• Oval

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2017

  Oval combines expense tracking, automated saving and investing into a single AI-driven mobile app and adds a social element for users to share tips and strategies. The app supports 'round-ups', percentage-based savings, and fixed-amount savings tied to merchants, categories or tags. Oval aims to make saving virtually automatic and to harness collective intelligence from its user community alongside algorithmic recommendations. During its closed beta, users saved on average just over £400 over three months (about £135 per month), and the company reports users improve their saving behavior over time. Financially, Oval has raised €1.2M in funding to support product development and growth. Founding team members include CEO Benedetta Arese Lucini, co-founders Claudio Bedino and Edoardo Benedetto, and CTO Simone Marzola.

• : Tappx

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2016

  Tappx builds AdTech solutions centered on a Programmatic Server‑Side Ad Insertion (PSSAI) product for OTT/CTV, powered by AI and machine learning to deliver contextual ads. The company says its PSSAI can insert relevant video ads across any digital CTV or smart device, is device and player independent, and can help circumvent current ad blockers. Tappx intends to use EU backing to develop and launch the world’s first PSSAI OTT/CTV solution and scale programmatic, non‑intrusive advertising in streaming video. The platform currently processes over 400 billion ad requests per month worldwide. Tappx was founded in 2014 by Daniel Reina (CEO) and Antonio Hervás (CTO) and maintains offices in Barcelona, China, and India. In 2018 it was voted Spain’s 2nd fastest growing startup by TECH5 and The Next Web. Tappx is a cross-promotion platform that lets developers promote their apps and acquire users in a cost-effective way. Launched in February 2014 by Daniel Reina (CEO) and Antonio Hervás (CTO) and based in Barcelona, it has built a community of over 10,000 developers generating 600 million monthly impressions. Developers earn credits by showing other developers' ads and use those credits to buy placements, applying filters by country and app category. The company was accelerated by Wayra Barcelona and has opened an office in India. It raised €550k in its first financing and will use the funds to optimize its cross-promotion technology, launch a monetization solution and accelerate international growth. Following the round it will join b-ventures' accelerator program for tailored internationalization support, including mentorship and economic support.

• Musicraiser

  Participated · Equity · May 2014

  Musicraiser is a crowdfunding platform focused on music projects, allowing artists and industry professionals to create campaign pages to finance albums, promotional tours, videoclips, gigs, festivals, DVDs, vinyl records and other projects. The platform supports fundraising in 21 currencies. It has helped creators raise over €1m and has signed partnerships with Spotify and Spreaker. Co-founded in October 2012 by Giovanni Gulino and Tania Varuni, the team currently has four people and is based in Milan, Italy. The company intends to use its new funding to expand internationally, initially targeting the UK and the USA.

• AeroDron

  Led · Equity · Jul 2013

  AeroDron leverages civil drones to provide low-altitude, high-resolution aerial imagery for analysis, prevention and safeguard of the environment and territories. Its services target Civil Protection, Public Administration and Agriculture. The company is developing two business divisions: one for remote sensing, aerial photography, monitoring of natural disasters and search and rescue operations, and a second to offer learning services. AeroDron intends to use the new funding to continue expanding operations. The company was founded in 2012 by Giorgio Ugozzoli and is enrolled in the b-ventures accelerator program. It is based in Parma, Italy. AeroDron, founded in 2012 by Giorgio Ugozzoli, offers professional environmental services using civil drones and low-altitude, high-resolution aerial imagery for analysis, prevention, and territorial safeguarding. Its technology targets applications in Civil Protection, Public Administration and Agriculture. The company plans to operate two business divisions: one offering remote sensing, aerial photography, monitoring of natural disasters and search and rescue; the second providing learning services. AeroDron was selected to join Buongiorno’s b-ventures acceleration program, which begins in November 2013. The accelerator will assist the company with development, selecting young engineers, and introductions to private and institutional investors. The acceleration support includes a €60K package (€30K cash and €30K in professional services).

No current team members are available.