Classes, Exams, and Startups to LaunchIdeas are impatient: they want to be tested, challenged, and pushed into the world. Our Student-Founder Program helps H-FARM College students build their own startups alongside their academic studies.We guide them step by step through clearly defined stages. From validating an idea to building a team and launching a venture, students learn by doing, connecting with companies, startups, and founders across our ecosystem. The first stage is the Pre-Accelerator.

The Startups of the Fall 2026 Pre-AcceleratorKairos🚧 Problem: watch enthusiasts who want a custom timepiece have few options outside bespoke luxury.✅ Solution: an atelier that starts from a customer’s idea and designs a personalized watch, assembled by hand.🎓 Team Leader: Nikolay MiglioranzaAria🚧 Problem: students with dyslexia or ADHD struggle with standard study materials, while the clinicians who follow them can’t monitor their progress between sessions.✅ Solution: an AI tutor that turns study materials into multisensory lessons under the continuous oversight of the student’s psychologist.🎓 Team Leader: Riccardo MartiniAI Platform for Supplier Cybersecurity🚧 Problem: new European regulations require small suppliers to complete complex cybersecurity questionnaires they don’t have the expertise to answer.✅ Solution: an AI platform that stores a supplier’s security profile once, auto-fills incoming audit questionnaires, and suggests simple fixes for any gaps.🎓 Team Leader: Leonardo BaggianiIndustrial Automation Matchmaking🚧 Problem: Italian manufacturing SMEs want to automate their facilities but lack the technical expertise to scope projects and choose reliable suppliers.✅ Solution: a matchmaking and advisory service that analyzes factory needs, scopes the project, and connects manufacturers with vetted system integrators.🎓 Team Leader: Alessio GattoCollega🚧 Problem: shift workers struggle to track their real working hours and check complicated payslips, so unpaid overtime and contract errors go unnoticed.✅ Solution: a mobile assistant that tracks shifts, uses AI to check payslips against national collective agreements, and connects workers with certified advisors.🎓 Team Leader: Jazzline Claire BrubMusic Royalty Platform🚧 Problem: independent music labels manage royalties and registrations on manually updated spreadsheets, leading to frequent errors and uncollected revenue.✅ Solution: a platform that imports distributor statements, automates revenue splits, generates artist statements, and prepares statutory rights filings.🎓 Team Leader: Bianca Alberta SabatoAI Home Care Assistant🚧 Problem: elderly and chronic patients struggle to follow care instructions between appointments, putting a heavy burden on family caregivers and healthcare facilities.✅ Solution: an AI assistant that turns clinic visits into doctor-approved care plans and provides 24/7 home support via app and voice devices.🎓 Team Leader: Guglielmo DameleOracle B&B🚧 Problem: vacation rental hosts lose hours filing police reports and tourist tax returns across separate portals.✅ Solution: AI agents for short-term rentals that automate guest communication, turnover coordination between stays, and municipal compliance filings.🎓 Team Leader: Giovanni PulviniOsmos🚧 Problem: company knowledge and procedures are often undocumented, so new hires have a harder time finding their way, and long-time team members spend hours explaining them.✅ Solution: a chat assistant that turns senior team members’ explanations into permanent procedures and answers new hires’ questions automatically.🎓 Team Leader: Luca DeodatiSenda🚧 Problem: mid-sized companies can’t track how employees use AI tools or demonstrate compliance with new artificial intelligence laws.✅ Solution: dynamic AI usage policies, tracking of the tools adopted across the company, and audit-ready documentation.🎓 Team Leader: Paula RegaladoH-Housing🚧 Problem: student housing management is fragmented and often handled manually, causing delays, poor traceability, and a heavy workload for staff.✅ Solution: a platform that centralizes and automates student housing services: guest registration, bookings, and communications.🎓 Team Leader: Alvise Bevilacqua