Revoltab – Livio Fazio

Our ability to smell is our strongest sense and we have all experienced the “Proust effect”, whereby a particular aroma triggers an involuntary memory. Be it suncream while on holiday or the smell of our parents’ house – a memory combined with a scent stays with us forever. And there is a suitable fragrance for every situation, which is exactly where the start-up Revoltab comes in.

When we furnish a room, we pay attention to colors, materials, lighting and acoustics. But what about fragrance? Enter Revoltab. The start-up has developed a room-fragrance capsule system that is both smart and virtually invisible. The young company aims to revolutionize the fragrance industry and is well on the way to achieving that goal.

Livio Fazio is the founder and CEO of Revoltab, and the creative mastermind behind it. He has always been fascinated by fragrance and, following a career as a professional ice-hockey player and then having held various roles in the fragrance and beauty industry, he came up with his current business idea. «We tried to understand customers’ needs and developed Revoltab based on these. Our product is entirely the result of market feedback,» the entrepreneur explains. Following years of development, the product was launched in spring 2023.

Revoltab's fragrance capsule system is extremely simple and essentially works in the same way as a coffee capsule system. The diffuser is virtually invisible when plugged into the socket and the fragrance is emitted via the capsule. The visually discreet solution can be managed via the app, so that it constantly emits the ideal amount of room fragrance.

From restaurants and hotels, though beauty salons and medical facilities, to stores, offices and private homes, the target audience is extremely broad and the response to date has been fantastic. Fragrance is both relevant and ubiquitous. A room can be beautifully furnished and well lighted, but if it doesn’t smell nice, none of that matters. «Fragrance is essential for a good atmosphere and governs our sense of well-being. There is a suitable fragrance for every situation and ambience. Recognizing and responding to this is what Revoltab is all about,» says Livio.

Doch was macht Revoltab in der Raumduftbranche einzigartig? Das Problem bei den meisten Duftprodukten sei, dass man die Einsatzzeit und die damit verbunden Duft- Intensität nicht regulieren könne. Eine Duftkerze oder ein Duftbaum rieche anfangs sehr intensiv und nimmt dann mit der Zeit ab.

«Bei unserer Lösung lässt sich die Intensität und Aktivphase ganz simpel über ein Dashboard steuern. Unsere Kunden müssen eigentlich nur die Wunscheinstellung definieren, den Raumduft wählen und das Produkt nutzen. Wir bieten dank IoT-Technologie einen erstklassigen Service und erinnern zum Beispiel, wann eine Nachbestellung fällig wird oder liefern bei Leerstand automatisch neue Raumduft-Kapseln. Gerade im B2B-Bereich ist das extrem spannend und effizient», ist Livio überzeugt. Das Team um Revoltab hat zum Ziel, integraler Bestandteil eines jeden Raumes zu werden.