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Stories, updates, research and insights from Kakashi Venture Accelerator.

Papers & Research

Published Mar 2026

Technical Report

Epistemic Knowledge · Organisational AI

OIDA: Organizational Knowledge in the Age of Associative Intelligence

A framework that gives every unit of organisational knowledge a computable epistemic status — typed, scored, dynamically maintained — the substrate your AI agents need.

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Signed by Federico Bottino, Carlo Ferrero, Nicholas Dosio, and Pierfrancesco Beneventano

16 pages · 14 min readRead article →

§Portfolio: ShikAI

Published Nov 2025

White Paper

EU Regulation · AI Compliance

AI Compliance, Simplified: How ShikAI Maps the Regulatory Maze for European Enterprises

ShikAI's first white paper maps the combined regulatory surface of EU AI Act, GDPR, DSA and DMA — and offers a practical path forward.

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Signed by Giacomo Conti and Alberto Trivero

8 min readRead article →

ΛKVA Research

Published Feb 2026

Conference Paper

AI Strategy · Venture Building

A Multi-Layer AI Framework for Venture Building

A multi-layer architecture integrating strategic reasoning, operational automation, and human-AI collaboration across the full lifecycle of new ventures.

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Signed by Maryam Fooladi and Federico Bottino

12 min readRead article →

ΣKVA Research

Published Feb 2026

Academic Paper

NLP · Political Media Analysis

Beyond Sentiment: Why Traditional NLP Fails Political News — and How LLMs Can Bridge the Gap

A comparative study identifying “neutral collapse” — the systematic failure of sentiment models to capture the rhetorical richness of political discourse.

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Signed by Maryam Fooladi and Federico Bottino

7 pages · 6 min readRead article →

Blog

IPress Release

Published Nov 2025

Press Release

Il Gruppo Excellence acquisisce KVA – Kakashi Venture Accelerator

Il Gruppo Excellence ha acquisito la maggioranza di KVA – Kakashi Venture Accelerator, il primo AI-native venture studio in Italia che combina consulenza strategica e costruzione di venture deep tech.

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KVA Team

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HVenture

Published Feb 2025

Venture

Homingo: building the future of proptech from Torino

How Homingo is digitising real estate and hospitality assets from its base in Torino, combining software, growth strategy, and AI to reshape the Italian property market.

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KVA Team

2 min readRead article →

ANews

Published Jan 2025

Press Release

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.

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KVA Team

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NVentures

Published Jan 2025

Press Release

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.

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KVA Team

4 min readRead article →

ICommunity

Published Jan 2025

Press Release

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.

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KVA Team

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UResearch

Published Jan 2025

Research

Understanding the AI Act: Implications for European startups

A comprehensive analysis of the EU AI Act and what it means for startups building AI-powered products in Europe. Compliance strategies and opportunities.

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KVA Research Team

3 min readRead article →

SVentures

Published Jan 2025

Press Release

ShikAI: AI governance for the EU AI Act era

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

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KVA Tech Team

5 min readRead article →

VKnowledge Transfer

Published Jan 2025

Press Release

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.

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KVA Team

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BVenture Building

Published Jan 2025

Editorial

Building AI-native ventures from the ground up

The inside story of how we build ventures with AI integrated from day zero. From idea to MVP in weeks, not months.

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KVA Team

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CEditorial

Published Jan 2025

Editorial

Cosa fa KVA, spiegato semplice

Federico Bottino racconta come suo padre – con l'aiuto di ChatGPT – ha finalmente capito cosa fa KVA. Una storia su AI, venture building, e pasta al ragù.

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Federico Bottino

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CCase Study

Published Dec 2024

Editorial

Corporate acceleration: A case study in transformation

How we helped a traditional company transform through Department as a Service. Real results from embedded execution.

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KVA Advisory Team

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HTechnology

Published Dec 2024

Press Release

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.

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KVA Tech Team

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IVenture Capital

Published Nov 2024

Editorial

Investment thesis: What we look for in early-stage ventures

A deep dive into how KVA evaluates and selects investments. Our criteria, our process, and what makes us different as investors.

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KVA Investment Team

5 min readRead article →

PVenture Capital

Published Nov 2024

Venture

Pelomatto raises seed round with KVA leading the investment

We're proud to announce our lead investment in Pelomatto, the mobile pet grooming startup digitizing the Italian market with impressive growth metrics.

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KVA Investment Team

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CGuide

Published Nov 2024

Guide