WEF Announces 100 New Start-ups Joining its Technology Pioneers Community
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
The World Economic Forum today welcomes 100 innovative tech firms to its Technology Pioneers community. Full of young and growing tech companies, the 2022 cohort is forging new paths in healthcare, food production and more with cutting-edge technologies.
This year’s intake includes Emerge, which is improving virtual interactions through the development of a device with tactile effects for users at virtual gatherings. Ampd Energy is reshaping the construction industry by pioneering battery energy storage systems, and Alife is supporting healthcare advances by using artificial intelligence to improve the success rate of IVF.
“The 2022 cohort of Technology Pioneers is already bringing great changes to industries around the world,” said Saemoon Yoon, Technology Pioneers Community Lead, World Economic Forum. “By joining this community these emerging tech leaders can continue to show not only the impressive tech advancements within their firms but also how their companies are helping to build a better future for us all.”
For the first time, over one-third of the selected firms are led by women, well above the industry average. With 2022 Tech Pioneers based in 30 countries – with Viet Nam, Rwanda and the Czech Republic represented for the first time – this year’s cohort is shaping industries around the world.
In Mexico, for example, microTERRA builds on-site water treatment systems with microalgae that transforms wastewater into a sustainable protein source and clean water. Luxembourg’s Mission Space develops a satellite-based space weather intelligence system. In the United States, Bonumose is transforming global food systems with its technology to support the affordable production of healthy alternative sugars such as tagatose and allulose.
Disappointing in that few have to do with solving the global water crisis
The 2022 Technology Water related Pioneers include:
- YesHealth (China) – Building the world’s largest and most efficient vertical farms
- Embion Technologies (Switzerland) – Platform technology for sustainable nutrition and health solutions from biomass
- Mission Space (Luxembourg) – A private satellite-based space weather intelligence system
- Agerpoint (USA) – Transforming how plants, crops and forests are measured and monitored
- Plaine Products (USA) – Eliminating single-use plastic from the bathroom
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