Start-up of the day: the 100% recycled shoe is on its way
Every day there are 65 million pairs of new sports shoes and sneakers in the world, according to David Uijttewaal, co-founder of FastFeetGrinded. “That’s billions each year and of those,...
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Start-up of the Day: Hydraloop, a nice long shower!
Hydraloop is the big winner at the American tech and innovation fair CES! The Dutch water-recycling system for both households and businesses came out on top at the American Consumer and Electronics...
Start-up of the Day: When the difference of half a degree can be fatal
For some products or processes, the smallest fluctuation in temperature can be fatal. For IVF labs, for example, a change of only 0.5 degrees can affect the viability of an embryo. Therefore it’s...
Start-up of the day: Semilla has a great future in recycled wastewater
Semilla is aiming to make use of sanitary wastewater. It attracts attention with the message that urine could even provide drinking water, mainly thanks to its presence at festivals with portable...
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Follow-up: Become a unicorn? Get through the valley of death first
In our weekly ‘follow-up’ column we feature a sequel to the best-read article of the past week. This week: Is Pandora Intelligence to become the next Dutch unicorn? Unicorn? At first...
Start-up of the Month: Detect cancer with sensors
January is already in full swing. But at IO we’re taking a moment to look back on December. We still owe you a Start-up of the Month! Each workday you get to follow on IO the pioneers...
Start-up of the Day: emergency help at the push of a button
Attacks, assaults, rapes, and murders. Crimes that could potentially be prevented if only there were people that can come to the rescue. Unfortunately, victims are often unable to ask for help or...
Start-up of the Day: Light therapy glasses fight fatigue & jet lag for athletes & shift workers
Doctors, nurses or shift workers often suffer from an irregular work schedule. They are more easily irritated, more tired and their normal sleep/wake rhythm is completely disrupted. In order to...
Start-up of the Day: OneSoil developed a free AI-powered platform for precision farming
OneSoil is based in Minsk, Belarus. The goal of the company is to create technology that will be available to farmers all over the world. “Currently, most of the technologies for agriculture...
Start-up of the Day: Is Pandora Intelligence the new Dutch unicorn?
An American soldier who was released after a period of captivity by a terrorist organization is planning an attack on his own turf. This is the beginning of the first season of the TV series...
Start-up of the week: Tinder for carpoolers
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day...
Cast your vote! Who will be the new Start-up of the Month?
So, everyone back from their Christmas break? Then we can start our Start-up of the Month contest all over again! Each workday Innovation Origins selects a European Start-up of the Day and each week...
Start-up of the Day: Create the best possible digital experience
Thanks to a cloud you are able to access websites, apps and other online activities. You need data centers and a whole lot of power to keep all those services up and running. Of course, you can use...
Start-up of the Day: Carpooling has more appeal thanks to Toogethr
Toogethr, a fast-growing Utrecht start-up that offers smart technology on the commercial market for carpooling and parking, aims to spread its wings to the rest of Europe with an investment from...
Start-up of the Day: Foundry helps the fashion world on the path to innovation
Nothing seems more inventive than the world of fashion. Yet despite constant renewal, there is still plenty of room for innovation in fashion. The Foundry project was set up for that purpose. It is...
Start-up of the Day: Solmate: a power plant for the home that also looks great
In ten to twenty years’ time, each household will be producing its own sustainable energy in one way or another. That’s the conviction of Christoph Grimmer, co-founder of Efficient...
Start-up of the Week: Food will never be spoiled again thanks to this refrigerator
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day...
Start-up of the Day: Tubolito three times stronger than an ordinary bicycle inner tube
When it comes to the sport of cycling, every single ounce counts. That can, however, be at the expense of quality. The Viennese start-up Tubolito has designed an inner tube for bicycles that is both...
Start-up of the Day: Coolfinity’s sustainable fridges can handle power cuts
A Dutch start-up by the name of Coolfinity has already won several prizes. And the most recent one was their nomination as an Innovation Award Honoree in the CES “Tech for a better world” category....
Start-up of the Day: Use a worm box to make your own humus from biowaste
You could just throw your biowaste in the green container. Then it will eventually become compost or bioheat. Having your own compost heap is also a good idea if you have a garden. Then you could...
Start-up of the Day: Eloop, electric shared car that measures environmental impact
The Eloop e-car-sharing system not only enables emission-free mobility, but its cars also measure the local environmental impact. This is how the founders of this start-up from Vienna want to make...
Start-up of the Week: The definitive answer to food waste?
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day...
Start-up of the Day: Smarter logistics for trucks and less congestion thanks to AI
It’s a straightforward rationale. Of the approximately 14,000 Dutch trucks driving around at home and abroad (according to 2017 figures from the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics), at least...
Start-up of the day: quick and easy 3D printing of food
The Spanish start-up Natural Machines offers state-of-the-art technology that allows you to make your favorite meals and food in a quick and easy way using a 3D printer. Their machine, Foodini, is a...
Start-up of the Day: New solar collector makes solar energy far more viable for developing nations
Developing nations where the sun shines a lot can benefit greatly from the accelerated introduction of solar energy. If they also use Solabolic’s new efficient solar collector for this...
