3,2,1 Here are the 6 most innovative Internet of Things companies to watch in 2017

The Innovation World Cup announces the 2017 winners at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The 5th IOT/M2M INNOVATION WORLD CUP Pitch and Award Ceremony took place at the heart of the 2017 Mobile World Congress on March 1st. 26 finalists took the stage to pitch their outstanding solutions to an audience of investors, media, executives and Mobile World Congress attendees. These 26 innovative solutions were selected from a pool of over 400 submissions in the 5 categories and 2 special prizes of: Smart City, Industrial, Automotive, Transport & Logistics & Surveillance, Healthcare, Smart Building & Home Automation powered by BSH, and the Security Award powered by Gemalto.

The 26 finalists of the 2017 IoT/M2M INNOVATION WORLD CUP are (in alphabetical order):

AT&T, USA                                                      Microtronics Engineering, Austria

Capricode, Finland                                          Modium.io, Switzerland

CardioID Technologies, Portugal                    Oberon microsystems, Switzerland

Drust, France                                                  Prima-Temp, USA

Fing, United Kingdom                                     Responcity, Switzerland

Flatbox, Guatemala                                         Semtech Corporation, Switzerland

Flicktek, United Kingdom                                 SenLab, Slovenia

Health Care Originals, USA                             SmartiLab EMSI, Morocco

Idezo, Switzerland                                           SmartyPans, USA

Immotor, USA                                                  Techsource Europe/ULOCS, Sweden

Inshoerance, Germany                                    Tosibox, Finland

Kinexon Industries, Germany                          Tunnll, Spain

MedLogiq, USA                                               Voyomotive, USA

 

Here are the seven winners of the IOT/M2M INNOVATION WORLD CUP 2017:

The winner in Smart City is IoTool by SenLab (Slovenia):

IoTool is a smartphone IoT Gateway, API and Cloud solution. The IoTool API helps developers make a customized solution in a fraction of the time and cost that is usually needed. Among other IoT related tasks IoTool can be used as a smartphone crowd sensing platform in smart cities or prototyping (testing) IoT platform.

The winner in Industrial and the Security Award powered by Gemalto is TOSIBOX by Tosibox Oy (Finland):

Tosibox was born from the idea that secure remote access doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. With the TOSIBOX® solution anyone can build a secure VPN connection in less than 5 minutes, without the need for an IT department, complicated software installations, network configurations or special skills. Advance

The winner in Automotive is Immotor GO by Immotor, LLC (USA):

The Immotor GO is an ultra-portable electric personal vehicle with IoT features on par with luxury vehicles. It syncs to your smartphone, has swappable smart batteries that can power other devices, and will one day autonomously drive itself. It solves the first/last mile commuter problem with style and intelligence. At the heart of the GO is a first-of-its kind power source, the Immotor Super Battery, a safe and eco-friendly power solution that makes it possible for you to GO without limitations.

The winner in Transport & Logistics & Surveillance is Tunnll by Tunnll (Spain):

Tunnll transforms existing public transport bus services to smart mobility systems. Tunnll allows any existing transport operator in a small town to serve many more passengers with the same buses and drivers. At the same time, it brings intelligent mobility to town residents: with Tunnll they can ORDER any bus with a smartphone app, like any modern app-enabled ride-sharing or taxi service.

The winner in Healthcare is Headbander by Techsource Europe / ULOCS (Sweden):

Headbander measures the progress of dementia on an individual basis, without need for trained staff through onsite analysis. The data collected from tracking body language and movement patterns can be used on dementia patients under home care or in nursing homes.

The winner in Smart Building & Home Automation powered by BSH is SmartyPans by SmartyPans Inc. (USA):

SmartyPans is a cooking pan that senses the weight and temperature of ingredients as you cook. The accompanying SmartyPans app uses this data to record and share your recipes in real time, give you step by step cooking instructions and computes the nutrition of food being cooked in real time. Our app also integrates with fitness trackers like fitbit.

 

Congratulations to all finalists and winners. Keep an eye out on the Innovation World Cup Hall of Fame and Success Stories to follow their success in the future!

 

 

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