KPMG PRIVATE ENTERPRISE GLOBAL TECH INNOVATOR COMPETITION: SWEDEN’S PLATICFRI WINS
SWEDEN’S PLATICFRI WINS
KPMG PRIVATE ENTERPRISE GLOBAL TECH INNOVATOR COMPETITION
Sustainable green technology advances at scale as
Sweden’s PlasticFri takes top prize as the 2023 KPMG Private Enterprise Global
Tech Innovator winner.
On November 15th, KPMG Private Enterprise announced that
PlasticFri, whose sustainable green technology converts agricultural waste into
eco-friendly products that can replace plastics, has been named the KPMG
Private Enterprise winner at the final event held in Lisbon, Portugal.
It is a huge privilege and testament to our amazing team
to win this year’s KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator competition
from 2000 companies around the globe”, says PlasticFri Founder & Chairman
Max Mohammadi. “The competition in the global finals was impressive, and we’re
thrilled to be recognized amidst such an amazing group of brilliant innovations
and entrepreneurs. We sincerely thank KPMG Private Enterprise and our KPMG
Private Enterprise Sweden team for their support at every step in the process.
We’re ready and eager to take the next step forward for our company.”
Conor Moore, Partner and Global Head of KPMG Private
Enterprise said, “This year’s global competition grew to 1,300 applicants
across 23 countries and jurisdictions during the local finals. We’re so excited
about the success of this competition. It keeps growing with more and more
applications each year with brilliant, innovative solutions that are tackling
some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today … and likely
tomorrow. I’m proud of the active role we’re playing in helping to introduce a
new wave of technology pioneers like this year’s winners PlasticFri, who are
turning brilliant ideas into a business reality.”
Sofia Lindskog, Emerging Giants Leader at KPMG in Sweden said, “Here is a classic example of a great success story of a company that will only continue to thrive. The notion of a sustainable plastic alternative derived from agricultural waste is now a reality – a phenomenal green solution to a global problem! With their drive and ambition, I believe that PlasticFri may go on to not only achieve many global accolades, but more importantly help society reduce its carbon footprint and combat climate change for generations with this technology breakthrough!
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Congratulations to PlasticFri for bringing
the global crown home to Sweden and reaffirming Sweden’s reputation as a
globally respected sustainability leader!”
The panel of international judges presiding over the
competition consisted of industry experts, including a previous competition
winner, all applauded this year’s finalists who showcased technological
advances ranging from advanced generative AI and machine learning, to
biopharma, quantum computing, fintech, cybersecurity and environmental sustainability.”
Congratulations as well to all the country winners that
competed in this year’s global final.”
The 2023 global finalists included:
Sapia.ai – Australia
An automated chat interview platform to disrupt
traditional recruitment biases.
Pix Force – Brazil
Brazil’s #1 AI startup that empowers computers to
interpret and analyze data images more quickly and accurately than human
analyses.
Phabuilder Biotechnology. – China
Cutting-edge biotechnology that uses microbes to produce
value-added products such as PHA.
Bia Energy – Colombia
A proprietary algorithm that analyzes large amounts of
customers’ energy data, enabling energy retailers to provide customers with tailored
energy-saving solutions.
Healthycrop.World – Denmark
Developer of crops that are naturally resistant to fungal
infections by using plants’ own defense mechanisms.
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SemiQon – Finland
Builder of silicon-based commercially competitive quantum
computing processors that are scalable, resilient and cost effective.
Instagrid – Germany
A builder of advanced portable power supplies that
replace highly polluting petrol and diesel generators to reduce emissions and
costs and improve worker health and safety.
Motito – Ghana
Alternative financing for essential assets by enabling
instalment payments on purchases from favorite suppliers.
Lynkit – India
Proprietary products across different aspects of supply
chain management and logistics tech, using deep tech combined with machine
learning, AI, augmented reality, industrial automation and vision tech to
digitize, automate and optimize supply chain processes.
Nory – Ireland
An intelligent co-pilot for hospitality businesses by
centralizing all core restaurant operations in a single operating system and
guide executive and frontline teams in controlling costs, increasing
productivity and profitability.
Pale Blue – Japan
A spacecraft propulsion startup using a water-based
technology to develop a space ecosystem that make in-space mobility affordable
and safe for humans and the surrounding environment.
Leadsales – Mexico
A next-generation CRM to service multiple customers on
WhatsApp and social media by creating automated follow-ups to ensure companies
don’t miss potential sales and customer conversations.
inPhocal – Netherlands
Proprietary optical technology that makes laser processes
more efficient by marking packaging and products in production lines at a
higher speed and with more flexibility on the shape of objects being marked.
Peddlr – Philippines
A digital accounting and bookkeeping POS application to
replace pen and paper methods of sales recording, credit management and
inventory stock management.
Rauva – Portugal
A super-app that allows users to open business accounts,
use physical and virtual cards, handle payments, track certified payments by
the Tax Authority and provide assistance in creating Portuguese companies.
Netzero – Saudi Arabia
Helps companies offset carbon emissions by streamlining
the deployment of nature-based solutions and afforestation in a cost effective
and transparent manner.
The Match Exchange – Southern Africa
Redefined agricultural commodity trading through a
multidimensional, data-driven platform that optimizes the entire supply chain
to serve farmers, transporters and processors.
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PlasticFri — Sweden
Breakthrough technology that turns agricultural waste
into eco-friendly products that replace plastics.
Lypid – Taiwan
Innovative fat technology that makes liquid vegetable oil
behave like animal fat and create an alternative protein that looks, tastes and
cooks like animal protein.
Inovus Medical – United Kingdom
Designer and manufacturer of surgical training
technologies to ensure equitable training and care for all.
Reveald – United States
Provides businesses with the ability to take a proactive
approach to cybersecurity through a patented AI-driven technology that provides
an advanced, ongoing risk reduction solution.
DigiMe — Vietnam
Leverages advanced Ai and mass dataset processing to
provide a comprehensive geolocation data solution that empowers businesses in
making informed decisions based on accurate and reliable location intelligence.
About the competition
The inaugural KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech
Innovator Competition was introduced in 2021. In the first year of the global
competition, 17 countries and jurisdictions of the world participated in the
competition. In 2022, the competition grew to include 23 countries and
jurisdictions from both mature and emerging markets, and it has grown further
in 2023 to more than 1,300 applications across 23 countries.
Companies from the startup to growth stages were invited
to pitch their innovations and present their growth ambitions to panels of
local and global industry experts for the opportunity to be recognized as a
leading technology innovator in their country and ultimately on the global
stage.
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