italian algorithm reinvents how companies gauge project market readiness

January 24, 2025 — NSBProject, an Italian firm specializing in certification services for the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT), has created an innovative algorithm designed to help companies evaluate how ready their projects are for the market.

Led by CEO and co-founder Fabrizio Riccomi, the new solution goes beyond traditional evaluation frameworks by quantifying technological maturity, manufacturing readiness, and commercial readiness — along with a final “adoption readiness” score that reflects how prepared a product or solution is for market uptake.

The readiness model provides a numerical, objective benchmark that can support strategic decision-making both for internal corporate planning and for external stakeholders such as venture capital and private equity funds. According to Riccomi, this tool helps bridge the long-standing gap between early-stage innovation and successful commercialization by offering precise indicators for investment and go-to-market timing.

Initially developed within the context of evolving certification demands — especially as Italy strengthens processes around tax credits for R&D and innovation — the algorithm is now being tested by investors looking to enhance their evaluation frameworks for startups and scaleups.

By transforming subjective assessments into data-driven scores, NSBProject’s readiness algorithm aims to help firms reduce uncertainty in innovation pipelines — and provide clearer insights into the resources needed to bring ideas from prototype to profitable scale.