Gadle and Nxer move on to the next stage of the world competition
IBM has announced the winners of the Brazilian final of SmartCamp, the company's largest event for startups and part of its global entrepreneurship program. Two winners were selected from among six finalists: Gadle and Nexer, which have solutions for the logistics and automotive segments, respectively.
The winners now follow a worldwide virtual phase, in which ten startups will be chosen to participate in one of the most significant events in the area, Launch Scale, in San Francisco, United States, in October.
At the end of December, a new selection takes place and three startups will be chosen. In February 2016, these companies will make a three-minute pitch at the Launch Festival, where IBM and Jason Calacanis – global entrepreneur, angel investor and responsible for this event, one of the largest in the world for startups – will choose the best of the year, which will receive the title of “IBM Entrepreneur of the Year”. As a prize, the winner will receive USD 25,000 in investment, which includes participation for three months in the Launch incubator, in Silicon Valley.
Meet all the finalist companies that participated in the program (in alphabetical order):
atmospheres – With the aim of revolutionizing the way in which architectural projects that are still in the blueprint are presented and marketed, the startup has a solution that uses virtual reality technologies, allowing any user to have the experience of freely navigating a project environment. The experience can be performed on desktops, notebooks, tablets and even directly from the web. It is usually used by construction companies to present and sell projects in an engaging and interactive way.
Gadle (winner) – Through a collaborative platform that brings together retailers, carriers and consumers, Gadle organizes orders into optimized routes and sends them to carriers, using data integration, a routing system, pricing and real-time monitoring. The result is faster deliveries at no additional cost, with control and transparency in management by the retailer, carrier and consumer.
Nexer (winner) – The startup connects cars, drivers and companies, creating new businesses in the automotive segment. The platform transforms vehicle operation and car usage data into relevant information, helping fleets to increase the efficiency of their management. With fuel savings, automatic maintenance management and usage optimization, vehicle operating expenses are reduced.
Social Miner – Marketing platform that helps e-commerce websites turn their visitors into buyers. The startup created the “People Marketing” concept, which understands the social and behavioral profile of each online consumer and automatically delivers personalized campaigns. Despite being young, the business has already helped to register more than three million people and increase sales for several customers.
SpumeNews – Understand the large amount of information prioritizing the little time available. This is SpumeNews' proposal, which presents a new concept of getting informed. Instead of delivering texts and images in long lists of screens, the company, using dynamic reading techniques to accelerate the understanding of content in a short time, delivers mind maps. The company does all this in 1/5 of the time and 80% fewer clicks than most competing solutions.
drum – The startup from Rio de Janeiro is an education and technology company that develops personalized, adaptive and gamified platforms according to the Basic Education curriculum. Tamboro uses hybrid learning methodologies for a playful, engaged and meaningful experience for students and teachers.
The winners now follow a worldwide virtual phase, in which ten startups will be chosen to participate in one of the most significant events in the area, Launch Scale, in San Francisco, United States, in October.
At the end of December, a new selection takes place and three startups will be chosen. In February 2016, these companies will make a three-minute pitch at the Launch Festival, where IBM and Jason Calacanis – global entrepreneur, angel investor and responsible for this event, one of the largest in the world for startups – will choose the best of the year, which will receive the title of “IBM Entrepreneur of the Year”. As a prize, the winner will receive USD 25,000 in investment, which includes participation for three months in the Launch incubator, in Silicon Valley.
Meet all the finalist companies that participated in the program (in alphabetical order):
atmospheres – With the aim of revolutionizing the way in which architectural projects that are still in the blueprint are presented and marketed, the startup has a solution that uses virtual reality technologies, allowing any user to have the experience of freely navigating a project environment. The experience can be performed on desktops, notebooks, tablets and even directly from the web. It is usually used by construction companies to present and sell projects in an engaging and interactive way.
Gadle (winner) – Through a collaborative platform that brings together retailers, carriers and consumers, Gadle organizes orders into optimized routes and sends them to carriers, using data integration, a routing system, pricing and real-time monitoring. The result is faster deliveries at no additional cost, with control and transparency in management by the retailer, carrier and consumer.
Nexer (winner) – The startup connects cars, drivers and companies, creating new businesses in the automotive segment. The platform transforms vehicle operation and car usage data into relevant information, helping fleets to increase the efficiency of their management. With fuel savings, automatic maintenance management and usage optimization, vehicle operating expenses are reduced.
Social Miner – Marketing platform that helps e-commerce websites turn their visitors into buyers. The startup created the “People Marketing” concept, which understands the social and behavioral profile of each online consumer and automatically delivers personalized campaigns. Despite being young, the business has already helped to register more than three million people and increase sales for several customers.
SpumeNews – Understand the large amount of information prioritizing the little time available. This is SpumeNews' proposal, which presents a new concept of getting informed. Instead of delivering texts and images in long lists of screens, the company, using dynamic reading techniques to accelerate the understanding of content in a short time, delivers mind maps. The company does all this in 1/5 of the time and 80% fewer clicks than most competing solutions.
drum – The startup from Rio de Janeiro is an education and technology company that develops personalized, adaptive and gamified platforms according to the Basic Education curriculum. Tamboro uses hybrid learning methodologies for a playful, engaged and meaningful experience for students and teachers.
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