Wibo, the startup helping companies grow by strengthening their internal capabilities through executive-led learning paths has closed a €500,000 investment round.
Founded in Turin by Tommaso Seita and Alessandro Busso, Wibo started as a reward-based quiz app.
After pivoting toward live quiz sessions for events and training, the real turning point came when the founders identified a growing need in the HR and Learning & Development space.
Our vision is to help organizations, teams, and individuals successfully navigate the future of work by combining human and tech skills,
explain co-founders Tommaso Seita and Alessandro Busso, adding:
We do this through a unique training model that allows people to learn from international executives by blending live sessions, exercises, and practical tools. With this round, we will expand our team with 5 new hires over the next three months, bring in high-profile talent in the field of artificial intelligence, and develop a proprietary platform to further enhance the learning experience.
Traditional corporate training, often perceived as ineffective and disconnected from real work, is in urgent need of a radical shift. Recognising this need, Wibo has developed a new approach to learning: experiential, business-oriented, and led by those who live business every day.
Each program is delivered in small groups and kicks off with a live session featuring top executives from companies like Nike, Amazon, Google, Spotify, Airbnb, and Uber, who share their direct experience from leading global organisations.
These insights are then translated into simulations, role-playing activities, targeted questions, and guided exercises, conducted by trainers with genuine corporate backgrounds.
Seita and Busso added:
Today’s corporate training is still seen as flat, boring, uninspiring and most importantly, ineffective. It often lacks real business context, as it is typically created by professional trainers who have never experienced company life from the inside. That’s why Wibo helps companies bridge the gap between human and AI skills, combining leadership, communication, and team management with the practical, conscious adoption of artificial intelligence. Our model is simple yet powerful: humans superpowering humans. We use real-world experience to make learning a true driver of business success.
Leading the round is a group of prominent business leaders, many of whom had already collaborated with Wibo as Executive Teachers. Among them: Simone Cimminelli (angel investor), Andrea Incondi (Vice President Europe South at Flix), Lorenzo Lagorio (Italy Country Manager at easyJet), Elena Mirandola (former CEO of F.C. Como Women), Giacomo Trovato (CEO of Genertel), Duccio Vitali (CEO & Founder of Alkemy), Oscar Farinetti (Founder of Eataly), and Marco Fassone (former CEO of top football clubs including Milan, Napoli, and Juventus, now a Business Advisor at Wibo).
The round was also backed by Talent Garden and supported by the VC fund Techstars, which previously joined a former round.
Andrea Incondi, investor and VP for Southern Europe at Flix, said he believed in Wibo’s exceptional potential from the very beginning, commenting:
After collaborating as an Executive Teacher, investing in their growth was the natural next step. I truly believe in the founders, Tommaso and Alessandro, and their young, ambitious team that dared to innovate a traditional sector with a solid, scalable business model capable of creating real impact in today’s fast-changing work environment.
Wibo’s goal is clear: to create upskilling and leadership programs that combine human skills and technology, making training not only memorable but also practical and immediately applicable to everyday work.
To date, more than 14,500 people have participated in Wibo's programs, with a satisfaction rate of 94 per cent and a completion rate of 98 per cent.
The funds will allow the company to consolidate its presence in the Italian market, expand its training areas by integrating content on AI, and accelerate the development of its proprietary technological tools.
Lead image: Wibo team | Photo: Uncredited
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