Recuperiamo srl

What Recuperiamo srl does

Recuperiamo Srl Società Benefit is an Italian for-profit company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Corciano (Perugia), Umbria, registered as both a Società Benefit and PMI Innovativa. The company develops and operates Regusto, a blockchain-based digital marketplace that connects companies holding food and non-food surplus with non-profit organizations for donation or discounted sale, and that automatically computes certified ESG impact indices (CO2 avoided, water saved, soil saved, equivalent meals) using a methodology validated by RINA. The ecosystem spans 600+ companies and 1,000+ non-profits, with flagship institutional partnerships including Croce Rossa Italiana (formal protocol signed October 2021), Leroy Merlin Italia (first non-food GDO partner from June 2021), Rovagnati, Moleskine, Banco Alimentare della Lombardia, Caritas Diocesana di Perugia, and Terre des Hommes, and operates sub-brands Regusto Bag (HoReCa anti-waste tool, 2018) and Impatto Positivo (blockchain Impact Token system, 2022).

Recuperiamo runs a hybrid go-to-market combining a self-serve freemium platform with enterprise field sales into large retailers and manufacturers, and community-led activation through the SpesaSospesa.org initiative covering 11 Italian municipalities. Its revenue model is built on three pillars: a free core platform with an optional paid 'Report' ESG subscription tier, sale of Impact Tokens for carbon offsetting and impact attribution, and transaction facilitation between companies and non-profits. Distribution is supplemented by EU-funded programs (LIFE i-REXFO, LOWINFOOD), event activations at festivals such as Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto and Umbria Jazz, and a reseller-style relationship with the Croce Rossa Italiana territorial network. Cumulative social-environmental impact disclosed includes over 205,000 kg of food distributed (410,000 meals equivalent) via SpesaSospesa.org, 38,600 kg of material donated through Leroy Merlin Italia, and tens of thousands of kilograms of CO2 saved across enterprise partners.

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, and was bootstrapped until a June 2024 funding round led by Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia with Impact Hub and X-Equity Venture Club (combined disclosed proceeds of approximately $590K across two tranches). Leadership is concentrated in co-founders Marco Raspati (CEO) and Paolo Rellini (COO), with no disclosed headcount growth beyond the 1–10 range. There are no disclosed acquisitions, mergers, or international expansion beyond Italy, and no visible AI/ML capabilities — the underlying technology stack is blockchain plus RINA-certified Life Cycle Assessment rather than machine learning.

Name

Recuperiamo srl

Legal name

Recuperiamo Srl Società Benefit

Website

https://recuperiamo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Circular Economy / Surplus Redistribution Software

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Trading & Brokerage (EUAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Food waste reduction
• Blockchain surplus platform
• Circular economy software
• ESG impact reporting
• Donation management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Perugia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Freemium Model: Free registration and platform usage for companies and non-profits. Optional paid 'Report' subscription provides detailed environmental and social impact indices documentation. Premium tier includes downloadable reports for sustainability reporting.
2. Impact Token Sales: Sale of Impact Token digital assets to companies for carbon offsetting and demonstrating positive socio-environmental impact. Tokens are registered on blockchain and can be associated with products and services.
3. Marketplace Transaction Facilitation: Platform facilitates donation and sale of surplus products between companies and non-profits. Revenue derived from platform usage and transaction processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Recuperiamo srl operates Regusto, a blockchain-based digital platform that connects companies holding surplus food and non-food products with non-profit organizations for donation or reduced-price sale. Every transaction is recorded on a distributed ledger, generating RINA-certified ESG impact indices (CO2 saved, water saved, equivalent meals distributed) that companies can use for sustainability reporting. Additional offerings include the Regusto Bag anti-waste tool for the HoReCa sector and the Impatto Positivo Impact Token system for carbon offsetting.

Product overview

Recuperiamo srl operates as a technology provider for food waste reduction through its Regusto platform ecosystem. The core product is the Regusto Platform (launched 2016), a blockchain-based digital marketplace connecting companies with surplus inventory to non-profit organizations. This is supplemented by Regusto Bag (2018), an anti-waste tool for restaurants, and Impatto Positivo (2022), an Impact Token system for carbon compensation. The ecosystem includes over 600 companies and 1000+ non-profit entities, generating measurable ESG indices including social metrics (equivalent meals distributed), environmental metrics (CO2 avoided, water/soil saved), and economic metrics (disposal costs saved, fiscal benefits under Law 166/2016).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Regusto Bag: Anti-waste tool developed in 2018 for food waste prevention in the HoReCa sector, featuring eco-sustainable bags that transmit a 360-degree sustainability message with CO2 savings calculations.
• Impatto Positivo
• Regusto Platform

Products and services

• Regusto Platform Blockchain-based digital marketplace platform that connects companies holding food and non-food surplus inventory with non-profit organizations for donation or reduced-price sale. Tracks every transaction on a distributed ledger and generates RINA-certified ESG indices for corporate sustainability reporting.
• Regusto Bag Eco-sustainable anti-waste bag and mobile application for restaurants and consumer-facing food venues, enabling customers to take home leftover food and preventing waste at the consumption level.
• Impatto Positivo (Impact Token) Blockchain-based Impact Token digital assets that companies can purchase to offset their carbon footprint and contribute to socio-environmental impact, with tokens associable to specific products and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 205,000 kg of food products distributed equivalent to 410,000 meals through SpesaSospesa.org initiative
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• RovagnaticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021Leading Italian salami producer (309.4 million EUR revenue, 1,200 workers, 3 production facilities) joined Regusto for surplus donation program. Donated 15.4 tonnes in 2021, 6+ tonnes from January 2022 (11,000+ meals). Saved 1,120 kg CO2 in first 4 months of 2022. Partnership aligned with Rovagnati's 'Rovagnati Qualità Responsabile' CSR program.
• Croce Rossa ItalianaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2021Protocollo d'intesa 'Patto per la Sostenibilità e l'Impatto Sociale'. Regusto provides Croce Rossa Italiana access to donations and discounted purchases of food, pharmaceutical, and essential products at risk of waste. Enables CRI to digitally track, trace, and certify social and environmental impact indices (equivalent meals, CO2 saved, water saved) through blockchain technology.
• Leroy Merlin ItaliaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021First non-food GDO to join Regusto platform. Partnership enables donation of surplus furniture, building materials, and home products to non-profits. Initial pilot at Baranzate store expanded to 50+ stores nationwide connected with 20 associations. Results: 38,600 kg material donated, 20,000+ kg CO2 saved, 116,000 m3 water saved in first phase.
• CEAS (Centro Educativo di Accoglienza e Solidarietà)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial cooperative in Rome benefiting from Leroy Merlin Italia donations via Regusto platform. Recovered over 10 tonnes of products from May 2021. Operates Emporio Solidale providing household items to economically vulnerable families. Partnership enables optimized logistics through advance knowledge of product quantities.
• RINAcoreTechnology or IntegrationRINA provides certification for Regusto's ESG index calculation methodology. Validates environmental indices (CO2, water, soil saved) and social indices (equivalent meals) according to international standards. Certification enables companies to use Regusto data in official sustainability reports.
• SpesaSospesa.org / Lab00 OnlusflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded social initiative for food surplus redistribution. Project partners: Fondatori including Marco Raspati (CEO Regusto), Francesco Lasaponara (Lab00), actors Serena Rossi and Davide Devenuto. Main partner Sorgenia. Project involves 11 Italian municipalities and distributed 205,000 kg of food (410,000 meals) via Regusto technology.
• Terre des HommescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization partnered on SpesaSospesa.org project. Collaborated with Regusto for food waste reduction during COVID-19 pandemic. Project won 'Brave Action For A Better World 2020' award.
• Banco Alimentare della LombardiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Italian food bank partnership combining Banco Alimentare's logistics and food network expertise with Regusto's technological platform for impact measurement. Enables efficient food surplus redistribution to those in need.
• Caritas Diocesana di PerugiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan charity using Regusto platform for mapping, tracking, and implementing food aid distribution. Regusto described as national-level innovation enabling systematic charitable distribution.
• MoleskineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal creative notebooks brand donating non-food surplus through Regusto. Generated dual positive impact: social support to associations and environmental by diverting surplus from destruction to creative tools for organizations.
• Talea Group SpAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSR partnership aligned with Talea Group's sustainability values. Collaboration demonstrates concrete active commitment to environmental, social, and governance principles.
• SorgeniaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain partner of SpesaSospesa.org project. Engaged employees and customer community to transform energy usage into food and essential goods donations.
• LIFE i-REXFO ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project in food waste reduction. Regusto Bags developed as anti-waste tool for HoReCa sector, deployed at Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto and Umbria Jazz with 40,000 bags distributed.
• LOWINFOOD ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon project on food waste reduction. Regusto Bags selected as innovative sustainability tool for consumer-facing anti-waste initiatives.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Too Good To Go: European surplus-meal marketplace connecting restaurants and retailers with consumers via an app. Directly comparable to Recuperiamo on the surplus redistribution mechanism, though B2C-focused and consumer-priced rather than Recuperiamo's B2B/non-profit model.
• OLIO: UK-based food-sharing platform enabling neighbours and businesses to share surplus food. Closely comparable two-sided marketplace structure targeting food waste, with a similar donation/redistribution model even though OLIO leans more consumer-to-consumer.

Regional players

• Phenix: French surplus food marketplace connecting retailers, caterers, and manufacturers with consumers and charities. Operates the same anti-waste marketplace model as Regusto but is anchored in France rather than Italy, making it a regional comparator with overlapping donor and recipient dynamics.
• FoodCloud: Irish food redistribution platform linking retailers with charity recipients using a tech-enabled matching system. Comparable mission and operational model to Recuperiamo but based in Ireland/UK with focus on food-only donations rather than Italy's food-plus-non-food scope.

Emerging players

• Winnow Solutions: UK-based provider of AI-driven food waste measurement tools for commercial kitchens. Comparable to Recuperiamo in addressing food waste through data and measurement, but focused on pre-consumer kitchen waste analytics rather than downstream surplus donation.
• Leanpath: US-headquartered food waste prevention platform combining tracking hardware with analytics for foodservice operators. Overlaps with Regusto in measuring and reporting food waste impact metrics for enterprise sustainability reporting.
• Kitro: Dutch startup automating food waste measurement and reporting in commercial kitchens. Comparable to Recuperiamo in producing verified ESG impact data tied to food surplus reduction, with a narrower foodservice-only focus.
• Sweep: France-based sustainability management platform helping companies centralize ESG data and CSRD reporting. Comparable to Recuperiamo on the ESG measurement and reporting infrastructure layer that companies use to demonstrate circular economy impact.
• Persefoni: US-based carbon accounting and climate management platform serving enterprises. Comparable to Recuperiamo on the certified carbon-impact measurement and reporting capability that drives the Impact Token offering, but at a different scale and geography.

Others

• Banco Alimentare: Italy's leading food bank network and a current Regusto partner. Not a competitor but the dominant incumbent surplus redistribution operator in Italy; relevant for understanding scale benchmarks and ecosystem positioning in the same market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RegustoApp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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