Europass

Name

Europass

Legal name

Europass s.r.l.

Website

https://www.europassnet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Export Management Services

NAICS

All Other Business Support Services (561499)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cross-border B2B/Wholesale Trade Marketplaces (CRAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Export management services
• Mechanical subcontracting
• Internationalization consulting
• Buyer-supplier matching
• European market expansion

Headquarters

HQ city

Castelfranco Veneto

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Export Management Services: Europass provides comprehensive export management services to Italian mechanical subcontracting companies seeking to expand into European markets. Services include market strategy development, buyer identification and relationship building, quotation management, and after-sales support. The company acts as an external export office for its clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Europass provides B2B export management services that act as an external export office for Italian mechanical subcontracting companies. The company identifies and connects suitable European buyers with supplier capabilities, manages technical clarifications and quotations in multiple languages, supports market strategy development, and provides ongoing after-sales service. It also organizes B2B matchmaking events and maintains the Subforama trade show brand and a buyer-supplier web platform established in 2006.

Product overview

Europass S.r.l. is a B2B services company founded in 1997 that specializes in internationalization services for the Italian mechanical subcontracting industry. The company's core offering is its Export Management Services, which connect Italian mechanical engineering companies with European buyers through market strategy development, buyer identification and relationship management, quotation handling, and after-sales support. The company operates under the Subforama brand for its trade show presence and maintains a proprietary web platform established in 2006 for buyer-supplier matching. Additional offerings include B2B events for direct buyer-supplier contact and a Mechanics' Sector Guide published and distributed across Europe. Since 2015, Europass has been accredited by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development for internationalization and TEM (Temporary Export Manager) services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Export Management Services Core B2B service that acts as an external export office for Italian mechanical subcontracting companies, covering market strategy development, identification and matching with European buyers, quotation handling in multiple languages, and after-sales support across markets including DACH, Benelux, Nordics, and France.
• Europass B2B Events Organized buyer-supplier matchmaking events that enable face-to-face business relationships between Italian mechanical subcontractors and European buyers.
• Subforama Europass's exhibition brand presented at major European industrial trade shows (Blechexpo for sheet metal processing, Hannovermesse, Global Industrie, MecSpe, BIMU), connecting Italian mechanical suppliers with European buyers at physical exhibitions.
• Mechanics' Sector Guide Sectoral publication providing information on Italian mechanical subcontracting companies, distributed throughout Europe to inform European buyers about available Italian suppliers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies that participated in MAECI-Invitalia voucher programs with Europass achieved tangible short-term results including new customers and significant new orders

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MAECI - InvitalianotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropass was accredited as a TEM (Temporary Export Manager) supplier for the MAECI-Invitalia government voucher program 'Voucher per l'internazionalizzazione Temporary Export Manager con competenze digitali'. This accreditation allowed Europass to support Italian mechanical subcontracting companies in accessing German-speaking markets (D-A-CH) through subsidized export management services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Europages: Europages is a B2B marketplace that connects European suppliers with international buyers, with a strong presence in mechanical and industrial categories. It overlaps with Europass in facilitating buyer-supplier matching across European borders, though Europages operates as a digital marketplace while Europass is human-led.
• Kompass: Kompass is a global B2B directory and marketplace with strong coverage in mechanical and industrial sectors across Europe. Like Europass, it helps suppliers in one country reach buyers in another, and is one of the closest digital analogues to Europass's matchmaking service.
• Wer liefert was (WLW): WLW is a leading German B2B marketplace for industrial buyers and suppliers, with deep penetration in the German-speaking mechanical subcontracting market that Europass targets. Comparable in buyer-supplier matchmaking, though operating as a digital-first platform.
• DirectIndustry (VirtualExpo Group): DirectIndustry is a B2B marketplace specialized in industrial equipment and mechanical components, connecting European and global manufacturers with buyers. It is comparable to Europass's web platform and Subforama trade show brand in serving the same buyer-supplier matchmaking function for industrial sectors.
• industrystock: Industrystock is a German-language B2B platform for industrial products and subcontracting services, with strong DACH-region coverage. It directly competes with Europass in matching Italian mechanical subcontractors with German-speaking buyers.

Broad incumbents

• ThomasNet: ThomasNet is a long-established North American B2B industrial sourcing platform. While focused on the US rather than Europe, it occupies the same industrial buyer-supplier matchmaking category as Europass and operates at significantly larger scale.
• SIMEST: SIMEST is the Italian government agency supporting Italian company internationalization through subsidized financing and TEM programs. It is comparable to Europass's macro role (supporting Italian SMEs in foreign markets) and shares the same public-policy ecosystem and overlapping TEM programs.
• Italian Trade Agency (ITA): ITA (formerly ICE) is the Italian government agency promoting Italian exports and commercial relationships abroad. It operates at much broader scale than Europass and shares the same policy mandate but delivers through trade shows, country desks, and market intelligence rather than private TEM services.
• Confindustria: Confindustria is the main Italian employers' federation representing manufacturing companies, including mechanical subcontractors. It provides export support services and represents a parallel route for Italian SMEs seeking internationalization, comparable to Europass's role but at industry-association scale.

Emerging players

• Exportiamo: Exportiamo is an Italian export management and consulting platform for SMEs seeking to enter foreign markets. It is a direct competitor in the Italian export management services space, targeting a similar SME audience with comparable digital-plus-service offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/europass

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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