“The new economy we imagine is able to contribute to the material progress and walks along the
individual, while he defines his personality and aspirations. Nevertheless, it does not prevent him to
turn his soul to a higher goal which, far from individual concerns or personal profit, can rather
determine a contribution to the life of all of us walking on the path of civilisation”
To change our nation in the lapse of a single generation through entrepreneurship and innovation.
This is what motivates us to be entrepreneurs.
This is what urges us to have a positive impact on the world.
This is what drives us towardshelping other entrepreneurs reach this goal.
Rainmakerswas born with this goal and keeps growing thanks to a number of entrepreneurs who
decided to devote themselves to this goal.
The future can be passively accepted as an end-user, handled as a manager or created as an
entrepreneur.
We are future makers.
We are a collective of entrepreneurs.
We are Rainmakers.
Since 2011.
Paese
We create innovation specifically catered to our Paese (Country), Italy and to what is made and produced in Italy. Thus, digital and non-digital innovation for the food, fashion, interior design, industrial automation and other fields that are considered to be pivotal for our national economy.
People
We bring facility innovation to every individual: EduTech, legal tech, health facilities etc.
Planet
We develop innovation to cater for our planet: CleanTech, energy efficiency, circular economy etc.
Rainmakers deals exclusively with “meaningful innovation”, i.e.“innovation with purpose”, which is what’s “good” for the “3 Ps”: our Paese (Country in Italian), the People and the Planet.
Innovation is indeed technology with a purpose.
When technology lacks sense of purpose, it does not become innovation but rather scientific progress.
When innovation looses its purpose, it goes back to being self-referential technology.
It is only through entrepreneurship and “meaningful” innovation that we will be able to change things for the better for our Paese, for the People and for the Planet.
As a startup studio and venture development organisation (VDO) we accelerate the development of startups and scaleups, both from our startup studio and from outside, with proven market traction.
Our VDO is based in Milan and sustains the growth of our startup and scalup Tribe not just by supporting its commercial development, but also by sponsoring its expansion through the Labs,
Clubs and Funds of our Rainforest, the ecosystem that we have created over the years.
Lab
Our LAB provides “scaling as a service” facilities in the following areas: Marketing, Sales, Administration, Finance, Tax & Legal, Corporate Administration and Recruiting, Software development.
Club
Our CLUB DEAL is made of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who support the development of our startups and scaleups, providing meaningful money: not just their funds, but also their competences and relations.
Fund
FUND is our investment advisory activity for VC funds, family office and corporate VC wishing to invest in startups and scaleups either independently or as a sidecar of our club deal.
We persue a tested and integrated lean approach
Together with our Rainforest, which allows us to effectively accelerate the evolution of the startups
we support.
Idea
Identification of the main problems and disruptive solutions for actually meaningful solutions
(internal startups only).
Discovery
Research of problem/solutions fits and business models, MVP creation.
(internal startups only)
Validation
Business model and product/market fit assessment by collecting and analysing validation metrics.
(internal startups only)
Efficiency
Fine tuning of the value proposition and consistent business model to make it scalable.
Scale
Commercial development and financial support for scalable startups.
Our LAB provides “as a service” all services allowing a startup to grow in a scalable way.
Our “scaling as a service” support includes the following services, which are often delivered by our
startup Tribe:
- Marketing as a service:digital marketing oriented towards lead generation.
- Sales as a service: business development and support to building sales strength.
- Funding as a service: equity research support, debt and subsidised finance.
- CFO-aaS: administrative, legal and fiscal services and management control.
- CTO-aaS: software development services and ICT management.
- HR-aaS: recruiting services and management of the HR life cycle.
Our internal CLUB deal is solely made of entrepreneurs and managers with a strong
entrepreneurial (intrapreneurial) vocation, met and actually assessed across our ten years
experience.
The Club invests jointly with Rainmakers in the startups and scaleups that we develop within our
Tribe and supports them with the know-how and the know-who of each of its members, as well as
through investments.
The FUND is our investment advisory activity for VC funds, family office and corporate VC interested in investing in startups and scaleups, either independently or as a sidecar of our club deal.
The Fund provides advisory to:
- VC funds, for the investment of the resources they manage.
- Family office, for the investment of their own funds.
- Corporate VC, for setup as well as their CVC activity management.
Tribe
BidToTrip is the first website of online auctions dedicated to travelling, hotels and luxury vacations in the world.
Chi Odia Paga is the first Italian LegalTech platform helping you defend yourself in a simple, fast and safe way from any form of hate which, having developed in real life, is being dumped on the web.
Coppa+Landini operates within the innovation ecosystem through a double identity, offering design driven innovation based consultancy (C + L Consulting) as well as acting as a startup studio (C + L Ventures).
CrowdChicken creates your own crowdfunding platform. CrowdChicken caters DIY White Labeled solutions allowing to easily build websites for crowdfunding purposes (SaaS).
Design Wanted has a digital soul with one mission, i.e. to support good design and disclose what is yet unknown. However its main vocation is to share design stories.
DIS - DESIGN ITALIAN SHOES is the custom footwear brand blending Italian excellence in craftsmanship with the most advanced digital technology and ultimately offering them as a service to the client.
Fornace is able to manage with a sense of vision and simplicity every need related to digital communication that your brand may have.
Instilla is Digital Consultancy itself. Every day we design strategies and we implement them to connect people to brands (and brands to brands). We constantly work to make better and convey value through digital.
Kampaay is a digital Milan based platform for organising private and corporate events. Location, home parties, catering…you choose which service suits you best!
Mapadore is a software house whose expertise focuses on automation and process optimisation for companies.
Ncode is the first Italian company in the field of MVP development and is able to deliver with no code.
Tribe
Noonic is the ideal partner for the agile development of digital products and Performance Marketing campaigns, always keeping ROI as number one priority.
Robo4it supports your sales organisation optimising the available resources and increasing revenue.
Nuvolab is an innovation advisory company leader in the Italian market, offering its expertise to
the most important companies, institutions and investors in Italy.
Startup Geeks is the biggest community of startuppers in Italy. Get trained, exchange thoughts with many other entrepreneurs and build your own innovative startup.
StartupHome As a co-living reality for entrepreneurs and freelance professionals, we believe that joining together a bunch of enthusiast people in the same place is the right formula for innovation.
This is not a sushi bar brings innovation in a traditional field, putting together technology, new media and traditional Japanese cuisine in a new concept of sushi experience.
Trovabando was conceived with the idea of concretely helping small and medium sized companies, innovative startups, aspirant entrepreneurs and their consultants find European funds, tenders and public facilities to get access to in a simple, fast and effective way.
Verbalizza is a regtech offering record digitalisation for companies and residential buildings.
Zanze XVI is a small and cosy restaurant that was opened in Venice as a result of a project
shared by a group of young people who were eager to take care of their guests.
Backbone is the first business strategy & tax advisory boutique in Italy, holding a decade of experience with startups and small/medium sized companies, either having a fast paced development or looking for a new business model.
Tribe
BidToTrip is the first website of online auctions dedicated to travelling, hotels and luxury vacations in the world.
Chi Odia Paga is the first Italian LegalTech platform helping you defend yourself in a simple, fast and safe way from any form of hate which, having developed in real life, is being dumped on the web.
Coppa+Landini operates within the innovation ecosystem through a double identity, offering design driven innovation based consultancy (C + L Consulting) as well as acting as a startup studio (C + L Ventures).
CrowdChicken creates your own crowdfunding platform. CrowdChicken caters DIY White Labeled solutions allowing to easily build websites for crowdfunding purposes (SaaS).
Tribe
Design Wanted has a digital soul with one mission, i.e. to support good design and disclose what is yet unknown. However its main vocation is to share design stories.
DIS - DESIGN ITALIAN SHOES is the custom footwear brand blending Italian excellence in craftsmanship with the most advanced digital technology and ultimately offering them as a service to the client.
Fornace is able to manage with a sense of vision and simplicity every need related to digital communication that your brand may have.
Instilla is Digital Consultancy itself. Every day we design strategies and we implement them to connect people to brands (and brands to brands). We constantly work to make better and convey value through digital.
Tribe
Kampaay is a digital Milan based platform for organising private and corporate events. Location, home parties, catering…you choose which service suits you best!
Mapadore is a software house whose expertise focuses on automation and process optimisation for companies.
Ncode is the first Italian company in the field of MVP development and is able to deliver with no code.
Noonic is the ideal partner for the agile development of digital products and Performance Marketing campaigns, always keeping ROI as number one priority.
Tribe
Robo4it supports your sales organisation optimising the available resources and increasing revenue.
Startup Geeks is the biggest community of startuppers in Italy. Get trained, exchange thoughts with many other entrepreneurs and build your own innovative startup.
StartupHome As a co-living reality for entrepreneurs and freelance professionals, we believe that joining together a bunch of enthusiast people in the same place is the right formula for innovation.
Trovabando was conceived with the idea of concretely helping small and medium sized companies, innovative startups, aspirant entrepreneurs and their consultants find European funds, tenders and public facilities to get access to in a simple, fast and effective way.
Tribe
This is not a sushi bar brings innovation in a traditional field, putting together technology, new media and traditional Japanese cuisine in a new concept of sushi experience.
Verbalizza is a regtech offering record digitalisation for companies and residential buildings.
Zanze XVI is a small and cosy restaurant that was opened in Venice as a result of a project
shared by a group of young people who were eager to take care of their guests.
Backbone is the first business strategy & tax advisory boutique in Italy, holding a decade of experience with startups and small/medium sized companies, either having a fast paced development or looking for a new business model.
What they say about us
Rainmakers has played a pivotal role in Noonic’s growth and development. As a partner, it always stands up for the founders and the Rainmakers Tribe is one of the very few examples of an actual community of entrepreneurs in Italy.
Working with Rainmakers means being part of a group of “older siblings”, who are ready to support you while you grow with advice based on hands-on experience: business model, contracts, HR, fundraising and a lot of networking. Such ingredients make everything easier. This is what Rainmakers does for us.
Thanks to Rainmakers we managed to arrange capital raise with a consistent equity crowdfunding campaign in just 2 months and during the summer period. We then doubled the available funds thanks to a partner bank. Rainmakers is always on point when it comes to ensuring startup growth.
Being part of Rainmakers allows having access to a number of opportunities that would otherwise prove difficult to grasp. I’m talking about finding investors, new strategic partners or highly qualified
From the very foundation until our recognition as leader agency in the Italian conversion marketing field, we always had Rainmakers on our side, backing us up when it came to solving problems or grasping the opportunities that we encountered along the way.
Rainmakers was instrumental, helping us develop healthy business relationships when we were
only at a startup stage, allowing us to validate our offering and bootstrap our startup until our exit.
Rainmakers proved significantly supportive for CrowdChicken and a top-notch team of on demand professionals tailored for startups, both economically and in terms of flexibility: developers, designers, fiscal consultants and attorneys.
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