Tag: BigData

As usual, competition was extremely strong. In fact – some of You are already too advanced for Prototron.

Prototron Autumn 2018 TOP40 is:

99math
AIRBOARD
Alpha AR
Animize
AUG-TEX
Bercman Technologies
Bikeep
BLACwind
Bookmap
Cake Print
Captain Corrosion
CarCamped
Carnet
DC Planner
Electric drums
FCQ Trans
Fonopod
Gerbarcher
GReat
Hinga ja Liigu
Inception Labs
Konviscan
Krattworks
Masaki Ihara
MindSweeper
Miniatur Estland
PLASTTEED
Questcity
Ruumab
SecureBadger
SHORTWALK
SmartTrigg
smetrics.io
Sonant Technologies
Strafos
SupplyFind
Univerals photovoltaic-to-grid interface
WalkInsu
Vetik
VROB (Virtual Reality Outside Broadcasting)

Congratulations, we´ll see You soon!
The next important day is November 20th – full day of mentors’ sessions will be held and in the evening The Pitch will take place.
It´s a unique event where teams persuade investors to turn to them! Teams will compete for their ticket to the Prototron autumn 2018 TOP10 and an opportunity to be featured on the Fundwise platform and exercise real-life fundraising! For sure, you will hear plenty of great ideas.

Join us at Tehnopol Venus Auditorium on 20 November 2018 at 19:30.’

Winners will be announced at Mektory, December 6th.

Thursday, March 15th was the last day to apply for Spring round of Prototron and we closed the application with 230+ ideas from Estonia and other countries. Transport, medicine and solutions to improve our everyday life were most common fields.

This round brought many ideas, based on science. Solutions formulated in research and thesis is a sign, that Estonian scientists are taking big steps to commercialise their research work. This is only positive and clearly a mark, how necessary were the changes we made in Prototron to finance ideas of TTU intellectual property.
Several ideas were to improve car engine and gadgets. Modernised energy source, solutions for children and pregnant woman, development of drones, different API and ideas, which use blockchain, and even proposal to start teleportation – this is the pool of the ideas our experts will start access next two weeks.

Established in 2012 by Swedbank, Tehnopol and Tallinn University of Technology, Prototron is nowmarking its sixth year by raising this year’s total support amount to 130 000 euros.
In addition to financial support, Prototron also provides mentorship and valuable contact networks of potential investors as part of the training programme for the applicants. . The winners will be awarded with a six-month free incubation space at Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol and legal assistance from Hedman Partners.
In 5 years Prototron received applications with 29000 different business ideas, including 58 project that were successful in receiving funding of 670 000 in total for creating the prototypes vital for their product development process. Thanks to Prototron, 24 new products have successfully been launched to the market.

Oktoobrikuust on Prototroni ekspertkogus uus liige – Swedbanki ettevõtete panganduse juht Liisi Himma.

“Eesti on väike ja me ei saa riskida sellega, et mõni andekas idee jääks teostamata üksnes rahaliste vahendite puudumise tõttu. Prototron on suurepärane lahendus kindlustamaks, et iga ettevõtlusgeeniga inimene saaks võimaluse panna oma idee proovile ning näha, kuidas heast ideest paberil sünnib käegakatsutav toode,” räägib Liisi.

Tema sõnul on digitaalne ajastu ümber kujundamas tervet majandussüsteemi – infotehnoloogia ei ole enam pelgalt üks paljudest majandussektoritest, vaid sellest on saamas Eesti majanduse selgroog. “Muidugi on mul ülimalt hea meel, kui mõni järjekordne Eestis asutatud kõrgtehnoloogiline start-up on kaasanud piisavalt investoreid, et murda globaalsele turule. Samas on minu suureks sooviks leida ka võimalus, kuidas tuua digitaalsesse ajastusse kaasa traditsiooniliste valdkondadega tegelevad ettevõtted – olgu selleks nurgapealne pagaritöökoda, naabrimehe ehitusettevõte või kunagise klassiõe õmblusfirma. Õnneks pakub IT lugematul arvul võimalusi, kuidas ka traditsiooniliste ettevõtete tegevust efektiivsemaks, mastaapsemaks ja kasumlikumaks muuta – tarvis on üksnes piisavalt tahet ja head ideed, ning klientuur meie väikeettevõtete näol oleks juba olemas,” lisab ta.

“Olles töötanud 12 aastat pangas ettevõtete finantseerimise valdkonnas ja näinud lugematul arvul erinevaid ärimudeleid – nii töötavaid kui mittetöötavaid – loodan ma väga, et suudan Ekspertkogus aidata välja sõeluda just need kõige suurema potentsiaaliga ideed. Ühtlasi, omades vilunud silma rahavoogude ja eelarvestamise maailmas, juhiksin tähelepanu ka nõrkadele ning tugevatele kohtadele äriplaanis. Minu senine kogemus on ilmekalt näidanud, et ettevõtmised, mis töötavad paberil või Excelis, et pruugi küll päris elus toimida, kuid vastupidi mitte kunagi – need, mis juba paberil või Excelis kokku ei jookse, ei tule reaalse elu konkurentsikeskkonnas kohe kindlasti toime!”

Liisi soovib tulevastele taotlejatele julget pealehakkamist ja elutervet jonnakust – suurim ebaõnnestumine on üldse mitte proovimine ja suurim kaotus käest lastud võimalus! “Kas teadsite, et näiteks Angry Birds loojad tegid enne suurt läbimurret valmis tervenisti 51 mängu ning oleksid seejuures peaaegu pankrotti läinud, kuid otsustasid siiski veel ühe korra proovida?”

Prototron has multiplied the competence in data exchange and energy sector, being joined by Elering – the administrator of Estonian energy system.

“Smart networks and developing relevant data exchange can offer the enterprises brand new business opportunities. For Prototron teams this means access to Estfeed data exchange platform where they can develop and test their products”, explains Elering Estfeed project manager Kaija Valdmaa. She adds that being part of Elering network and joining Estfeed platform is a good start point in testing/validating ideas and bringing them to first customers.
“BigData is now very important, it is widely used on all levels, starting with small enterprises and ending with civil infrastructures. And it is definitely better for our teams if Elering offers them financing and access to the platform. So they can test their ideas and bring them out to customers via e-elering app”, says Prototron CEO Jana Pavlenkova. According to her words, the value of Elering’s joining is offering know-how in energetics and data exchange areas.
“Now Elering is going to mentor the chosen teams, but also they will contribute to ideas evaluation. Our staff have a good overview of the energetics sector’s needs, developments and know who offers the relevant services. This allows to put competences together, recognize ideas with the biggest potential and support their development”, says Kaija Valdmaa.