May the acceleration
be with you

Nana Bianca, Fondazione Ricerca e innovazione Firenze, FRI, FCRF, Fondazine Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze

Hubble is an acceleration program dedicated to developing the best pre-seed and seed stage digital startups..

The program is characterized by selective screening activities and is aimed at transforming startups into strong entrepreneurial entities, improving their market position, as well as growing and scaling their business models.

Given the program's high socioeconomic impact, Hubble will see the selected startups grow through mentorship, training and networking during a 4-month acceleration period.

Up to

€100K

4

Months of acceleration program

12

Months of continuous support

Progetti selezionati

Each year, from hundreds of applicants, Hubble selects up to 6 projects which will then be supported financially with a grant and accompanied on their acceleration path through supportive professionals and mentors, as well as physical spaces to work in.

The program was born from the collaboration between Fondazione CR Firenze, Fondazione per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione and Nana Bianca, and its first objective is to create a digital ecosystem of impact on the territory and support new, innovative startups.

What we offer to our startups

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100k euros in grant

Each selected startup will receive a grant of up to 100k for the development of its business.

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250K euros in digital services

You will have access to digital services and plans at favorable prices, from the main players of the digital world, for the value of 250.000 euros.

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Fixed desk

The program provides work stations for the whole team, inside our coworking space located in the Florence Fondazione CR Innovation Center.

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Training and 1to1 consulting

The program provides all teams with the opportunity to take advantage of a precise and customized formative plan, consisting of 1to1 entrepreneurial counseling with professionals, experts and mentors of Nana Bianca’s network.

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Mentoring and Coaching

We offer the coaching of a highly experienced mentor for each accelerated startup.

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Nana Bianca's Network

You will become part of our network of investors, entrepreneurs and local businesses.

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Fundraising support

We offer support and counseling during your startup’s fundraising process.

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Workshop and Events

Throughout the year, the batch will be enriched with a series of key events including convergence days with the network and the local area, as well as workshops open to the city. These include, for example, the end-of-term Demo Day, an event also open to international investors and stakeholders.

In the four months of development we will focus on:

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Business model

First, we will analyze and improve your business plan: we will do this together with you, your team and your mentor, to get you off to the best start.

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Minimum viable product

We will test your business idea, putting together everything needed to make your project market-ready in the shortest time possible

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Key Performance Indicator

An ad-hoc data collection where we will give you everything you need to make your business fully sustainable and scalable

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Go to Market

The right managerial preparation to launch your venture to the marketplace: this phase will define the roles, tasks, goals, and intermediate milestones to be achieved

Previous batches

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The first platform that simplifies and automates the workflow of Freelancers.

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Bike-sharing without stations.

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Customize your app for each hospitality establishment you manage and assist your customers.

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Through first-person narrated experiences of change-makers, Teyuto imparts knowledge.

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We give all authors the opportunity to sell and publish their book.

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The first app for those who love off-roading.

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The simplest Social Media Management Tool!

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Gotto is a booking app for food and wine tours as well as tastings at Italy's best wineries.

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Labsitters is a language workshop service for children.

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With RoomMate you can manage tenant registries, exchange documents, and more.

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A line of quality clothing and accessories made with 100% recycled fibers.

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The news you didn't have until now. Stories. Video. 100% mobile.

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MyShindig is a portal for event planners that will assist you from location booking to ticket sales!

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The first platform for the third sector!

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Vimove is a crowdfunding platform for exclusive video projects.

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The platform for dog lovers.

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Awhy is a SaaS solution that aims to improve customer service through a proprietary suite.

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The tailor-made travel itinerary for you.

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The startup that makes people discover independent art in the places you frequent every day.

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Schoolr's Online Lessons and Repetitions eliminate any problems.

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The portal connects homeowners with potential renters.

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RoleEver is a startup that digitizes board games.

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Starting today, anyone can submit their idea for a film or TV series and reach film producers.

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Mission: to reduce marine pollution from micro and macro plastics.

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Oplì is a virtual marketplace that connects short supply chain producers and consumers.

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The first search engine against Fake News. Thanks to AI, text analysis and experts in the field, we provide accurate analysis on news articles.

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We connect those who have surplus products at different stages of the supply chain with those who are interested in buying them.

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Inspector is a saas for SMEs that allows users to have a comprehensive analysis on the state of their software infrastructures.

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E-Tailing supports you in e-commerce and product placement on major marketplaces (Amazon and Alibaba).

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Tebikii is a marketplace for digital tourist itineraries created by licensed tour guides.

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The first fintech mobile app in the Italian public administration market that allows people to pay without registration.

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The brand that combines traditional and virtual sports in a unique synergy.

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We are an Italian innovative startup that creates advergames for businesses, born from the idea of combining a passion for games, an interest in new technologies and the desire to offer an engaging and unique advertising experience.

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We detect signals from the mind-brain sciences and create artificial intelligence models to shape the future. We are here to grow your knowledge and take your business to the next level, loving the decentralization of knowledge and technologies.

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Music for your store, with Purilian you have the perfect music for your store without paying more for licenses. The right music increases revenue and keeps your customers coming back to your store.

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With over 100 billion garments produced every year, we think there's more than enough to go around. That's why we're focused on giving new life to vintage, upcycled and independent designer deadstock

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We aim to make psychological counseling accessible, affordable, and available to everyone.

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In a world of digital images, videos and documents, We protect the content of companies and individuals from illegal sharing

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Financial education to improve your customers' experience

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A Virtual Hacker to Secure your API. Equixly helps eliminate blind spots by testing your running APIs.

live

Create your own pack of dietary supplements.

live

Bike-sharing without stations.

live

Customize your app for each hospitality establishment you manage and assist your customers.

live

Sell your scrap material and take advantage of great bargains.

live

The first platform that simplifies and automates the workflow of Freelancers.

live

Through first-person narrated experiences of change-makers, Teyuto imparts knowledge.

live

Indestructible WordPress sites, up to 10 times faster!

live

We give all authors the opportunity to sell and publish their book.

live

The first app for those who love off-roading.

live

The simplest Social Media Management Tool!

live

Gotto is a booking app for food and wine tours as well as tastings at Italy's best wineries.

live

Labsitters is a language workshop service for children.

live

With RoomMate you can manage tenant registries, exchange documents, and more.

live

A line of quality clothing and accessories made with 100% recycled fibers.

live

The news you didn't have until now. Stories. Video. 100% mobile.

live

MyShindig is a portal for event planners that will assist you from location booking to ticket sales!

live

The first platform for the third sector!

live

Vimove is a crowdfunding platform for exclusive video projects.

live

The platform for dog lovers.

live

Awhy is a SaaS solution that aims to improve customer service through a proprietary suite.

live

Having clean clothes has never been easier!

live

The tailor-made travel itinerary for you.

live

The startup that makes people discover independent art in the places you frequent every day.

live

Schoolr's Online Lessons and Repetitions eliminate any problems.

live

The portal connects homeowners with potential renters.

live

RoleEver is a startup that digitizes board games.

live

Starting today, anyone can submit their idea for a film or TV series and reach film producers.

live

Mission: to reduce marine pollution from micro and macro plastics.

live

Oplì is a virtual marketplace that connects short supply chain producers and consumers.

live

The first search engine against Fake News. Thanks to AI, text analysis and experts in the field, we provide accurate analysis on news articles.

live

We are an Italian innovative startup that creates advergames for businesses, born from the idea of combining a passion for games, an interest in new technologies and the desire to offer an engaging and unique advertising experience.

live

We detect signals from the mind-brain sciences and create artificial intelligence models to shape the future. We are here to grow your knowledge and take your business to the next level, loving the decentralization of knowledge and technologies.

live

Music for your store, with Purilian you have the perfect music for your store without paying more for licenses. The right music increases revenue and keeps your customers coming back to your store.

live

With over 100 billion garments produced every year, we think there's more than enough to go around. That's why we're focused on giving new life to vintage, upcycled and independent designer deadstock

live

We aim to make psychological counseling accessible, affordable, and available to everyone.

live

In a world of digital images, videos and documents, We protect the content of companies and individuals from illegal sharing

live

Financial education to improve your customers' experience

live

A Virtual Hacker to Secure your API. Equixly helps eliminate blind spots by testing your running APIs.

live

We connect those who have surplus products at different stages of the supply chain with those who are interested in buying them.

live

Inspector is a saas for SMEs that allows users to have a comprehensive analysis on the state of their software infrastructures.

live

E-Tailing supports you in e-commerce and product placement on major marketplaces (Amazon and Alibaba).

live

Tebikii is a marketplace for digital tourist itineraries created by licensed tour guides.

live

The first fintech mobile app in the Italian public administration market that allows people to pay without registration.

live

The brand that combines traditional and virtual sports in a unique synergy.

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FAQs

Do you have questions? Our team can help you find the answers.

Selected startups will receive a grant of up to 100,000 euros in cash. The program consists of 16 weeks of training, dedicated mentorship and acceleration activities. It will take place in Florence within the spaces of Nana Bianca and the Innovation Center of Fondazione CR Firenze. In exchange for the support provided, Nana Bianca reserves the right to acquire up to 15 % in equity options, which will be divided between Nana Bianca and the sponsoring entities according to varying shares.

We prefer applications from teams with a marketable prototype, but we also consider prototypes in beta stage that need some further development. You will be required to submit an Investor Deck containing the following information:

Problem Solution - Growth Stage Traction / KPI's Value Proposition (What's different?) Competitive Landscape Customer Segment - Revenue Model Team - Details on legal constitution of the company Total Funds Raised Current CAP table (Max 12 slides!).

The Hubble accelerator program is dedicated to startups with a strong digital connotation. At this stage, we are happy to support projects in the areas of Saas, Mobile App, Blockchain, Dapp & Web3, Smart Cities Solutions, IoT, Sharing Economy, Circular Economy, Energy, Health and Bioinformatics. We have great experience in online marketing, advertising tech, mobile, and e-commerce, but we believe in synergies and rely on a valuable network of mentors.

The program is 16 weeks long and requires your team to relocate to Florence. It is intensive, comprehensive and geared toward global competition. You will have the opportunity to interact with our pool of mentors and industry professionals, who will be available to you for a total of +60 hours during the 4-month acceleration. Training sessions and workshops will also be organized to help you achieve the metrics and traction you need to proceed to future investment rounds

No. We are only interested in your business idea and the demo you have prepared. Our program follows a standard approach, both established companies and teams yet to be established are accepted.

For companies incorporated abroad (EU): not necessarily, but you still need to register a company headquartered in Florence in order to participate in the program.

For companies incorporated in Italy: it is' required to register the registered or operational office in Florence in order to participate in the program. We will help you with the paperwork.

All selected teams must be legally or operationally based in Florence. Incorporation of the company based in Florence is mandatory, and you will have 60 days from the time of admission to the program to register the new entity. Don't worry though, we will help you with the paperwork.

No. You will receive the grant in tranches, contingent on reaching milestones, that you will be notified of once you are admitted to the program. At the end of the program you will have received the full amount. Some of the milestones are generic and pertaining to the program, while others will be specific to your team. Generally speaking, milestones pertaining to the program will be communicated once you are admitted, while specific milestones may be awarded as the program progresses.

We expect 250% commitment from you and your team. Our program is intensive and structured to help promising entrepreneurial projects become globally competitive. You and your team will be immersed from day one and are expected to participate and bring out the most from every input you receive.