HPA - High Performance Analytics

What HPA - High Performance Analytics does

HPA (High Performance Analytics) is an Italian AI company founded in 2017 in Trento by brothers Stefano and Luca Di Persio, operating as an accredited spin-off of the University of Verona. As of January 2026, HPA functions as the formal Artificial Intelligence division of Terranova Software, which acquired a 60% stake in April 2021. The company develops AI and machine learning solutions across predictive analytics, anomaly detection, computer vision, NLP/Generative AI, and combinatorial optimization, delivered through both plug-and-play SaaS products and custom development services for Italian enterprise clients.

Its product portfolio is organized around two platforms: WISE (a Generative AI cognitive automation platform using LLMs for natural language document querying with deterministic, source-cited responses, including the vertical WISE Chemical for Safety Data Sheet compliance under REACH/CLP) and the HIVE optimization suite (HIVE TRUCK for transport order planning, HIVE WASTE for waste collection routes, HIVE WFORCE for field service workforce scheduling) using proprietary multi-constraint algorithms combining evolutionary/genetic methods with ML. Additional offerings include HALLY TICK (NLP-based ticket classification and sentiment analysis), and AI*START, a fixed-price 3–4 week business assessment service. All products are cloud-delivered via SaaS (webapp and API) with Python SDK support, and the HIVE products are natively embedded in Terranova group subsidiary Ambiente.it's Ecos suite used by 1,000+ Italian companies.

HPA operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise sales (with a dedicated Business Developer in Rome and sales offices in Trento, Verona, and Rome), event-driven demand generation (Ecomondo, AI Week, WAICF, Richmond HSE Forum, Utilitalia Innovation Day), self-serve SaaS for WISE on pay-per-use terms, and embedded/white-label distribution through the Terranova group ecosystem. Revenue derives from monthly SaaS subscriptions (HIVE, WISE Chemical), usage-based pricing (WISE), fixed-price consulting engagements (AI*START), and custom AI development services. Customer verticals include Italian multiutilities (energy, gas, water, environment), manufacturing, transport/logistics, banking/financial services, chemical/HSE, and security, with named clients including Adami Autotrasporti, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Italy, Dolomiti Energia, Pietro Fiorentini, Redis Energy, and Junker.

Name

HPA - High Performance Analytics

Legal name

HPA S.r.l.

Website

https://hpa.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HPA is an Italian AI company and accredited University of Verona spin-off that builds AI and Generative AI products for predictive analytics, optimization, and document automation, serving enterprise multiutilities, manufacturing, transport, banking, and chemical/HSE clients in Italy primarily through direct sales and embedded distribution via Terranova Software's Ecos suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Software & Analytics

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL), LLM/GenAI Guardrails & Safety Controls (policy, filtering, routing) (HDAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence software
• Predictive analytics solutions
• Generative AI platform
• Logistics optimization software
• Computer vision applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Trento

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Product Subscriptions (SaaS): Pre-built plug-and-play AI products (HIVE TRUCK, HIVE WASTE, HIVE WFORCE, HALLY TICK, WISE, WISE Chemical, AI*START) delivered as cloud SaaS via webapp and API. Products are available as stand-alone modules or integrated into Terranova's Ecos suite used by 1,000+ companies. Revenue from per-use or subscription billing for software access.
2. Custom AI Development Services: Custom AI solution development for specific enterprise needs across predictive analytics, anomaly detection, computer vision, NLP, and optimization. Services include AI*START business analysis and bespoke project delivery. Revenue recognized as professional services engagements.
3. AI*START Assessment Service: Fixed-price business analysis service (3–4 weeks) that guides companies through AI strategy definition, including process discovery, process analysis, data analysis, and AI integration planning. Delivered as a discrete consulting engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HPA (High Performance Analytics) develops and sells AI-powered software products and custom AI solutions for enterprises in Italy. Its plug-and-play SaaS portfolio includes WISE (generative AI cognitive automation), WISE Chemical (Safety Data Sheet compliance), HALLY TICK (ticket classification and sentiment analysis), HIVE TRUCK (transport route optimization), HIVE WASTE (waste collection optimization), and HIVE WFORCE (field service workforce planning), all delivered via webapp and API. The company also provides bespoke AI development services and the AI*START assessment engagement for AI strategy definition.

Product overview

HPA (High Performance Analytics) offers a portfolio of AI-powered products organized around two main platforms: WISE (Cognitive Automation) and HIVE (Optimization). WISE provides generative AI for document management and knowledge retrieval, with vertical applications including WISE Chemical for SDS compliance. HIVE delivers optimization solutions for logistics and workforce management including HIVE TRUCK (transport), HIVE WASTE (waste collection), and HIVE WFORCE (field service). HALLY TICK provides NLP-based ticket classification and first response. All products are cloud-delivered via SaaS with API access. Additionally, HPA offers custom AI development services and AI*START assessment consulting. The company operates as an AI division of Terranova Software, serving over 350 utility clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WISE: Cognitive Automation platform using Generative AI for document search and knowledge management, enabling natural language queries across multiple data sources.
• HIVE
• HALLY
• WISE Chemical
• HIVE TRUCK
• HIVE WASTE
• HIVE WFORCE
• HALLY TICK
• AI*START

Products and services

• WISE Cognitive automation platform using generative AI and Large Language Models within a proprietary workflow to enable natural language querying across documents, databases, and multiple knowledge sources, delivering deterministic, cited responses grounded in client-provided content. Available via webapp and API, with white-label deployment option. Targeted at enterprises needing accurate document search and knowledge management.
• WISE Chemical Vertical Generative AI solution for automated Safety Data Sheet (SDS) analysis, compliance verification against REACH and CLP, risk scoring (0–100%), normalization of CAS/EC numbers and H/P phrases, cross-referencing against ECHA, and structured data extraction. For chemical manufacturers, distributors, and any company managing chemical substances.
• HALLY TICK AI-powered ticket classification and first response automation that processes customer requests across channels, applies proprietary clustering and sentiment analysis, and generates initial responses from FAQ knowledge bases or Generative AI. For customer service operations in multiutilities, banking, and insurance.
• HIVE TRUCK AI-powered logistics optimization platform for freight transport companies that automates order planning, minimizes empty runs, optimizes routes while respecting operational, organizational, and environmental constraints, and enables dynamic replanning. Demonstrated reduction of planning time by over 60% for dispatchers.
• HIVE WASTE AI solution for waste collection optimization that uses Machine Learning on historical data to predict bin fill levels and applies combinatorial optimization to collection routes, balancing operator workload, pickup frequency, travel time, and operational constraints.
• HIVE WFORCE AI-powered workforce planning and route optimization for field service technical teams that automates scheduling, optimizes technician routes, balances workloads across employees, and integrates with management systems. Used by telecom, multiutilities, building maintenance, healthcare transport, and logistics teams.
• AI*START Fixed-price business analysis and assessment service (3–4 weeks) that guides enterprises through AI strategy definition using Business Process Management and Data Assessment methodologies to identify high-impact AI projects. Delivered as a discrete consulting engagement for SMB through Corporate clients.

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

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

• Terranova (HPA becomes AI division)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 10 January 2026In January 2026, HPA officially became the Artificial Intelligence division of Terranova, a leading Italian software company for multiutilities (Energy, Gas, Water, Environment). The integration allows HPA to apply its algorithms to Terranova's base of over 350 client companies, strengthening delivery capability and enabling more integrated solutions.
• Dr. Fabrizio Demattè (Società Chimica Italiana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Fabrizio Demattè, a chemist and member of the Società Chimica Italiana, co-developed WISE Chemical with HPA. His chemical domain expertise was essential for building the specialized rules and compliance logic for Safety Data Sheet analysis.
• Adami Autotrasporti SpaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA supported Adami Autotrasporti in developing order planning software based on combinatorial optimization algorithms as part of the ReLOAD (Resilient Logistics And supply chain Design) project under RIVELO network.
• Ambiente.it (Ecos Suite)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHIVE WASTE, HIVE WFORCE, and HIVE TRUCK are natively integrated into the Ecos suite by Ambiente.it, used by over 1,000 companies in Italy. HPA products are available within the ecosystem as embedded modules or as standalone products.
• Geoside / Savemixer (Italgas group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA proposed integration of WISE Generative AI with Savemixer energy management platform by Geoside (Italgas group) as part of the Smart Energy for Industry 5.0 challenge. The integration aimed to provide energy managers with a conversational interface for energy data.
• University of Verona — Dipartimento di InformaticacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA collaborated with the Dipartimento di Informatica dell'Università di Verona on the GIRO-WM project (Green Inspired Revolution for Optimal-Workforce Management) funded by Fondazione Caritro, developing a workforce management planning engine.
• RIVELO — Rete Innovativa VEneta per la LOgisticaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIVELO (coordinated by Confindustria Verona) submitted the ReLOAD project (Resilient Logistics And supply chain Design) to the Veneto regional call for Innovative Regional Networks. HPA contributed combinatorial optimization for logistics.
• Politecnico di MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA confirmed its commitment to AI research through collaboration with Politecnico di Milano on research initiatives in 2025.
• Computer Science Park @UniVrcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA joined the Computer Science Park at the University of Verona, maintaining close ties with high-level researchers and accessing university facilities as an accredited spin-off.
• Utilitalia Innovation DayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHPA participated in the Utilitalia Innovation Day presenting its full suite of AI solutions for multiutilities, co-presented with Terranova and its divisions Ambiente.it and Arcoda.
• Fondazione Speedhub — Digital Innovation HubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFondazione Speedhub organized 'Desk Intelligenza Artificiale' in collaboration with HPA, offering 45-minute online individual sessions for companies to explore AI opportunities.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SparkBeyond: Enterprise AI platform that combines ML, optimization and feature engineering for industrial and utilities customers; overlaps directly with HPA's forecasting + combinatorial optimization stack.
• H2O.ai: Provides an enterprise AI platform (H2O AI Cloud) for building, deploying and governing ML and GenAI applications, closely matching HPA's portfolio of AI products served to enterprises.
• Gurobi Optimization: Commercial solver for combinatorial and mathematical optimization problems that underpin HIVE TRUCK/WASTE/WFORCE — competing at the engine-layer of HPA's optimization offerings.
• DataRobot: Enterprise AI/ML platform offering predictive analytics, AutoML and deployment for industries including manufacturing and energy. Highly comparable to HPA's predictive analytics + SaaS delivery model.

Regional players

• Engineering Ingegneria Informatica: Large Italian IT services and software group (parent of Agile Lab) offering data & AI consulting and vertical software; directly overlaps HPA's Italian enterprise AI services + products business.
• Storm Reply: Italian AI, data and cloud consultancy within the Reply group that delivers B2B AI implementations and SaaS-style platforms — a regional incumbent comparable to HPA's services + products mix in Italy.
• Datategy: Italian AI and data analytics company serving large enterprises with predictive and prescriptive analytics — comparable regional peer combining products with custom AI services.

Broad incumbents

• SAS Institute: Long-established analytics and AI platform used heavily in utilities, banking and manufacturing — the same verticals HPA targets — making it a direct broad incumbent.
• C3.ai: Public enterprise AI applications vendor with vertical suites for industrials, energy and financial services; competes with HPA in multi-vertical enterprise AI even though products are broader and larger-scale.

Emerging players

• KNIME: Open-source data science and AI/ML platform increasingly used for enterprise analytics, similar in scope to HPA's predictive-analytics service portfolio though typically more analyst-led.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HP_Analytics
• Facebookfacebook.com/HighPerformanceAnalytics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h-p-a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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