WIB

WIB reinvents retail rules combining physical and digital shopping channels with a smart, ecommerce enabled automated store capable of handling hundreds of SKUs

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Retailing / Distribution
  • Location Milan, Italy
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded November 2013
  • Employees 6
  • Website wibmachines.com

Company Summary

WIB (Warehouse In a Box) is a smart, web based, automated store that combines physical and digital shopping channels and uses a patented technology to connect a wide range of retail segments to automated sales of goods like grocery, cosmetics, luxury goods, electronics, toys, wines.

WIB’s web based approach enables customers to purchase on site as well as online from their PC or mobile devices and collect their items 24/7 at the chosen store.

Team

  • Nino Lo Iacono
    CEO

    MS Mechatronic Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin.
    Researcher at FIAT Researc Centre within Optics, Photonics and Mechatronics BU.
    Extensive experience in R&D, Prototyping and Project Management.
    Led WIB Seed campaign raising Eur 700K from 2VC funds and a group of International Angel Investors.
    Winner of the 1st place at the Intelligent Vending Competition and finalist (with WIB) at the Intel Business Challenge Europe '13.

  • Marco Bicocchi Pichi
    Marketing Director

    Strategy and Marketing (Channels, Customers and Branding) expert.
    Management experience in sales and marketing in both B2C and B2B.
    Industry experience focus: Retailing, Automotive, Information Technology and Services.
    Innovation Process, International Market Entry Strategy, Business Modeling, Marketing & Business Development, Outsourcing, Retail Marketing Mix, Multi-Channel Strategy.

  • Elisa Puletto
    Business Development Manager

    Extensive experience as Marketing and Communication Specialist, in Fashion and Luxury Labels such as La Perla Group and the satellite channel Fashion TV.

Advisors

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