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SWITZERLAND’S TOP ICT STARTUPS 2020

23 Sep, 2020

AUTHENA: The best startup according to the TOP 100 Public Vote

The TOP 100 Public Vote runs parallel to the expert jury ranking and allows the public—everyone with a LinkedIn account can cast one vote—to choose the most promising startup.

Authena gewinnt Publikumswahl

15 Sep, 2020

Beim diesjährigen Public Voting wurde das Blockchain-Startup Aca­tena auf Platz eins gewählt. Mit seinem ­mobilen End-to-end-Marketingsystem erlaubt die Firma die Nachverfolgung von Produkten vom Produktionsstandort bis zum Verbraucher. Das System ermöglicht dank einer Transponder-Lösung die direkte Interaktion mit dem Smartphone des Verbrauchers, was dem Hersteller oder Vertreiber einen direkten Kanal zum Konsumenten öffnet.

Gewinner der TOP 100-Publikumsabstimmung

15 Sep, 2020

Die TOP 100 Publikumsabstimmung, welche parallel zum Experten-Ranking läuft, war die Chance für das Publikum, ein vielversprechendes Schweizer Startup hervorzuheben. Der Gewinner der diesjährigen Publikumsabstimmung ist das Zuger Unternehmen Authena (vormals Acatena), dessen patentierte Technologie die Rückverfolgung von Produkten vom Standort bis zum Verbraucher ermöglicht und so zur Verhinderung von Fälschungen und Betrug beiträgt.

Platform uses the blockchain to track wine chain production

07 Sep, 2020

Tracking the wine production chain also by consumers

In addition, consumers have at their disposal an app, by which they are rewarded for interacting with the brands. Licensed partners in the production chain of the beverages also have at their disposal an app to do all the tracking.

Wine: future prospects and zero tolerance towards counterfeiting

07 Sep, 2020

“Wine is bottled poetry”.

It is necessary to internalize this aphorism of Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson – Scottish writer, playwright and poet – to understand how important it is to have a cultural approach to analyze the economic dynamics of the drink of the gods.

MassChallenge Israel Announces 52 Startups for the 2019 Cohort

07 Sep, 2020

JERUSALEM – MassChallenge Israel, part of MassChallenge’s global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the 52 startups, selected from nearly 500 candidates in Israel and more than 40 countries around the world, that will participate in the 2019 MassChallenge Israel cohort.

“MassChallenge Israel accelerated startups are creating meaningful solutions for real challenges across industries,” said Yonit Golub Serkin,

Blockchain Equals Trust in Today’s China

07 Sep, 2020

In March 2019, LVMH confirmed that it’s developing a blockchain aimed at tracking the authenticity of the group’s products.

The world of luxury fashion has a thing for Silicon Valley. From the recent Moncler and Fendi hackathons to the Brunello Cucinelli symposium held at the fashion brand’s lush Solomeo,…

Authena selected as Top Pickin the category blockchain at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019

07 Sep, 2020

Authena has been selected as the Top Pick in the category blockchain at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin

Challenging as it was, TechCrunch editors had a (wicked fun) job to do — select up to five early-stage startups they felt represent the best of their specific tech category. This remarkable cadre of early-stage startups knocked our proverbial socks off. Cold toes notwithstanding, we think you’ll be equally impressed…

L’innovation et le luxe récompensés à Genève

07 Sep, 2020

150 startups de 40 pays

Pour cette première édition, ce ne sont pas moins de 150 startups qui ont envoyé leur dossier, provenant de près de 40 pays. Après une journée de pitchs, le jury a sélectionné hier soir quatre vainqueurs, parmi eux, Lanéva, une compagnie de bateaux électriques et écologiques basée à Monaco.

Acatena and The Rayy win the Luxury Innovation Award

07 Sep, 2020

The Luxury Venture Group has closed the first edition of the Luxury Innovation Award after presenting award prizes to four winners. Acatena and The Rayy from Switzerland are among the winners.

The Luxury Innovation Award is a global contest for the emerging luxury startups developing innovative solutions for the luxury industry.

Winners Announced for the Luxury Innovation Award™ 2020 Edition

07 Sep, 2020

149 Applicants. 34 Countries. 9 Finalists. 4 Winners

Geneva, 28 August 2020 – A grand finale! The 4 winners out of 149 applicants from 34 countries around the world were announced for the first ever edition of the Luxury Innovation Award™ in 2020 organized by Luxury Venture Group (LVG). A panel of 21 jury members selected the winners in four categories.

Luxury Venture Group Selects Its First Luxury Innovation Award Start-Up Winners

07 Sep, 2020

Towards a Swiss Luxury Valley

Everyone knows about the Silicon Valley, the unique ecosystem of established companies, startups, venture capitalists, business incubators and university labs, all focused on tech. Deependra Pandey observed that Switzerland was missing such an ecosystem in the luxury space.