Startupbootcamp Announces 2020 Smart Energy Accelerator Startups
International startup accelerator, Startupbootcamp, are at it again! The YBF Melbourne based team have spent over 3 months scouting participants for its 2020 Smart Energy Accelerator run in partnership with EnergyAustralia.
SBC CEO On Third Smart Energy Program
“We are very excited to welcome the new smart energy cohort for our 2020 EnergyAustralia accelerator program”, said Trevor Townsend, CEO of Startupbootcamp Australia.
“The ten selected startups are addressing problems across various verticals in the energy sector, such as grid integration and energy marketplace. We look forward to facilitating collaboration with our corporate partners as well as seeing the growth of our startup cohort.”
Energy Accelerator Themes
The startups were selected with a focus on key themes including: smart energy, such as grid integration of renewables, electric mobility, net-zero, energy management & customer empowerment, smart buildings & infrastructure, and energy marketplace. Worldwide, the program received over 1,000 applications which were subsequently narrowed down to 10 startups.
2020 Smart Energy Accelerator Startups
Introducing the cohort for the 2020 EnergyAustralia program:
17TeraWatt (Austin, USA)
17TeraWatt’s Bodhi app helps solar companies engage homeowners and generate more referrals and follow-on sales.
BEAD (Berlin, Germany)
BEAD is an AI-based software and hardware system that measures buildings real-time occupancy data to optimise operations.
ELDO MeterStack (Sandton, South Africa)
ELDO MeterStack is creating an open-access marketplace for smart meter and utility device data.
Energos (Mumbai, India & Palo Alto, USA)
Energos use hardware, software, and behavioural science to manage distributed energy resources with minimal human interference.
Energy Master (Medellin, Colombia)
Energy Master’s business intelligence software empowers corporations to make the best decisions on utility consumption.
GenGame (Leicester, United Kingdom)
GenGame uses design-led approaches to engage energy customers and provide a great user experience.
Liquidstar (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Liquidstar is replacing liquid fuel with battery-powered Mobile Virtual Grids for the 1.1 billion people who have little access to power.
Machine Dreams (Melbourne, Australia)
Machine Dreams generates super high-resolution photos of assets, automates labelling, and simulates defects at a fraction of the cost to conventional machine learning processes.
RenBloc (Stockholm, Sweden)
RenBloc allows consumers to control what type of energy they consume by providing transparency from source to consumption.
Rvolt (Berlin, Germany)
Rvolt is a mobile app empowering everyone to participate in the energy transition through their “Play, Save, Earn” gamification features.
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