Startups

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

22hbg SRL was established in Ferrara in October 2011 as a Digital Systems Integrator and since then has invested in research and development in the field of radio technologies to create dedicated and customised hardware and software solutions.

The idea of iGrest emerges from the challenge of providing innovation in a historically non-technological sector such as that of parishes.As usual, the "problem" to solve was right in front of our eyes, but we had never "seen" it. Those who have children know very well that from June to September they have a major problem: schools end, work does not. How about the children? The answer is: Summer Oratory!

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.

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.

SimpleNetworks work in Digital Innovation, which means mixing technical and creative skills.We believe that the most innovative results are achieved when the left and right hemisphere, strings of code and storyrelling, engineering and creativity, work together. Developing complex projects inevitably mean mixing different skills, but most of all bringing together technical and creative skills. Our team has been structured to cover all competences that a web project needs.TECHNOLOGY

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.

The business concept is to offer a suite of software products specialized in the processing of natural language and that help companies automate and improve management of their text based data.E-Plato offers two different but complimentary products.

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.

GO-OZ is a company with three partners, Pietro Galifi, Stefano Moretti, and Alessandro Furlan, arriving from previous experiences in computer graphics, creation of multimedia systems, and in particular the development of systems and content for virtual reality, a technological sector they have followed for more than 35 years. GO-OZ was founded as a company dedicated to the development of new sensory devices for virtual reality.

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.

Yoomee Srl is an innovative start-up born in 2019 from the network experience of three Emilia Romagna based companies which operate within the scope of ICT since more than twenty years.Yoomee Srl designs and actualizes customized solutions, which employ the Augmented Reality technology and apply it to various environments (industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, knowledge transfer, education, art and tourism) maintaining, as a central feature, the added value of the Augmented Reality which allows an easier access to contents and a higher involvement.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

T°RED is an innovative startup focused on projects that combine the most advanced research in technology and energy with the architectural design of new urban functional elements and home furnishings design: conception, testing, detailed design, development and marketing, in collaboration with a network of partners.Among the projects ready for the market:• Greenlantern - a liquid wood lamp-vase, the first object in the world made with this material;• LaDinDon and Gulp - seats made with marine technology;