LEILA S.R.L. SOCIETA' BENEFIT

What LEILA S.R.L. SOCIETA' BENEFIT does

Leila Srl Società Benefit is an Italian benefit corporation and innovative startup headquartered in Bologna that operates a SaaS platform, called Leila App, enabling organizations to design, run, and measure object-sharing services (Biblioteche degli Oggetti). The product originated from the 2016-founded Leila Bologna association — Italy's first Library of Objects — and was formalised as a company in 2023 to scale the model nationally across universities, public institutions, schools, third-sector (ETS) associations, and companies.

The platform comprises three integrated layers: a cloud-based backend management system (Backend Gestionale) for cataloguing items with photos, descriptions, and loan history; a customizable, white-labeled web application for end users to browse, reserve, and monitor loans, including cross-network bookings across the Leila ecosystem; and integration with smart locker hardware for 24/7 autonomous pickup and return. A Point-to-Point add-on enables peer-to-peer exchange in closed communities such as housing or corporate campuses, and an algorithm-based Sustainability Index produces per-loan metrics for CO₂ avoided, money saved, and space recovered, with the climate calculations third-party verified by Climate Standard under ISO 14021:2016 (cert. n. 26-001, valid until 2029). The platform supports three service configurations — Community Desk, Smart Locker, and a hybrid model — that can be combined over time without redesigning the underlying software.

Revenue comes from three streams: recurring SaaS subscriptions for the platform (priced per project based on organizational context and support level, with discounted conditions for ETS and high-impact projects), onboarding and consulting services for activation and methodology transfer, and smart locker hardware sales for the automated model. Go-to-market is consultative and direct, with a structured discovery-call funnel on the website and a community-led growth layer driven by the 12-object-library network across 6 Italian regions (Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia, Toscana, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige), including named customers such as Bocconi University, ER.GO Forlì, Salaborsa Library Bologna, Liceo Filzi, and Comune di Firenze.

Name

LEILA S.R.L. SOCIETA' BENEFIT

Legal name

LEILA S.R.L. SOCIETA' BENEFIT

Website

https://leila.srl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leila Srl Società' Benefit is an Italian Bologna-based SaaS company that provides a cloud platform enabling organizations to run object-sharing libraries, serving universities, public institutions, schools, ETS associations, and companies across Italy through 12 active network points.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sharing Economy SaaS Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

DevOps, SRE & Platform Engineering Consulting (BPAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Object sharing platform
• Library of things software
• Circular economy SaaS
• ESG impact reporting
• Smart locker integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cloud-based management platform (backend + web app) provided on a subscription basis with maintenance and assistance included. Pricing varies based on service dimension, organizational context, and level of support required — from a starting association to a company integrating sharing into its ESG budget. Discounted conditions exist for third-sector entities and high-social-impact projects.
2. Professional Services (Onboarding & Consulting): Personalized support services for activating the sharing service, including guided onboarding, methodology training, governance setup, and operational model consulting. Provided as a bundled or standalone service alongside the SaaS subscription.
3. Smart Locker Hardware: Sale or supply of smart locker infrastructure as part of the automated 24/7 service model. The hardware enables autonomous pickup and return of objects and is integrated with the Leila platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leila Srl operates a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables organizations to design, manage, and measure object-sharing services ("Biblioteche degli Oggetti"). The platform combines a backend management system (Backend Gestionale) with a customizable user-facing web app, and integrates with smart locker hardware for 24/7 automated pickup and return. It supports three deployment models — Community Desk, Smart Locker, and Hybrid — plus a Point-to-Peer add-on for closed communities, and produces certified sustainability metrics (CO₂ avoided, money saved, space recovered) per loan for ESG and CSRD reporting.

Product overview

Leila Srl Società Benefit operates a SaaS platform ecosystem for object sharing called 'La Rete degli Oggetti' (The Network of Objects). The core product is the Leila APP platform comprising two main components: the Backend Gestionale (cloud-based management software) and the Web App (user-facing booking and catalog interface). The platform supports three operational models - Community Desk (staffed physical location), Smart Locker (automated 24/7), and Point-to-Point (peer-to-peer within closed communities) - which can be combined in hybrid configurations. Additional modules include the Sustainability Index for ESG impact measurement. The company also provides sector-specific implementation services for schools, universities, companies, third sector organizations, and public institutions. The network currently comprises 12 active Object Libraries across 6 Italian regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEILA APP: The SaaS platform comprising backend management system and web app for managing object sharing services.

Products and services

• LEILA APP SaaS Platform Cloud-based SaaS platform comprising a backend management system for cataloging objects, users, loan history, and automated loan/return workflows, plus a customizable white-label web app for end users to browse catalogs, reserve objects, monitor loan status, book across the Leila network, request home delivery, and view per-loan sustainability metrics. Hosted on cloud with no local installation required; integrable on any website.
• Smart Locker Hardware Integration Sale or supply of smart locker infrastructure that enables autonomous 24/7 pickup and return of objects. The platform manages cataloging, reservations, and automated notifications while the locker handles physical custody and access.
• Onboarding, Consulting & Implementation Services Tailored professional services that co-construct the activation path for each client organization, covering strategic design, staff training, communication coaching, web app customization, and operational accompaniment. Delivered with sector-specific variants for schools, universities, institutions, third-sector organizations, and companies.
• Know-How Transfer Services Experience-based support that demonstrates how a real object library operates and provides ideas and solutions to overcome operational challenges, transferring the methodology refined since 2016 to new adopting organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO₂ emissions avoided per loan — certified by Climate Standard (ISO 14021:2016, cert. n. 26-001)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Climate StandardcoreOthersClimate Standard is an independent third-party verification body accredited under UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17029:2020. They provide certification of Leila's CO₂ avoidance calculations and green claims at a 'reasonable assurance' level (ISO 14021:2016, cert. n. 26-001, valid until 2029). This is a certification/verification partnership critical to Leila's ESG credibility.
• Get it! Impact Investor Day / Fondazione Social Venture GgSminorOthersFondazione Social Venture GgS runs the Get it! Impact Investor Day program, which selected and recognized Leila as an impact startup. This partnership provides visibility and validation within the impact investment community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Chegg: Large US-listed education-focused platform offering textbook rentals, tutoring, and student services. Broad incumbent operating a sharing/lending business model (textbook rental) targeting a subset of Leila's university customer base.

Direct peers

• Rentman: Rental business management software for AV/event/production rental companies. Direct peer as SaaS platform handling item cataloging, reservations, returns, and availability — overlapping with Leila's core backend capability.
• Peerby: Dutch-founded peer-to-peer item lending platform operating across Europe. Directly comparable as a sharing-economy platform that enables borrowing of rarely-used objects between individuals and communities — addressing the same underutilization problem Leila targets at an institutional level.
• Library of Things: UK-based organization operating physical lending libraries for everyday objects. Closely mirrors Leila's "Biblioteca degli Oggetti" concept — community-managed object sharing with municipal/public-service alignment.
• Hygglo: Swedish neighbor-to-neighbor rental platform for tools, leisure equipment, and household items. Direct peer in the European sharing-economy space with similar community-led growth mechanics.
• Fat Llama: UK-based peer-to-peer rental marketplace for items like cameras, tools, and equipment. Comparable peer in category and mission (making underutilized objects accessible), though Leila is B2B/B2G rather than consumer marketplace.
• Current RMS: Cloud rental management software for event/production/av rental firms. Peer in the rental-management SaaS category with comparable catalog, reservation, and return-tracking workflows.
• Booqable: Rental management SaaS providing booking, inventory, and checkout tooling for rental businesses. Comparable as a managed application platform purpose-built for managing physical items and lending workflows, the same core domain as Leila's Gestionale.
• Goodshuffle: Inventory and rental management platform for event rental companies. Adjacent-purpose SaaS with overlapping capabilities (item cataloging, bookings, returns) for organizations lending physical items.

Regional players

• Toolboom / Tool libraries network (US): US-based community tool library movement (Local Tools of US, tool libraries.org) operating lending libraries for tools/equipment. Comparable in operating model and audience (community lending), but regional (US) and without a comparable SaaS product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leila-la-rete-degli-oggetti

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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