Startups

SocialCities was founded in 2014, with an initial team of 5 developers and digital strategists, to create the LocalJob project. Launched as an innovative Startup, it won numerous awards, including TimWcap, Amazon Web Services and Startup Chile.

Weeshop is an app that guides consumers for grocery shopping, helping them to analyse what they eat and find healthier and more sustainable alternatives, in an independent, made-to-measure approach. More than 8 out of 10 consumers would like to make healthier and more sustainable choices, but almost 7 out of 10 exhibit a need for guidance in this process (Deloitte study, 2021).We offer the simplest most complete instrument on the market to help them make better choices.

Comuni-Chiamo was established in November 2011 with the aim of improving communications between local councils and their constituents. Comuni-Chiamo is a platform that collects communication reports made through traditional channels (phone, mail, in person) as well as through the web and smartphones.

inThinkers aims to revolutionise human and business relationships, simplifying and constantly renewing them by supporting positive, ethical, innovative, and sustainable social change.

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

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.

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.

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.  

ADA supports companies and organizations operating as public service providers, enhancing their development and digital innovation processes by drawing on the experience and know-how of those who have already experimented and established successful functional models.

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.

Established in August 2011 by Pietro Ferraris, Simone Biagiotti and Michele Orsi, map2app is a web platform that enables anyone to create a mobile travel app, or a local guide in the form of a native app for iPhone and Android, and distribute it - getting paid in the process - through leading application stores (Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore).Creating an app using map2app is as simple as creating a blog. All you need to do is enter the content, choose the look of the app (template or individual items) and publish it.

We are a trusted consulting agency for small companies and local associations.We offer the best innovative solutions for communicating and promoting the business activities and value of small and medium size Italian companies.HBA doesn't simply copy and paste, but tailors each project to the needs of every client.We design marketing strategies combining traditional tools with digital ones.

The company's aim is the conceptualization, development, and marketing of innovative multi-touchpoint platforms (web, mobile, others) capable of resolving complex business issues, based on the use of advanced technologies like IoT (internet of things), various forms of artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. This includes cross-vendor mode using containers, multimedia content delivery platforms, mixed and augmented reality, chatbot / semantic language analysis systems.

Similla offer innovative digital solutions for the development of advanced materials in hi-tech applications.Similla integrates virtual models, artificial intelligence, and big data in order to accelerate the design of materials and innovative processes for critical applications in sectors of significant technological impact like: advanced manufacturing, health (biomedical devices, biomaterials), energy (batteries and storage, solar power, etc.), the environment, and agri-food (sensors, etc.).

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.

Hooro, through its proprietary device and integrated system, collects data on consumer behaviour in the physical stores and before their check-out. A IoT system sends the purchase data to the server, which uses an automatic learning algorithm to build customer journey models and predict customer buying behaviours. Unlike other solutions on the market (Computer Vision, RFiD tags, NFC), Hooro IoT device has no impact on product packaging, and a very minimal impact on the store structure, and it generates data for both retailers and consumers. 

Eggnet Lab is developing a digital platform based on blockchain technology, designed to facilitate social and professional interactions within and between companies. The aim is to encourage the creation of digital communities orientated towards collaboration, also in company settings, using instruments that encourage trust, transparency, and interconnection.