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Meet the Spring 2023 Startups

Rithema

http://www.rithema.it
Nocera Superiore, Salerno (IT)
Rithema is an innovative startup that develops green technologies with made-in-Italy design. It has launched Komposta, a kitchen hood that can dry food by recovering waste heat from the cooktop.
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Rithema

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Nocera Superiore, Salerno (IT)
Rithema is an innovative startup that develops green technologies with made-in-Italy design. It has launched Komposta, a kitchen hood that can dry food by recovering waste heat from the cooktop.
Cleantech
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Commerce
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Alfonso Coppola
CEO
Roberta Coppola
CMO

ProcureMe

http://www.procuremeitaly.com
Salerno, Campania, Italy
ProcureMe is the digital Export Manager that connects Italian top-tier food and wine producers with buyers worldwide within a click, providing a sustainable solution for food sourcing.
Agtech, E-Commerce, Food & Beverage, Logistics and Supply Chain, Sales / Business Development
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ProcureMe

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Salerno, Campania, Italy
ProcureMe is the digital Export Manager that connects Italian top-tier food and wine producers with buyers worldwide within a click, providing a sustainable solution for food sourcing.
Agtech, E-Commerce, Food & Beverage, Logistics and Supply Chain, Sales / Business Development
Sales Motion:
B2B, Marketplace
Revenue Model:
Services/Fee for Service
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Post-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Roberto Russo
Co-Founder
Giuseppe Rinaldo
Co-Founder
Francesco Naddeo
Founder

Lacta

http://www.giardinofood.it
Gela, Caltanissetta, Italy
Lacta is an innovator in the dairy products sector by shifting traditional product paradigms and reshaping the manufacturing process, we make dairy easily available to all, everywhere.
Foodtech, Food & Beverage
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Lacta

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Gela, Caltanissetta, Italy
Lacta is an innovator in the dairy products sector by shifting traditional product paradigms and reshaping the manufacturing process, we make dairy easily available to all, everywhere.
Foodtech, Food & Beverage
Sales Motion:
B2B, B2B2C, B2C, B2C2C
Revenue Model:
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Revenue Stage:
Product Stage:

Founding Team

Vittorio Giardino
Founder

PingMi

http://www.ping-mi.com
London, UK
AI assistant for scaling IT companies to make decisions 10X faster.
Software, AI / ML
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PingMi

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London, UK
AI assistant for scaling IT companies to make decisions 10X faster.
Software, AI / ML
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Subscription
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Stanislav Voronov
Co-Founder, CEO
Katsiaryna Rusalovich
Founder, Design
Petrov Sergei
Co-Founder, CTO

Meet the Program Team

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Program Leaders

Simone

Demelas

Italy
Program Leaders

Alberto

Gangarossa

Italy
Program Leaders

Gregorio

Caporale

Program Leaders

Nicholas

Giribaldi

Italy
Program Leaders

Sara

Pusceddu

Italy
Program Leaders

Nicola

Pirina

Italy
Program Leaders

Roberto

Spano

Italy
Program Leaders

Carlo

Mancosu

Italy

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$155M

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80%

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