INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At the very beginning, there were 15 startups
After a morning of incredibly fierce competition, we now have a winner.
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been
hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition
They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win €25,000 and an all-expense
paid trip for two to San Francisco to participate in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch flagship event, Disrupt SF 2018.
After many
deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges& notes and narrowed the list down to five finalists: Glowee, IOV, Mapify, Wakeo and
Wingly.
These startups made their way to the finale to demo in front of our final panel of judges, which included: Brent Hoberman (Founders
Factory), Liron Azrielant (Meron Capital), Keld van Schreven (KR1), Roxanne Varza (Station F), Yann de Vries (Atomico) and Matthew Panzarino
(TechCrunch).
And now, meet the Startup Battlefield Europe at VivaTech winner.
Winner: Wingly
Wingly is a flight-sharing platform
that connects pilots and passengers
Private pilots can add flights they have planned, then potential passengers can book them.
Runner-Up: IOV
IOV is building a
decentralized DNS for blockchains
By implementing the Blockchain Communication Protocol, the IOV Wallet will be the first wallet that can receive and exchange any kind of
cryptocurrency from a single address of value.
