Lisa Danese is the founder of VEASYT, a startup based in Venice that develops an online platform. The platform aims to make art accessible to blind and visually impaired people by integrating tactile exploration with audio descriptions. Tactile models of artworks are transformed into speaking models, allowing an interactive exploration activated with a simple touch.

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2. Francesca Lorenzoni
Verona
Francesca is Co-Founder of Archon.
She graduated in mathematics and is
passionate about the world of drones.
She is now developing her idea in the
accelerator program Startup Chile.
Archon Software is a multi-drone
mission planner used for to design the
automatic flights of drones between
recharging stations in a fixed geographical
area. It also aggregates the acquired
images and video to produce the data that
the customer wants.
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3. Clara Lobina
Cagliari
Clara is Co-Founder of Botteega.
After a master in eco-sustainable
architecture,Clarabecamemoreandmore
involvedinecologyandispassionateabout
organic food and farmer’s markets.
Botteega helps people connect with small,
highqualityproducersintheirneighborhood,
providing them with tools to create and join
buyers groups and do local shopping. The
aimistomakelocalcommunitiesstrongerin
theireconomy,cultureandnetworks,andto
reduce pollution and increase biodiversity.
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4. Roberta Minerva
Rome
RobertaisCo-FounderandCEOofBrainable.
ShegraduatedinInformaticsatLaSapienza
University, with a thesis on disability. She
has been working in the web industry for
many years and founded her startup after
participating to InnovAction Lab.
Brainable is a video platform that helps
rehabilitating people of any age who are
affected by cognitive disabilities. The
productisalsoequippedwithavideosystem
that lets the doctor monitor the patient’s
progress.
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5. Paola Marinone
London, UK
Paola is Founder and CEO of BuzzMyVideos.
Sheisanentrepreneurwithexperienceinsmall
NGOs and large tech multinationals. She has
worked for Google in Ireland, Brazil and
Agentina.Afterasabbaticalyearshedecided
to build her startup based in London.
BuzzMyVideos develops & monetizes global
audiences through Online Video Content.
Thestartupallowscontentcreatorstogrowtheir
audienceandtomonetizeonYouTube.Italso
supports brands to find their target
audience with innovative and interactive
campaigns.
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6. Silvia Lamacchia
Milan
Silvia is co-founder of Customizeday.
She is a consultant working in marketing and
digitalcommunicationsince2007. Sheisvery
passionate about photography, travel and
technology.
Customizedayisabookingwebsitethatallows
people to plan an entirely customized trip. In
addition to booking accomodation, it also
suggests other activities and services.
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7. Sara Tinghi
Pisa
Sara is Founder and COO of DaoNews.
She studied biology but worked as a project
manager on several editorial projects and
websitesforbrands.Shethendecidedtoturnher
passionintoabusinessandfoundedDaoNews.
DaoNews is a digital publishing platform that
gives publishers and brands the tools
to create, acquire, manage, monetize and
control their web contents. It also offers
bloggers and journalists tools to give visibility
and sell their contents.
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8. Lucia Dal Negro
Verona
Lucia is Founder of De-LAB.
She is 29 years old and holds a Bachelor,
twoMastersandaPhD.Shehasdeepknowledge
of Inclusive Business, which she acquired
while working in London and Berlin. On March
2014 she launched De-LAB.
De-LABisaconsultancyworkingfortheprofit
sector to develop Inclusive Business models.
The startup partners with companies that
are involved in developing countries and acts
as an intermediate between the goals of the
entrepreneurs and the needs of low-income
communities.
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9. Susanna Spinsante
Ancona
Susanna is co-founder of DowSee.
She holds a Degree and a PhD in Electronic
Engineering and Telecommunications from
PolytechnicUniversityofMarche,wheresheis
Assistant Professor. In 2004 she co-founded
ArieLAB Srl and was CEO until
2013, before co-founding DowSee Srl.
DowSeedesignsanddevelopsICTsolutionsfor
sustainablewirelessmeteringandmonitoring
of distributed infrastructres, such as water
and gas grids. The startup provides advan-
ced data analytics solutions to gather
critical information from the data, to optimize
the management of grids.
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10. Diana Piemari Cerada
Lomazzo (CO)
Diana is Founder of Edilizia Insieme.
GraduatedinmanagementatBocconiUniversity,
Diana had her first work experiences in art
and fashion while helping her family in the
constructionbusiness.Shethendecidedtofocus
her career on the digital contruction sector.
EdiliziaInsiemeoperatesasamarketplacefor
professionalsintheconstructionindustry.The
ideawon3prizesin2013includingtheStartup
CupSpecialPrizebyCCIALecco.Thestartupis
based in the incubator Comonext, with
mentorship of H-Farm and the support of
Microsoft Bizspark startup program.
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11. Aleksandra Peneva
Salò (BS)
Aleksandra is Founder of Inspiring Software
International. Aleksandra is an energy and
environmententhusiast.Shehasexperiencein
business development and strategy.
InspiringSoftwareInternationalisaspin-offand
supplies web-based software solutions for
assetmanagement.Thestartuphasafocuson
energy management, energy generation,
sustainability reporting and maintenance
management and it operates mainly abroad.
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12. Gabrielle Micheletti
Milan
Gabrielle is Founder of Intaste.
Sheisadual-citizenoftheU.S.andItalyandholds
aBachelor in Philosophy. She is apassionate
gastronome,winelover,andentrepreneurwith
over 10 years of experience in marketing and
communication in hospitality and retail.
Intaste spreads the love for cheese, oil, wine,
salumi, craft beer, spirits and many more
artisanal specialties. The app offers the
possibility to gain unique experiences
with artisanal producers, by providing the
ability to book dairy farm tours and winery
tastings.
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13. Sabrina Lanza, Federica Sala
& Alessandra Giardina
Milan
Sabrina is Senior interior Designer and co-
founder.Shetakescareofprojectdevelopment.
Federica is Interior Designer and co-founder.
She worked at several architectural
studios and has experience in industrial
design, residential and retail. Alessandra is
Senior Interior Architect and partner. She is
expert in using innovative materials.
InteriorBE is an innovative interior design
studiothatprovides100%MadeinItalysolutions.
Theteamisentirelycomposedofwomenand
digitalizeseveryprocessofdesign,planningand
execution,thusprovidingitsclientswithahighly
customized service.
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14. Eva De Marco
Udine
Eva is Founder of L’Orto In Tasca.
Eva worked in civil and industrial
engineeringfortenyears.Theeconomiccrisis
and a not very stimulating work environment
prompted her to find an alternative. L’Orto in
Tasca was born from her passion for
healthy food and her country.
L’OrtoinTascaisageo-localisedapplication
for iPhone and Android devices that shows
where localfarmsarelocated,their available
products (fruits and vegetables) with
relative prices.
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15. Michela Nosè
Milan
Michela is Founder and CEO of LocLoc.
Born in Verona in 1976 and graduated at the
Design faculty of Politecnico di Milano,
Michela started her multidisciplinary career
as an exhibition designer. She worked for
international exhibitions and eventually
became a web designer.
Locloc is the first italian P2P renting site, a
virtual marketplace where people can
rent anything to anyone. Following the
principles of the sharing economy, Locloc
supportstraditionalconceptssuchassharing,
lending, trading and exchange, reinvented
through network technologies.
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16. Laura De Benedetto
Firenze
Laura is co-founder and CEO of MakeTank.
She is a Chemist who did an MBA in Milan,
worked as Conference Manager (IlSole24O-
RE), consultant (CapGemini Ernst&Young)
and marketer (Microsoft and DADA). She
founded ToscanaIN, FabLab Firenze and
Make in Italy associations.
MakeTank is the marketplace of Italian
Makers and designers that create objects
through Digital Fabrication techniques (3D
printing, lasercut, etc) and Open Source
Hardware (Arduino, etc.). MakeTank won
the first European Maker Fair TechGarage
competition.
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17. Paola Ghione
Torino
Paola is Founder of MenoPerCento.
Paola is expert in customer satisfaction,
competitive analysis and strategies to at-
tract and retain customers. She became
interested in B2B and B2C sales, strategic
marketing, marketing mix and PR activities.
MenoPercentohelpsbusinessesmarkettheir
strategic agreements and consumers
discover discounts. It solves the card
virtualization problem with a e-ink/
nfc universal card, and provides
accurate information to discount shops
and final users.
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18. Maria Serra
Milan
Maria is Founder and CEO of Onclaude.
Maria is a creative entrepreneur with the
mission to promote and help design-driven
innovators to bring their projects to life.
She has worked as editor, journalist and PR
specialist in the design industry in Milan
and London and is an expert in o-design
and open innovation.
Onclaude is a global hub empowering design
innovators with strategic tools that enhance
synergiesthroughcollaborativeactions.Itisa
selectednetworkofdesigners,companiesand
organizations seeking to innovate together
through networking opportunities, open
innovation and crowdfunding services.
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19. Sissi Semprini
Milan
Sissi is Founder and CEO of originààario.
Withover20yearsexperienceascommunica-
tionstrategist,SissicontributedtofoundCohn
&Wolfe’sItalianbranch.Sheworkedforbigand
small,Italianandinternationalbrands.In2009
she founded greenbean. Her specialties are
branding,communications,sustainability&food.
originàrio is a social discovery & ecommerce
platform to help “foodies, wine & beer lovers”
from all over the world to discover people,
places and stories behind the best Italian
food and beverages. It allows users to get an
“originariotastingbox”,amonthlyupliftingfood
experience to share with friends.
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20. Claudia Spinnato
Palermo
ClaudiaisCo-FounderandCMOofPanoptes.
Graduated in Physics, Claudia has strong
expertise and experience in IT, Geographic
InformationManagement,BusinessEngineering
andMarketingManagement. Sheco-founded
two other Sicilian companies focused on GI
Management and IT planning.
PanoptesSrldevelopsmulti-sensorplatformsto
becoupledwithsmallsizeddrones,withtheaim
ofprovidingservicesforcivilpurposessuchas
technical inspections of industrial
infrastructures.mT-Panoptesisthefirstproduct:
a thermal visible multi-sensor that integrates
proprietarysoftware with geospatial and
real-time capabilities.
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21. Federica Bianchi
Como
FedericaisCo-FounderandCOOofPaperbanana.
Federica has over 10 years experience in
communications after working in advertising,
videoproductionaswellasforMySpaceItaliaand
Young&RubicamGroup.Sheclaimstogetbored
easily, do several things at once, have a bad
memory and a lively imagination.
Paperbanana.comisthee-commercesitewhere
you can find a selection of stunning wrapping
papers, greeting cards and
whateveryouneedtowrapgiftsup,withunique
designs by international artists.
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22. Eliana Salvi
Milan
Eliana is Founder of Pinktrotters.
Eliana studied at Bocconi University, Indian
SchoolofBusinessandUniversidaddeBelgrano.
She worked as Finance Manager for 6 years,
before discovering herself much happier in
managingherownonlineprojectthatcombinesher
passions:traveling,socialactivitiesandfashion.
Pinktrottersisawomen-onlyinternationalonline
communityofChicTravelers.ThePinktrotters
traveltogethertodiscoverglamorouslocations
andevents.Theprojectincludesthecommunity
anditssocialactivities,thetriplogisticsandthe
e-commerce of chic travel products.
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23. Giulia La Face
Verona
Giulia is Founder and CEO of RKm0.
Giulia worked as freelancer architect until
2006,whenshemovedtoPortugaltocooperate
withthePublicCompanyPortoVivo,SRU.She
workedontheManagementPlanoftheHistoric
Centre of Porto, before moving back to Italy
and founding her own startup.
Rkm0isaplatformthatfacilitatestheencounter
between supply and demand in the context of
building renovation. It connects all the
professionals involved in architectural
renovation(architects,finalbuyers,construction
and real estate companies) and promotes
local sustainability.
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24. Valentina Cianci
& Nicole Novielli
Bari
ValentinaisCEOandCo-FounderofSplashmood.
SheholdsaMSinManagementfromBocconi
University and worked as management
consultant. Nicole is CTO and Co-Founder of
Splashmood. She holds a PhD in Computer
Science and has a strong background in
human-computer interaction.
Splashmood is a brand new platform to keep
your eyes on the nightlife and be always
in the right spot!
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25. Chiara Burberi
Milan
Chiara is Co-Founder and CEO of Redooc.
Chiara is a teacher in Bocconi, consultant in
McKinseyandinBPI,managerinUnicreditand
Non-ExecutiveDirectorinlistedandnonlisted
companies. She has a passion for art,
creativity and STEM education, with a focus
on female education.
Redooc.comisaned-tech&contentprovider
thatoffersgamingeducationthroughanonline
platformfocusedonSTEMsubjects(Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
The aim is to offer Math in the simplest way,
leveraging on creativity to make it cool.
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26. Silvia Bertini
Verona
Silvia is Co-Founder of Teste di Rapa.
SilviastudiedBusinessandEventManagement
inVeronaandworkedasconsultantforvarious
agricultural companies in the area. She loves
traveling,goodfood,spendingtimeoutdoorand
playing volleyball.
Teste di Rapa was founded in July 2013
from the idea of ​​three friends. Customers
can select online locally grown products that
are weekly delivered directly to their house.
The online platform offers fruit, vegetables,
pasta, jams, cheeses, wines and beer.
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27. Serena Ruffato
& Gilda Lombardi
Venezia
Serena is Responsible for R&D at Tooteko.
She holds a Post Graduate Master degree in
DigitalArchitectureonthetopic“Architecture
and the Visually Impaired: Rapid Prototyping
for Integration”. Gilda is responsible for PR
at Tooteko. She holds a Master Degree
in Semiotics with Umberto Eco.
Tooteko was born with the goal of making art
accessibletotheblindandthevisuallyimpaired
byintegratingtactileexplorationwithaudiodata.
Tactilemodelsofartworksaretransformedinto
speakingmodels,thusallowinganinteractive
exploration activated with a simple touch.
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28. Marialba Pandolfini
Lecce
Marialba is Founder and CEO of TouranGo.it.
Marialba graduated from the University of
Bologna with a degree in Tourism. With
over nine years of experience in the online
travel Industry, it was a natural progression
tocreateherownstartup,wheresheoversees
every aspect of tour operations.
TouranGo.itisaneasy-to-useonlinemarketplace
forboutiquetravelexperiencesinPuglia,Italy.
It connects explorers with local experts and
makes it easy to discover authentic
experiences as it offers customized tours
with the expertise and knowledge of locals.
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29. Valentina Tranquilli
Rome
Valentina is Founder of Ulook.
InlovewiththeMobileIndustrysinceeightyears,
Valentina has a strong experience in Digital
MarketingandMobileProducts.Sheworkedon
different startup projects related to Mobile
Advertising and Mobile Commerce before
launching her fashion social app.
Ulook is a fashion app that enables users to
snaptheirownlook,postitandtagproductsand
brands. It is also possible to share outfits
on social networks, like and comment,
search for products. Soon it will also be
possible to purchase items from the app.
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30. Lisa Danese
Venezia
Lisa is Founder of VEASYT.
LisaisaresearchfellowattheDepartmentof
Linguistic Studies, Università Ca’ Foscari
Venezia. She is specialized in linguistic
simplification and in Italian Sign Language.
She believes in the importance to improve
accessibility thanks to web services.
VEASYT develops digital solutions for
accessibility,mixingtechnologyandlinguistic
studies to break communication barriers.
VEASYT Tour is a multimedia cultural guide
accessible to the visually impaired and deaf
people. VEASYT Live! is a video remote
interpreting service for verbal and sign
languages.
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32. Micaela Terzi &
Emanuela Donetti
Como
Micaela is Journalist and Polis Maker,
expert in Partecipatory Strategiest and Web &
Communication. Since 2009 she is Visiting
Professor at Politecnico, Bicocca and
Cattolica University in Milan. Emanuela is
Geographer and Polis Maker, expert in Mobility
Management, Professor of Innovation at the
Haute ÉEcole de Paysage Ingegnerie, Geneva.
Urbano Creativo was founded with the
purpose to assist local governments and
private companies in the management and
communication of the transformation of the
city and its inhabitants, through the use of
moderntechnologiesandICTproductsoflast
generation.
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33. Monica Archibugi, Valentina
Tibaldo & Giulia Gazzelloni
Rome
MonicaistheCEOofLeCicogne.Shehadthe
original business idea, being an experienced
babysitter. Valentina is the CTO and holds
a degree in informatics. Giulia is the COO.
She is in charge of marketing and business
development.
Le Cicogne is an easy and quick system that
allowstobringtogethersupplyanddemandfor
child care services. Through the online plat-
formparentscanfindyoungadultsbetween18
and28years,previouslytrainedandcertified,
tohelpthemwithservicessuchasbabysitting,
baby taxi and baby tutoring.
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34. Antonella Sinigaglia
Roncade, TR
Antonella is Founder of Fannabee.
Antonellhasastrongcreativebackgroundwith
overtenyearsofbuildingonlineexperiencesfor
some of the world’s most recognized brands.
Sheisexpertinconceptdevelopmentformedia,
mobile and entertainment markets.
Fannabeeisthemust-haveappformega-fans
and record collectors. It’sthe only app that
combines social, mobile, marketplace
and rewards in a single platform. Through
Fannabeefanscanmanagetheircollections,
tradeandsellitemsandchecktheirFanScore®!
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35. Cinzia Carta
Cagliari
Cinzia is Founder of Glaamy.
Cinzia holds a Law Degree and a Master
Degree in Human Re sources; she worked as
aHRspecialistforaninternationalcorporation
before travelling to San Francisco with her
husbandandtheirdaughter,todeeplybreathe
the air of Silicon Valley and the startup world.
GlaamyletsyoufindthenearestBeautySalon,
without the need to book a beauty treatment
in advance. The Beauty Salons manage their
appointment availability on the platform,
and they are able to deal with customer
cancellations and unbooked slots.
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36. Ilaria e Giulia Mantovani
Milan
IlariaandGiuliaaretheFoundersofCorsoalto.
They are two sisters (Ilaria is 25 and Giulia is
27) and both worked in the family business.
Afterthatexperiencetheydecidedtostarttheir
own company in the fashion industry.
CorsoaltoistheveryfirstItaliandesignerfashion
boutiques aggregator. On Corsoalto you can
findthebestItaliandesignedclothesselected
by the most important fashion independent
retailers of the country. Corsoalto allows
customersfromeverywhereintheworldtoshop
as if they were walking in Italian streets.
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37. Lucia Rampanti
Milan
Lucia is Founder of Upendu.
Lucia was born in Genoa and lived in Verona,
Milan, Grenoble and Turin. She graduated in
Architecture at the PoliMi. She completed the
excellenceprogramsofCollegiodiMilano,Alta
ScuolaPolitecnicaandAccademiaAdrianea,
whichallowedhertogrowindifferentcontexts.
Upenduisanappfortheexchangeofexpertise
andgoodsbetweenpeoplewhosharethesame
passions.Itisthesocialcommerceplatformfor
bartersandenvisionsaworldofcommunities
based on sharing and mutual trust.
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38. Emanuela Zaccone
Frosinone
Emanuela is Founder of AIDA Monitoring.
In2011sheco-foundedTOK.tv,theSanFran-
ciscobasedstartupthatrealizedthefirstvoice
enabledsecondscreenapps.Shecompleted
her PhD at Bologna (Italy) and Nottingham
(UK) University with a project about social
media marketing.
AIDAMonitoringofferspersonalizedrealtime
web and social media monitoring solutions
through custom dashboards and key
performance indicators. The company
builds analysis models that translate
data into actionable insights.
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39. Clizia Welker
Parma
Clizia is Founder of Bestiacce.
CliziaholdsaMasterinBusinessDesignanda
MScinLanguages.Sheworkedandstudiedin
different countries such as the Netherlands,
where she worked as Project Manager in
communications.Shehasexperienceinbrand
identity,designstrategy,UXandservicedesign.
Bestiacce is the platform for pet lovers with a
smart approach to pet adoption. The startup
connectspotentialadopterswithItalianshelters,
identifying the right match by crossing the
owner’s lifestyle with pet’s character. It also
offers post-adoption services and an
e-commerceforhighqualityfood&accessories.
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40. Luisa Chiddo
Verona
Luisa is Founder of 3wine.
Luisa is 29 years old and holds a Degree in
Law.Sheisfoodphotographerandstylist,chef
and sommelier. At 3wine she is in charge of
food and wine selection.
3wine is a wine e-commerce platform.
Everymonthacombinationofthreewineswith
three courses for a full dinner is delivered to
users.
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41. Nicoletta Donadio
Chile
Nicoletta is Founder of Fanchimp.
Nicolettaisgraphicdesignerandsocialmedia
manager.Shealreadyco-foundedacoupleof
startups, such as HiNii., Challenge in and
http://cocktailstartup.com,astartupassociation
based in Turin.
Fanchimpisasocialmediamanagementtool
for small, online seller such as Etsy and Ebay
sellers. The company helps them manage
their social media presence with a tool that
lets them schedule contents and select
interesting news to share with their followers.
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42. Annalisa Balloi
Milan
AnnalisaisCo-FounderandCEOofMicro4yoU.
Annalisa is specialized in microbial ecology
and bioremediation; she is a PostDoc
Researcher at the University of Milan.
Micro4yoUdevelopsinnovativemicrobial-based
green technologies for the agro-food and the
environmental sector. Micro4yoU developed
Micro4Art (a line of products composed by
living microbial cells that remove chemical
alterations from stone surfaces) and
Micro4Bee (to protect honeybees’ health).
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43. Giovanna Marena
& Sara Nervi
Milan
GiovannaandSaraareCo-FoundersofPinkUp.
Giovanna graduated in Political Sciences in
Milan and worked in Marketing for several
multinationals.
SaragraduatedinBusinessManagementatthe
University of Trieste. She is a risk analyst and
worked at Monte Paschi Asset Management.
PinkUpisamulti-deviceplatformofapplications
dedicated to the most delicate moments of
women’slifesuchasmarriage,pregnancyand
motherhood.
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44. Anna Elisabetta Ziri
Bologna
AnnaElisabettaisCo-FounderofNemorisS.r.l.
Sheisasoftwaredeveloper,featuredesigner
and mediator. She worked for several years
developing the C++ for Think3, and she
managed new feature projects in CAD
environment.
NemorisS.r.l.isspecializedinsemanticdocument
storage. The company developed ILexis, a
software that automatically acquires the
significant data from a text document and
store them thanks to a flexible structure.
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45. Maria Lorenza Dadduzio
& Flavia Giordano
Bari
MariaLorenzaisCMOofCucinaMancina.She
hasmorethan5yearsexperienceinmarketing
andcommunicationstategiesappliedtofood
and territory promotion.
FlaviaisCEOofCucinaMancina.Shehasmore
than5yearsexperienceinprojectmanagement
and innovation projects.
CucinaMancinaisasocialfoodcommunitythat
providessolutionstoimprovethelifeof“different
eaters” such as intolerants,, vegetarians,
cholesterolemics and diabetic. The platform
offersusers’generatedcontent,amulti-filtered
recipe book and a store locator to
find alternative shops & restaurants.
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46. Lisa Gucciarelli
Firenze
Lisa is Founder of Buru Buru.
Lisa graduated in 2006 in Design and Events
Management in the Arts and Theater. She is
memberoftheFreeSHOUT!?association,and
worked as artistic director at GingerZone, a
multipurposespaceinFlorenceforartistsand
creatives.
Buru Buru is an e-commerce platform
dedicatedtotheworldofcontemporarycraft.
The startup was born to give exposure to
independent makers, small craft realities,
fashion and design firms.
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47. Eugenia Pirro
Ferrara
Eugenia is Co-Founder of Boutique on Click.
EugeniagraduatedfromBocconiUniversityin
2006 and worked in New York for a fashion
merchandising company. She also worked
in the Communication and Press Office for
Borsa Italiana.
BoutiqueonClickisane-commercestorethat
creates a one-stop-shop of the world’s most
soughtItalianboutiques.Customershavethe
opportunity to purchase unique products and
the most exclusive and sophisticated look.
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48. Francesca Cavallo
& Elena Favilli
Los Angeles
Elena is CEO of Timbuktu. Elena was
researcher at Baba Consulting, associate
director at Fabrica and journalist at Il Post.
Francesca is Creative Director of Timbuktu.
Francescaisstagedirectorandisspecializedin
pedagogy and contemporary theater.
Timbuktu creates digital toys for creative
learningthatpromoteimaginationasatoolto
change the world. These games let children
learn through creative play in a peaceful and
relaxing mode. Timbuktu also publishes a
monthlyiPadmagazineforelementaryschools
kids called Timbuktu Magazine.
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49. Sofia Barattieri di San Pietro
London, UK
Sofia is Founder of Motilo.
SofiagraduatedinBusinessLaw.andworked
in the business and finance world. She then
decided to pair her experience with
her understanding of fashion and shopping.
She currently lives in London.
Motilo is an online space where you can shop
with your friends, discover new content and
create looks from a carefully curated edit of
products from the world’s best retailers.
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50. Elsa Montemagno
Fano, PU
Elisa is Co-Founder of Yujooh.
ElisawasborninSwitzerlandandthenmoved
to Italy. She soon started travelling all around
theworld,attendingseveralyogacoursesuntil
she eventually became a yoga teacher.
Yujooh is a new way to practise yoga with
regularity thanks to the opportunity to attend
lessonsboth live or online, fromhome or from
any other place you like. Real-time lessons
are also available, so students are able to
interact with teachers during the lesson.
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51. Monica Samori
Pavia
Monica is Founder of Super Bacana!.
Graduated in architecture in Brazil, she has
lived in Italy since 1993 and has collaborated
with the art director Franco Velchi in creation
of film sets and exhibition stands. In 1998
she started dealing with design and
construction for resorts of Ventaglio Group.
Super Bacana! offers the advice of a small
team of architects that will provide ideas and
solutions for those who wants to give a new
life to their homes or to a single
room,whoneednewideasfortheirworkspace
or want to give a new look to their shop.
Everything online.
Design
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52. Barbara Labate
Catania
BarbaraisfounderandCEOofRisparmioSuper.
Shepreviouslyworkedinthemobilemarketand
holds a Columbia Univerisity Master Degree
and a Fulbright Scholarship. She attended
a Political Science University.
Risparmio Super is the first grocery
comparisonsiteinitalythatfindsthecheapest
store in the neightborhood.
Digital
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53. Mary Palomba
Rome
Mary is Founder of Maison Academia.
After the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples
she started working as graphic designer.
Later she became Account Manager in a
Communication Agency, and worked
with fashion clients.
Maison Academia is a Made in Italy fashion
brand,createdbyemergingfashiondesigners
from all over the world, through the website.
Fashion
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54. Valentina Morigi
Milan
ValentinaisCEOandCo-FounderofTraveLinkin.
She completed her Bachelor in Economics at
UniversityofBolognaandaMasterinFinance
atCatholicUniversityofMilan.Afteraresearch
experience in Houston, Texas, she started
working at PwC within the transactions
department.
TraveLinkinisasmartsolutiontotheproblemof
unprofitableandunpleasantbusinessjourneys.
It connects business travelers through a web
professional network connected to LinkedIn.
Digital
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55. Selene Biffi
Milan
Selene is Founder of Plain Ink.
Social Innovator and entrepreneur, Selene
launchedherfirstsocialventureat22withonly
150 euros. She is now part of the taskforce
forinnovativestartupsoftheItalianMinisterof
EconomicDevelopment;shealsolaunchedthe
first school for storytellers in Afghanistan.
PlainInkhelpschildrenandadultsinlow-literacy
communitiesinAfghanistan,IndiaandItalyto
overcome poverty and social exclusion
through interactive comics, imagery and oral
storiesthatarelocallysourcedandproduced.
EdTech
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56. Marta Rettani
Milan
Marta is Founder of Trendee Me.
ShewasbornintheUSAandraisedinMilan,Italy.
From the very beginning, she showed a big
interest in new technologies. She worked
as Art Director & Interface Designer
for Immediatic, a digital agency.
TrendeeMeisamobileappthatallowspeople
totakepicturesoftheirownwardrobe,arrange
items into categories, colors and brands,
createoutfitsandtosharetheirpersonalstyle.
Fashion
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57. Letizia Zingoni, Ilaria De
Dominicis & Isabella Stanca
Turin
Letizia,IlariaandIsabellaarefoundersofiStarter.
LetiziaisaVCexpertwithextensiveconsulting
and public service experience in the US and
Italy.IlariaholdsajointPh.D.inManagementat
Catania University and Columbia. Isabella
graduated in Business Administration
at Bocconi and holds an MBA from Columbia.
iStarterisabusinessincubatorandaccelerator
thatprovidesextensivementorshipandadviceto
startups.IthelpsItalianentrepreneurstostart
their businesses, to launch their inventions at
an international level and to foster Innovation
in Italy.
Incubator
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58. Adriana Santonocito
& Enrica Arena
Milan
AdrianaandEnricaareFoundersofOrangeFiber.
Adriana is Fashion Product Manager, expert
in textiles fabrics and new technologies for
sustainable fashion. Enrica holds a Master in
Development Cooperation. She is
specialized in marketing and sustainability.
Orange Fiber is an entrepreneurship fashion
project which aims at creating sustainable
fabrics from citrus waste. Through
nanotechnologies and R&D processes
it creates functional textiles that release
vitamins while wearing them.
Fashion
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59. Letizia Quaranta
Verona
Letizia is Founder of Bilingue per Gioco.
She is a Telecommunication Engineer who
spent 10 years abroad, working in Berlin
and London; she also completed her MBA at
INSEAD. In 2007 her son was born and she
startedherblogaboutraisingachildbetween
Italian and English.
Bilingue per Gioco is a blog that has became
the most important platform for all those
families who are raising their children with
bilinguism in Italy.
EdTech
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60. Elisa Flazio
Catania
Elisa is Co-founder of Flazio.
Shehasalwaysbeeninterestedintechnology
andwebapplicationsthatmakeinternetworld
easily accessible for everyone. she took a
degree in Engineering, acquiring expertise in
Geographic Information Systems.
Flazio.com is an innovative and easy-to-use
Visual CMS , which enables users to create
andmanagetheirwebsitesautonomously.The
heart of Flazio platform is the “CompStore”,
a collection of appealing web components,
free or premium.
ICT
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61. Elisabetta Bianchini
Pisa
Elisabetta is Co-Founder of Quipu.
Electronicengineerwith10yearsofexperience
incardiovascularbioengineering,sheisexpertin
design and project management in the
field of non-invasive diagnostic systems
based on images and signals processing.
Quipu develops high-tech systems for early
andaccuratediagnosisofcardiovascularrisk.
Quipu provides automated non-invasive
systems that are able to assess
innovative cardiovascular biomarkers
by image and signal processing.
MedTech
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62. Silvia Minutolo
Turin
Silvia is Co-Founder of Archisbang.
She is an Architect who studied and carried
out her professionals experiences in Turin.
In 2008 she was one of the founding
partners of Archisbang Lab, an informal
architectural group. In 2012 Archisbang
became what it is today.
Archisbang is a young firm of architects
interested in artistic research related
to digital world. The aim is to develop original
projects between art and design,
from digital processing to customizable and
communicative products.
Design
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63. Valeria di Rosa
& Martina Facco
Milan
ValeriaandMartinaareFoundersofTweetbook.
ValeriaisContentandCommunityManagerand
graduatedinCommunicationinMilanin2007.She
takescareofonlinecontentandsocialnetworks.
Martina is Grafic Designer. In 2010, she
completed a Master Degrees in Visuals
andMultimediaattheIUAVUniversityofVenice.
Tweetbook is a platform that allows to read
andpublishthebeststoriessharedonTwitter.
WithTweetbook,it’spossibletofindthemost
interesting tweets and compose them into a
personalnarration,thenaddtitles,comments
and pictures.
Digital
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64. Clara Parona
San Francisco
Clara is founder of Bad Seed.
She is an interaction and game designer.
After a master degree in Design, she started
working for several interaction design
labs. She worked also at Ubisoft bulding
three game titles as game designer.
BadSeedisastartupthatcreatesvideogames.
TheteamgraduatedfromGamesFounders,the
firstgamingacceleratorprograminEurope,and
wonMindtheBridgecompetitionasoneofthe
most innovative Italian startup of the year.
Gaming
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65. Arianna Bassoli
Berlin, DE
Arianna is founder of frestyl.
She has spent several years doing research
in interaction design, worked at Media Lab
EuropeanddidherPhDattheLondonSchoolof
Economics. She was a technology advisor
for the Italian Ministery of Education.
frestylisaplatformdedicatedtolivemusicthat
allows fans to discover cool shows and
organizers to better promote their events. It
also includes a mobile application for event
discovery and web tools for organizers to
offerandmanageexclusiveVIPexperiencesfor
their customers.
Digital
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66. Miriam Manassero
Alessandria
Mirian is founder of ALva.
She is 25 year old and comes from Piedmont.
She has a Degree in Law and a greeen spirit.
Miriam is involved in everything that is eco-
friendly, biologic and respectful of the
environment.Thankstoherloveforice-cream,
AL.va was born.
AL.vaproduceselectricpoweredrefrigerators
withzeroenviromentalimpact.Itisaquadricycle
createdtodistributefreshandfrozenfoodand
traditional home-made ice-cream. It has an
innovativecoldstoragesystemwhichallowsto
maintain temperature inside the cold tank.
CleanTech
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67. Chiara Davanzo
Milan
Chiara is founder of ZEST.
Enthusiastic marketer with 11 years of
experienceinthefashionindustry(Borbonese,
Stefanel, Geox) with a broad international
exposure. She has a strong personal interest
in CSR and environmental issues, so in 2012
she co-founded ZEST Sustainable Ideas.
ZEST is a start-up company with a strong
commitment to sustainability, social
development,ecologyandtheenvironment.Its
mission is to develop projects to help
businesses accelerate and benefit from
society’s shift to sustainability and social
innovation.
Consulting
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68. Gioia Pistoia
& Francesca Romano
Rome
Gioia is co-founder and CMO of Atooma.
She previously worked as mobile marketing
manager in some agencies.
Francescaisco-founderandCEOofAtooma.
SheisaUXDesignerandstudiedSystemDesign
at ISIA in Rome and Computer Science at La
Sapienza University.
Atooma is your mobile personal assistant to
make your smartphone (and your life)
smarter. Atooma put your smartphone
work for you by automating routine tasks
such as photo sharing or wifi switch.
ICT
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69. Alice Valenti
Milan
Alice is founder of Scicche.
AfteradegreeinEconomicsofArt,Cultureand
Communication and a Master of Science in
Management at Bocconi University of
Milan, Alice worked for l’Oreal in the Luxury
brands, and was sales representative in the
Scandinavian countries for Graniti Fiandre.
Scicche is a design company, born from the
willingness to search, discover, promote and
selldesignobjects.Thecorebusinessistalent
scoutingtofindnewdesignersallovertheword
withttheaimto importinItalyamazingdesign
pieces still unknown to the public.
Design
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70. Piera Nathalie Scalco
Padova
Piera is co-founder of Moku.
SheholdsaMScinComputerEngineeringwith
a minor in Management. She started a PhD in
Management before realizing that her true
pathwasentrepreneurship.Theideaofmoku
was born during university as she wanted to
changethewaytheinformativesystemworked.
Mokuisacollaborativedocumentmanagement
and note-taking web app. You can upload
your docs (PDFs, MS Office, iWork, images)
and take rich notes over transparent layers.
A moku is a collection of docs that you can
share with your friends and colleagues.
ICT
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71. Cecilia & Ludovica Ago
Milan
Cecilia&Ludovicaareco-foundersofDress-on.
Cecilia has a background in fashion; she
worked first for a major fashion maison and
then for a buying office in Milan. Ludovica
studied Business at University College of
Londonandstartedworkingforaninternational
investment bank. They are twin sisters.
Dress-on is a network of Italian independent
boutiquesunitedinasingleplatform.Through
the boutiques’ experienced buyers it offers a
unique selection of international and emer-
gingdesigners.Dress-onwantstorecreatethe
experience of a shopping stroll on the
best fashion streets.
Fashion
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