SOUL

What SOUL does

Soul S.r.l. is an Italian boutique consultancy founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bolzano, operating through three divisions — Energy, Real Estate, and Subsidized Finance (Finanza Agevolata) — that together help Italian SMEs and large enterprises reduce operating costs, optimize real estate holdings, and access public incentives. The Energy division delivers energy efficiency audits, photovoltaic design and maintenance, electricity trading optimization (with stated savings of up to 20%), and ESCo services through its wholly-owned subsidiary Soul Energy Service. The Real Estate division drives a success-fee model for IMU, TARI, and CUP optimization, due diligence, valuation reports, and tax-dispute management, anchored on the proprietary RealEasy digital platform that centralizes real estate asset management and yields client savings of 15-40% annually. The Subsidized Finance division provides end-to-end assistance in accessing non-repayable grants, tax credits, concessional financing, and guarantees managed by entities such as Invitalia, Simest, GSE, Agenzia delle Entrate, MIMIT, INPS, and regional authorities. Soul employs 30 multidisciplinary professionals supported by more than 100 partners operating nationwide; it expanded from SMEs to large enterprises in 2016, opened operational offices in Verona and Portici (Naples) in 2019, achieved ISO 9001 certification in 2023, and received ESCO certification for Soul Energy Service in 2024.

Name

SOUL

Legal name

Soul S.r.l.

Website

https://soul.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Soul S.r.l. is an Italian Bolzano-based consultancy founded in 2012 that operates three divisions — Energy, Real Estate, and Subsidized Finance — serving Italian SMEs and large enterprises with cost-optimization services including IMU/TARI/CUP tax optimization, photovoltaic and ESCo energy services, and government incentive access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB), Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

• Energy efficiency consulting
• Real estate optimization
• Subsidized finance advisory
• Photovoltaic system services
• Cadastral value optimization

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolzano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Consultancy Services: Success-fee based consultancy for IMU optimization, TARI normalization, CUP verification, due diligence, valuation reports, and tax dispute management. Clients achieve 15-40% annual savings with compensation tied to successful outcomes.
2. Energy Consultancy and ESCo Services: Energy efficiency audits, photovoltaic system services, energy management, and ESCo services through subsidiary Soul Energy Service. Trading optimization services helping clients reduce energy costs and revenues by up to 20%.
3. Subsidized Finance Consultancy: Complete assistance in accessing government incentives, grants, tax credits, subsidized financing, and guarantees. Covers full project lifecycle from scouting to administrative management and reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Soul S.r.l. delivers professional consulting services across three integrated divisions: Energy (efficiency audits, photovoltaic system design and maintenance, electricity trading, and ESCo services via subsidiary Soul Energy Service), Real Estate (IMU/TARI/CUP cadastral value optimization, due diligence, valuation reports, and tax dispute/appeal management supported by the proprietary RealEasy digital platform), and Subsidized/Assisted Finance (complete access support for non-repayable grants, tax credits, concessional financing, and guarantees from scouting through administrative reporting). Services are delivered end-to-end to Italian businesses ranging from SMEs to large international groups.

Product overview

SOUL operates as a multi-divisional services company offering three distinct but complementary service lines: (1) Energy Division — providing energy efficiency services including audits, feasibility studies, photovoltaic design and maintenance, and electricity trading through its ESCo subsidiary Soul Energy Service; (2) Real Estate Division — centered on the RealEasy digital platform for property management including IMU/TARI/CUP optimization, due diligence, and tax appeals; and (3) Assisted Finance Division — managing non-repayable grants, tax credits, concessional financing, and incentive applications for businesses. The core digital product is the RealEasy platform, which serves as the primary technology interface for real estate asset management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RealEasy: Digital platform for the management of Clients' real estate assets, enabling monitoring, management and optimisation of property portfolios in a simple, effective and centralised manner.

Products and services

• RealEasy Platform Proprietary digital platform for centralized real estate asset management, covering IMU/TARI/CUP optimization, due diligence, valuation reports, dispute management, and tax appeal management for Italian businesses holding property portfolios.
• Energy Consultancy and ESCo Services Energy efficiency audits, photovoltaic system services (consulting on thousands of photovoltaic systems), energy management, and ESCo services delivered through subsidiary Soul Energy Service for Italian enterprises and international groups; trading optimization services can reduce costs and increase revenues by up to 20%.
• Real Estate Consultancy Services Success-fee based consultancy for IMU optimization, TARI normalization, CUP verification, due diligence, valuation reports, and tax dispute management. Clients achieve 15-40% annual savings with compensation tied to successful outcomes, with entire process managed at no upfront cost.
• Subsidized Finance Consultancy (Finanza Agevolata) Complete assistance in accessing government incentives, non-repayable grants, tax credits (credito d'imposta), concessional financing (finanziamento agevolato), and guarantees from managing bodies including Invitalia, Simest, GSE, Agenzia delle Entrate, MIMIT, MLPS, INPS, and regional authorities. Covers full project lifecycle from scouting, feasibility analysis, design and preparation, to administrative management and reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% reduction in energy costs and increase in energy revenues through trading optimization
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Soul Energy ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary spin-off focused on Energy services, launched in 2018. Provides ESCo services carrying out energy efficiency investments and sharing resulting benefits with clients. Awarded ESCO certification in 2024.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cerved: Italian data, analytics and credit information company also providing advisory services to SMEs and corporates, including access-to-finance and incentive consulting. Comparable to SOUL's Subsidized Finance division and overlapping on regulatory data products for Italian businesses.
• Engineering Ingegneria Informatica: Large Italian IT services and consulting firm serving public sector and enterprises with digital transformation, energy management platforms, and public-incentive program management. Comparable to SOUL on combining consulting with proprietary digital platforms for Italian regulated markets.
• Enel X Way: Italian-headquartered energy services and e-mobility arm of Enel providing energy efficiency, photovoltaic, demand response and ESCO-style offerings to enterprises. Overlaps with Soul Energy Service on photovoltaic, energy management and ESCo contracts, though at utility-scale scope.
• Schneider Electric Italy: Global energy management and automation incumbent with a strong Italian presence, offering energy audits, ESCO services, and digital platforms for industrial energy optimization. Overlaps with SOUL's Energy division and competes for the same enterprise energy mandates, but at vastly larger scale and with proprietary hardware/software stacks.
• JLL Italy: Global real estate services firm offering valuation, tax advisory (incl. IMU/cadastral optimization), due diligence and portfolio consulting to Italian corporate and industrial clients. Directly overlaps with SOUL's Real Estate division on IMU optimization and due diligence, with deeper international reach.
• CBRE Italy: Global real estate advisory and investment firm with Italian operations covering valuation, tax advisory, transaction management and portfolio consulting. Comparable to SOUL Real Estate on cadastral/tax optimization and corporate real estate advisory for enterprise clients.

Direct peers

• Bip (Business Integration Partners): Large Italian management and technology consultancy serving energy, financial services and public-sector clients with operations/process improvement, digital platforms and incentive programs. Highly comparable to SOUL in offering multi-disciplinary consulting across energy and finance, though at significantly larger scale.
• Teicos Group: Italian energy efficiency and ESCO firm providing energy audits, photovoltaic design, efficiency retrofits and energy management to SMEs and enterprises. Directly comparable to SOUL's Energy division and Soul Energy Service subsidiary on ESCO services and Italian market focus.
• RINA Consulting: Italy-based global consulting firm offering energy, sustainability, and engineering advisory services, including energy efficiency audits, certification support, and incentive navigation for industrial clients. Comparable to SOUL on the regulated advisory and ESCO certification dimensions.

Emerging players

• Bureau Veritas Italy: Testing, inspection and certification firm with growing energy efficiency and incentive advisory practice in Italy, including ISO 9001-style quality frameworks and energy audits. Adjacent competitor for regulated advisory mandates where SOUL's certifications are a differentiator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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