The six Ventures Thrive finalists, selected during last May’s pitching contest, have successfully reached the growth programme’s halfway mark. From workshops and masterclasses to mentoring and coaching sessions, these past months have provided our startups with a wealth of knowledge, sure to facilitate their journey towards enhancing their investment readiness.
These startups will shortly start looking ahead towards the Ventures Thrive Demo Day – an in-person celebration of their achievements bringing together investors, corporates, mentors, and press attendees, amongst many others. During this very event, the three best-performing startups will also be awarded with further equity-free funding.
So, as the Demo Day looms on the horizon, we are now shining a well-deserved spotlight on these six exceptional startups.
Read on to learn about what they’re bringing to the table.
Avrio is an AI-powered decarbonisation platform for small commercial buildings such as food retail, fashion retail, gas stations, etc.
Bluana specialises in plant-based seafood products with unique production processes,delivering healthy and delicious options to consumers.
Green0meter is an AI-powered platform that helps companies reduce their carbon footprint and achieve sustainability goals.
SeaSoil is a biotech company fighting plastic pollution by transforming agricultural waste into a biomaterial similar to popular plastics.
VCG.AI uses big data analytics and AI to transform waste into valuable resources.
WindTAK delivers professional solutions in wind engineering, focusing on areas related to the operation of turbines and the improvement of their energy efficiency.
We can’t wait to share more updates about these startups’ journeys with you. Stay tuned!
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Ventures Thrive, project No 101073762 has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe framework programme, under the European Innovation Council’s StartUpEU initiative.