These startups are currently seeking funding and resources to expand into new markets. Their combined revenue currently stands at approximately €10 million.
From February 24th to 27th, 2025, the founders of these selected startups will participate in an accelerator program in Milan, Italy, where they will have the opportunity to network with investors and mentors specializing in international business expansion.
GO GLOBAL is an accelerator program designed to support businesses utilizing the latest technologies. It's a collaborative project developed by UPGRADE 100 and How to Web, coordinated by Arieli Capital, and supported by Raiffeisen Bank Romania and AmCham Romania.
Meet the 13 finalists with global ambitions 🌎
The finalists were selected after a rigorous multi-month process involving interviews and meetings, including a recent well-attended meetup. Here's a brief overview of each finalist company:
● Oveit: the company operates in IT & Services and offers its customers the possibility to automate sales and payments for various objectives or events. To date, it has generated over $4 million in revenue and raised approximately $2.2 million in funding.
● Revelio: a health and wellness startup that encourages its customers to adopt healthy lifestyle habits through personalized guidance and motivation.
● Sigtree: a real estate startup. It works as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to ease the work of real estate agents and owners. The company had revenues of about $800,000 and attracted nearly $500,000 in investment.
● Lendox: A financial services company (evolved from iFactor) offering intelligent credit solutions for SMEs, leveraging AI.
● K.Factory: an IT & Services company, part of the first wave of Industry 4.0 startups. As the founders, Vlad Cazan and Adrian Dima, envision – the future of this industry is linked to the adoption of new technologies, such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Founded in 2017, the K.Factory platform uses new technologies to facilitate the work of manufacturing companies, their management, and employees.
● RepsMate: A telecommunications startup with over €1.7 million in revenue, offering an AI-powered conversation platform that can be integrated with existing phone, chat, and email systems.
● Plant an App: This software company helps its customers fill the "gaps" in the systems they use, with the help of automation, integrations, and applications. The founder, Bogdan Lițescu, announced that Plant an App had revenues of 6 million dollars and collected investments of over 1.2 million dollars.
● Sales Partner: an API-based sales platform for players in the automotive industry – from manufacturers to importers, and from dealers to the end buyer, all in an easy-to-understand and easy-to-use digital ecosystem.
● Irisphera: A fashion startup offering a virtual stylist service with 3D try-on capabilities. The model is based on a virtual stylist, available 24/7, which offers the customer the needed support, including 3D tools to try on the desired clothing.
● Data Sweep: a startup that aims to revolutionize the field of research. The company uses artificial intelligence to search, "clean" and merge relevant data sets into a single file. Thus, the user saves time and energy, being protected, at the same time, from potential human errors specific to this field.
● Mommy HAI: A mobile application designed to help parents organize family activities – parents are provided with the necessary resources to organize their family life more efficiently. Thus, users have direct access and are kept up to date with the latest children's activities, playgrounds, recreational events, workshops, classes, parties, and shows.
● Recycllux comes with a comprehensive, data-driven approach to combat plastic pollution of the seas and oceans. The company streamlines ocean cleanup through advanced Earth observation, machine learning, and blockchain technologies. Algorithms analyze satellite data to identify marine areas with plastic waste,and then the portal connects responsible companies and administrations, fishing vessels, NGOs, and recyclers, all to facilitate comprehensive clean-up interventions.
● Ruuts is a complete booking hub focused on slow travel, authentic local experiences, RV rental, and more.
This is the complete list of the 13 startups that have convinced the Go Global board that they have the potential to become companies with international impact.
Go Global: A Wider Perspective
The acceleration program designed by Arieli Capital is active, beyond Romania, in Italy, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia, as well as in the American state of Utah.
In these markets, the accelerator has made possible investments that already amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. In Romania, it operates under the name GO GLOBAL and it is in its first edition.
GO GLOBAL has a duration of 5 months: it consists of the pre-selection, the determination of the finalists, and then an intensive internship that will take place in Milan, between February 24 and 27, 2025.
In Romania, GO GLOBAL was made possible thanks to financing provided by Raiffeisen Bank.
→ More details about the Milan program are available here, on the project's official website.
