Delivery of fresh produce, green energy for data centers, new technologies for agriculture, but also satellites, delivery of organic food for the lunch break, price comparison and even development of a bionic hand: they take care of this Cortilia, Agrorobotica, Ivy Farm, Geoveda, Leaf Space, Spesafacile, OffLunch e Bionit Labs, the eight new startups entered today in the Italian Tech Startup Database launched last September 23 (who the explanation of the motivations and objectives). Here is more in detail who they are and how they grow.
Cortilia, a startup that delivers home-made artisan foods directly from producers, has closed a 34 million euro investment round with P101, Primo Ventures, Five Seasons Ventures, Indigo e Red Circle Investments. The company was founded in 2011 by Marco Porcaro.
Agrorobotica is a startup based in the province of Grosseto that has developed an insect trap with green lures, equipped with a proprietary algorithm for the recognition of the number, type and evolution of pests. He closed an investment (for an undeclared amount) by Ulysses SGR, through its Ulixes Impact Fund |.
Ivy Farm is a startup based in Fondi, in the province of Latina, which has developed a management software system and IoT technologies for Vertical Farming. He closed an investment (for an undeclared amount) by Ulysses SGR, through its Ulixes Impact Fund |.
Geoveda is a startup based in the geothermal area of Larderello, municipality of Pomarance (Pisa), where it is building the first green data center with geothermal energy. He closed an investment (for an undeclared amount) by Ulysses SGR, through its Ulixes Impact Fund |.
Leaf Space offers ground services for nano, micro and small satellites. The company, founded in 2014 by Caterina Siclari, Giovanni Pandolfi, Jonata Puglia and Matteo Boiocchi, raised 5 million euros from RedSeed Ventures, First Space (Cousin Ventures) and Whysol Investments.
Spesafacile, a startup that has developed a system of ATMs for companies (locker in jargon), also refrigerated, to allow employees to receive any expense in the office, has closed a round of 100 thousand euros with two business partners to which are added 350 thousand euros of credit guaranteed by Medio Credito Centrale by the partner Banco BPM. The company was founded in 2020 by Giorgio Brojanigo.
OffLunch, a startup that delivers organic meals to offices, raised 400 thousand euros from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (through its National Innovation Fund) and other private investors. The company was founded in 2019 by Simone Ridolfi and Guido Consoli.
Bionit Labs, a startup that is working on the project of the first fully adaptive bionic hand in the world, has raised 380 thousand euros from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (through its Fondo Italia Venture II) and by the accelerator The Cube. The company was founded in 2018 by Federico Gaetani, Matteo Aventaggiato and Giovanni Zappatore.
The Italian Startup Database, the numbers of the Italian Tech db. To date, the Italian Tech database has 218 startup files
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