Made In Heritage

Name

Made In Heritage

Legal name

Made In Heritage

Website

https://madeinheritage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Archival Digitization and Heritage Management Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (71212)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Scanning, Digitization & Archival Reproduction (Records, Transcripts, Microform) (EDAEAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF), Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Heritage digitization services
• Archival scanning systems
• Corporate heritage valorization
• Digital library platforms
• AI document processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Italy (specific city not disclosed)

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heritage Digitization Services: Bespoke digitization projects for corporate historical archives, including physical scanning, AI-based processing, digital archive setup, and Public History portal development. Projects are tailored to individual enterprise clients.
2. Custom Technology Solutions: Development and deployment of proprietary tools (V-Scanner, Aspirated Plane) and software platforms (IIIF, OPAC, Digital Library, LOD) for institutional and corporate clients seeking archival digitization infrastructure.
3. Training and Research Programs: Educational programs and research collaborations with universities and cultural institutions, aligned with heritage valorization and digital transformation of cultural professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Made In Heritage is an Italian initiative that provides bespoke digitization and heritage valorization services for corporate historical archives. The company deploys proprietary scanning hardware (V-Scanner, Piano Aspirato) and AI-driven processing pipelines to convert physical archival materials into searchable digital assets, delivered through Public History portals, digital libraries, and standards-based access systems (IIIF, OPAC, Linked Open Data). Their four service modules — MIH Corporate, MIH Story, MIH Marketing, and MIH People — address identity valorization, storytelling, marketing enablement, and heritage-based training for Italian heritage brands and cultural institutions.

Product overview

Made In Heritage offers a comprehensive corporate heritage digitization platform with four core service modules: MIH Corporate (identity valorization), MIH Story (creative storytelling), MIH Marketing (sales-focused archive transformation), and MIH People (training and research). The offering is supported by a technology portfolio including the V-Scanner and Piano Aspirato hardware for physical document digitization, AI-powered processing algorithms (OCR, object detection), Digital Library infrastructure, and standards-based access tools (IIIF, OPAC, Linked Open Data). The Public History Portal serves as the primary public-facing digital platform for sharing digitized heritage content. The company focuses on Italian historical companies and cultural institutions seeking to digitize and valorize their archives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MIH Corporate: Corporate heritage focus for companies strengthening belonging, transmitting identity to stakeholders.
• MIH Story
• MIH Marketing
• MIH People

Products and services

• MIH Corporate
• MIH Story Creative storytelling service using innovative communication tools to valorize company heritage and transform it into a strategic business resource. For companies that want to tell their history through creative use of digital communication tools.
• MIH Marketing Solution for transforming historical archives into accessible, dynamic business assets capable of generating new communication content and supporting sales activities. For companies seeking to leverage heritage for marketing and sales enablement.
• MIH People Heritage-based training and research program aimed at strengthening and transmitting corporate culture and developing new professional figures. For companies that believe in training as a tool for brand growth.
• V-Scanner Proprietary dual-page book scanner with V-shaped book holder, equipped with EOS RP 26.2 Megapixel cameras and Sigma 50mm/F1.4 ART lenses. Capable of digitizing two pages simultaneously at 500 shots/hour, designed for bound volumes with spines up to 7cm wide and covers up to 45cm high and 35cm wide.
• Piano Aspirato (Aspirated Surface Scanner) Proprietary large-format document scanning system with 200x100cm working surface and adjustable suction. Equipped with 54MP Eos R5 cameras and Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG Art lenses on a vertical column up to 220cm. Capable of digitizing up to 300 large-format documents per day.
• Public History Portal Digital platform designed to make the historical and cultural heritage of companies and cultural institutions accessible to the public. Features constant online access, advanced search, user engagement with crowdsourcing, and scientific moderation.
• Digital Library Platform Online digital collection platform for accessing and consulting books, archives, photographs, videos, and multimedia materials with advanced search capabilities, automatic indexing, and algorithm-based search results.

Quantifiable outcome

• 170,000+ pages digitized and made publicly accessible online for Mediobanca
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• MuseimpresamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Made In Heritage and Museimpresa collaborated on developing the 'Circuito Nazionale dei Musei e Archivi d'Impresa dei Marchi Storici' presented at the Assemblea Marchi Storici d'Italia 2026, promoting corporate museums and archives as cultural and tourism assets.
• Acea HeritageminorOthers · 1 January 2026Acea Heritage hosted the Assemblea Pubblica dell'Associazione Marchi Storici d'Italia 2026 in Rome. Made In Heritage expressed interest in this initiative as it aligns with their corporate heritage mission.
• Regesta.execoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Regesta.exe is a partner of Made In Heritage and a leading company in the digital valorization of corporate historical archives. They developed the corporate heritage portal for Gruppo Generali and collaborate on LOD (Linked Open Data) implementations for archival description and management.
• Fondazione Ugo e Olga LevicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi engaged Made In Heritage to create LeviDigiLab, a comprehensive digitalization laboratory for their library and archival heritage. The project includes V-Scanner and Aspirated Plane deployment, AI data processing, Digital Library setup, and a Public History portal.
• Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna (Department of Cultural Heritage)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Bologna collaborated with Baldinini and Made In Heritage on the creation of Baldinini's corporate historical archive, combining academic rigor with heritage expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Europeana Foundation: EU-funded platform aggregating digitized cultural heritage from European institutions. Shares the IIIF/LOD standards and cultural-heritage digitization mission, but operates as a meta-aggregator rather than a custom corporate-archive delivery shop.
• Internet Archive: Large-scale digital library and archival digitization nonprofit. Adjacent on the digitization-plus-public-access mission but operates at massive scale with a different funding model and no bespoke corporate-heritage focus.
• Preservica: UK/US-based digital preservation and archival access platform used by cultural institutions, governments, and corporates globally. Overlaps with Made In Heritage's Digital Library and OPAC offerings but operates as a broader software platform rather than a bespoke Italian corporate-heritage specialist.

Emerging players

• Arkivum: UK-based provider of long-term digital preservation and archiving services for cultural and corporate clients. Comparable in digital-preservation orientation and tier-2 enterprise target segment, but with a different geographic focus and storage-led model.
• Knowledge4all (K4A): European firm building digital archive and cultural-heritage platforms for institutions and corporates. Comparable in applying semantic-web and IIIF technologies to heritage collections, serving a similar mix of cultural and corporate clients.

Regional players

• Imagity: Italy-based provider of digital cultural-heritage and museum experience services. Operates in adjacent territory (Italian museum digitization and immersive heritage experiences) but with less specialization in corporate-heritage archives.
• Muséeum (Hyperborea Group): Italian company within Hyperborea providing digital solutions for museums, archives, and cultural heritage. Operates in the same Italian market with overlapping IIIF/OPAC technology stack and similar institutional client base.

Direct peers

• Memnon Archiving Services: Belgian company providing digital preservation and archiving services for audiovisual and document heritage, serving broadcasters, museums, and cultural institutions across Europe. Closely matches Made In Heritage's bespoke digitization + standards-compliant access delivery model for institutional clients.
• Regesta.exe: Italian firm specializing in digital valorization of corporate historical archives and LOD-based archival description. They co-developed the Gruppo Generali corporate heritage portal with Made In Heritage and are an explicit mutual partner — the closest comparable by service mix and client base.
• Magnetic Media Network (M'useum by MMN): Italian company offering digital corporate-heritage platforms and corporate-museum services. Referenced on Made In Heritage's own news section ("M'useum by MMN"), operating in the same niche of turning corporate archives into digital storytelling assets for Italian brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/made-in-heritage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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