Jointly delivered by Cambridge Wireless (CW) and SETsquared, the Discovering Start-Ups Competition helps entrepreneurs and small businesses in the technology sector by providing opportunities to gain exposure, mentorship and traction. Start-ups are encouraged to apply for the chance to pitch their new products and initiatives to an elite panel of judges from Google, Qualcomm Ventures, Deloitte, Samsung, IBM and London Business Angels.
“The competition provides us with a great opportunity to potentially develop some more commercial exposure and publicity” said Andrew Holland, CEO and Founder of RFMOD, who plans to pitch the BeanIoT™, a multi sensor Internet of Things hardware platform, mobile app and big-data Insight Service. “We feel what makes us stand out from the crowd is the level adaptability that the BeanIoT™ has to offer. It can be easily deployed within a host of key consumer driven markets such as entertainment, fitness, retail, agritech and has a number of applications within commerce, smart homes and cities.”
Also among the entrants is French start-up ECHY, showcasing a technology which diffuses natural sunlight within buildings using fibre optic cables. “Excessive amounts of energy are wasted unnecessarily lighting inside buildings when outside the sun is shining. Our solution was to capture, transport and diffuse daylight inside by placing panels, made of lenses, onto a tracker on the roof. Behind each lens, we place a fibre optic cable, which directs and diffuses the sunlight for as long as the sun is shining” said Stephanie Le Beuze, Co-Founder of ECHY. “We are relishing the opportunity to introduce the concept to the wider UK tech community and gain some valuable feedback from industry influencers”.
Startups and entrepreneurs can enter the 6th Discovering Start-Ups Competition by 14 September 2015. Fifteen companies will be selected for the finals based on a set of evaluation criteria, including the originality and feasibility of their vision, the economic and financial viability of their business strategy and the value they provide end users.
Tickets for the competition finals that will showcase the disruptive technologies of the fifteen finalists, are available from http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/DSU/delegateregistration/.
The 6th Discovering Start-Ups Competition will be chaired by Dr. David Cleevely CBE, FREng, FIET, Chairman of Cambridge Wireless and David Cobb, Partner at Deloitte, the key sponsor. The competition also includes keynote addresses by Miles Kirby from Qualcomm Ventures and Google; networking opportunities with industry professionals and culminates in the Drinks Reception for the announcement of the winners.
For more information and to register to attend, please visit http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/DSU/
About Cambridge Wireless (CW): CW is the leading international community for companies involved in the research, development and application of wireless & mobile, internet, semiconductor and software technologies. With 400 members from major network operators and device manufacturers to innovative start-ups and universities, CW stimulates debate and collaboration, harnesses and shares knowledge, and helps to build connections between academia and industry. CW's 19 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide its members with a dynamic forum where they can network with their peers, track the latest technology trends and business developments and position their organisations in key market sectors.
CW also organises the annual Future of Wireless International Conference and Discovering Start-ups competition along with other high-quality industry networking events and dinners. With headquarters at the heart of Cambridge, UK, CW partners with other international industry clusters and organisations to extend its reach and remain at the forefront of global developments and business opportunities. For more information, please visit www.cambridgewireless.co.uk | @cambwireless
*******
For Cambridge Wireless please contact:
Abhi Naha, Cambridge Wireless
01223 967101, abhi.naha@cambridgewireless.co.uk
Note to editor and journalists: if you ae interested in attending the conference, please contact:
Peter Rennison / Allie Andrews, PRPR
01442 245030, pr@prpr.co.uk
___________________________________________