SME Consulting Sales Automation Custom AI Cost Reduction More Clients More Time Concrete Results 2-Week Sprints SME Consulting Sales Automation Custom AI Cost Reduction More Clients More Time Concrete Results 2-Week Sprints
AI Consulting for Italian SMEs

Sell more.
Work less.
Grow for real.

We partner with Italian entrepreneurs to automate operations, structure sales, and deploy AI where it truly matters. No slides, no theory — results in weeks.

87%
Time saved on margin analysis
28k
Revenue protected in 90 days
2W
First visible results
30'
Enough to find opportunities
The Problem

Every day you lose time
and money without knowing it.

Large companies already use AI to automate everything. SMEs risk falling behind — not for lack of will, but for lack of the right partner.

Manual and repetitive processes

Hours spent on admin tasks that could be automated. Your team works for the system, not for the customer.

Disorganised sales

No structured system to manage customers and deals. Quotes, follow-ups, and offers handled manually, with no traceability.

Scattered and inaccessible data

Key information spread across Excel sheets, emails, and disconnected notes. No reports, no overview to make decisions.

Customers slipping away

No system to detect when a customer is going cold. The sales rep only finds out when it's too late.

Disconnected tools

Email, ERP, Excel, WhatsApp. Everything separate, everything manual. Each missing integration means hours lost every week.

Growing technology gap

Large companies already use AI at scale. SMEs risk losing competitiveness year after year, without even noticing.

Solutions

Three areas of intervention.
Concrete results.

We step in where your business loses the most time and money. Every area has clear outputs, defined timelines, and a measurable return.

01 — Sales
Sales 2.0
More clients, less effort
  • CRM tailored to track every deal
  • Quotes and proposals generated automatically
  • Automated follow-ups: no client forgotten
  • Real-time sales dashboard
  • Chatbot to qualify leads from your website
02 — Operations
Automation
Cut manual work
  • Automated billing and accounting
  • Order and inventory management without manual intervention
  • Customer emails handled automatically
  • Reports and KPIs generated every morning
  • Integration with existing ERP and management systems
03 — Intelligence
Custom AI
Built around your processes
  • AI assistant answering customers 24/7
  • Dashboard to understand your business numbers
  • Sales and inventory forecasts based on data
  • Automated processing of documents and contracts
  • Solutions built for you, not generic templates
Real Cases

Concrete results
from our clients.

Every project starts with a process analysis and delivers measurable numbers. Not abstract consulting — interventions with a clear before and after.

Manufacturing — 45 employees

Automated discovery of negative margins

An analyst spent 3 days a month cross-referencing data. The AI alert reduces this to 20 minutes. The owner receives a client report whenever a margin drops below threshold.

87%
Time saved on analyses
€4.2k
Monthly savings in labour hours
SME Retail — B2B E-Commerce

Customer churn prevention

The system monitors orders, repurchase frequency, and support tickets. When a B2B customer reduces orders by 30%, the sales rep receives a notification with profile and personalised re-engagement script.

30
Clients recovered in the first month
€28k
Revenue added in 90 days
Startup — From idea to revenue

New service launch for agencies

Idea validated in 2 weeks with 12 interviews. Service live in 7 weeks. First 5 paying clients at week 10. The founder hired no one — UpVentures was the team.

10W
From idea to first revenue
0
Hires in the initial phase
The Method

How we work.

Four phases, two-week sprints, concrete outputs at every step. You always know where you stand and what you have in hand.

01

Analysis

02

Proposal

03

Development

04

Results

We study your processes, tools, and bottlenecks. We identify where you're losing time and money.

Guiding principle Analyse Build fast Measure results Repeat
Why Us

Not consultants.
Operational partners.

The difference between those who sell you slides and those who work with you until you get results.

International experience, hands-on approach

We come from environments where AI is already integrated into business processes. We bring that experience to Italian SMEs, speaking your language.

Measurable results from week one

Every intervention has clear objectives and an estimated return in time and costs. After each sprint you know exactly what has changed.

Practical AI, not theory

We don't talk about a distant future. We show you concrete tools you can use from day one, integrated into your work.

Zero disruption to your operations

We work in parallel with your team without stopping activities. We implement, test, go live — without blocking anything.

A single point of contact for everything

From operations to sales, from AI to automations: one partner for the entire journey. No bouncing between different suppliers.

Radical honesty

If something isn't working we say so right away. We prefer a quick course correction to months of wasted work. Zero pointless slides.

Behind it

Not a company.
One person.

Davide Maria Giacomini
Davide Maria Giacomini
Founder & Consultant — Turin

I have built and launched AI products in 4 international markets, led projects in top-tier programmes, and worked as PM on enterprise projects. UpVentures was born from direct experience: I know what it means to build something from scratch, with limited resources and market pressure. I work side by side with entrepreneurs — not as a distant consultant.

EIR @ Vento Head of Ventures @ Kakashi Tech PM @ IQVIA AI PM — 4 international markets Politecnico di Milano Strathclyde Business School

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Tell us how you work. We'll identify at least one concrete opportunity for savings or growth. No commitment.

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Email
hello@upventures.io
Phone
+39 346 142 9304
Office
Turin, Corso Lecce 90
Web
upventures.io