco-friendly. They are available in half-litre and litre sizes. They are made from 18/8 stainless steel, an enormously hygienic and durable material that is easy to clean and resistant to heat.

WHATaECO is an innovative female startup and the first low impact B2C e-commerce that promotes ethical and sustainable brands throughout the European Union. The site is powered 100% with clean energy, the logistics is based on drop shipping without a warehouse, with transport halved and compensated, and rigorously plastic-free packaging. The site currently markets a range of over 3000 ethical and sustainable products from more than 170 Italian and foreign brands.

Cue Press is the first entirely digital publishing house dedicated to the performing arts.Channeling the best of the production work in the field and redesigning the idea of "niche" in a global market, Cue Press bases its competitive advantage on the value of the contents it offers and the uniqueness of the technological infostructure.

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.

Inner.ME è il primo progetto italiano di People Care finalizzato a diffondere la cultura dell’autenticità in modo trasversaleall’interno delle aziende. L’applicazione mobile, destinata ai knowledge workers e dotata di 4 percorsi di crescita, principi di mindfulness e strumenti di life coaching, accompagna l’utente in un viaggio per ritrovare sé stesso e sviluppare consapevolezza dei propri talenti.

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.

OpenTEA is a start-up company providing customised services for the development of e-learning courses within its own web platform, www.opentea.eu. 

Aqrate is the answer for anyone who wants to optimise the costs of translation. An innovative approach that focuses on content analysis to increase economic efficiency by introducing new qualitative controls.