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It all began at the end of 2020, when Mauro took part in a challenge proposed by the Clik of the Politecnico di Torino, whose aim was to solve a concrete problem using Artificial Intelligence. It was at that moment that he came up with the idea of creating an algorithm capable of synthesising and reprocessing texts fully automatically.

After several months, the first prototype capable of creating concept maps automatically was born, enabling Algor to win the challenge proposed by the Politecnico di Torino. The collaboration with the Italian Dyslexia Association (AID) and Dr Barbara Urdanch, which started at the same time, was crucial.

After winning the Challenge, Mauro decides to invest the prize in the project and presents Algor at the Innovative Companies Incubator of the Politecnico di Torino (I3P). Luca Toma (Start-up Business Analyst) likes the idea and this allows Algor to access a pre-incubation path at I3P. New opportunities arise and now Algor just needs a very talented team.

At the end of March 2021, Algor finds what he needs most: Matteo, Fabio, Emanuele, Antonino and Giovanni. 5 extraordinarily talented people, able to give the project a huge turnaround. Within a month, this team manages to turn the prototype into a fully functioning application, which gets more than 500 subscribers in less than a week after launch.

On 20 June 2021, Algor won the sixth edition of the Premio Ancalau, organised by the municipality of Bosia (CN, Italy) in collaboration with several important partners, including Eataly and Banca d'Alba. The €10,000 prize is entirely invested in improving the accessibility of the App and adding new features.

On 19 July 2021, Algor Lab S.r.l. was officially born. A few days later, the entire Algor team participates as guests at the Giffoni Film Festival, Impact section. For many years, this festival had seen Giovanni among the young people on the jury. Witnessing the transition from spectator to guest was inspiring for many of the young people attending the festival.

On 30 July 2021, Algor won the 'Nazaré Lifelong Learning' startup call proposed by Onde Alte, which included a 20,000 euro prize and a 6-month acceleration course. Besides the important financial contribution, the experience with the Onde Alte team will be unique and unforgettable.

October 2021 is a month full of surprises and awards: Algor participates in Digithon 2021, winning the TIM award for inclusion, and in StartCup Piemonte Valle d'Aosta 2021, qualifying for the National Innovation Award (PNI). In the same month, corriere della sera, the most widely read newspaper in Italy, in collaboration with Ashoka Italia, awarded our CEO the 'Le economie della fiducia' prize.

Algor raises EUR 180,000 from Club degli Investitori, one of the leading business angel groups in Italy. Angelo Italiano and Anna Maria Siccardi, co-champions of the operation, said: "Algor has garnered the trust of a wide audience among Club Members, both for the soundness of the idea and the technology behind the product, and for the marked connotation of social impact that the project carries..."

On 3 December 2021, Algor won the National Innovation Award (in italian Premio Nazionale Innovazione) for the ICT category with a cheque for 25,000€ and the special prize Best Social Innovative Startup from Intesa Sanpaolo (10,000€).

In March 2022, the entire Algor team is included in Forbes Italy's 100 Under 30 list. In the same month, the startup completes the Ready to Impact acceleration program proposed by a|cube.

Algor Lab is the winner of Unicredit StartLab, Impact Innovation category. The winning startup receives a financial contribution of 10,000 euros and access to a mentorship program held by experts selected by Unicredit.

In December 2022, Algor Education won the €50,000 'From Idea to Enterprise' grant of the Premio 2031, the most important competition for innovative start-ups in Italy.