{"id":227820,"date":"2020-06-30T09:28:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=227820"},"modified":"2020-06-30T09:28:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:28:33","slug":"io-start-up-of-the-year-theyre-all-companies-that-offer-solutions-to-major-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/io-start-up-of-the-year-theyre-all-companies-that-offer-solutions-to-major-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"IO Start-up of the Year: &#8216;They&#8217;re all companies that offer solutions to major problems&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>In an exciting finale, German start-up Munevo has snatched the title &#8220;Innovation Origins Start-up of the Year.&#8221; The Munevo company, which markets a smart glass to control wheelchairs, left 11 other European start-ups behind in the final round of the year-long competition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The festive award ceremony was broadcast live from the Studio040 studio via the social media channels of Innovation Origins.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Innovation Origins&#039; Start-up of the Year Awards\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0iW6m9WLyEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In addition to an overall winner, there were prize winners in five subcategories: Digital, Mobility, Health, Sustainability, and Corona. Among them were two Dutch start-ups: <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-of-the-day-field-factors-zorgt-voor-hergebruik-regenwater-op-compacte-wijze\/\">Field Factors<\/a> (Sustainability) and <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-of-the-day-xyzdynamics\/\">Xyz Dynamics<\/a> (Mobility). The other winners came from Italy (<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-van-de-dag-toch-weer-kunnen-communiceren-met-braincontrol\/\">Liquidweb<\/a>, Health), Germany (<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-of-the-day-anydesk-veilig-van-huis-uit-werken-in-elke-digitale-kantooromgeving\/\">Anydesk<\/a>, Corona), and Lithuania (<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-of-the-day-tekenen-met-augmented-reality\/\">SketchAR<\/a>, Digital).<\/p>\n<p>Konstantin Madaus, one of the founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/start-up-of-the-day-munevo-je-rolstoel-besturen-door-je-hoofd-te-bewegen\/\">Munevo<\/a>, was overjoyed to win. In expressing his gratitude, he called it &#8220;very special&#8221; to win the start-up prize just one year after their launch on the market. &#8220;Of course, we have also been hit by corona. Our sales depend on one-on-one contacts with our users. Because many clinics and nursing homes were closed during the lockdown, this was impossible. That&#8217;s why we couldn&#8217;t do as many tests with potential users as we wanted. While I am sure that we will get through this difficult time with our great team, winning this award is a huge boost for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Guus Frericks, the founder of High Tech XL, praised the quality of the start-ups in the broadcast. &#8220;You can see that, without exception, these are companies that offer a solution to huge problems, companies with a mission.&#8221; Frericks has a special fondness for the Italian Liquidweb, which once participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/nl\/de-weg-naar-xl-day-gedachtenlezen-met-liquidweb\/\">High Tech XL accelerator in Eindhoven<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s great to see how they have turned their already-promising technology into a market-ready product.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exciting finale, German start-up Munevo has snatched the title &#8220;Innovation Origins Start-up of the Year.&#8221; The Munevo company, which markets a smart glass to control wheelchairs, left 11 other European start-ups behind in the final round of the year-long competition. 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