Almer among 5 winners of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2022

With its tenth StartUp Challenge, Swisscom was looking for young companies that contribute to reducing greenhouse gases with their solutions and services. The winner was the virtual reality company Almer Technologies AG, along with four other participants. The winners will now benefit from a customised Exploration Week with Swisscom and Venturelab.

The tenth Swisscom StartUp Challenge was all about climate protection and sustainability. Over 200 start-ups from 30 countries applied for the funding programme this year. In the first round, a jury of experts selected ten finalists by the beginning of August 2022. What they have in common is that all of their innovations contribute to reducing greenhouse gases. The spectrum of solutions is broad and ranges from IoT applications and hydrogen fuel cell technology to platforms for the circular economy.

The ten-member jury with representatives from Fastweb, ETH, South Pole and Swisscom has now selected the five winners. To score points in the final, the start-ups not only had to present smart, sustainable solutions and a convincing business model, but also demonstrate team spirit and determination. The jury was particularly impressed by Almer Technologies AG, ECCO2 Solutions AG, mobileup, SmartHelio Sarl and Swiss Vault AG.

The five winners secured participation in a one-week exploration programme with sustainability and ICT experts from Swisscom and access to the Swisscom ecosystem. In addition to workshops, coaching, a network of climate protection and energy efficiency entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, the winners also have the chance of a partnership with Swisscom.

Almer Technologies

Almer Technologies focuses on providing high-tech glasses with augmented reality with Swiss-made hardware/software for companies and offers its service all over the world. Their service offers multiple solutions to problems: Eliminating the travelling time an expert has to spend to an overseas office, no transportation costs and reducing the company's environmental footprint. We have already worked with Almer reports.

Source: moneycab