The jury of the Budimex Startup Challenge has selected the winners of the competition of young companies operating in the energy, IT and environmental protection industries, which has been ongoing since November. The first place in the Budimex Startup Challenge competition was won by Surveily, which offers a combined health and safety video monitoring system combined with artificial intelligence (AI).
The startup provides technology that allows you to monitor the behavior of employees and the equipment they use in real time to protect employees from accidents.
Budimex has been supporting innovation for years. We know that all, even the best ideas, need support and then implementation, which is the most difficult challenge for young entrepreneurs during the “incubation” period of young companies. At the same time, we pay special attention to the protection of the environment and human health in our operations. This competition combined both of these directions – says Artur Pielech – Member of the Management Board of Budimex SA – President of FB Serwis.
The second place was taken by Syntoil. The company cleans carbonizate (contaminated soot) from used tires to the form of technical soot. Syntoil recovers valuable resources and reduces fossil fuel consumption, waste generation and carbon dioxide emissions.
We have focused on companies from several areas ,” says Przemysław Kuśmierczyk, Director of the Innovation Office at Budimex SA. These are energy, reducing the carbon footprint, effective waste management, circular economy technologies, short-term and long-term energy storage, generation of electricity and heat from RES, as well as any other ecological solutions that can bring benefits to the construction industry,” says Przemysław Kuśmierczyk.
The third place was taken by ReS Solution. Res Solution is a technology company operating in the broadly understood IoT industry. The company creates specialized IT systems based on AI or Machine Learning, rapid prototyping and 3D printing.
In November 2021, Budimex invited nearly 40 startups to participate in the competition. From among the submitted projects, the Jury selected 10 most interesting entities. The prizes for the winners have a financial dimension – in total, a pool of over PLN 100,000, but also a strategic one. Budimex will want to establish capital cooperation with the selected finalists.
The jury also decided to award two companies: Born Electric and Optimolight. What makes them different? Born Electric (BE) provides design, manufacturing and consulting services. It creates prototypes of electronic, electrical or mechanical devices. The second awarded company was Optimolight. It is a manufacturer of intelligent building lighting systems. Thanks to autonomously controlled intelligent lighting fixtures, it optimizes the lighting of office spaces – standard and open space, production and warehouse halls, underground and above-ground car parks, exhibition areas, car showrooms and others. The use of OptIMo products allows you to save up to 70% of electricity costs, contributing to the protection of the natural environment and reducing the so-called “energy consumption” effect. light pollution.
