THE PROJECTINSPIRE was a free acceleration programme dedicated to teams, spin-offs and startups at seed, early-stage and early-growth phases, with the aim of fostering the creation and development of new businesses in Southern Italy.
The programme supported innovative solutions in networks and integrated services, following the “Connecting the Unconnected” paradigm—i.e., technologies and/or platforms enabling the digitalisation of places, people and devices (e.g., Internet of Drones, Internet of Things, integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks), as well as integrated networks and services for the effective management of smart ecosystems (mobility, agriculture, health, networks), the use of renewable energy, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing, AR/VR, digital twin models in integrated networks, and service architectures designed to connect places, things and people.
INSPIRE was a free acceleration programme dedicated to teams, spin-offs and startups at seed, early-stage and early-growth phases, with the aim of fostering the creation and development of new businesses in Southern Italy.
The programme supported innovative solutions in networks and integrated services, following the “Connecting the Unconnected” paradigm—i.e., technologies and/or platforms enabling the digitalisation of places, people and devices (e.g., Internet of Drones, Internet of Things, integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks), as well as integrated networks and services for the effective management of smart ecosystems (mobility, agriculture, health, networks), the use of renewable energy, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing, AR/VR, digital twin models in integrated networks, and service architectures designed to connect places, things and people.
Another reference domain was Media, Entertainment & EdTech, including platforms and services for video streaming, podcasts, audiovisual production and distribution, gaming & eSports, EdTech, and more.
The initiative was promoted within the RESTART Programme – Spoke 2 “Integration of Networks and Services”, funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
With scientific coordination by Politecnico di Bari, the programme was developed through the synergy of three leading players in the Italian innovation ecosystem: Giffoni Innovation Hub, Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione, and SPICI S.r.l., working in an integrated manner to design, implement and consolidate the acceleration pathway.
Selected startups received entrepreneurship training, one-to-one mentoring, open innovation initiatives, business matching activities and networking events, fostering dialogue with the market and the broader innovation ecosystem.
Giffoni Innovation Hub acted as project lead, overseeing overall coordination, communication and strategic design.
Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione managed the executive design and operational delivery of the acceleration programme.
SPICI S.r.l., as accelerator, contributed to sector needs analysis and to the organisation of open innovation, benchmarking and matchmaking activities.
STARTUPS
Cinemize is a cloud-based SaaS management software that digitalises the production and administrative processes of film and TV production companies. With a B2B model, it centralises tasks, communications, accounting and workflows into a single tool.
Charos develops TeamUp eSports, a digital platform for the eSports market designed for matching players and teams. With a primarily B2C model alongside B2B, and supported by a proprietary algorithm, it facilitates access to events and tournaments and enhances their visibility and reach.
Coom Friendly is developing an AI-powered platform for job matching and HR process digitalisation, tailored to the Media & Entertainment sector. With a B2B/B2C model, it improves the match between candidates and job postings, reducing hiring time and increasing recruitment effectiveness.
Negen is a modular AI-based SaaS platform that supports public and private organisations in the secure management and centralisation of data, documents and information. It automates classification and semantic search through RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technologies and enables the generation of digital content (e.g., informational pages, web content, articles).