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The call will now be open until 20th May, and registration can be made online here

Brussels, 13.05.2019. Following the successful second edition of StartUp Europe Awards in 2018, “The Eurovision for Startups” is already planning its third edition for 2019. StartUp Europe Awards is an initiative of the European Commission (Startup Europe), together with Finnova Foundation, which presents a methodology to encourage open innovation and collaboration between the different actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, through the private-public partnership to support entrepreneurs.

StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA) creates a network of contacts that will inspire and provided visibility to all the local startups so that, by using this network, they can scale their services and products at a global level.

SEUA will recognize the effort of European startups in 22 categories and 4 levels: Local, Province, Regional and National. Deadline for registrations for Country Managers will be 20th May, and the European finals will take place foreseeably for the last week of November on. Country Managers will be supported by Finnova’s team to develop the competitions and will sign a collaboration agreement with Finnova.

Country Managers are relevant figures in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem that seek to help the organisation of the StartUp Europe Awards at a Country level: they organise contests in their respective country, generating the pool of winners (1 per category) for the European final. This means that StartUp Europe Awards Country Managers are as important as other pieces in this puzzle. The following 22 categories will be launched for this edition, and it is up to each Country Manager to choose, after a competition, the ones that suits them best, and they can be as many as wished: Social, Gastronomy, E-Health, EdTech, Water, Energy, Smart Cities, Circular Economy, Climate, Firefighting, GovTech, Agritech, Fintech, Creative, Tourism, Internet of Things, Green, Legal, Space, Cybersecurity, Mobility and Proptech (this category is globally managed by EU Proptech House).

Meeting the United Nations Social Development Goals

The StartUp Europe Awards 2019 will attempt to take into account the United Nations Social Development Goals (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/); this implies that some categories will be related to one or various goals. Therefore, in the criteria of evaluation of these categories it will now count how the startup is contributing to the steps set by the UN.

StartUp Europe Awards is also a tool to improve the awareness and communication of entrepreneurship values. The initiative is promoted by the European Commission and supported by the President of the Committee of the Regions, several members of the European Parliament as Ambassador and it is implemented by Finnova Foundation in collaboration with StartUp Europe.

StartUp Europe Awards creates an Alliance gathering the organisers of startup awards (accelerators, incubators, universities, startup communities leaders, foundations and businesses angels associations, etc) all around Europe and beyond, being a forum for the interchange of best practices and networking amongst all the players involved in the European ecosystem.

You can apply now for the call of country managers here.

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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.

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www.finnova.eu

www.startupeuropeawards.eu

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Press contact:

Catalina Valencia

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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

Finnova, as a partner of the project “EU city digital strategies for Immigrants integration (EUCIDIN)” of the program Europe for Citizens, has participated in the closing day that has been held from 8 to 10 April in Korydallos, Greece.

The conference entitled “How to offer access to training, digital content and services for immigrants” has had various presentations with the participation of prestigious international organizations such as UNICEF, Human Rights 306, KEAN, and talks by renowned psychologists, occupational therapists and anthropologists, among other professionals.

Last July, Finnova hosted one of the project’s meetings in the city of Valencia, offering a series of international conferences where experts from around the world analysed the current situation regarding the integration of immigrants and refugees upon their arrival in Europe. On this occasion, our General Director, Juan Manuel Revuelta, has been accompanied by Finnova’s EU Project Expert, Víctor Medialdea.

The EUCIDIN project focuses on the use of digital tools for integration and digital inclusion efforts that affect this population, thus facing the challenge of the insertion of immigrants and refugees through employment and self-employment.

EUCIDIN is co-financed by the European Commission’s Europe for Citizens programme.

Finnova, as partner of the YOUROPE project “Joining Paths to Build a Better Perception of Europe”, framed in the Europe for Citizens program, has been part of the international meeting of members that has been held from 10 to 13 April in the municipality of Athienou (Cyprus).

The meeting was held through several debates between the members and various activities with European personalities such as the Head of the Office of the European Parliament in Cyprus, Andreas Kettis; from the city, Mayor Kyriacos Kareklas; experts such as Doctor in Sociology Michaelangelo Anastasiou and citizens such as the students of the Lyceum of Aradippou.

This is the third international meeting of the project, focused this time on the role of the European Union and how to encourage voting in European elections, following the coordination meeting in Altea (Spain) and in Warsaw (Poland) to fight against the influence of the media on Euroscepticism. In the future, Finnova, as a Belgian partner, will host the final meeting in January 2020, which will make it possible to analyse the new European Parliament and the European situation regarding the Brexit.

On this occasion, the Director General of the Finnova Foundation, Juan Manuel Revuelta, has come along with Victor Medialdea, EU Projects Expert of the foundation, and has presented the methodology of the StartUp Europe Awards in the category Social Innovation, which seeks to generate new services through new technologies in order to improve welfare: quality of life, integration, collaborative economy …

The StartUp Europe Awards presents a public-private methodology for the identification of technologies that foster collaboration with public entities and implement them with the help of European funds such as the Economic Social Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund http://startupeuropeawards.eu/

The YOUROPE project is led by Altea (Spain) and has an international consortium with members from 6 other European countries: Belgium, Italy, Cyprus, Poland, Bulgaria and Slovenia. Its main objective is to contribute to the understanding of the functioning of the European Union and its policies, in order to raise awareness among young people, and the general public, about the role played by the European Union in their daily lives, through dialogue, diagnosis of the current situation and intercultural debate.

YOUROPE is a programme funded by the Europe for Citizens of the European Union programme and was approved by the European Agency for Culture, Education and Audiovisual, obtaining the second best rating.