The pandemic has changed the reality for practically everyone. But despite a more adverse environment, many Chileans are daring to innovate with different initiatives that seek to make life easier for people in these difficult times. On the day of innovation and creativity, we present a series of Chilean startups born in pandemic.
Chile is a country with an entrepreneurial ecosystem recognized worldwide for its dynamism. Several studies reward this trajectory: according to the Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo), Chile is the most innovative country in Latin America (54th in the world), and the most entrepreneurial in Latin America (19th in the world). Start-Up Chile has contributed to boosting this environment. Since its launch in 2010, it is known as a revolutionary startup accelerator, backing 1,600 companies from 85 countries, creating assets of US$1.4 billion in net value.
We are also considered the most innovative country for early-stage entrepreneurs, according to the World Economic Forum.
Despite the uncertainty caused by the pandemic that has been with us for more than a year, several Chileans have managed, with creativity, to bet on entrepreneurship. On the day of creativity and innovation, we present a series of Chilean startups born in the Covid era.
Prizes for completing environmental challenges: EcoHéroes is an environmental education platform created by Chileans Jorge and Tomás Alonso, which works through an app that contains different challenges that help the environment and encourage the generation of habits and knowledge about recycling, reuse and waste reduction, and for completing them, the user receives a reward. Some examples of the challenges are: creating a work of art with recycled material, separating household waste, or planting a tree. Its business model is based on the financing of large companies committed to the environment, of which there are more than a dozen so far. Learn more about the challenges here: https://www.ecoheroes.cl/.
Leasing machinery: all in one place: Rendalo Maq is a web platform created by Chileans José Tomás Fernández and Ariel Vaisman, to lease and buy lifting platforms and machinery online throughout the country, based on an algorithm that connects in real time with suppliers in the industry. The company was born as an opportunity in times of pandemic, and aims at a transformation in the machinery industry, thanks to the use of digitalization. Lease or buy machinery at this link: https://www.rendalomaq.cl/.
Avoid lines and crowds in times of pandemic. Numera.me is an application in which users can take a virtual number to be attended in stores or services, knowing in advance the waiting time and receiving a notification when the user's turn is approaching. In this way, queues are avoided, something very important in this context in which it is suggested to keep a social distance and avoid crowds. Find out more here: https://numera.me/.
Become a wine expert from home. Wine App TV is an application that contains information about Chilean wines to enhance the experience of those who want to learn more about wine. The project, supported by Corfo, includes tools to train the senses to discover wine in its entirety. You can learn more at https://www.wineapp.tv/.
A system that revolutionizes the financial industry. Fintoc is an API, that is, an intermediary software that allows two applications to communicate with each other. Its business is not directly related to users, but to companies that need to facilitate banking procedures. Today they aim to develop technology to enhance financial ventures in Chile and Latin America. Learn more here: https://fintoc.com/
Measuring Safe Social Distance. Using the sensors and antennas that cell phones have, Argos SD measures the Safe Social Distance for Covid-19, recording all unsafe social interactions, which provides key information, with the objective of protecting people. In addition, it warns in real time when two people are less than 1.5 meters apart. Thus, the traceability of risky contacts can be registered. Check how it works here: http://argossd.com/.
Learn more news about innovation and entrepreneurship at the following link: https://www.marcachile.cl/innovacion/.
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