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Venture Capital2 min read

Homingo sceglie l’AI con KVA che entra nel capitale di Homingo trasformando un rapporto di fornitura in un’alleanza venture

Kakashi Venture Accelerator (KVA) entra nel capitale di Homingo trasformando un rapporto di fornitura in alleanza venture. L'operazione riflette l'approccio distintivo di KVA come Deep Tech Venture Pa

February 3, 2026Read

News3 min read

First Year Recap

Come nasce il primo venture studio AI-native in Italia? In questo recap del primo anno di Kakashi Venture Accelerator (KVA), esploriamo come la fusione tra consulenza, tecnologia e venture capital stia riscrivendo le regole dell'innovazione. Dai sistemi di compliance di ShiKAI alle analisi predittive di MadarAI, scopri come il team di KVA trasforma sfide tecnologiche complesse in startup di successo e come l'ecosistema italiano si sta preparando a guidare la rivoluzione dell'intelligenza artificiale.

January 13, 2026Read

News2 min read

Announcing our partnership with Excellence Group for European expansion

KVA is now part of the Excellence Group ecosystem, enabling strategic alignment and access to capital for ambitious AI-native ventures across Europe.

January 15, 2025Read

Ventures4 min read

Newjee: Fighting misinformation in the age of AI

How we're building AI-powered tools to restore trust in information. Introducing Newjee, KVA's answer to the information reliability crisis.

January 10, 2025Read

Community4 min read

Impact with rigor: Our Social Impact Acceleration program

We accelerate one nonprofit every year with €50K in funding and services. Because great missions deserve great execution.

January 8, 2025Read

Ventures5 min read

Shikamaru: AI governance for the EU AI Act era

As AI regulation becomes reality, organizations need tools to ensure compliance. Meet Shikamaru, our AI governance and risk management platform.

January 6, 2025Read

Knowledge Transfer6 min read

Venture School: Learning to build, not just pitch

Most startup programs teach you to pitch. We teach you to build. Introducing Venture School, KVA's 12-week program for aspiring founders.

January 4, 2025Read

Technology2 min read

How we built MadarAI: Our proprietary fintech scoring platform

An inside look at MadarAI, our AI-powered platform for quantitative startup evaluation that analyzes 18+ critical KPIs for data-driven investment decisions.

December 10, 2024Read

Methodology3 min read

The KVA method: AI-native, data-driven venture building

How we build ventures differently: four pillars that define our AI-native, data-driven, fast, and European approach to venture creation.

October 15, 2024Read

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