Italy01 builds the infrastructure of European digital sovereignty — from payments to artificial intelligence — and nurtures the ecosystem that grows around it.
Italy01 is the operating company behind three ventures — CyberPlace, Pay01, and the 01neural AI division.
01neural develops sovereign AI models retrained on certified European data and served from European infrastructure, designed for full EU AI Act and GDPR compliance.
The most advanced sovereign model — a fast-follower stack built on best-in-class open-weight foundation models, retrained on certified European datasets. Target applications: regulated sectors (public administration, finance, healthcare) and dual-use intelligence data processing. Currently in development.
A lighter sovereign AI model for SME and general-purpose deployments, sharing the same sovereignty-by-design architecture as the flagship.
Infrastructure roadmap: dedicated European compute (Megacephalus program, Veneto).
A payment platform enabling fast, secure QR-code merchant payments, built on modern infrastructure including Stripe Connect. Designed for cross-border flows with multilingual support for European markets.
Pay01's operations are being automated through an AI-agent architecture — handling monitoring, support and accounting workflows — with human oversight retained for compliance.
CyberPlace is an Italy01 venture that supports early-stage startups with free workspace and access to its network and connections, in exchange for equity — helping founders turn ideas into structured ventures. It also runs a partnership program connecting local and regional companies with the startup ecosystem.
Legal entity
Italy01 Corporation SRLS
Headquartered in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), Italy.
Founded to build and operate technology ventures with a focus on European digital sovereignty. Italy01 invests engineering and operational capacity into its portfolio companies — currently 01neural, Pay01 and CyberPlace.
Filippo G. M. Carraro
Founder & CEO
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Legal name
Italy01 Corporation SRLS
Registered office
Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), Italy
VAT number
02859740306