Kickstarter projects that improve the world: how fundraising works
100 thousand projects funded, $2.2 billion raised. In addition to gadgets, movies, and various inventions, many environmental and social sustainability projects have seen the light of day thanks to the world’s largest and most active crowdfunding platform.
Doing Business in Africa. Journey to discover the most sustainable startups
The Startup Africa Roadtrip project is dedicated to improving the chances of success for young people who want to do business by promoting an exchange with Italy.
With Spartan Tech, blockchain becomes democratic. Even for small businesses
Offering the potential of blockchain to small businesses as well, with an inexpensive and intuitive system. That’s the insight of startup Spartan Tech.
Second home, Europe’s greenest coworking space is in Lisbon
With a thousand plants and spaces dedicated to recreation and culture in the Second home coworking space in Lisbon, the line between private life and work is really thin.
The most beautiful projects in the world that can be crowdfunded
So many startup fundraisers dedicated to sustainable projects: we have selected eleven that we are likely to hear more about.
Laudato Si’ Challenge, the competition among startups in the name of Pope Francis
The Vatican like Silicon Valley? It’s happening with the Laudato Si’ Challenge, a competition among startups that want to work in social work and make a profit.
Officine Grandi Riparazioni, the new hub of creativity and innovation in Turin
The countdown has begun for the opening of the new District for Creativity and Innovation, which will open its doors in the former railway depot in the Savoy capital’s Officine Grandi Riparazioni.
How Breading works, the app that promises: no more leftover bread
The figures on bread waste in Italy are staggering. Since the problem, beyond marketing and bureaucratic distortions, is the lack of an agile and efficient organizational network, Breading proposes to build it. For free, starting with bakers and non-profit organizations.
Ski sharing, here comes Upendu
A start-up is about to launch an app used to exchange sports equipment. An example of sharing economy and widespread rental.
Ornella Pesenti, Breading: bakers and associations together against bread waste
Using geolocation, an alert reaches the nearest charities that can book a pickup and go to the store. Breading is an online platform for redistributing leftover bread from bakeries and stores, which encourages the donation of unsold bread to charities. Registration is free.
