From the upcycling of coffee grounds and dried leaves to create new biotech materials to practices to foster energy independence and optimize RECs (Renewable Energy Communities), from advanced systems to remove CO2 from the atmosphere to innovative solutions to revolutionize the use of solar panels, to applications of AI to optimize waste sorting and the issuance of digital receipts.

12 Italian startups have been selected for the first edition of ReAction - Acceleration Program by NODES, the acceleration program for startups active in the field of environmental sustainability and circular economy, created by OGR Torino and NODES - Nord Ovest Digitale e Sostenibile in collaboration with Feat. Ventures.

• ALPINVISION (Trento, Italy): innovative clean-tech startup offering an all-in-one digital platform dedicated to the entire Renewable Energy Communities ecosystem. It provides tools to simplify and optimize their management, as well as to accelerate the installation of new renewable energy plants


• AIRA (Brescia, Italy): Smart Bin that automates recycling collection. Thanks to AI, it automatically separates waste, reducing separation errors and increasing recycling rates by providing real-time data on the amount and type of waste collected, contributing to more sustainable resource management.


• BILLD (Naples, Italy): green fintech startup offering a revolutionary HaaS of digital receipts, collecting and analyzing Big Data from the offline market through a proprietary AI model.


• CarpeCarbon (Turin, Italy): innovative climate-tech startup developing advanced solutions to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. It is the first company in Italy to operate in Direct Air Capture, with the goal of drastically reducing the energy consumption and costs of current technologies as a climate change mitigation measure.


• Coffeefrom (Milan, Italy): innovative startup with a social vocation that transforms coffee grounds from the food industry into recycled and biobased thermoplastic materials. Thanks to its complete supply chain, it offers not only materials, but also complete solutions for companies interested in optimizing their waste management.


• Deempact (Padua, Italy): innovative startup and benefit company that simplifies sustainability reporting for businesses and SMEs. The Web App allows companies to create customized, regulatory-compliant PDF reports using intuitive forms. Companies can then report their social and environmental impact independently and cost-effectively.


• Enercade (Turin, Italy): a pioneering company specializing in Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) in the Italian and European markets, with a mission to empower individuals, businesses and local communities by promoting sustainable energy practices and fostering energy independence by providing comprehensive support for the creation, management and optimization of RECs.


• Hivergy (Foggia, Italy): startup that aims to decentralize energy production and promote sustainability through localized, high-tech networks for self-consumption of renewable energy, thereby increasing user involvement and profitability.


• Nantoo (Milan, Italy): a GreenTech startup that has developed a system to vacuum suck and compact leaves into compostable bags, reducing volume by 90 percent and turning them into renewable resources. With LeafCycle, creates the first leaf and biomass upcycling supply chain for research and production of next-generation sustainable biotech materials


• RUMA (Trento, Italy): the EcoSense platform monitors, measures and validates the environmental impact of reforestation projects with satellite analysis. It provides transparent, science-based data on CO2 sequestration to enable companies to meet ESG standards and demonstrate their commitment with reliable, real-time reporting tools.


• SUNSPEKER (Turin, Italy): startup revolutionizing the world of solar energy with its patented “See Beyond” technology. With customizable films for solar panels, it allows anyone to choose color, texture or image (including advertising). Unique aesthetics adaptable to any environment, without giving up solar energy.


• Weply (Monza and Brianza, Italy): the first circular solution specifically for outdoor sports to prevent items that are still usable and perform well from ending up forgotten or worse thrown away. Combining the agility of buying and selling typical of marketplaces with the cohesive power of community, Weply is an app where sports people come together to make sport more accessible and sustainable.

Startups will participate in the 7-month program at OGR Tech to catalyze innovative ideas, promote sustainable solutions, and accelerate toward a sustainable future!