R.A.I.S.E. - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT S.R.L.

What R.A.I.S.E. - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT S.R.L. does

R.A.I.S.E. (Research and Innovation for Society & Environment S.r.l.) is an Italian academic spinoff of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, founded by university professors to commercialize applied AI research. The company operates from its Bari headquarters within the Department of Physics and a secondary operational office in Milan. The team reports over 30 years of combined academic and practical AI experience and over 100 scholarly publications.

The company's offering comprises seven service modules: text analytics and sentiment analysis, computer vision for security and surveillance, genomic analysis for precision medicine, One Health applications linking human/animal/environmental health, Earth observation via remote sensing, socio-economic systems analysis tied to UN Sustainable Development Goals, and AI-based rankings and performance evaluation. All modules are underpinned by eXplainable AI (XAI) as the core technology, targeting interpretability across text, image, video, and structured data modalities.

R.A.I.S.E. operates as a professional services firm, delivering AI consulting and custom solution development on a quote-based pricing model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement, primarily targeting organizations in healthcare and life sciences, tourism and hospitality, security and surveillance, agriculture and environment, government and policy institutions, and educational and research institutions. Geographic scope is stated as Europe (primarily Italy), with no disclosed funding, named customers, partnerships, patents, awards, or management team beyond founders and corporate/finance support staff.

Name

R.A.I.S.E. - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT S.R.L.

Legal name

R.A.I.S.E. – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT S.R.L.

Website

https://raise-puglia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

R.A.I.S.E. is an Italian academic spinoff of the University of Bari that provides eXplainable AI consulting and custom AI solutions across healthcare, genomics, Earth observation, sustainability, and socio-economic analysis for European enterprise and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting and Custom AI Solutions

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Model Transparency, Explainability & Interpretability (XAI) (HDAAAMAB), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Computer vision solutions
• Genomic data analysis
• Earth observation AI
• Explainable AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Bari

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Consulting and Custom Solution Development: The company provides specialized AI consulting services and develops custom AI solutions for enterprise clients across various sectors including healthcare, genomics, sustainability, and earth observation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

R.A.I.S.E. delivers AI consulting and custom solution development across seven service areas: text analytics and sentiment analysis, computer vision for security and surveillance, genomic data analysis for precision medicine, One Health applications, Earth observation via remote sensing, socio-economic systems analysis using complex networks, and AI-based rankings and performance evaluation. All offerings are powered by eXplainable AI (XAI) to produce human-interpretable insights, and are delivered as bespoke professional services rather than packaged software products.

Product overview

R.A.I.S.E. srl is an AI company offering seven distinct service modules covering text analytics, computer vision, genomic analysis, One Health, Earth observation, socio-economic analysis, and rankings evaluation. The company operates as an academic spinoff from the University of Bari, providing AI-powered solutions across healthcare, sustainability, and various industrial domains. Their offerings are delivered as specialized professional services rather than a unified software platform, with each service leveraging proprietary AI methodologies and eXplainable AI technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Text Analytics and Sentiment Analysis AI-powered text analysis systems that extract sentiment and customer satisfaction insights from textual reviews. Used for business improvement guidance and tourism industry evaluation (hotels and restaurants). Incorporates eXplainable AI for interpretability.
• Computer Vision and AI AI systems utilizing novel learning technologies to enhance computer vision tools for security and surveillance applications. Features include biometric authentication, CCTV monitoring for forensic analysis, and industrial process optimization with eXplainable AI for interpretability.
• Genomic Analysis AI-powered genomic data analysis leveraging high-throughput sequencing technologies for precision medicine and personalized therapy design. Addresses complex biological and genetic mechanisms in diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.
• One Health Analysis AI applications investigating the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and ecosystem health. Evaluates environmental factor impacts on human health and aligns with sustainable development goals.
• Earth Observation AI-based models for remote sensing data analysis including both optical and radar imagery. Applications include agricultural practice monitoring, environmental risk assessment (droughts, landslides, floods, wildfires), public institution support, and insurance-related applications. Features eXplainable AI for interpretable insights.
• Socio-Economic Systems Analysis AI and complex network analysis for studying socio-economic systems. Includes evaluation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals synergies using NLP and natural language processing to map semantic content and communication patterns as a decision support system.
• Rankings Analysis AI-based ranking evaluation system that addresses limitations of traditional rankings by incorporating territorial features. Provides fair and reproducible ratings using complex networks at different spatial resolution scales to account for disparities among ranked entities like countries and universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed across diverse domains from pioneering genomic analyses to sentiment extraction

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Celonis: European AI/data analytics leader for process mining and execution management; comparable as a European-grown AI scale-up that grew from specialized analytics consulting into enterprise software.
• DataRobot: Established enterprise AI/ML platform vendor offering model development, MLOps and AI services — a broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise AI consulting and solution-development budgets.
• Almawave: Italian listed AI vendor serving multiple verticals (telecom, healthcare, public sector) with NLP, conversational AI and analytics — comparable broad incumbent competing in several of R.A.I.S.E.'s target domains.
• H2O.ai: Enterprise AI platform provider offering explainable AI (H2O Driverless AI) and ML model development; comparable to R.A.I.S.E. on XAI differentiation and AI/ML engineering services.

Regional players

• Jakala: Italian-based AI/data-driven martech and customer data platform provider; overlaps with R.A.I.S.E.'s text analytics and socio-economic system analysis use cases in Italy.

Direct peers

• Faculty AI: UK-based applied AI consulting firm with academic roots that delivers custom AI solutions to enterprises and governments — closely comparable business model and customer mix to R.A.I.S.E.
• Datrix: Italian AI and data analytics consultancy offering AI-driven solutions across marketing, retail and industrial verticals, with a similar custom-solutions and consulting GTM as R.A.I.S.E.
• Expert.ai: Italy-based AI company specializing in natural language processing and text analytics, directly comparable to R.A.I.S.E.'s text/sentiment analysis module and enterprise AI consulting model.

Emerging players

• Indico Data: Applied AI company focused on document understanding and unstructured data analytics; comparable to R.A.I.S.E.'s text analytics and computer vision modules in regulated industries.
• Solvay AI (Covea x AI Laboratory) / similar Italian academic AI spinoffs: PoliHub-affiliated academic spinoffs from Italian universities (e.g., Politecnico di Milano) that incubate AI ventures with academic founders; structurally analogous to R.A.I.S.E.'s academic spinoff model in Italy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raise-puglia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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