ECCOM

What ECCOM does

ECCOM is a Rome-headquartered transdisciplinary cultural organization founded in 1995, structured as a non-profit association (ECCOM — European Center for Cultural Organization and Management) operating alongside the for-profit company ECCOM Progetti s.r.l. The organization delivers cultural project design, studies and research, consultancy and technical assistance, training, audience development, and monitoring and evaluation for cultural institutions, museums, archaeological parks, regional governments, and European cultural consortia. Core service lines include EU-funded project management (Creative Europe/Europa Creativa, Fondazione CON IL SUD, regional authorities in Lazio, Puglia, and Sardinia), digital storytelling methodologies, accessibility-focused multilingual multimedia applications, and participatory community engagement processes targeting marginalized populations and migrants.

ECCOM's product portfolio is modest and project-bound rather than scalable SaaS: APP Paestum is a multilingual mobile application (seven languages plus Italian Sign Language) with customizable itineraries for the Paestum Archaeological Park; the IMPROVISA Mobile App supports audiovisual and artistic interaction in museum contexts; DIAMOND, MEMEX, and Live Museum/Live Change are research and community projects rather than recurring commercial products. Underlying technology is conventional digital-media tooling developed with partners such as VISIVALAB and Meltingpro; no proprietary platform, API, or AI/ML capability is disclosed.

The revenue model is project-based professional services funded almost entirely by public-sector and foundation grants — primarily EU programs (Creative Europe, Permanent Learning Programme), Italian regional governments (Lazio, Sardinia, Puglia), and foundations (Fondazione CON IL SUD). Pricing is determined through institutional procurement rather than published rates, and revenue is non-recurring in the sense that each project must be competitively re-won. The go-to-market motion combines sales-led direct institutional engagement, community-led participatory co-design, and event-driven training delivery across European cities. Headcount is approximately 83 across the operational Rome office, legal Rome office, and Puglia regional office.

Name

ECCOM

Legal name

ECCOM Progetti srl

Website

https://eccom.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ECCOM is a Rome-based transdisciplinary cultural organization founded in 1995 that designs, manages, and evaluates cultural heritage, social innovation, and audience-development projects for public institutions, museums, and European cultural networks, funded primarily through EU grants and regional government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. European Project Funding: ECCOM generates revenue primarily through European Union funding programs including Creative Europe, with projects co-financed by EU initiatives such as Europa Creativa and the Permanent Learning Programme.
2. Foundation and Institutional Grants: Projects are funded by foundations including Fondazione CON IL SUD, Lazio Region, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, and other public institutions supporting cultural and social innovation initiatives.
3. Consultancy and Technical Assistance: ECCOM provides specialized consultancy services to public and private entities for cultural heritage enhancement, audience development, and project design and evaluation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECCOM is a transdisciplinary cultural organization that delivers studies and research, consultancy and technical assistance, training, project design, cultural heritage promotion, and monitoring and evaluation services to public and private cultural institutions, museums, archaeological parks, and regional authorities across Italy and Europe. Its work is anchored in social innovation, audience development, digital storytelling methodologies, and inclusion of marginalized populations, funded primarily through European Union programs, foundation grants, and regional public contracts.

Product overview

ECCOM is a transdisciplinary cultural organization composed of the non-profit association ECCOM-European Center for Cultural Organization and Management and the company ECCOM Progetti srl. The organization offers services including studies and research, consultancy and technical assistance, training, project design, promotion of cultural heritage, and monitoring and evaluation. ECCOM's product portfolio includes digital products like the APP Paestum multilingual mobile application and the IMPROVISA Mobile App, alongside research and community projects such as DIAMOND (museums and cultural inclusion), MEMEX (inclusive digital storytelling), and Live Museum, Live Change (community heritage engagement).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APP Paestum Multilingual mobile application developed for the Paestum Archaeological Park offering customizable itineraries based on themes, duration, and interests, with content in seven languages and LIS (Italian Sign Language) for accessibility.
• IMPROVISA Mobile App Mobile application designed to engage audiences through audiovisual and artistic interaction, supporting improvisation-based activities for museum contexts as part of the IMPROVISA – Life in motion project.
• Cultural Heritage Consulting and Technical Assistance Specialized consultancy services for cultural heritage enhancement, audience development, project design and evaluation, delivered to public and private cultural entities and regional authorities.
• Training and Capacity Building Training activities, workshops, seminars, conferences, and experimental training programs delivered in-person and online with international specialists and scholars, supporting professional development in the cultural and creative sector.
• Studies, Research and Monitoring & Evaluation Studies, research, and monitoring and evaluation services supporting the cultural and creative sector, including audience research, social impact assessment, and policy analysis.
• European Project Design and Consortium Building Design and coordination of European Union-funded cultural projects, including Creative Europe, Europa Creativa, and Permanent Learning Programme applications, with consortium building across international partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• DIAMOND project was selected among the '2016 Good Cultural Practices' by Lazio Region for dissemination
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IAWM – The International Association of Women's MuseumscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Since 2015, ECCOM is part of IAWM, founded in 2008 in Merano and turned into an association in 2012. IAWM aims to connect women's museums worldwide and promote culture, art, education, and training from a gender perspective through research, projects, exhibitions, and conferences. ECCOM coordinated SHE-Culture, a project promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue through analysis and evaluation of gender policies.
• Culture Action EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Since January 2010, ECCOM has been a member of Culture Action Europe, an organization that promotes arts and culture in Europe. The partnership supports access to the arts and participation in culture as a fundamental right, and exerts influence on European cultural policies by offering cultural actors a space to share and develop common strategies.
• ICOM – International Council of MuseumscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECCOM adheres to ICOM, which gathers more than 20,000 museums as members, including institutions and organizations from the museum world, and professionals working in the sector such as educators, curators, professors, and communication agents.
• MeltingprominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the DIAMOND project focused on digital storytelling for cultural inclusion in European museums.
• AUGEOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject manager partner in the Green Routes Taranto project, which uses artistic languages to facilitate sustainable urban regeneration processes with local communities.
• Bocche del ventominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Green Routes Taranto project for sustainable urban regeneration and community engagement.
• Ce.Fo.P. Sacro CostatominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Green Routes Taranto project focused on community and cultural development.
• ZONAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Green Routes Taranto project for sustainable urban regeneration.
• Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History, BucharestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DIAMOND project for digital storytelling pilot activities with marginalized audiences.
• Ion Borcea Museum of Natural Sciences, BacauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DIAMOND project for digital storytelling and museum inclusion initiatives.
• Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MadridminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DIAMOND project for digital storytelling and cultural inclusion in European museums.
• Civic Museum of Zoology in RomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner museum in DIAMOND project for digital storytelling with marginalized audiences.
• Interarts, SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in Birth Cultures project (2019-2022) and DRIS project (2020-2022), coordinating international consortium for cultural heritage and social inclusion.
• Documenta Creaciones Multimedia Avanzadas SL, SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject coordinator for IMPROVISA - Life in motion (2020-2022), supporting digital and participatory art for young audiences.
• EMST - National Museum of Contemporary Art, AthenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner museum in IMPROVISA project for digital engagement and audience development with young people and migrants.
• Galeria Labirynt, LublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IMPROVISA project for digital and participatory art engagement.
• National Museum of Contemporary History, LjubljanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner museum in IMPROVISA project for digital and participatory art initiatives.
• ITZ - Interkulturelles Theater Zentrum, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DRIS project for intercultural dialogue in Rome, Barcelona, and Berlin.
• Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni CulturalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian institutional partner in DRIS project for intercultural dialogue and community engagement.
• Frauenmuseum Merano, ItalyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Birth Cultures project for women's museums network and cultural heritage.
• Frauenmuseum Hittisau, AustriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Birth Cultures project focusing on gender and cultural heritage.
• Gender Museum, UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Birth Cultures project for gender cultural heritage research.
• Birth Café Campaign, GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Birth Cultures project for cultural research on birth and maternity practices.
• Naturalmente OnlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Me and my place in the world project for social reintegration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Culture Action Europe: Brussels-based European cultural policy network promoting arts and culture access; ECCOM is a member, making this organization a comparable peer in cultural advocacy and policy influence work.
• European Cultural Foundation: Amsterdam-based foundation supporting cultural cooperation across Europe through grants, advocacy, and projects, comparable in mission and EU-level engagement but with significantly larger scale and endowment.
• European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC): Brussels-based network of cultural centers across Europe, comparable to ECCOM in facilitating EU cultural cooperation projects and providing capacity-building support to cultural organizations.
• ELIA - European League of Institutes of the Arts: Amsterdam-based network representing arts education and training institutions across Europe, comparable to ECCOM in providing professional development and training for cultural sector professionals.
• Trans Europe Halles: European network of cultural centers repurposed from industrial buildings, supporting cultural project development and capacity building across Europe; comparable to ECCOM's work with cultural institutions and EU-funded projects.

Direct peers

• Fondazione Fitzcarraldo: Italian cultural research and management foundation based in Turin that conducts research, training, and consultancy for the cultural sector, directly comparable to ECCOM's research, training, and EU project design services.
• Interarts: Barcelona-based cultural consultancy and project management organization that partners with ECCOM on EU-funded projects, directly comparable in cultural project design, consortium coordination, and EU grant management.

Regional players

• IETM: International network for contemporary performing arts with members across 50+ countries, comparable in facilitating cross-border cultural cooperation, EU project partnerships, and professional development.
• BKK - Budapest Observatory: Central European cultural research and policy observatory comparable to ECCOM's research and monitoring functions for cultural heritage and cultural management.
• The Audience Agency: UK-based audience development and cultural data analytics organization comparable to ECCOM's audience development, monitoring and evaluation services for cultural institutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClvK5pP8HrudShRa4SCLYbg
• Facebookfacebook.com/eccomideeperlacultura
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eccom
• Instagraminstagram.com/eccom_it

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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