The month of June is here and with it comes a new season, this summer for Volvero will mean innovation, change and of course challenges. Our challenge is in mobility and sharing economy, the business model that has had the biggest adoption in the last few years. History suggests that this model is not new.

Centuries ago, when humans were predominantly nomads owning too many things was disadvantageous, and not practical. There were no intermediaries, no laws and there was no money: everything was peer to peer. Horses, hunting weapons, and construction tools were not singularly owned but were shared between the community.

After many centuries, we are back to this principle that could actually save our environment and ease our life once again, this is the solution Volvero offers to its users.

We held a project work with the University of Bologna: four students of the Master in International Management worked on our strategy for the consolidation of the business, under the guidance of prof. Massimo Aliberti. Prof. Aliberti's curriculum is, impressive. A Ph.D. in computer engineering and expertise in technology entrepreneurship and Big Data, we connected with him last May at the GAMIC finals (Detroit) where he was part of the jury.

Volvero + Start-up Chile!
We made it and we officially announce that starting from now we are backed by one of the TOP 10 startup institutions globally.
Start-Up Chile is indeed the leading LATAM accelerator, created by the Chilean Government for high-potential entreprises and one of the biggest and most diverse startup communities in the world.
Que buena onda!

Good news come also from Blockchers, as we made it to the final 18 startups that will work in partnership with the organizing institutions for bringing the benefits of the blockchain technology to european citizens. Ours is, of course, applied to our drive sharing platform thus allowing for better transportation alternatives with more transparency and reliability.

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Dear Volveroes,

Every month is a new challenge and with challenges come opportunities. Disruptions are a natural reaction to crisis, and are a tangible proof of advancement in society. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, tourism aside, the transportation industry has been easily the most affected sector, but we are deeply convinced that: in times like these we should go hunting for the new.

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that airplanes take off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford

There are multiple examples of how groundbreaking companies surfaced after the recession in 2008. On this specific topic our CEO Marco, was featured on Statista, the leading world agency on data analysis, in what was their most successful post of the year, reminding us that: after a downturn, there is always a recovery.

In the past Month

We had various meetings and talks with transportation and mobility companies, in order to strengthen our existing partnerships, and lay foundations for new ones as well. Many institutions are more willing to understand how Volvero can be an added value to new transportation demands.

Our advisory board has been working tightly and tirelessly, and have been able to finalize the major details for Volvero’s next financing round that will be announced shortly.

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https://volvero.com/2020/05/08/may-newsletter/

We enter this new month, witnessing a world that might look, different, slower or even on standby. We deal with an unprecedented global scenario, where social distancing is the norm. What will get us through are knowledge, the right choices and humanity.

The global perception is that activities are cooling down but Volvero is not moving any slower. There are always opportunities in every crisis so we are seizing the moment to reflect, while moving our attention from commercial and marketing activities to R&D by focusing on user experience, that crafts a smoother and frictionless service.

One thing we know for sure is that emergencies are not forever, so it is vital we react, by embracing the risks, as we keep brewing our platform. This is not going to be an easy task, but in this the way we can turn situations upside down, and be ready for mass adoption.

Lastly, despite the uncertainties there is an increased willingness to communicate so we are consolidating meaningful relationships with key players in transportation sector, and as we have understood by now: connections are vital to our society.


- In the past Month -

Wolves Summit, On March 24th and 25th, in its first Online Conference, that was a good opportunity to interact with startups, Investors, and realities from across all of Europe.

We graduated from Y Combinator's Startup School (https://www.startupschool.org)/, a program designed for start-ups with essential and strategic knowledge for development.


- What's Next? -

We want to announce that we made it to the Finals of two major competitions.

We are one of the twelve finalist of GAMIC 2020 (https://gamicevent.org/finalists2020)/, that will take place on the 24th of April. GAMIC's mission is to identify innovative companies, and new tech in the automotive and mobility industries.

On the 24th of April Volvero will also be at the PowerUp (https://gamicevent.org/finalists2020/)! country finals in Greece, last step before the Grand Finale on the 3rd June in Poland.
Here the challenge is to solve today's problems with tomorrow's technology.

Lastly, but not least we introduced a new format on our Blog: Mentors By Volvero.
We value the role of figures that are experienced and Inspiring such as Lorenza Morandini.
https://volvero.com/2020/03/31/mentors-by-volvero-lorenza-morandini/

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“While acknowledging the darkest and heaviest times we experience, we still need to spin the moment. It’s important we paint it a different color, and transform it because positivity saves lives.”

We have started this newsletter with a bold statement:
even though there are concerns for what’s going on in regards to the Coronavirus, it’s up to us to take out the good over the bad in difficult times, and a proper way to enforce this is by focusing on what is under our control.
One important thing is realizing that world is truly global: a virus that was first discovered in China was able to “travel” across the globe within a few weeks, causing halts and slowdowns in the Chinese industry as well as in the rest of the world, leaving factories, workers and warehouses, both in the US and EU, in a position of uncertainty towards the immediate future.

“We’ve always been in a culture where more is more, and suddenly we’re in a culture where less is a better quality of life. It’s pretty revolutionary.”
- Bill Stewart on sharing economy.

What’s our take from this?
The scarcity of food in the stores, general hysteria and having to strategically isolated ourselves are affecting our everyday life. We now understand how we take simple but yet important things for granted every day, from the value of goods to the social aspects of life.



Our February was super:

Vienna, 17th to 21st. We have worked along with other amazing startups for new transportation and mobility solutions. A special thanks go to HiReach, Impact Hub and the EU for supporting us.

Detroit, on Feb the 27th, Volvero competed in the semifinal round of GAMIC, one of the biggest conferences in the world on mobility. We are extremely glad to announce that we have won the competition, therefore you will find us again in Detroit on April 21st for the grand finale where the winners will talk strategic partnerships with institutional partners and awards for $300.000!

We are currently working on the development of the V2 of the App, so there will be more news awaiting all of us in the month of April.
Keep following us, to know more.

The Wolves Summit: is the most effective multinational event that connects tech companies, investors and institutions that support global innovation.
Meet there our @Kayode on the 24th-25th of March.

Last but not least,
a warm welcome to Maxwell, our new intern in Marketing & Communication.
Max has a background in engineering from Milan’s Polytechnic and is very passionate about technology, sports and music. With his endless energy, we knew he was the right man for the job.

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If "a good beginning makes a good ending" holds true, our 2020 is supposed to finish with the conquest of the earth.

Go on with the reading to discover why!

While 2019 has been the year of general acknowledgement about the fact that there is a problem (climate change) with an increasing focus put on it from institutions, politicians and the corporate world, ending with the appointment of a young lady from the Nordics as the most influent person of the world, 2020 is the year for moving from talks to facts.

And guess what? The biggest effort is expected to be put in mobility and transportation industries.

They indeed account for roughly 16% of global GDP, being the largest contributor to it. Due to the immense amount of energy, money and talents gathered around mobility industry, disruptions are expected to happen in the next few years, raising that data to 20% in 10 years from today.

We are proud to be active in the field and more excited to be one of the pioneers in new services and new technologies. The struggle is exhilarating and we are playing our cards.


We mentioned we would have been busy with a trip to #Istanbul for a major startup challenge, the block.IS: https://blockis.eu/hall-of-fame/oc1participants/

Volvero WON!

We convinced the jury that we are the right team delivering the right solution at the right time.

The award consists of a grant (thanks to the EU!) and the run of a paid pilot, having access to a relevant network of institutions and mentors in mobility and the tech space.



How February looks like

While we are still working on the development of the app, we will be busy with a few activities:

- Vienna, Austria (16th to 22nd of February)
Volvero competes once again, this time at HiReach Startup Lab
@ImpactHub Vienna: https://hireach.ideation.academy/
20 mobility startups have been selected and invited to Austria to
attend a 5 days Bootcamp, at the end of which the top 5 win a paid
pilot for tackling communities exclusion, a topic that is very relevant
to us.

- HR activities
Our team is expanding and we are now scouting for new intern whom
will support our operations, we expect a massive increase in stuff to
do in the coming months so... better to stay prepared!

- Gamic semifinals: https://gamicevent.org/
Toward the end of February, we will be in Detroit to compete at the
semi-finals of one of the most important contests for projects in the
transportation industry in the US.

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Welcome 2020!! Finally, a year with only pair numbers, it's so satisfying to see this perfection: 2020.
Try to pronounce it: twenty-twenty. What a perfect and aesthetic sounding, really. What are your feelings about the new start?

Few weeks ago, while having a lunch at Stanford University with a postdoc friend of us, active in future mobility systems, we dive deep into where the industry of transportation is pointing to for the next years. While talking with him, we realized...

We are activating Volvero’s blog, where we will recurrently share articles, interviews with the great mentors we have met during the last year and experts insights. Naturally in it you will find all the updates of Volvero too!

Istanbul is on our travel agenda! The 28th-29th of January Volvero will be present at the kickoff of Block.IS, an EU programme that aims to build an open and collaborative cross-border, cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem aimed to attract and fund the best European talents.

December highlights:

- Bolzano (Ita) welcomed us: at the Alperia Startup Factory boot-camp, we and other 9 tech companies have proposed solutions in renewables, smart cities and mobility, a very challenging experience

- We have pitched at the global quarter finals of GAMIC, an event whose mission is to select innovative companies in automotive and mobility industries. We managed to win the selections and therefore granted the access to the semifinals of February in Detroit (USA).

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