Meet the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2023

Jun 21, 2023

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The World Economic Forum's 2023 Technology Pioneers are forging new paths in healthcare, food production and more with cutting-edge tech. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Saemoon Yoon

Lead, Innovator Communities, World Economic Forum

Amara Amadiegwu

Community Specialist, Innovator Communities, World Economic Forum

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From sustainability and healthcare services to advanced manufacturing, the 2023 Technology Pioneers are at the forefront of their industries.
In addition to tech prowess, the firms are focused on solving the world’s most pressing issues such as financial inclusion, urbanization and more.
The Technology Pioneers are a truly global community representing 31 countries, with Pakistan and Malaysia represented for the first time.
Read more about the 2023 Technology Pioneers here.

The World Economic Forum today welcomes 100 innovative tech firms to its Technology Pioneers community. Full of young and growing tech companies, the 2023 cohort is forging new paths in healthcare, food production and more with cutting-edge technologies.

This year’s incoming group includes companies with a broad range of innovations. Farmerline, from Ghana, connects farmers, agribusinesses and governments to form an end-to-end, holistic solution to the sector’s challenges. In Israel, Electriq Global is pioneering new methods of separating hydrogen from water to create a renewable energy alternative to fuel. And CarbonCapture, from the US, is removing CO2 from the atmosphere via direct air capture technologies.

This year’s Technology Pioneers include start-ups from 31 economies, with a third led by a woman chief executive. The United States has the highest representation, with 29 companies, followed by China with 12.

Examples of innovation include:

Sustainability

ClimateAI, based in the US, applies artificial intelligence (AI) to climate risk modelling and its platform provides short- and long-term insights into weather and climate impact. Based in Switzerland, Transmutex aims to develop a non-self-sustaining chain reaction nuclear energy system able to produce carbon-free energy with the highest safety profile. Meanwhile, Huue, in the US, is using biotechnology to create sustainable dyes to reduce the use of chemicals in fashion supply chains.

Healthcare

M20 Genomics, based in China, is developing single-cell sequencing technology to effectively diagnose diseases and provide relevant treatment. Dot, in the Republic of Korea, is a pioneer in smart technology for the vision-impaired and the deaf-blind, helping them to lead more independent lives.

Advanced Manufacturing

Boston Materials, based in the US, develops advanced materials that are lightweight, corrosion-resistant and have energy-diffusion capabilities. Monolith, based in the United Kingdom, empowers engineering domain experts in various industries to reduce expensive, time-intensive testing and cut product development times.

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Following their selection as Technology Pioneers, this year’s companies will join an impressive group of alumni that include many household names, such as Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia.

The 2023 cohort will be invited to join Forum events and discussions throughout the year, bringing together leading stakeholders from the public and private sectors. More information on past winners, information on the community and the application link can be found here.

The 2023 Technology Pioneers comprise:

Africa

Alerzo (Nigeria): Offering on-demand inventory distribution and financial services for small informal stores while also providing real-time market trends, customer feedback and other consumer-purchasing data to brands and manufacturers
Dove Air (South Africa): Using advanced UAM (Urban Air Mobility) technology for aid delivery and maritime conservation
Farmerline (Ghana): An agtech start-up that provides information access, record-keeping services and communication to transform how farmers operate
Omnisient RF (South Africa): Creating a trust-by-design environment for businesses to collaborate on their first party data securely, quickly and easily while remaining compliant with consumer data privacy regulations
SunCulture (Kenya): Developing the AgroSolar Irrigation Kit, an entirely solar-powered drip irrigation system, combining solar water pumping technology with high-efficiency drip irrigation
Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility (Nigeria): Tech-enabled scheduled mass-transit solutions for individuals and companies
Vendease (Nigeria): An online marketplace that allows restaurants and other food businesses to buy supplies straight from manufacturers and farms

Asia Pacific

5B Holdings (Australia): Developing a portable, prefabricated solar array to simplify how solar projects are delivered, using few materials and fast deployment, and streamlined logistics
Abhi (Pakistan): A financial wellness platform serving the under- and unbanked population, empowering blue-collar workers by providing access to their earned wages
All-In Technology (China): Using big data and AI technology to build a full-stack, full-link and full-scenario industrial data intelligence platform
Beijing Botsing Technology (China): Developing a welding automation process for large-scale structural parts in industries such as the oil and gas chemical industry, shipbuilding and rail transit
Beijing Langboat Technology (China): A cognitive intelligence company based on natural language processing, digitally transforming organizations efficiently
CloudEats (Philippines): A cloud restaurant company creating next-generation digital brands and proprietary cloud kitchen technology
Dot (Republic of Korea): Developing technology and infrastructure such as barrier-free kiosks and tactile pads for the vision-impaired and the deaf-blind
Electroder (China) Developing a simulation tool for battery design and provides industrial businesses with lithium-ion, solid state and fuel cell battery design services and software.
Endowus (Singapore): A digital wealth management platform, helping investors grow wealth with expert advice and access to institutional financial solutions
evolutionQ (India): Offering quantum-safe cybersecurity products to help clients in deploying and managing quantum technologies across their networks
Feiliu Technology (China): Utilizing AI technology to connect fabric suppliers, garment factories, industrial workers, e-commerce and brand owners
Giftolexia Solutions (India): Developing a deep technology-enabled screening tool to identify the risk of dyslexia in schoolchildren by analysing gaze patterns
Infostellar (Japan): Developing space communications infrastructure and cloud-based satellite antenna sharing platform
Motovis Intelligent Technologies (China): Developing advanced AI embedded solutions on automotive chips for driving products and solutions
M20 Genomics (China): Developing a single-cell sequencing platform that can detect nearly 10,000 genes in single cells or single nuclei of fresh samples and frozen samples, enabling clients to improve the efficiency of bacterial research
Next Big Innovation Labs (India): Developing customizable 3D bioprinter to bridge the gap between organ demand and availability via 3D bioengineered organs
Nuvilab (Republic of Korea): Providing personalized healthcare and eco-friendly cafeteria solutions through AI-enhanced food scanners
Pix Moving (China): Developing a smart vehicle chassis platform that adopts a new architecture of software-defined vehicle, simplifying the R&D process and lowering the innovation entry barrier for smart vehicles
Private AI (Canada): Developing privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language-processing tools
Smardaten Technologies (China): Developing a big data and no-code technology to streamline the delivery of projects in organizations
Shiok Meats (Singapore): A cellular aquaculture and cell-based meat company, with a mission to bring clean and healthy meats and seafood by harvesting from cells instead of animals
StockKnowledge (Philippines): Developing a gamification learning platform that effectively increases users’ aptitude, is secure, reliable and empowering for students and teachers alike
S2W (Republic of Korea): A data intelligence company specialized in cyber threat intelligence, brand/digital abuse and blockchain.
TurtleTree Labs (Singapore): A biotech company committed to creating a new generation of sustainable food through a precision fermentation technology
Trust Now (Beijing) Technology (China): A platform using AI/ML to make compliance work easier and far less costly for the companies that have compliance obligations
URBANMETRY (Malaysia): Developing a platform that harvests, cleans and analyses large amounts of city data through AI and proprietary algorithms to extract trends and patterns in the built environment
Varadise (China): Building next-generation digital twin platform for construction Industry to ensure a seamless digital project delivery
viacT (China): Optimizing construction safety, productivity and environmental compliance with automated construction management software/app
Xacmaz Technology (India): Developing a platform that converts satellite data into climate intelligence for climate risk, ESG investing and carbon markets

Europe

Altruistiq (United Kingdom): Developing a platform that enables large enterprises with complex supply chains to automate sustainability data measurement, management and exchange, with accuracy and ease
Blackshark.ai (Austria): Building a synthetic, realistic 3D replica of the surface of the planet with semantic information derived from 2D satellite and aerial imagery
Energy Dome (Italy): Developing a proprietary technology based on a thermodynamic process that uses CO2 to store electricity cost-effectively with unprecedented round-trip efficiencies
Enigio (Sweden): Providing solutions using cryptographic key pairs to ensure the consistency, integrity and traceability of digital data and protect it from manipulation
Goodwall (Switzerland): Developing a data-driven platform that helps young people to nurture the right set of skills to gain access to educational and work-related opportunities
hundo (United Kingdom): A social impact B2B2C and on-chain augmented skills learning platform for Gen-Z to up-skill for the future of work
instagrid (Germany): Providing portable battery storage solutions to easily create mobile power infrastructures
Lynx (France): Designing AR/VR headsets helping customers in medical and industrial fields solve critical problems like remote assistance and professional training
Monolith AI (United Kingdom): Building a no-code AI software to reduce engineers to spend less time running expensive and repetitive tests
MobyFly (Switzerland): Developing zero-emission hydrofoil boats with cutting-edge foil design, electronic systems and battery technology to ensure cost-effective reliability for operators and a pleasant, comfortable experience for their passengers
Notpla (United Kingdom): A sustainable packaging start-up that develops a material derived from seaweed and plants
Panaseer (United Kingdom): Developing a continuous controls monitoring platform for enterprise cybersecurity, showing every asset, application, user and data set across IT estate in real-time
Papercup (United Kingdom): Automating large parts of the dubbing process so content owners can localize their videos at scale, faster and at a fraction of the price of traditional methods
Qover (Belgium): An embedded insurance orchestration platform, aiming to create a global safety net with insurance that empowers people to live life to the fullest
Resolution Games (Sweden): A games studio forging a world-class catalogue of titles that bring players into the richest VR and AR worlds possible
SunRoof International (Sweden): Creating a 2-in-1 smart solar roofs and innovative facades that produce solar power efficiently
Transmutex (Switzerland): Using particle accelerators to transmute long-lived nuclear waste which, in turn, produces carbon-free energy
Twinco (Spain): Providing suppliers, both large and small, with access to affordable funding and helps buyers build a competitive and socially responsible supply chain
Vaultree (Ireland): Developing a fully functional data-in-use encryption solution that solves persistent data encryption

Latin America

Osana (Argentina): Developing a digital solution targeted at healthcare providers to facilitate care navigation for the end user (patient)
DIO (Brazil): The largest open education tech community in LATAM to expose users to study tech for free in their scalable platform and practical methodology that connects the best talents with job opportunities in large corporates
Menta (Argentina): Providing a technology infrastructure that enables B2B companies to offer payments and financial services to their network of merchants
Oxygen Foundation (Brazil): An ecosystem of financial services and technology that provides an integrated financing model for sustainable social development, focusing on the unbanked population
Noh Pay (Brazil): Brazil's first multi-payer joint social wallet, offering groups seamless and real-time payments and other financial services
Yuno (Colombia): Enabling any company to accept all the available payment methods and manage fraud through a single integration

Middle East and North Africa

AIVF (Israel): Developing an AI software platform to help fertility clinics optimize IVF processes and outcomes for individuals seeking assisted reproductive technology
Aporia Technologies (Israel): A full-stack ML observability platform that enables data science and ML teams to monitor, explain and improve their ML models
Electriq Global (Israel): Developing a zero-emission Electriq fuel that is inert, safe, energy-efficient, easy to transport, recyclable and with superior energy density
OX Security (Israel): Developing end-to-end software supply chain security solution that empowers DevSecOps teams with visibility, security and integrity
Rebound (United Arab Emirates): A global B2B marketplace, facilitating the movement of quality assured recycled plastic feedstock to fulfil the current supply-demand gap
Tastewise Technologies (Israel): Helping businesses measure and anticipate how consumers cook, order and eat by using AI.
TIRPORT (Turkey): Offering end-to-end logistics solution that combines a freight marketplace with company drivers and strategic partnerships to provide a range of services
Wilco (Israel): An immersive upskilling platform for software developers

North America

Apriori Bio (USA): Developing a platform to survey the entire landscape of existing and potential viral variants to design new vaccines and antibody drugs against the most threatening variants
Bayesian Health (USA): Offering an adaptive AI/ML platform that forecasts declining trajectories within a hospital/health system's patient population
Bloomer Tech (USA): Using everyday fabrics and ML for personalized detection, monitoring and treatment of chronic diseases
Boston Materials (USA): Developing a patented Z-axis Fiber™, a lightweight material that has an extraordinary ability to diffuse energy
CarbonCapture (USA): Designing modular and upgradeable direct air capture systems that remove CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently dispose of it underground
ClimateAI (USA): Providing short- and long-term insights into weather and climate impact by applying AI to climate-risk modelling
e-Zinc (Canada): Developing an electrochemical technology for storing energy in zinc, providing a low-cost, flexible and long-duration energy storage solution
Floreo (USA): Leveraging virtual reality to improve social, behavioural, communication and life skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Formic Technologies (USA): Developing Robot as a Service (RaaS) solution for factories to operate more efficiently and faster
Fork & Goode (USA): Creating cell-based pure animal proteins and fats that are clean, traceable and delicious
Gameto (USA): Developing a therapeutic for IVF and egg freezing, aiming to make the process shorter, safer and more effective
Huue (USA): Using biotech to create a cost-effective, resource-efficient and sustainable dyeing alternative
Intenseye (USA): Developing a computer-vision enabled platform that reduces unseen hazards in manufacturing sites
KODE Labs (USA): Developing a smart building OS that organizes the data to make operations smarter, simpler and more cost-effective
MOGUL (USA): Developing a data-driven talent acquisition platform that best matches diverse individuals to organizations that are in need of right skills
Odyssey Energy Solutions (USA): Providing financiers and renewable energy project developers a data-driven software platform to aggregate and scale investment in distributed renewable energy
Orbit Fab (USA): Offering a supply of satellite propellant in Earth Orbit that expands the operational potential of new and existing space assets
Pano AI (USA): Using deep-learning AI and computer vision to automatically detect, verify and classify wildfire events in real time
Radiant Industries (USA): Developing a compact nuclear reactor with all equipment necessary to generate electricity in a mass producible and easily transportable package
Seal Storage Technology (Canada): Developing a carbon-neutral, decentralized cloud storage built on Web 3.0
X-Analytics (USA): Developing the X-Analytics cyber risk analytics application to create a better way for organizations to understand and manage cyber risk
ShadowDragon (USA): Developing digital intelligence solutions that collect, analyse, correlate and visualize data to help organizations strengthen cyber security, interdict the activities of bad actors and identify legally defensible attribution
Sublime Systems (USA): Developing technology that eliminates CO2 emissions from cement with a process that uses ambient temperature electrochemistry
Sylvatex (USA): Developing a proprietary waterless process producing cathode active material (CAM) that uses fewer steps and less energy in battery production
SYKY (USA): A Web3 platform designed to support creatives who are looking to sell both physical and digital renditions on their designs, as well as offering a space to trade products, share news and chat
Twelve Labs (USA): Building an AI-powered platform to understand the context of videos
TripleBlind (USA): A platform that drives data collaboration in healthcare by automatically de-identifying data
Umba (USA): Developing a platform that allows users to apply, draw down and repay loans directly from their smartphone, providing easier and accessible banking to Africans
UrbanFootprint (USA): Developing a comprehensive urban, climate and community resilience data system that provides insights to the institutions that are rebuilding, financing and insuring the world's physical and social infrastructure
VEIR (USA): Developing a new electricity transmission approach by using high-temperature superconductors
WorkWhile (USA): A data-driven labour marketplace that connects the most reliable hourly wage earners to shifts that fit their skills, schedules and location

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