Golee and Aerarium Chain wins the Wmf Startup Competition

Golee wins the Wmf Startup Competition, the largest international competition dedicated to innovative startups organized by Wmf, the Festival on the Digital Innovation of the Planet, taking place at the Rimini Fair until 18 June. The competition that has collected over 950 applications from all over the world, now in its tenth edition, was the flagship event of the World Startup Fest, the international reference event dedicated to the startup and scaleup world that is bringing together investors in Rimini. , startups and all insiders. The final, conducted by Cosmano Lombardo, CEO of Search On Media Group, and Diletta Leotta took place with a pitch competition on the Mainstage of the Festival that saw the six finalists Aerarium Chain, Strategic Bim, Golee, Ono Ef, Ecosteer and Nanomnia compete against each other. on innovative ideas that responded to the themes of the 12 challenges of the future identified by the WMF, developed by comparing them with the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the ESG criteria: Cities & Communities, Learning & Education, Health, Work, Culture & Travel , Food & Agriculture, Retail & Customer Experience, Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Sport & Events, Finance & Insurance, and finally Life On Planet Earth. “This year we added a challenge to the challenge by asking startup candidates from all over the world to indicate how their innovative project was responding to the challenges of our time, which we have identified as the 12 challenges of the future”, explains Cosmano Lombardo, CEO of Search On Media Group and creator of the Wmf “we have always supported the development of innovative projects in the digital technology field that are also distinguished by the positive social impact they can generate: innovation only makes sense if it produces an improvement for society as a whole. startups are the main proponents of this virtuous process “. It was Golee, One Stop Platform for sports clubs able to automate the activities of sports clubs, to win the prize assigned by the jury, worth 175,000 euros in services offered by various partners of the Wmf. In addition to this award, two other important opportunities are added: in fact, Golee directly qualifies as a finalist in the startup contest of the Disraptors Summit in Prague, scheduled for next October, an event in which he also wins a dedicated stand. a value of 20,000 euros in consultancy offered by Search On Media group – the organizer of the Wmf – was instead assigned by the Festival participants to AerariumChain, a cloud service that supports institutions in heritage conservation and fundraising. The Startup also wins the opportunity to fly to Prague, again on the occasion of the Disraptors Summit, where it will be able to present itself to the public with a stand. with the network of international partners, Wmf rewards two other startups that have distinguished themselves with their innovative projects by assigning participation in the Valencia Digital Summit, and in El Cairo Startup Without Borders, respectively, to Ecosteer and Hauxt. At the World Startup Fest, which has become an international reference event for startups, scaleups and investors, in addition to the Startup Competition, space for exhibition districts that welcome startups from all over the world, but also for networking and business opportunities offered by B2B meetings with delegations of investors and companies from all over the world, also present thanks to the partnership with Ice – Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies. The partners of this edition also include Art-er, Cariplo Factory, Digital Magics, Engineering, Fondazione Golinelli, Gellify, Hubspot, H-Farm, Iag, InnovUp, Lazio Innova, Le Village, LVenture Group, Nana Bianca, OVHcloud, Plug and Play, Qonto, Pranaventures, RDS, Unicredit Start Lab, Volano Group. “We are very happy with the international response we had again this year with respect to the World Startup Fest: startups and companies from France, Spain, are participating in the scheduled events. Saudi Arabia, Israel, Croatia, Greece, Egypt and many other countries. This contributes to the creation of what we have defined Innovation Valley, a valley of innovation that is open and widespread in the world where, through cooperation between countries, entrepreneurial culture is spread and a flow of opportunities is generated between Italy and abroad “, explains Cosmano Lombardo. The theme of innovative entrepreneurship was also predominant in the various Open stages scattered throughout the Festival Fair Area including, in addition to the Startup Stage, also the Entrepreneuship Stage and the Startup Showcase stage: innovation and the importance of supporting entrepreneurial projects innovative, technological digital was among the most discussed topics also in light of the strategic objectives of the NRP, which focuses on digitization and innovation as the backbone of future society. With the World Startup Fest, Wmf is the international nerve center of the startup and scaleup world, which every year turns the spotlight on the most interesting innovative startups of the moment, highlighting the precious work of many innovative companies. Wmf thus also contributes to a more innovative, technological and inclusive future.