CoContest is a crowdsourcing platform dedicated to interior design projects that allows users to launch contests to create and restyle houses and offices. Designers submit proposals which users can visualize and interact with throughout the contest, and a winner is selected to receive a cash prize. The company was founded in Rome and is now based in San Francisco; it was incubated at Luiss Enlabs and accelerated at Startup Chile and 500 Startups. Co-founded by CEO Filippo Schiano Di Pepe, COO Federico Schiano Di Pepe, and Head of Sales Alessandro Rossi, the company currently has a team of nine and plans to add five more hires. It raised $1.89M in funding and will use the proceeds to increase headcount and expand operations worldwide. COO Federico Schiano Di Pepe was named to Forbes' European 30 Under 30 in 2015. CoContest operates an online interior-design marketplace that uses a contest method, letting customers choose the best designer based exclusively on project quality. The platform enables customers to receive dozens of different design proposals at a fraction of the price of traditional designers. It reports 20,000 architects and interior designers registered from over 90 countries. The company was co-founded in Rome, Italy by Filippo Schiano di Pepe, Federico Schiano di Pepe and Alessandro Rossi. CoContest has incorporated in Silicon Valley and aims to expand its business in the U.S., connecting its large community of European architects with American clients. Financially, the company will receive $100K in convertible notes from 500 Startups and previously raised $200K in seed funding in 2013. CoContest is a Rome, Italy-based crowdsourcing platform that lets users launch competitions among interior designers to obtain renovation projects. The service connects clients with designers worldwide to provide multiple affordable interior-design ideas, while helping designers find clients and real estate companies illustrate renovation outcomes. The company is co-founded by brothers Federico and Filippo Schiano di Pepe. CoContest raised $200k in seed funding led by LVenture with participation from two angel investors. It was also selected for Startup Chile’s 7th batch and will receive $40k in non-equity funding. The company plans to use the proceeds to improve the service, expand operations, and open an office in New York City in the coming months.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2016