Startups

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.

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. 

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.

A social network that enhances your content, allowing you to aggregate your favourite social networks and show posts to users who are interested in a particular topic, and who you would not normally reach.

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.

Leafbox is an online search engine for finding tourist facilities (restaurants, hotels, B&Bs, farms, wellness centres and spas, etc.) and an e-commerce tool for buying tourist and leisure time services, as well as vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, pet-friendly and eco-friendly catering services. 

 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.

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.

NEEDO is an on-demand nursery school that can be set up anywhere for any period of time in response to the needs of families, companies, or small communities. The aim is to help reconcile home and work schedules and female employment. It is an educational service that puts together a complete package of services: an enclosed space (making use of regenerated marine containers from a circular-economy perspective), a sustainable approach, educational design, trained and qualified teachers, canteen, and all services.

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.

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.

This new company is involved in the design, production, and marketing of furnishing and fashion accessories. They develop innovations in applied physics using polymethylmethacrylate in the lighting accessories sector. The aim is to develop optical properties for optimizing lighting capacity within the limits of the standards in force.The unique design products conceived by NICOLAZZARO implement innovations in applied physics capable of achieving new breakthroughs, with patents pending, for the protection of human health.

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.

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.

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

PARTYBAG is a portable audio system powered by rechargeable batteries, built into a backpack and characterised by being high fidelity, easily portable and compatible with all of the common sound sources, including microphones, musical instruments, mp3 players and mobile phones.Thanks to a passion for technology, combined with university training in technical engineering, the team has been developing technology projects since 2010, experimenting with new ideas to improve performance, with particular reference to sound broadcasting.

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.

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.

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.

Taldeg is an acceleration program on an e-learning platform for training artists and creative individuals, teaching them business and digital techniques. Once our subscribers are trained they can access the best market opportunities by getting into contact with exhibition spaces and companies interested in their artistic services.