Be Park, Sensorberg, Halio Glass, Sensoneo, Realiz3d, Mapple, CAD42, Build Safe, Access Green and HomeBeat.Live are the selected start-ups that will participate at the Finals of the PropTech Startup Europe Awards at MIPIM Europe in Paris.
- The PropTech category was managed by Juanma Revuelta from Finnova, by Idriss Goossens and the EU PropTech House (www.proptechhouse.eu) board members, and Dirk Paelinck, Workero’s CEO & co-founder of PropTech House.
- StartUp Europe Awards is an initiative of the European Commission’s Startup Europe initiative and the Finnova Foundation
- The finalists will go to the 1st and 2nd of July to the MIPIM PropTech Europe in Paris, the first leg of the MIPIM StartUp Competition
On Monday 6th May took place the semi-final of the 1st edition of the PropTech Start-up Europe Awards, event where more than 50 promising start-ups in innovation in real state from all over Europe competed to be within the 10 chosen ones to go the finals of the awards at MIPIM PropTech 2019 in July 2019. After a strong competition, the jury selected the Belgians Be Park and Halio Glass, the Germans Sensorberg and HomeBeat.Live, the Slovakian Sensoneo, the Frenches Realiz3d and CAD42, the Finnish Mapple, the Swedish Build Safe, the Irish Access Green as the finalist ones.
The PropTech category was managed by Juanma Revuelta
from Finnova, by Idriss Goossens
and the EU PropTech House (www.proptechhouse.eu)
board members, and Dirk Paelinck, Workero’s CEO and co-founder of the EU
PropTech House, the Alliance of National PropTech Associations which are dedicated to promote a
sustainable European PropTech market, stimulating innovation and supporting new
entrepreneurs. It is the first European initiative to give visibility and
support to the most promising start-ups in innovation in real state. The
mission of the EU PropTech House is to support a sustainable European PropTech
market and to create a positive impact on the European living environment and
beyond. The objectives will be to facilitate access to EU Funding, scale-up
cross-border collaborations, to standardize and uniformize the European
PropTech markets, and to create a legal framework adapted to the PropTech, and
fostering innovations in Real Estate.
It is also a brand new category within the StartUp
Europe Awards’ framework (22 categories), promoted by the European Commission in collaboration with Finnova Foundation, which presents a prize methodology for
start-ups at local, regional and national level, fostering the open innovation
and the collaboration between the different actors of the European ecosystems,
through the private-public partnership supporting new entrepreneurs.
During the event, the start-ups in the categories of
Manage&Operate, Market, Invest, Plan&Build and Smart City&Live,
presented a private elevator pitch in front of an international jury in real
time. This jury was composed by CEOs, CFOs, Directors and other distinguished members from the Real Estate and Digital transformation
world. Among them there were also representatives of renowned companies, such
as JLL, PWC, Innogy, BNP Paribas Real Estate, AG Real Estate, Deloite, Bexis or RICS.
In addition to the pitching session, the day featured
authorized spaces for networking and workshops of the StartUp Europe Accelerator from the Finnova Foundation. These
workshops addressed legal barriers in the European Union, EU funding programs
such as SME Instrument from Horizon 2020, financial opportunities like the open
LIFE and tips for building a successful proposal.
The finalists will go to the 1st and 2nd of July to MIPIM PropTech Europe in Paris, where the winner of the PropTech Europe Awards will be chosen from the final top ten. At the same time, around 2.000 participants and 1.000 companies from more than 50 countries will compete to see which are the most innovative start-ups that tackle the biggest urban challenges around the world.
About StartUp
Europe Awards
StartUp Europe Awards of the European Commission’s
Startup Europe initiative and Finnova is an open innovation methodology that
encourages collaboration between the public sector and businesses in the
promotion of innovative initiatives. Its aim is to help create alliances that
allow entities and support programmes for entrepreneurs to be added to local
partners and to be a communication tool for society.
StartUp Europe Awards is
also supported by the President of the European Parliament, the President of
the Committee of the Regions, the Vice-President of the Economic and Social
Committee and several members from the European Parliament. StartUp Europe
Awards is sponsored by StartUp Europe Accelerator
SEUA serves as a communication
tool for society, encouraging collaboration between the public and
business sectors and promoting innovative initiatives. Its aim is to promote
the creation of alliances enabling in every region concerned to gather entities
and the support programmes for entrepreneurs with local and international
partners.
For more information:
www.finnova.eu
www.startupeuropeawards.eu
www.startupeuropeclub.eu
Press contact:
Catalina Valencia
eustartup@finnova.eu
INFORMATION ABOUT
PROPTECH STARTUP EUROPE AWARDS FINALISTS
1. BePark
BePark is a young and innovative company at
the forefront of the European parksharing market, which acts like missing link
between drivers in search of an increasingly hard-to-find parking spot and
parking owners who are looking to optimize the management of their asset.
2. Sensorberg
Sensorberg digitizes complex buildings
and physical processes within the field of Smart Spaces. They fulfill
individual and specific needs of their customers and that require its own
individual solutions for doors, lockers, sensors and actuators.
3. Halio
Glass
The smart-tining glass
system of Halio Glass permit transitions from
transparent to fully tinted, blocking out the glare of direct sunlight and
sharply reducing the amount of solar energy entering your home. Halio also
provides privacy when needed and protects works of art and furnishings from sun
damage.
4. Sensoneo
Sensoneo is redefining the way waste is
managed, by combining ultrasonic fill-level Smart Sensors that monitor waste in
real-time with the help of sophisticated software. It also provides both cities
and businesses with analytics that can be used for data-driven decision making
in the optimization of waste collection routes, pick-up frequencies, and
vehicle loads.
5. Realiz3d
Realiz3d is a recognized
expert in the creation of real-time 3D models for residential, commercial real
estate programs and for the development of territories. From CAD plans and BIM
models, our teams create interactive, immersive and aesthetic 3D software for
the design, promotion and management of real estate assets.
6. Mapple
Mapple is a spin-off from the Digital Geography Lab at the University of
Helsinki. Following a longterm collaboration with Finnish cities and urban
planners, the lab developed data driven tools to understand how the city
functions. Seeing the need for advanced smart mobility solutions, a group of
researchers decided to use their expertise to build easy to use solutions that
help cities with their everyday challenges.
7. Cad42
CAD.42 provides a solution
that enables industries to transform their operations while achieving and
sustaining operational excellence. Its award-winning hardware, software and
services solutions tightly synchronize global operations by delivering real-time
visibility and control across the enterprise.
8. Buildsafe
BuildSafe, a Stockholm,
Sweden-based company that provides a safety management cloud service for the
construction industry. Its product enhances the work of reporting, documenting,
and monitoring risks in construction projects. The tools also helps
construction companies and builders maintain high levels of security and
quality in the projects while reducing unnecessary paperwork.
9. Accessgreen
Access Green provides
high-value energy audits and retrofits and offers unparalleled quality,
customer service, and value in green energy for its clients.
They are headquartered in the Eckington neighborhood of Northeast Washington,
DC.
10. HomeBeat.Live
HomeBeat is a digital platform for apartment buildings, connecting residents,
owners, property managers and project developers. The free software provides
up-to-date information about the property, while keeping your data safe and
secure. It can be implemented for new or existing buildings
