Stories

The future of work is ours!

All around the world young people are getting a bad deal: we don’t have control of our jobs, homes, technology, data or education — because we don’t own them. We are considered as cheap labour to exploit, the target audience for marketing campaigns, and a...

Vascitour

Vascitour aims at promoting experiential stays in Naples, a form of tourism in which travelers focus on experiencing the city by connecting to its history, people and culture in an unusual way. The traveler gets in touch with locals, sleeping in a “vascio...

ERSE: Ecological Research and Services for the Environment

ERSE, Ecological Research and Services for the Environment, is a group of young environmental technicians offering environmental analysis and monitoring services to carry out sustainable land-use planning for both private and public entities. We met t...

Tobilì

Tobilì is located in Naples and proposes ethnic cooking as a means to promote cross-cultural dialogue. The cooperative carries out different activities: ethnic catering services and cookery workshops and lessons on Armenian, Turkish/Kurdish, Malian and So...

H2Boat

H2BOAT is an innovative system using hydrogen energy to power small boats, especially sailing boats. This is an eco-friendly approach exploiting new and cleaner energy sources. Here, they tell us more about their project. Where does the idea come fr...

29nove

29nove is a cultural cooperative “made in southern Italy” (it is located in Cutrofiano a small village in the Salento area) founded by a team of dreamers and visionaries. The founders have different artistic backgrounds – theatre, dance, music, art – and ...

Multicoopter

Multicoopter Drone aims at using remote controlled aircraft (drones) in “standard” fields but also in new areas. The cooperative activity involves aerial video-surveillance for companies and local authorities, aerial surveys, thermographic inspections, pr...

Demoela

Demoelà brings together a group of game, marketing and communication lovers. For them, recreational-playing activities are a means to set up and strengthen links. They started from observing the increasing spread of games (videogames and board games) in t...

LA BIOLOGICA

La Biologica aims at putting together the experience of the team in agriculture to meet the increasing demand for healthy food, organic farming and veganism. Three members set up the cooperative in Fano (PU). Let us discover the essence of this coopera...

Ecoplanner

Ecoplanner is one of the first Coopstartup winners. It plans eco-sustainable events for individuals, public entities and private companies and was founded by a group of visionary young women. They tailor all aspects for each event along environmentally an...

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