From idea to market, built on trust
We design, advise and invest. Three areas of work, one method: verifiable data, clear goals, technology where it matters.
01
Digital platforms
We design and build digital platforms that make information about products and processes verifiable.
What we do
- Supply chain traceability and Digital Product Passport (DPP) – product origin, authenticity and life cycle across complex supply chains.
- Circular economy – moving from linear to circular models, measuring the environmental and social footprint of products and processes.
- Phygital and loyalty – experiences that connect physical products and digital, with incentive models that reward sustainable behaviour.
02
Startups: advisory and investment
We work with founders and teams of startups where trust, in data, products or relationships, is part of the business model. We focus on the decisions that shape their future: strategy, business model, go-to-market, and relationships with investors and industrial partners. When we share the vision, we also invest our own capital.
What we do
- Business model review
- Go-to-market strategy
- Fundraising preparation
- Mentoring and advisor or board roles
- In-kind contributions: expertise and time alongside, or instead of, capital
What we look for when we invest
- Stage – mainly pre-seed and seed
- Themes – digital trust, sustainability and the circular economy, traceability, phygital
03
TICC industry advisory
We bring thirty years of senior management experience in Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) to those who invest in the industry and those who lead it.
What we do
- M&A – We support investment banks, private equity funds and M&A boutiques at every stage of a TICC transaction: market and industry trend analysis; target identification, screening and assessment, for transformative or add-on acquisitions; commercial and operational due diligence, with a focus on accreditations, service portfolio and quality of revenues; integration strategy and post-acquisition support, from the first-100-days plan to the delivery of synergies.
- Governance – We take on non-executive roles on the boards and committees of industry companies, bringing international operating experience, a view on digital transformation and a network of relationships with industry players and investors. We can also support owners through generational transitions or the entry of an investor.
- Strategy and exponential technologies – Strategy transformation programmes, with a focus on the impact of AI and other exponential technologies on the TICC industry, towards Digital Assurance.
- Training – Programmes on digital trust, sustainability and exponential technologies, helping managers and teams make better-informed decisions.
Projects
A selection of the projects we have delivered. For confidentiality reasons, some engagements are described anonymously.
- Platforms & Digital Assurance
Evolution of a B2B auction platform for the automotive sector
A dealership group runs a B2B auction platform for trade-in and fleet vehicles and wants to grow it to a pan-European scale. We defined the strategy and new processes and are guiding the platform's evolution: dealer onboarding, gamification-based loyalty, online payments and the opening of a B2B2C channel.
- Platforms & Digital Assurance
Digital Product Passport for a luxury group
An international luxury group needed to adopt the Digital Product Passport (DPP) across its Maisons, combining compliance with EU regulation and value for the client. We supported it in the strategic assessment and solution design: regulatory framework, customer journey mapping, Maison-level deep dives, proof-of-concept design and selection of technology partners, with a focus on engagement, gamification and content personalisation.
- Platforms & Digital Assurance
Cryptocurrency custody services for a bank
A bank wanted to offer its clients a cryptocurrency custody service and assess related services. We supported it in defining and formalising the partnership with a specialised international custodian: scope of the agreement, selection of cryptocurrencies, operating processes, identification of additional services and preparation of the presentation to the authorities for the authorisation process.
- Platforms & Digital Assurance
Ecosystem development for a sustainability-focused blockchain platform
For an international blockchain platform focused on supply chain and sustainability we supported the growth of its ecosystem: oversight of a strategic investment in an application for sustainable behaviours, onboarding of applications and enterprise adoptions, relationships and partnerships with web3 companies and Italian organisations.
- Startups
Strategic advisory for an AI startup in the TIC industry
A startup developing AI-based software for the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry chose us as its advisor. We support it on strategy and industry knowledge, product positioning and commercial development, and connect it with relevant operators, customers and partners.
- TICC industry
M&A advisory in the TICC industry
We supported three private equity funds and an investment bank in assessing five different acquisition opportunities in the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance industry: market and target analysis, due diligence support, assessment of management and digital transformation potential, access to qualified industry relationships.
Investments
The startups we have invested in.
Circlo
The loyalty ecosystem for circular fashion: an app that rewards every action that keeps clothes alive, from lending and swapping to repair and upcycling. We invested in Circlo and worked together on a feasibility study on the use of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) in luxury fashion.
www.circloapp.eu
EXPlus
Loyalty solutions and digital activations for sport and major events. We invested in EXPlus and worked together on developing loyalty solutions and digital activations in the world of sport and major events.
www.explus.tech
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