Author: StartupEuropeAwards

Country: Luxembourg Category: Fintech Name: Digicash Project Aim: What is Digicash? DIGICASH is one of the most advanced mobile payment products and ecosystems in the world, establishing Luxembourg as a leader in digitisation of retail payments. The partnership was created in 2012 as an alliance between a technology-focused start-up and Luxembourg’s retail banks. Luxembourg began…

Country: Latvia Category: ICT Name: NOTAKEY Project Aim: Secure, private and convenient digital identity as cybercrime has rocketed to 215 EUR worldwide according to the Economist     European Commission has come up with with several directives (PSD2, eIDAS and GDPR) under initiative to create a Digital Single Market in EU. These directives will make…

Country: Luxemburg Category: Green Name: SWIRL Project Aim: Why do we still pollute, using fossil instead of renewable energies? Why did you create SWIRL? Looking at the world energy situation and the social cost of CO2, this question strikes because of the tremendous, locally distributed impacts of combustion engines applied in human activities like communication…

Country: Greece Category:Turism Name: Hopwave Project Aim: booking platform developed for the needs of travelers visiting the Greek islands.       Why did you create Hopwave? By creating a network of all small boat excursions, transportation itineraries and activities like scuba diving, snorkelling and fishing trips, hopwave provides travelers with many options that cover…

  Country: Latvia Category: Fintech Name:Nordigen Project Aim:  Help people by helping banks use alternative data sources for scoring the potential of the client.     Why does Nordigen been created ? We created Nordigen because a few years ago we realised that vast majority of banks in Europe turn down many potentially good loan applicants only because…

Country: Italy Category:Energy Name: Veranu Project Aim: new flooring solution able to generate clean energy and additional IoT services by simply walking on it. What does Veranu mean? Veranu is a Sardinian word that means “Spring” and it wants to represent the development of Sardinian ideas in Europe and around the world. What os Veranu’s story? The…

Country: Finland Category: Social Name: Heimo Project Aim:  Safe online community for life challenges.     Why these idea come to you? There are billions of stories that are never told. Stories that are too hard to tell or there is no-one who would listen or understand. Shame and stigma are huge problems causing mental health issues:…

Country: Croatia Category: Health Name: Studio Rebus/MERIDDA Project Aim: Increase people’s awareness about stress and stress related healthcare issues and to provide them with adequate solutions.   What does Studio Rebus develops? Studio Rebus develops connected technologies to address the effects of stress on brain, health and performance. Our purpose is to increase people’s awareness about…