After 13 weeks of intense work, the 12 international startups selected by the Techstars Transformative World Torino acceleration program presented their progress and shared their vision with the public on the Demo Day on May 16 at OGR Torino.

In four editions, the Program by Techstars – supported by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Fondazione CRT and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo – has raised $100 million in investment for the startups involved, created more than 600 jobs, signed 80 Proof of Concept agreements (project feasibility tests) with Italian principals, and achieved 3 exits (realizations with exits from capital).

The partnership among Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo and Fondazione CRT was confirmed at the end of 2023 through the signing of a new two-year protocol to continue reinforcing the growth of the Turin ecosystem, not only through a renewed support for the Acceleration Program run by Techstars, but also through soft landing packages for startups to settle in the territory, facilitation of partner search and more. The Turin innovation ecosystem is now internationally recognized and has been certified as attractive by the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report compiled by Startup Genome.

The new edition of the Program aimed to attract, accelerate, and invest in high-potential Italian and foreign startups operating in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, Ambient Experience, and Hyperautomation in compliance with ESG, Net-Zero, and Circular Economy criteria and logic.

THE COMPANIES OF THE PROGRAM

The 12 companies, selected from more than 300 applications from all over the world, were the first to participate in the program dedicated to Transformative World, a new development from the previous programs dedicated to Smart Mobility and Cities of the Future.

This edition’s class boasts the highest ever participation by Italian startups with six companies. Along with the Italian ones, startups come from Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria and Vietnam. This achievement underscores, once again, the growing entrepreneurial landscape in Italy and reaffirms the position of Turin, and OGR Tech, as a hub for technological innovation.

• G2Q Computing (Milan, Italy): quantum, hybrid, advanced software useful for solving complex real-world problems.
• Impact AI (Vienna, Austria): modular platform with no-code tools that can directly evaluate the performance and business impact of LLM-based application developments.
• SylloTips (Rome, Italy): pan all-in-one knowledge-sharing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize and improve companies’ internal processes.
• Shion (Vienna, Austria): sactive echo and noise cancellation system with specially designed hardware.
• Plain (Berlin, Germany): sinterior design solution that provides everything needed to set up a space: floor plan, furniture selection and implementation support.
• Nubo (Milan, Italy):a project capable of shaping the future of workspaces through a capillary network that takes advantage of underutilized urban spaces.
• Bestie Bite (Rome, Italy): reshaping restaurant discovery and reviews through a peer-to-peer community.
• Trainizi (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam): microlearning platform that trains, engages and retains deskless workers.
• Reviway (Reggio Emilia, Italy): startup tackles the problem of deteriorating road surfaces with computer vision and a fully automated vehicle.
• Intuos (L’Aquila, Italy): service platform that combines vertical software, IoT devices, and artificial intelligence-based data models to increase the efficiency of operational processes, aircraft monitoring, and flight safety.
• Vision Anchor (Ljubljana, Slovenia): the world’s first smart anchor system, which tracks the anchor and sends a data feed to the vessel.
• Voovo (Budapest, Hungary): educational platform that helps students quickly absorb high volumes of information by finding the fastest and easiest way to create digital flash cards.