On October 4th the winners of the new edition of South Summit were announced. There were 4 big awards: "Most Disruptive Startup", "Most Scalable Product", "Best Team" and the absolute "Startup Competition Winner".
Startups of every industry participated and were divided in ten verticals. For each of these tracks, there was also a winner that pitched their project in the final that took place on October 3rd on our Arena Stage.
Watch the whole final of the Startup Competition here:
Keep reading to learn all about their projects, we will present you each track winner and the total winners of the Startup Competition:
South Summit 2019 Startup Competition Winners
10 - IOMOB – Smart Mobility & Logistics Winner
Spanish startup Iomob, offers a decentralized, open and interoperable turnkey MaaS solution for major transport and mobility industry players such as train and bus companies, airlines and airports, car manufacturers, auto clubs, mobility startups and public transit authorities. Iomob was selected by Newsweek in the top 25 blockchain project with social impact.
9 - 2EYES VISION – Healthcare & Biotech Winner
2EYES VISION is a Spanish startup that develops devices for the ophthalmic industry, with special focus on providing customized solutions to treat presbyopia and cataracts.
8 - EPICA – Cutting Edge Technologies
United States based startup EPICA, empowers companies to make powerful decisions by capturing, processing and activating online data (web, applications, digital data-sources) and offline data (CRM, ERP, legacy systems, etc.) to accurately generate predictions yielding a significant impact on business results for retail, e-commerce, and CPG companies. Epica has received €1,5 millions in funding up to date.
7 - WAGA ENERGY – Energy & Sustainability
Waga Energy is a French startup that has developed breakthrough technology to upgrade landfill gas into grid-compliant biomethane (also called Renewable Natural Gas). WAGABOX is already adopted by major waste management companies in France (Suez, Veolia, Paprec) and by several public waste management authorities (Gers, Lorient).
6 - PRAXILABS – EnlightED Edtech
PraxiLabs, based in Egypt, aims to provide equal opportunity for an enhanced STEM education for students everywhere by providing 3D interactive virtual simulations that are accessible, usable, and affordable for educational institutions and students alike. PraxiLabs won "The Next Billion EdTech Prize" Award in Dubai, March 2019.
5 - LOCALYZE – Digital Business & Government
Localyze is a German startup that has created a global mobility platform that takes the hassle out of relocation and makes it easier for the digital generation to work and study abroad, as well as for companies to hire international talent. Hanna Asmussen, their CEO, was selected for the "Top 100 Business Punk Ranking 2019".
4 - JUBEL – "BEST TEAM" (Travel & Tourism)
Jubel is a United States based startup that democratizes the luxury of affording an expert travel advisor by empowering any traveler with their vetted/ curated 1,000 destination database and personalization services for all price points. Jubel grew their revenues 600% in the last 24 months.
Bdeo provides a complete pack of visual intelligence in order to avoid fraud for insurance companies. Bdeo was one of South Summit Mexico 2018 winners.
Influencity has developed its own technology design for influencers using big data, machine learning and algorithms capable of indexing and analyzing audiences from any social network. Influencity has customers in 13 countries and had more than 1M € in revenues in the last 12 months
Streamloots monetizes e-sports and live streamer’s interactions to help them make money regardless their size. Streamloots received €1.3 million in funding till the date of the Summit.
Which Project did you liked the most? Do you have a disruptive project that you would want as one of our finalist? South Summit Startup competition has already become a benchmark for Innovation. If you have a promising idea and team behind, join the #SouthSummit2020 startup competition NOW.