Ict trade magazine Computable has handed out ten nominations within the Computable Awards 2021 in the Tech startup category. They are the following tech startups, spread across the country:
Bizcuit, Delft Circuits, Fectar, Hable One (startup hub Alpha!), Imagin.studio, Incooling (high Tech campus), Neurocast, Neurolytics, Qblox and RoomRaccoon. The winner will be announced at a spectacular show on Nov. 2, 2021. Good to see that 2 of the nominees are from this Brainport region. Congratulations to all for the nomination!
According to Computable, the 10 nominated tech startups were recently determined by an expert jury consisting of jury chairman Artie Debidien, international cio at NN Group, Justus Hemelaar, business developer at Open HealthHub, Sebastiaan Hooft, independent/owner of Redesign, Erik Kamps, ceo at Crossyn Automotiv (financial prospect (investor)), Ruud Pieterse, chief technologist/chief architect at DXC Technology and Kees Tolsma, business development manager at Tech Data.
Computable received a total of 59 nominations in this category. The ten nominees in the Tech-startup category are:
- Bizcuit - Through the Bizcuit platform, business owners, accountants and software vendors can use PSD2 payment services. The account information services and payment initiation services of payment institution Bizcuit Payments are available through the platform. Software vendors can easily integrate the services into their software. This means accounting and erp packages can easily interface with the bank to automatically retrieve bank transactions several times a day. It is also possible to add payment functionality to an accounting, ERP or payroll package.
- Delft Circuits - Delft Circuits is an ambitious group of people, ready to realize their vision to pave the way for quantum technologies by providing innovative and relevant solutions to the hardware challenges of quantum engineers. Delft Circuits' mission is to support customers in realizing quantum technologies through dedicated quantum hardware.
- Fectar - Fectar a cms platform for creating 3D presentations in virtual and augmented reality. It appears to be a gap in the market: per week the young company gains as many as a hundred thousand users. Brabant-based Fectar describes itself as "the YouTube of augmented and virtual reality. It provides an app with a content management system that allows both individuals and companies to create and view 3D presentations in vr and ar in an accessible way.
- Hable One - Hable One (hub Alpha) is revolutionizing the way the blind and visually impaired use smartphones. The Hable One is a wireless smartphone keyboard that uses Braille input for the very best typing experience. Type with confidence on a keyboard built for efficiency, precision and mobility. Simply access any VoiceOver or TalkBack features through the Hable One keyboard.
- Imagin.studio - Imagin.studio is a digital design studio that helps the automotive industry showcase cars online in every possible configuration to potential buyers. The startup helps the world's largest leasing companies and car dealers digitize and present their offerings online. Imagin.studio creates 3D models of cars, which can then be viewed from all possible angles. The Utrecht-based startup now claims to have the world's largest digital car library, with millions of high-resolution images of just about any car.
- Incooling - Incooling cools chips in data centers using technology developed at particle accelerator Cern. It could save data centers ditches of energy, while increasing the speed of their chips. Incooling keeps data centers cool efficiently, not by ventilating the entire hall or sending water past servers, but by cooling the chips themselves with coolant in a heat sink placed on the chip.
- Neurocast - Neurocast is a company founded in 2017 with the goal of measuring as much relevant data on the progression of neurological disorders as possible. The measured data are used to improve the treatment of individual patients and to chart better insights into the progression of neurological disorders. To this end, the Amsterdam-based company is developing passive measurement methods that have been scientifically validated. Using artificial intelligence, the data are converted into valuable insights.
- Neurolytics - Everyone should have an equal chance at their dream job, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. That's what hr-tech startup Neurolytics thinks, which is why it is developing video assessments using ai: candidates or employees are analyzed for stress resistance, motivation and match with the team and organizational culture, among other things. This helps companies map out their organization and teams and hire people who fit in well.
- Qblox - Quantum computers are globally seen as the next step due to their superior computing power. Before these supercomputers can fulfill their promise, a number of crucial developments are still needed. One of these is the development of a qualitative and scalable control system to control hundreds and, eventually, even thousands of qubits simultaneously. The Delft company Qblox is developing extremely scalable, modular systems for exactly this purpose.
- RoomRaccoon - RoomRaccoon is a cloud software service for (smaller) hotels. Currently, the Breda-based service is used by 1400 hotels in 45 countries. They use it to manage their room occupancy, offer those rooms via booking platforms such as Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb, let the system automatically calculate the best price per room and can let their guests check in online. The latter turns out to be an especially convenient way to avoid contact moments at the front desk as much as possible, especially in corona time. Such a digital contact moment is at the same time an upsell opportunity for hotels that were hit by the corona pandemic. For example, they can offer a larger room for twenty euros.
Judging process
A group of a total of 21 Computable experts digitally reviewed the 59 nominations in the Tech startup category. Based on their grades, the top ten were invited to the jury deliberations that took place digitally recently. The jury team was supervised by the main Computable Awards 2020 jury, which included Artie Debidien, Stijn Grove, Bart van der Mark, Ruud Mulder and Fred Streefland.
At the jury deliberations, jury president Artie Debidien focused specifically on maturity/resilience, but seven more competencies were represented in the jury team. Justus Hemelaar cared about business development and innovation, Sebastiaan Hooft took team development into consideration, Erik Kamps focused primarily on financial outlook from an investor role, Ruud Pieterse paid specific attention to societal/market importance and Kees Tolsma assessed market potential as an incubator/accelerator and product development.
During jury deliberations, candidates were given a final average grade by each juror. This final grade was determined by each juror giving a grade for the product based on problem solving, competition, disruption and/or technology, the market based on size, distinctiveness, marketing plan, successes, margin and/or scaling and the team/business based on vision, successes, setbacks and/or scalability. The judges' averages collectively ultimately determined which ten tech startups were nominated.
Vote
On July 5, the voting process for the Computable Awards 2021 begins for the market. Public voting determines fifty percent of the winner. The judges involved also consider the nominees for each category, an average verdict that also determines half the winner. Winners for each category will be announced on November 2. We will also announce the other nominees in a dosed fashion in the coming period.
Jury Tech startup
- Artie Debidien, international cio at NN Group (jury chair and maturity/resilience)
- Justus Hemelaar, business developer at Open HealthHub (business development and innovation)
- Sebastiaan Hooft, independent/owner of Redesign (team development)
- Erik Kamps, ceo at Crossyn Automotiv (financial prospect (investor))
- Ruud Pieterse, chief technologist/chief architect at DXC Technology (social/market interest)
- Kees Tolsma, business development manager at Tech Data (market potential (incubator/accelerator) and product development)
