Start-UPS
GreenTecLab
As part of the GTL journey, green business ideas are developed and sustainability-oriented start-ups are founded. Immerse yourself in exciting green business ideas and get to know our GTL startups. Every month we present a new startup from Greece, Spain and Slovakia.
Start-Ups of the Month:
April: NG Drone
Andalucía is a region where agriculture plays a paramount role for its economy. Therefore, it is one of the biggest Europe’s supplier in terms of vegetables. Nowadays, the actual drought is jeopardizing the crops every year. That is where the idea got born.
The iniciative started as an attempt to face this critical situation and the solution in the form of crop monitoring using drones was conceived.
The start-up is in its early stages working on the technology demonstrator.
Contact Details NG Drone
March: Sharectricity
I came up with the idea when I was talking to my father about GreenTecLab’s business project, they came to my school and gave me and my class two talks on how to create a business. My dad explained to me how solar panels work and told me that when we produce more energy than what we use at home that surplus goes straight to the electricity company and is sold at a lower price than the usual market price. Then we started thinking how to make this change and we ended up creating Sharectricity.
You would like to learn more about the idea of Sharectricity? Then take a look at their profile here.
Contact Details Sharectricity
February: DryFeet
DryFeet is a startup created by Universidad de Sevilla’s students to solve an everyday problem, for nearly a quarter of the Spanish population, the feet odor. And how are we going to palliate it? Using shoe insoles with clays.
Because of the clay’s structure, they are able to capture small molecules, such as water, that is here the causant of the odor (it lets the bacteria grow). This idea is also an eco-friendly and national production solution.
Nowadays, we keep working on experimental tests to start later the validation process.
Contact Details DryFeet
January: Silvershot
Even though Slovakia is a small country, we have approximately 120 roasters that, when roasting 100 kilograms of coffee beans, produce 2 kilograms of coffee by-product. This by-product is called Silverskin. It contains bioactive ingredients such as caffeine, micro- and macro- nutrients, and fiber, and above all, it tastes different from coffee. Our goal is the application of this raw material and the creation of a new product. And that of an innovative drink that currently has no competition in this form on the market. By using the currently unused, to support the circular economy not only at the regional level in Slovakia, but also worldwide, and thus contribute to the reduction of food waste.
You would like to learn more about the idea of Silvershot? Then take a look at their profile here.
You can view another presentation by Silvershot here.
Contact Details Silvershot
December: BiodAlverse
This entrepeneurship project emerges as a natural step after more than 10 years working in research and development of low-power low-cost embedded electronic systems applied to environmental monitoring. In the last few years, our activity has been focused on wild animal monitoring aiming at providing valuable information to biologists, conservations and managers in order to reverse the terrible biodiversity loss caused by humanity. We have been mostly supported by public R&D funds, and these days we are in the process of engaging the first clients in the niche of organizations devoted to nature conservation and international research groups. The founder team is composed by four electronic and telecommunication engineers, two physicists specialized in electronics, and one biologist. Our vision for the future is to become an international reference company in conservation technologies, with the capacity to cover all aspects involving hardware, software and algorithmics required for the deployment of systems and services that allow monitoring nature effectively and making optimal decisions as soon as possible.
You would like to learn more about the idea of BiodAlverse? Then take a look at their profile here.
You can view another presentation by BiodAlverse here.
Contact Details BiodAlverse
November: PROMILIST
Our founding team came together during a brainstorming session on an entrepreneurial ecosystem event. We began talking about the technical and engineering problems that the present weather routing systems have and how we can solve them. Some of our founders had prior entrepreneurial expertise while working for other tech businesses while others were employed in the maritime industry. Even though we delayed starting a start-up right away, the “seed” for our partnership had already been planted.
Our mission is to redefine voyage optimisation solutions, by utilising artificial intelligence, naval engineering and earth observation data for a greener shipping sector.
You would like to learn more about the idea of PROMILIST? Then take a look at their profile here.
Contact Details PROMILIST
October: THE GROVE CRETE
After meeting in Berlin, we realized that big city life was no longer for us. The prospect of hosting guests from all over the world and reconnecting with nature had much greater appeal. We both share family roots in the Mediterranean region. That is why Crete was a natural choice for the location of THE GROVE CRETE – not just because we admire Greek history, mythology, cuisine and handcraft. The island is located right between Asia minor, Europe and North Africa, with a South coast that has remained almost untouched by mass tourism, harbouring bountiful natural and cultural resources. In the face of climate change, the sustainable use of these resources became our guiding principle.
You would like to learn more about the idea of THE GROVE CRETE? Then take a look at their profile here.
Contact Details THE GROVE CRETE
September: RESPIRA
RESPIRA’s main objective is to streamline the process of reducing the carbon footprint of companies, helping them to comply with legal requirements and accompanying them in the change towards environmental improvement.
RESPIRA simplifies the complexity of environmental management with a software with which the users themselves can interact without the need for third parties.
You would like to learn more about the idea of RESPIRA? Then take a look at their profile here.
Download RESPIRAs presentation here.
More detailed information in Spanish can be found here.
Contact Details RESPIRA
August: SiLaMED
Our project was created as an urgent need to reduce the high consumption of unhealthy sweets and introduce biologically active and nutritionally valuable elements into the human diet to foster human health. The falsification of honey is a big problem and honey is the third most-faked food.
You would like to learn more about the idea of SiLaMED? Then take a look at their profile here.
Contact Details SiLaMED
July: Veles Farming
We stumbled upon vertical farming when we were working on a project for the United Nations SDGs. In the end we decided to work on something else (smart waste management/ microgrid) but vertical farming stuck long after being done with the projects. So we decided to make a start up out of it.
You would like to learn more about the idea of Veles Farming? Then take a look at their profile here.
Contact Details Veles Farming
June: Crete Hinterland
We are a team that started from the evening Vocational High School of Platanias Chania Crete, with adults students and we have a vision to promote the inland of our island.
Away from the lights of the city and the famous places we offer alternative forms of tourism for visitors who want to follow the paths of Cretan Tradition, to meet and experience authentic Crete. For that reason, we created a social cooperative enterprise with the name Crete Hinterland.
You would like to learn more about the idea of Crete Hinterland? Then take a look at their profile here.
Download Crete Hinterlands Presentation here.
