Introducing the startups selected to join the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration
After a short but extremely intense Open Call, and having reviewed the 40+ submissions we've received through the F6S Platform, we're very excited to announce the 22 startups that have been selected to participate in the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration — an express 4-week version of S3E Charge, our European Funded acceleration program for growth deep tech startups from Southern Europe. Keep on reading to find out who made the cut for this final edition!
Meet the 22 startups selected for S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration
WASTECLOUD 🇬🇷
Digitising waste management, an asset and infrastructure intensive sector.
The solution: Wastecloud offers web & mobile apps for end-to-end waste traceability, boosting reporting, sustainability, efficiency, and reducing costs.
The team: Kyriakos Tsitouridis, CEO.
Website: wastecloud.co
TELENAVIS A.E. 🇬🇷
Geographic Information Systems, task management and fleet monitoring.
The solution: Quality services and products utilizing cutting-edge IC technologies such as AI, machine learning and blockchain.
The team: Konstantinos Haniotis, Founder and CEO; Panagiotis Evangelou, Project Manager.
Website: telenavis.com
ENISMARO 🇮🇹
Agrifood-tech company specialised in food & wine traceability.
The solution: An end-to-end platform for B2B customers that allows to create, update and consult all information relating to the production process. The platform is integrated by two frameworks: a structure for the management of IOT sensors and a layer developed in Blockchain.
The team: Isabella D'Addeo, CEO; Marco D'Addeo, CTO; Rossella D'Addeo, UI/UX Designer.
Website: enismaro.com
Explicit.ai 🇬🇷
Leveraging AI to optimize data processing and decision-making.
The solution: Tailored and scalable AI solutions for agriculture, logistics and ITS, focusing on practical, cost-effective, and data-driven innovation.
The team: Georgia Papadopoulou, CEO.
Website: explicit.ai
Conartia 🇬🇷
Consultancy and integration of digital solutions for the sports sector.
The solution: Digital solutions for enterprises and sports organizations, including ERP, CRM, collaboration tools, data analytics, and internal communication platforms.
The team: Efthimis Tzourdas, CEO and Co-Founder; Fokion Tzourdas, Business Development Manager; Dimitris Bampas, Co-Founder.
Website: conartia.com
Aquacloud 🇮🇹
AI-powered cloud systems for the blue economy
The solution: SMARTFISH, a platform as a service (PaaS) for aquaculture and precision farming, fostering sustainable fish farming off shore and inland for climate resilience.
The team: Luca Pozzato, CEO; Filippo Cozzini, CTO; Michela Cariglia, R&D Manager.
Website: aquacloud.it
EyeCheckup 🇹🇷
Non-invasive diagnosis of eye, heart, and kidney diseases using AI.
The solution: Multimodal AI-powered eye disease diagnostics, covering the complete scope of retina exams performed by an ophthalmologist.
The team: Rim Khazhin, CEO; Burak Bilgin, Product Manager.
Website: eye-checkup.com
Carbon Gate 🇹🇷
AI-driven all in one platform customizing your carbon management
The solution: A comprehensive platform that allows businesses to automatize their carbon emissions reporting, including indirect emissions throughout a company’s value chain.
The team: Okan Dursun, Co-Founder and CEO.
Website: carbongate.io
Envagro 🇹🇷
Combining agriculture and chemistry to innovate.
The solution: Smart fertilizers that provide controlled nutrient release from biodegradable wastes, a sustainable and advanced solution aiming to revolutionize the agricultural sector.
The team: Fatih Özönder, CEO.
Website: envagro.com
Shemha Health 🇧🇬
Transforming cancer care with AI-driven personalized solutions.
The solution: PrOPA 360° AI, а virtual environment for guiding and advise patients and physicians at every step of their oncological disease.
The team: Violeta Naydenova, Co-Founder.
Website: propa.health
LynxCraft 🇸🇮
Homebuilding simplified.
The solution: End-to-end cloud-based platform designed for homebuilders, powered by patented construction technology, serving as an all-in-one ecosystem for homebuilding, simplifying the design, sales, and construction processes.
The team: Marko Hozjan, Co-Founder and CEO; Iztok Šušteršič, Co-Founder and CTO.
Website: lynx-craft.com
Bio Innovative Green Growth (BiGG) 🇹🇷
30-day home compostable disposable food packaging paper material.
The solution: Environmentally friendly and cost-competitive food packaging products made of 100% natural, deforestation-free, unbleached, home compostable paper.
The team: Mustafa Can, CEO; Ayberk Avci, CTO; Tuncay Avci, CSO; Irmak Çağlayanel, COO; Selen Atar, CCO; Alper Hidayet Parlak, Community Relations Manager.
Website: biggbiodesign.com
NodeCosmos 🇲🇪
Collaborative Space for Innovation Development and Research Projects.
The solution: A Single Source of Truth (SSOT) web-based platform that empowers organizations to manage the structure, workings, and evolution of their innovation ecosystems.
The team: Goran Brkuljian, Founder and CEO.
Website: nodecosmos.com
Triple Idea 🇵🇹
Design life without limits.
The solution: Health-tech devices to improve patients' quality of life and their diagnostics while contributing towards more effective clinical procedures and the overall progress of the medical industry.
The team: Daniela Cardoso, Co-Founder and CEO; André Santos, Co-Founder and CTO.
Website: tripleidea.pt
Biolibrary 🇮🇹
Delivering orthopedics tech solutions based on 3D modeling & printing.
The solution: An online platform that allows orthopaedists and doctors to create custom ready-to-print 3D models of prostheses and muscle-skeletal devices thanks to a patented algorithm.
The team: Antonio Puce, CEO; Davide Maria Donati, Engineer.
Website: biolibrary.it
Salnus 🇹🇷
Empowering orthopedic surgery through AI-enhanced medical imaging solutions.
The solution: An AI-assisted surgical planning software that analyzes medical imaging data, like MRI and CT scans, to create precise and patient-specific preoperative plans.
The team: Burak Serteser, CEO.
LinkedIn: /salnus
RED CORAL 🇮🇹
Accelerating precious coral growth for sustainability and industry.
The solution: A patented method that accelerates coral growth by leveraging fusion isogenic and allogeneic, enabling sustainable aquaculture while enhancing efforts for reef restoration.
The team: Giandomenico Lucchini, CEO.
I4byDesign 🇬🇷
The Competence Center for Industry 4.0
The solution: A holistic plan to accelerate the process of digital and technological transformation in Greece, providing training, education and learning programs in Industry 4.0.
The team: Fokion Tzourdas, CEO. Grigorios Matenoglou
Website: i4bydesign.gr
Cherry Mic. Biyoteknoloji 🇹🇷
The initiative for sustainable agriculture using biological fertilizers.
The solution: An innovative piece of technology converting agricultural waste into microbial fertilizer using fertile bacteria.
The team: Iraz Aktay, CEO and Founder.
Website: cherrymicbiyoteknoloji.com.tr
Volvero 🇮🇹
Drive the power of sharing.
The solution: An innovative drive sharing app powered by AI and blockchain to ensure security, transparency and efficiency.
The team: Marco Filippi, Founder and CEO; Olukayode Alao, Co-Founder; Emre Yigit Alparslan, Head of Product.
Website: volvero.com
ATENXIA 🇪🇸
Technology-driven solutions to help children with ADHD and dyslexia.
The solution: An AI-driven platform that focuses on improving attentional parameters in school-age children facing challenges related to ADHD and dyslexia.
The team: Emilio Jiménez, CEO; Manuel Hernandez, COO.
Website: atenxia.com
ExSeed 🇧🇬
Novel technologies for sunflower protein isolate.
The solution: Technology to extract optimal quantities of sunflower protein isolate from the by-products of sunflower oil production, with the objective of manufacturing the best value-for-money plant-based protein.
The team: Boyan Zahariev, CEO.
Website: ex-seed.eu
S3E CHARGE is a program that we have designed for growth start-ups with deep tech products, services, or process concepts, grounded in a scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation and at a growth development stage, that are already in the market. The program will facilitate selected growth startups to be better aligned with Horizon Europe’s goals, namely by better positioning them to apply for public or private funding and programs, assisting them in linking their business offerings to market needs and becoming market ready to pitch and attract investments whilst having validated and honed their business plan and value proposition.
During the following 4 weeks, the selected startups will participate in a tailor-made mentoring and networking program that aims to provide skills to growth startups to enable them to:
- link the product/service/process product with market needs,
- better communicate their offerings to potential clients and investors,
- become market ready to pitch, persuade and readapt the business offerings to different audiences, depending on market needs
- connect to ‘Innovation Leaders’ and ‘Strong Innovators’ Ecosystems
- better understand to protect IP
- prepare an investment ready business plan
- get access to funds and funding
The whole South3E consortium is very proud to welcome these 22 startups into the S3E Charge program!
South3E launches the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration for Deep Tech startups in Southern Europe
Following the success of its previous editions, South3E is bringing back the S3E Charge accelerator program for its third and final open call! Apply here.
In this new edition, the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration has been crafted to offer expert support for deep tech startups in growth stage, focused on providing mentoring and training to science-based entrepreneurs in Southern Europe. The ultimate goal of this program is to assist the selected startups in developing an investment-ready business plan and help them access dilutive and non-dilutive funding.
“The S3E Charge program was crucial for our development and current success. It helped us refine our business plan and strategy, and we learned to become more business-oriented and less technical when pitching or talking to investors.” Michalis Kyriacou, Founder of Intellectra (S3E Charge 2024 Cohort)
Read the official press release
The S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration at a glance
Who can apply? This program is for growth startups with deep tech products or services already in the market, and with business operations based in a Southern European country. For this edition, we will admit up to 30 startups into the program.
What disciplines or industries can participate? We're looking for startups operating within these scientific fields: agricultural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, and natural sciences. The startup's product or service must also have an economic or social impact element at heart, and target at least one of the Sustainable Goals set by the UN.
What does the program offer? Training and mentoring to develop an investment-ready business plan, as well as dedicated support to access public and private funding opportunities.
Key dates to keep in mind:
- 23 September 2024 → the open call to apply for S3E Charge is officially launched
- 11 October 2024 → applications for S3E Charge will close at 17:00 CET
- 15 October 2024 → the startups selected to participate in S3E Charge will be announced and the program will officially begin
The S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration will run for 4 weeks, starting on 15 October and finishing on 8 November. The selected startups will need to ensure they can commit to the full length of the program.
How to apply:
- Download the Application Guidelines to check all the details about the program and the full eligibility criteria, including the list of countries that can apply.
- Complete the application form on F6S and hit submit — don't leave it until last minute!
- The South3E consortium will review all applications between 11-14 October and will notify you via email if you've been selected.
Got any questions? Join our Info Webinar to hear more about this exciting opportunity and get answers to all your pressing questions about the program. The next session will be held online on 7 October at 13:00 CET, hosted by Christina Deligianni from Institute for Sustainable Development at EPLO, the coordinating team for S3E Charge. Register here.
Apply before 11 October!
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S3E Charge showcases the most innovative deep tech startups from Southern Europe in celebratory open day
On 24 April, the South3E consortium celebrated the end of this year's edition of the S3E Charge program, in a virtual open day that gathered the startups of the 2024 cohort to pitch in front of venture capitalists, business angels and other key stakeholders from across the European innovation ecosystem.
The event, which attracted 80+ people to register, marked the completion of the 18-week acceleration program that started earlier in January, coordinated and led by Christina Deligianni and Spyros Kouvelis from the Institute of Sustainable Development at EPLO.
Throughout their time with S3E Charge, the 17 selected startups and their teams received dedicated mentoring and support, as well as training through a series of webinars delivered by experts in innovation and entrepreneurship — a fully packed program centred around a key mission: to gear them up with all the necessary tools to successfully grow their businesses by expanding their reach and tapping into new markets and opportunities.
After 3 intense months, their journey culminated with the celebration of the S3E Charge Open Day, where they put all the skills and knowledge gained during the program to pitch their deep tech products and services, with the goal of introducing their solutions to European audiences and accessing funding opportunities.
"I'm very proud of all the participating teams. We've had the honour of working with very mature startups in this edition of S3E Charge, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they all progress and go from strength to strength now that they've officially graduated from the program. A big congratulations to all of them!" — Christina Deligianni
Besides the pitches delivered by 14 of the Charge startups (3 of them unfortunately couldn't attend due to unforeseen circumstances), the open day also counted with the support of Gerald Cultot from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), and two of the top leading voices in the European innovation ecosystem: Sonia Marzo Arnaez from Microsoft, and international Venture Capitalist & Entrepreneur Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou.
The South3E team would like to express their gratitude to everyone involved in this year's edition of S3E Charge, including our community of mentors for the invaluable support and, of course, the participating startups for their commitment to the program and their drive to make a positive change in the world through their innovations.
"For the second year in a row, it's been a privilege to host an open day to celebrate a group of startups that are doing impressive work on promoting sustainability through their solutions. The goal of EPLO is to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals around the world in every way, and that's also our mission when working with the startups in this program, to empower them to 'do well by doing good'; to help them champion economic, environmental and societal growth." — Spyros Kouvelis
Full list of startups of S3E Charge 2024: Baukunst, Arquitectura y Patrimonio Virtual, BEDEV, Bomensoft, CRIAM, Archimed IoT, Ecobubble, ELNAV.AI, EntoProtein, eXRciser, Innervoices, Intellectra Technologies, ivoluntry, MOVEN, Nanomik Biotechnology, Orbiba Robotics, QX and Rosey's Mark.
Did you miss the open day? You can now recap on the full event via our YouTube channel! If you don't fancy watching the whole recording in one go, make sure to check the time stamps to navigate directly to the startup pitches.
https://youtu.be/bjvjgJ4dX_g?feature=shared
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: Nanomik Biotechnology
Nanomik Biotechnology is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Arda Örçen, co-founder and CTO at Nanomik, to learn more about how this startup based in Istanbul is developing biotechnology solutions for multiple industries — from agriculture all the way to construction.
https://youtu.be/-Y_KFAuq2G8
Hi Arda! Tell us about Nanomik, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
Nanomik Biotechnology is based in Istanbul, Türkiye, and it was founded in 2017. We are specialists in developing microcapsulation technology which enables the use of biological molecules to as biopesticide or bioprotector in various industries.
We started operating within the agriculture industry, offering a crop protection product, and we have now grown our product portfolio across the whole food supply chain, and we are even present in the construction industry. So, essentially, we consider Nanomik as the producer of advanced biologics for various industries.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
From our previous experience, the Mediterranean region is very important from different aspects. From agricultural production to the whole food supply chain, it's very productive and tend to use biologics more and more.
The Mediterranean region and the whole of Southern Europe is very important for us, as a key market, which is why we chose to enter the S3E Charge accelerator program.
Also, as a deep tech company reaching a scaleup level, we are now in need of direct solutions and guidance, like IP protection and funding support, and this program can help us progress in each of these subjects.
What are the key ambitions for Nanomik? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
We want to penetrate into the global market with our technologies. For my team and I, the main focus is to establish networks with European and US partners, and to continue leveraging our existing geographical advantage towards the Middle East.
So, once we manage to integrate our solutions across different industries in all these regions, we want to create our large scale production facility with global reach — that's our ultimate vision.
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: Ecobubble
Ecobubble is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Nicola Nescatelli, founder and project manager at Ecobubble, to learn more about how this Italian startup is optimising resource management in agriculture through Plantiverse, their latest greentech solution powered by plants to promote planet-friendlier ways of using natural resources.
https://youtu.be/lOXb_PdAcRE
Hi Nicola! Tell us about Ecobubble, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
Ecobubble is a green tech startup based in Rome, and it was founded in 2019. Through Plantiverse, our most recent initiative, our mission is to optimise resource management in the agriculture sector by enabling plants to directly communicate their needs to automation systems embedded in agricultural and farming practices. For this, we've developed technologies that use multispectral analysis, advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to achieve more efficient and sustainable agriculture.
How would you describe your entrepreneurship journey so far?
Our journey has been primarily driven by passion, which has supported us to manage our mistakes and challenges more easily. We have also focused on creating and maintaining a collaborative and positive environment across our team, while being very objective-oriented.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
We chose the S3E Charge accelerator to get the opportunity to grow and scale our technology within a dynamic and supported ecosystem, and we are particularly interested in fundraising support.
What are the key ambitions for Ecobubble? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
Our objective is to grow our business in Europe, starting with high revenue crop production, like vineyards, vertical farming, hydroponics and agrivoltaic systems.
After that, we would like to reach more extensive scale application through the development of our virtualisation component; this approach allows us to support a wide range of agricultural environments, from small to large scale, and significantly contribute to the fight against the climate change and promoting greater sustainability in the use of natural resources.
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: Intellectra
Intellectra is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Michalis Kyriacou, Co-founder and CEO of Intellectra, to learn more about how this startup from Cyprus is using machine learning and other emerging technologies to protect the global cyber security landscape, and hear why they’ve decided to join our accelerator program.
https://youtu.be/XyvazfsVSyM?feature=shared
Hi Michalis! Tell us about Intellectra, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
Intellectra was founded in August 2023, on the sunny island of Cyprus, with the mission to redefine the wireless cyber security landscape. We are doing this by developing solutions for safeguarding modern, critical infrastructure and IoT infrastructure from emerging threats, utilising technologies like machine learning and homomorphic encryption.
How would you describe your entrepreneurship journey so far?
Intense but very rewarding. I'm doing something that I enjoy and it fulfils me, it completes me professionally as an engineer, but also as a personally because I can see that what I'm doing has a positive impact.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
We have joined the S3E accelerator to validate our business idea and also to benefit from the opportunities this program can offer, like learning opportunities, ideas exchange, and of course the networking.
What are the key ambitions for Intellectra? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
In five years, we want to to see Intellectra growing and leading the way in making wireless networks and devices safer. We want to establish new standards which can help rebuild the trust within society and contribute to secure our wireless interconnected world.
Drawing from your own experience, what piece of advice would you give to an entrepreneur who’d like to launch their own startup?
Just go for it! It's tough, it's not an easy task, but it's totally worth it. And never let any opportunity slip away!
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: eXRciser
eXRciser is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Francisco Ros, Executive Chairman and CEO of eXRciser, to learn more about how this Spanish startup is bringing the latest AR and XR technologies into the wellness and health sectors, and hear why they’ve decided to join our accelerator program.
https://youtu.be/wU7EKhH4JBc?feature=shared
Hi Francisco! Tell us about eXRciser, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
After four years of working with advanced technologies for the wellness sector, at the end of 2021 we realised that virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) commercial devices were ready to be applied to the fitness world. We did some testing and we found that there was a need for an app which could guide users to execute physical exercises in a correct way. Gaming was good, but correct guidance to avoid injuries were clearly lacking.
We put together a multidisciplinary team and started to develop a virtual technology platform with that focus in mind; we successfully implemented an MVP (minimum viable product), and in September 2022 the eXRciser company was created.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
After making our product commercially available for the user via Meta's App Lab store, we have seen that our platform and app are uniquely positioned to be used across the health sector, in areas such as rehabilitation, cardiology, and to monitor and fight some chronic diseases, obesity and sedentarism, and more.
We are convinced that S3E can help us expanding our European footprint to identify both synergistic institutions and projects, as well as additional funding sources.
What are the key ambitions for eXRciser? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
We want to be the mixed and extended reality company of reference for safe and monitored wellness applications, both domestically and for specialised health applications. We are the only company offering adjustable body tracking and a private recording system for easy use by professionals, like personal trainers, physiotherapist or coaches. One of our mottos says: "Do it right, do it with us, don't be injured and enjoy the benefits."
Drawing from your own experience, what piece of advice would you give to an entrepreneur who’d like to launch their own startup?
Be brave, be focused, be creative, never forget the user. And be prepared to resist — receiving external funding takes longer than you expect.
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S3E celebrates the Charge Open Day 2024 to introduce Southern Europe's top deep tech startups
Want to find out more about the teams pitching on the Open Day? ➡️
The South3E consortium is thrilled to be hosting an online Open Day on 24th April to introduce the 17 startups participating in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded Acceleration Program for deep tech growth startups.
After completing the 14-week program of training and mentoring focused on developing an investment-ready business plan, the 17 selected startups are now ready to start accessing dilutive and non-dilutive funding opportunities within Europe and beyond. Thanks to the upcoming Open Day, all the startups' teams will have the opportunity to pitch in front of international investors looking for innovative and disruptive deep tech solutions across diverse sectors — from agritech and healthcare, all the way to naval, tourism and cultural industries.
Read the official Press Release
When
The event will take place virtually on Wednesday 24th April 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 CET
How to participate?
Register to the Open Day following this link. We strongly encourage Investors, Business Angels, Business Support Organisations, Innovation Agencies, Accelerators and Innovation Hubs to attend!
Programme
- 13:00 Opening session by Stella Konakchieva, Project Officer at European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
- 13:10 Welcome to S3E Deep Tech Revolution: Introduction to Innovation and Sustainability by EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
- 13:20 Startups presentation - Part I: Baukunst | BEDEV | Bomensoft | CRIAM knowledge | DataFruit IIoT | ELNAV.AI
- 14:05 Inspirational Speech by Sonia Marzo Arnaez, Customer Success Manager at Microsoft
- 14:15 Startups presentation - Part II: EntoProtein | eXRciser | Innervoices | Intellectra technologies | Ivoluntry | Moven
- 15:00 Inspirational Speech by Dimitrios Kalavros-Gousiou, Venture Character and Capital Investor
- 15:10 Startups presentation - Part III: Nanomik Biotechnology | Orbiba Robotics | Ecobubble | QX | Rosey's Mark
- 15:50 Closing session by Spyros Kouvelis, Director EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
Register now!
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: ELNAV.AI
ELNAV.AI is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Hrvoje Mihovilović, CEO of ELNAV.AI, to learn more about how this Croatia-based startup is revolutionising the maritime sector with their innovative AI-powered monitors, and hear why they’ve decided to join our accelerator program.
https://youtu.be/7JaE1GSTIaI
Hi Hrvoje! Tell us about ELNAV.AI, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
Our startup based in Split, Croatia, was founded in April 2021 with a mission to revolutionise navigational safety in the maritime industry.
Having worked at sea for many years, we have observed first-hand that the maritime transportation sector has not seen significant technological upgrades in the navigation for over three decades. To address this, we've developed the Helm Order Monitor, a state-of-the art device combining automatic speech recognition and sensor data analysis to ensure that the helm orders are clear, confirmed and correctly executed.
Not only we are introducing a new technology, we are also changing the way safety is approached in the maritime industry.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
The decision to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator was driven by the need to amplify our impact and expand our reach. We are particularly interested in support related to market access, networking opportunities with industry leaders and guidance on scaling our operations efficiently.
What are the key ambitions for ELNAV.AI? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
Looking ahead, our ambition is to become a leader in maritime safety technology. In 5 years we aim to see our Helm Order Monitor become a mandatory installation on all merchant and passenger ships globally, which will significantly reduce navigation related incidents at sea.
Drawing from your own experience, what piece of advice would you give to an entrepreneur who’d like to launch their own startup?
For anyone looking to start their own venture, my advice is to be persistent and adaptable. Transform challenges into opportunities for growth and never lose sight of your mission.
The entrepreneurial journey is very demanding, but staying committed to your vision is key to making a meaningful impact.
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S3E Charge 2024 | Meet the startup: MOVEN
MOVEN is one of the 17 startups selected to participate in the 2024 edition of S3E Charge, the EU-funded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe.
We spoke with Sergio Diez, CEO of MOVEN, to learn more about how this Spanish startup is helping cities achieve their sustainable mobility goals thanks to their AI-powered data platform, and hear why they've decided to join our accelerator program.
https://youtu.be/SGTMdPwTs1c
Hi Sergio! Tell us about MOVEN, the mission behind the business and the technology you’ve developed.
We launched MOVEN in 2020 after having spent several years working in different ecosystems focused on innovation for sustainable mobility. During that time, we realised there was an interesting gap in the market for a new technology to access private data in a secure way, paired with AI-based algorithms to better understand what is happening in different cities and how local administrations and companies can use that data to improve local infrastructures.
Our mission is to provide access to data to accelerate the shift towards more sustainable mobility in cities.
What has your entrepreneurship journey been like so far?
I haven't followed the typical entrepreneurial path. I've always worked in the corporate sector and it wasn't until 5 years ago that I decided to launch my own startup.
I'm an industrial engineer and I've always had a big passion for innovation and R&D. I wanted to be involved in the development a piece of technology that would be more focused on people rather than the product itself, so after a long career working with big companies like Renault, IBM and Airbus, I decided it was time to pursue a new venture. That's what led me to start MOVEN.
Why have you decided to enrol in the S3E Charge accelerator?
One of the main goals we want to achieve through this program is to finally establish our business model in order to commercialise our data platform. We're also very interested in accessing other ecosystems, because MOVEN is mainly based in Spain, so we'd like to understand the needs and requirements to enter other markets in Europe. And, of course, we're looking forward to meeting potential investors and learning what options we have for financing our startup.
What are the key ambitions for MOVEN? Where would you like to see the business in 5 years?
Once we consolidate our business model, which is our top priority right now, we'd like to scale up our platform and see how we can impact other cities in Europe and South America to help them achieve their sustainable mobility plans.
Drawing from your own experience, what piece of advice would you give to an entrepreneur who’d like to launch their own startup?
It's very important to have a lot of energy and time. You're going to come across many challenges along the way, so from the start you have to be really confident in what you want to do. Be persistent and persevere until you reach your objective.