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LVenture Group SpA is a holding company listed on the MTA of the Italian Stock Exchange, operating in the field of Venture Capital.It manages the Startup Accelerator LUISS EnLabs "The Startup Factory", born from a joint venture with LUISS Guido Carli University which has grown into a point of reference in Italian innovation. We provide a 5000 sqm Hub in Rome’s Termini Station, in addition to a dedicated office space in Milan, at the Milan LUISS Hub. Today our investment portfolio includes 60+ startups, characterized by high digital innovation and scalability.Our business model is based mainly on capital gains from the exits of our startups, achieved through M&A or IPO operations.

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Ca r i p l oThrough Futura Invest, Fondazione Cariplo invested €1.24 million in LVenture Group, which started a partnership with Cariplo Factory to provide startups and corporates with an end-to-end innovation process.

H at c h e r +Thanks to the agreement signed with Hatcher+, every startup that attends the Acceleration Program will receive a €145,000 investment instead of €80,000.

Fa c e b o o kThe Hub of LVenture Group and LUISS EnLabs is the chosen location for “Binario F from Facebook”, a new space to enhance digital skills in Rome.

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We select visi o nary entr epr en eu rs to lead th e way an d SHAPE TH E WO R LD,We seed th ei r potential i n o u r ecosystem,w e ac c eler at e t h em w i t h s m a rt ca p i ta l. we grow startups into companies ready to CHANGE society, culture and the economy.

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Today LUISS EnLabs “The Startup Factory” is the place to be if you want to turn your startup into a game-changer.Sponsors: Wind, BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas, Accenture, Sara Assicurazioni.

Through micro-seed and seed funding, we help founders transform early-stage startups into scale-ups and amazing opportunities for early-stage investors.

With LV8, startups take that leap forward, think big and act accordingly. LV8 squares their potential: scalability and internationalization are our main pillars, KPIs are our obsession.

New paradigm shifts evolve more frequently and at an increasing pace, while corporates must learn to adapt very quickly to survive. To continue building their future, they must open themselves to contamination by foreign agents.

Our Hub is not just a 5,500 square metres work space, it is a magic ecosystem where serendipity thrives. We are a community where people and ideas clash, contaminate and evolve together.

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LUISS EnLabs "The Startup Factory" is one of the leading startup accelerators in Europe. It was established in 2013 as a joint venture between LVenture Group - a venture capital operator listed on the MTA of the Italian Stock Exchange - and LUISS Guido Carli University, and in just a few years it has accelerated over 60 startups.Twice a year LUISS EnLabs selects them for its Acceleration Programs and also organizes Open Innovation Programs to bring corporates into the world of innovation.

LVenture Group ensures startups with both financial resources and training opportunities. As a matter of fact, the success rate for our programs is 80%, measured in terms of third-party investments at the end of the path. Overall, the startups have collected €49 million, 13 from LVenture Group and the remaining from other international venture capital funds and Business Angels. Thanks to the support of its network of investors, corporates and institutions, including LUISS University, and its sponsors Wind, BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas, Accenture and Sara Assicurazioni, LUISS EnLabs has grown into a real point of reference for innovation in Italy.

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T H E A C C E L E R AT I O N P R O G R A M

LVenture Group provides startups participating in the Program with an investment up to €145K (€60K in services) through Participatory Financial Instruments, issued by the same startups. PFIs can be converted into 9% equity at the end of the Program.

During the five-month Program, the Advisors and a team of experts support startups in business and technological development, investor networking and management. Teams will use the Scrum framework with two week sprints and they will attend seminars and training courses.

At the end of the Program, during Demo Day, LUISS EnLabs introduces those startups that already generate revenues to investors, corporates and press, in order to raise more investments.

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The Call for LUISS EnLabs Acceleration Program opens twice a year. Startups apply directly online on our website.

The Acceleration Program is boosted by LVenture Group and Hatcher+, an international data-driven venture firm based in Singapore.In addition to our main office in the heart of Rome - a 5,000 sqm Hub - we provide digital innovators with a dedicated space in the Milan LUISS Hub.

Startups must meet the following requirements: a team, a working prototype, an innovative technology, a growing international market where they can compete.

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We look for results-driven, globally scalable startups, whose founders are obsessed by a creative fire to build the world’s most successful companies. Through micro-seed and seed funding, we help founders transform early-stage startups into scale-ups and amazing opportunities for early-stage investors. We follow startups step by step, from project to exit, and we are very square in this regard. When business angels, smart mentors and brave founders come together and join a network of pioneers, success is on the right track.

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S E E DSeed investments of up to €250,000 in startups that are already on the market and have achieved a functioning and scalable business model, with the aim of supporting their growth, fundraising and international expansion.

M I C R O S E E DMicro Seed investments of up to €145,000 in those startups that are not yet on the market and wish to join “The Startup Factory”, the Acceleration Program run by LUISS EnLabs.

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With LV8, startups take that leap forward, think big and act accordingly. LV8 squares their potential: scalability and Internationalization are our main pillars, KPIs our obsession. A program designed to strategically and tactically support startups with marketing and technology excellence. Getting things done is important but doing them fast and with outstanding execution is vital.

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Technology represents the infrastructure of a digital company. It is a must to write code properly, being able to scale both on product and geographically reaching high transaction volumes without damaging the user experience. Marketing can hardly be efficient without having the proper visibility and easy interaction over adv campaigns. This can be provided only throughout an efficient combination of backend, frontend, database and cloud excellence, which is the main mission of LV8 Tech Team.

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Many believe that the so called “Digital Marketing” has become a commodity. They also believe that positioning and selling online a product or service, is relatively easy and can be learned quite rapidly, so they are often bound to failure.LV8 exploits its several years of experience in digital marketing to get companies the most of the money through the right mix of frictionless user experience, a lower cost of acquisition, an higher loyalty and a consequent overall customer lifetime value optimization.

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The Open Innovation Area of LVenture Group brings together corporates with the startup ecosystem, creating an innovative business environment that can really face all the challenges of the digital economy.

LVenture Group signed a strategic partnership with Cariplo Factory in order to oversee the innovation process from end-to-end. From talent scouting to startups growth, this program will support big corporates in their digital transformation, shaping new kinds of business and creating new job opportunities all over Italy.

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Corporates to enable and integrate cutting-edge technologies through our startup creation programs.

Specific innovation courses based on the startup approach with a focus on digital marketing, smart growth, open innovation and agile methodology.

Periodic startup pitching events, business scouting and hiring opportunities.

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Our Hub is not just a 5,500 square metres coworking space, it is a magic ecosystem. We are a community where people and ideas clash, contaminate and evolve together, constantly inspiring each other.

This year Facebook chose our Roman Hub to establish its first Italian e-learning center “Binario F”, confirming that this is the place to be if you want to innovate.

Interactions between stakeholders and founders turn opportunities into real businesses.

Meetings, workshops, training courses and talks, because motivation is contagious.

A cozy place where teams create value by sharing their skills, interests and hobbies.

A huge office at Rome Termini Station and a dedicated space in the Milan LUISS Hub.

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LV e n t u r e G r o u phas created a unique and expanding ecosystem, relying on the strength ofa network of exceptional stakeholders.

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ecosystem are essential for the growthand development of startups.

A n g e l Pa r t n e r G r o u pAPG is an association of Business Angels with LVenture Group as co-founders, has access to amazing entrepreneurs in the digital technology space, offering game-changing support to early-stage startups that look to conquer the global markets.APG also hosts exclusive events, meetings and seminars in the heart of Rome, in-depth sessions on Angel Investing and Lean Startup Management, in addition to meetings with VC fund experts.

I ta l i a n A n g e l s f o r G r o w t hIAG is where Business Angels meet with the most tenacious and prepared entrepreneurs. Members participate in early stage financing rounds in companies in the fintech, industrial & energy, internet & tech and life science sectors.IAG gives a guide and a methodology to its members that, independently, constitute a consortium for each investment operation.

T h e M e r g e rThe merger will build the leading group of Business Angels in Italy thus achieve critical mass and improve economies of scale. This will underline the driving role that Business Angels and the private sector must continue to play to spur technological innovation and entrepreneurship.

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H I Ta l k High Idea Talk is an innovative formatto encourage the circulation of new ideas and train people to adapt quickly to the sudden changes brought by innovation. 6 speakers, innovative experiences, 12 minutes each to inspire, motivate and share. It aims to create a short circuit between present and future, with a dynamic approach to communication that revolutionizes storytelling in the Industry Era 4.0.

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l e t ' s H I Ta l k a b o u t"Let's HITalk about" is a community to gather communities, promoted by LVenture Group with an innovative format that supports networking. A series of free events dedicated to those different trend topics that are currently impacting the startup ecosystem - such us digital and tech innovation, soft skills - and directly involves the leading community for every date.

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All around the world, the digital economy is growing at an incredible speed.

The digital share of GDP at the global level

will rise to 25% by 2020, for a value of

nearly $25bn, a 28% rise compared to 2015.

This digital revolution means a dramatic

increase of new startups and a great opportunity for corporates to keep

innovating.

Digital startups need low initial capital, and

investments often generate significant

returns and high margins.

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In Italy, the digital share of GDP could exceed 20% by 2020, realizing a dramatic improvement in the country’s gross domestic product growth rates, if the current trend of investment in skills is maintained while the focus on digital technologies is boosted and investments in digital accelerators are expanded.

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In Italy investors can rely on high quality human capital with excellent know-how in technology, design and creativity, while the cost of setting up a startup is still low compared to other countries in Europe.

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In 2019 the incentives* apply to individuals and companies that invest either directly, or through entities, or public companies as LVenture Group:

40% detraction on personal income tax (max. investment per year equal to €1M, participations must be held for at least 3 years).

40% deduction on corporate taxes in case of partial acquisition, and 50% in case of total acquisition (max. investment per year €1.8M, acquired shares must be held for at least 3 years).

*Pending authorization by the European Commission for Tax Relief Implementation (30% detraction and deduction until 2018)

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A r b i t r a g e o p p o r t u n i t yThe Italian scenario provides the opportunity to invest with competitive valuations and rapidly scaling startups on international markets with higher valuations.

Source: Accenture Strategy

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Social Academy is an e-learning and career

coaching platform.

www.socialacademy.com

Majeeko automatically creates customizable websites from Facebook pages and keeps them always synchronized.

www.majeeko.com

LexiQA is a cloud-basedquality control platform for language services.

www.lexiqa.net

Codemotion is an event format and a digital platform

that connects developers with corporates.

www.codemotionworld.com

GEC is the first Italian esports network and it

owns an e-learning platform named GETPRO.

www.gec.gg

Tutored is a social network and hiring

platform foruniversity students.

www.tutored.me

Deesup is the marketplace for second-hand design to

buy and sell authentic furniture.

www.deesup.com

Drexcode is an online platform to rent the most

exclusive fashionand design collections.

www.drexcode.com

GoPillar is an interior design crowdsourcing platform that connects

designers and customers.

www.gopillar.com

Playwood is an easy assembly design system to combine

connectors with boards and create custom furniture.

www.playwood.it

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BigProfiles is a Big Data platform for Customer Intelligence insights.

www.bigprofiles.it

Lybra Tech is a B2B SaaS platform with a machine

learning algorithm for hotel revenue management.

www.lybra.tech

Dynamitick is a dynamic pricing engine for the

entertainment andtravel industry.

www.dynamitick.com

GenomeUp is a software that supports the diagnosis and

therapy of patients by studying their DNA through AI.

www.genomeup.com

KPI6 is an AI-powered Software as a Service for social media marketing.

www.kpi6.com

AmbiensVR ia a virtual reality platform that creates

immersive and interactive 3D interior design experiences.

www.ambiensvr.com

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Snapback is a Software Development Kit that

creates innovative gesture control interfaces.

www.snapback.io

Paperlit is a publishing platform that reorganizes the digitalization and distribution

of magazines.

www.paperlit.com

Pigro is a virtual assistant that turns content from knowledge bases into

user-friendly chats.

www.pigro.ai

Spidchain creates and manages digitalidentities with a

blockchain-based solution.

www.spidchain.com

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Yakkyo is an online service that manages the sourcing and shipping of

goods from China.

www.yakkyo.com

Babaiola is an online travel platform

designed for the LGBT community.

www.babaiola.com

DiveCircle is a booking platform for travel

experiences dedicated to sea lovers and scuba divers.

www.divecircle.com

Gamepix is an online platform to publish

and promoteHTML5 videogames.

www.gamepix.com

Cineapp is an app to choose a movie and buy the tickets for any cinema

in less than a minute.

www.cineapp.it

ForTune is a digital platform that creates a personalized playlist of podcasts based

upon users’ interests.

www.fortune.fm

Karaoke One is a social network that records

and shares your karaoke experiences.

www.karaokeone.tv

Nextwin is a social game for tipsters that created Invictus, the first AI-powered advisor

for sports betting.

www.nextwin.com

Soundreef is a digital istant auditing and

accounting system for authors and publishers.

www.soundreef.com

Verticomics is an online platform to publish and

promote digitally formatted comic books.

www.verticomics.com

Tirolibre is a digital platform for the football

market dedicated to players, clubs and agents.

www.tirolibre.it

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Skaffolder is a platform for developers to create web applications with less time and effort.

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Together Price is an onlineplatform designed to share

digital services and splitsubscription costs.

www.togetherprice.com

In Time Link enables digital payments on vending

machines through smartphones.

www.intimelink.com

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Inkdome is a virtual tattoo studio that uses Artificial

Intelligence to connect tattoo lovers with the best ink artists.

www.inkdome.com

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Direttoo is an HORECA supply-chain platform

that revolutionizes food distribution.

www.direttoo.it

Pubster is a loyalty app for pubs, bars and

cafes to acquire and retain customers.

www.pubsterapp.com

Wineowine is an online club to discover and buy quality wines from small

producers.

www.wineowine.com

Brave Potions is an augmented reality app to

help children trust doctors and dentists.

www.bravepotions.com

Call Me Spa offers wellness, fitness and

beauty services on demand at your doorstep.

www.callmespa.com

Le Cicogne is an app dedicated to families to

manage and book childcare services.

www.lecicogne.net

Medyx is an app that reminds discharged

patients of their medications and dosages.

www.medyxcare.com

MyLab Nutrition allows sport professionals to create and

purchase their food supplements directly online.

www.mylabnutrition.net

Fitprime is an all-in-one subscription app to access

partnered gyms andfitness classes.

www.fitprime.com

Moovenda is a food delivery platform for culinary excellence.

www.moovenda.com

MyFoody is an app that helps supermarkets and consumers

to reduce food waste thanks to a smart and green solution.

www.myfoody.it

Zappyrent is a digital platform for the mid-long

rental market, with 3D Virtual Tours and safe payments.

www.zappyrent.com

Parcy is a B2B SaaS platform that allows event professionals to automate

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Tiassisto24 is a digitalvehicle management

and concierge service.

www.tiassisto24.it

Manet is a personal concierge smartphone designed to

revolutionize hospitality and the whole travel experience.

www.manetmobile.com

Filo is a small and simple device to track

all your valuables.

www.filotrack.com

2hire is a plug-and-play device that changes the

way users interact, manage and track their vehicles.

www.2hire.io

Revotree is an AI-powered device for the remote control of irrigation

in orchards.

www.revotree.it

Powahome is a retrofit smart home solution that

improves users’ interaction with their homes.

www.powahome.com

Vikey is a hardware and software solution to remotely manage

vacation apartments.

www.vikey.it

Scuter is a mobilitysharing system with

three-wheeled electricscooters.

www.scuter.co

uFirst Qurami is a queue management and booking agenda app that improves

customer satisfaction.

www.qurami.com

Insoore is a community based platform for Insurance

Companies to improve claims management.

www.insoore.com

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Shampora provides a virtual assistant to create tailor-made hair products by analyzing the

needs of every user.

www.shampora.com

Kiwi is a robot delivery infrastructure that

revolutionizes the food delivery experience.

www.kiwicampus.com

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