From Student Ideas to Scalable Startups: Spring 2026 Pre-Accelerator | H-FARM

Where Students Become EntrepreneursIdeas are impatient: they want to be tested, challenged, and pushed into the world. At H-FARM College, entrepreneurship is something students experience and build through courses, founder talks, expert sessions, projects developed with H-FARM Business School and H-FARM AI, and programs for early-stage startups like the Pre-Accelerator, which runs twice a year.

The Startups of the Spring 2026 Pre-AcceleratorScout IP – the winner!patent search innovation intelligence🚧 Problem: researchers, founders, and inventors often duplicate existing solutions because patent search is complex, expensive, and not designed for non-experts.✅ Solution: a multi-agent AI engine that analyzes patents worldwide to make patent search more accessible, reliable, and affordable for people outside the legal industry.🎓 Team Leader: Anna Kazazaeva, student in the Master’s Degree in International Business & Project Leader and Scouting Analyst at our Startup CenterThe Envelopefintech investment education🚧 Problem: first-time investors often enter the market without the right tools, knowledge, or confidence.✅ Solution: a platform that combines market signals and financial education to help young investors discover opportunities and make smarter investment decisions.🎓 Team Leader: Giulio Gambarotto, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Economics & Finance MergerlyM&A AI intelligence🚧 Problem: M&A deal origination is still slow and manual, with advisors spending weeks building company lists, filtering targets, and managing spreadsheets.✅ Solution: Italy’s first AI analyst for M&A. It scans the entire Italian SME market, find the best targets for your deal, and get a ready-to-use shortlist with analysis and outreach.🎓 Team Leader: Alberto Aurighi, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Economics & FinanceAspis-OTindustrial compliance AI documentation🚧 Problem: manufacturers of industrial machinery and equipment face complex EU regulations, spending too much time on technical files and risking delays, penalties, and market exclusion.✅ Solution: an AI platform that automates compliance documentation and mapping, pre-audit checks, and real-time monitoring of evolving regulatory frameworks.🎓 Team Leader: Tommaso Rodighiero, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital ManagementWorkers Ally (W-Ally)HR workplace wellbeing🚧 Problem: employees often lack a safe space to speak openly about workplace issues or ask for support.✅ Solution: a platform for employees to share concerns, access information about their benefits and rights, and get support while helping HR teams detect early signs of burnout.🎓 Team Leader: Martina Esposito, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Studies Agromercatoagritech B2B marketplace🚧 Problem: restaurateurs and shopkeepers wake up before dawn to visit wholesale markets, negotiate prices, inspect goods, and manage transportation.✅ Solution: a B2B marketplace for wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, with 24/7 ordering, real-time prices, and collaborative logistics.🎓 Team Leader: Federico Sassu Verderi, student in the Master’s Degree in AI for Business TransformationGrowINpersonal branding LinkedIn AI🚧 Problem: companies, founders, and sales-led teams lack the time, strategy, or skills to post consistently on LinkedIn and turn visibility into business opportunities.✅ Solution: an AI agent for LinkedIn personal branding that builds a content calendar, writes posts, and publishes content.🎓 Team Leader: Gabriele Dalla Costa, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital ManagementTake Itfood service voice AI🚧 Problem: pizzerias still rely heavily on phone orders, forcing staff to spend time on repetitive calls instead of focusing on service.✅ Solution: an AI voice agent for pizzerias that answers calls automatically and collects take-away orders in a structured, efficient way.🎓 Team Leader: Giacomo Fattori, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital ManagementA Good Eyecreative services freelance community🚧 Problem: many brands are dissatisfied with traditional agencies and struggle to find the right creative professionals for specific communication projects.✅ Solution: a curated community of selected freelance creatives that brands can access to meet their communication needs with more flexibility and fit.🎓 Team Leader: Gabriele Santoro, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital ManagementNeuraedtech inclusive learning🚧 Problem: Italy lacks an integrated system to effectively support students with specific learning disorders.✅ Solution: an AI ecosystem that supports learning needs, connecting teachers, students, families, and tutors, automating personalized testing and support.🎓 Team Leader: Lorenzo De Stefani, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Digital ManagementCREADSAI video ads creative automation🚧 Problem: creating video ads is still too slow, expensive, and complex for many brands, especially when they need to test multiple creatives at scale.✅ Solution: an AI-powered ad studio that generates actors, scenes, scripts, and final videos with no prompts or editing skills required.🎓 Team Leader: Alberto Ravasini, student in the Bachelor’s Degree in AI & Data Science