After three selection rounds, the SEIF Tech for Impact Awards jury has nominated ten startups from Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden to proceed to the finale. Three winners will be announced at the award ceremony on 6 June.
Now in its 13th edition, the SEIF Tech for Impact Awards is a leading competition for European impact-led startups. The award also aims to demonstrate how exploiting innovative technology can contribute to the UN SDGs.
The jury and SEIF team have nominated ten startups to present their solutions to the audience at the Award ceremony as they contest to win one of the three award prizes: UBS Award for Social Innovation, the Julius Bär Award for Future Impact Trend and the SEIF Award for Women in Tech for Impact 2023. Each Award grants the winner CHF 10’000, in addition to non-financial support offered by each of our partners.
Half of the ten finalists are startups from Switzerland. These are:
Openversum: empowers local entrepreneurs in Colombia and Ecuador to provide safe drinking water by training them to manufacture and distribute water filters locally. Its all-in-one drinking water filter removes pathogens, pesticides, heavy metals and micropollutants.
Inverto Tech: uses satellite data to improve large-scale site selection and monitoring for wetland restoration. It provides custom solutions optimized for drones to invert the loss of trees, mangroves and insects.
Vivent: developed state-of-the-art sensors are embodied in plant monitoring hardware to deliver real-time plant data. The solution enables growers to increase yields and reduce inputs like water, fertilizer, energy and pesticides.
Yeastup: is developing highly versatile, natural, and sustainable vegan proteins and fibres by upcycling the brewery’s by-products.
Voltiris: develops and commercializes solar modules that allow greenhouse growers to harvest green energy while growing crops.
Startups from across Europe are:
Plasticfri – Sweden: turns agricultural waste into eco-friendly products for replacing plastics.
deedster – Sweden: developing digital tools and software solutions that empower people to act for the climate.
NoPalm Oil – The Netherlands: produces tailor-made yeast oils & fats made from agri-food waste streams that substitute palm and other vegetable oils in food, cosmetics, and home care products.
Buzzup – Italy: translates the sound of bees into pollination performance to increase crop yields and quality while certifying health.
munevo – Germany: An assistive technology startup that uses smart glasses to help people with disabilities.
(Press release/RAN)
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