The ten Indian startups includes Amperehour Solar, Pixxel, Cropin, HealthPlix, Entri, Niramai, NxtWave, International Battery Company, String Bio and Sarvam AI
The World Economic Forum announces the selection of this year’s 100 companies joining its Technology Pioneers.
The predominant focus of these companies is on applying new advances in AI to develop new energy solutions, healthcare innovation and progress in biotech, space and neurotechnology.
The 2024 Technology Pioneers cohort has the most representation from the largest entrepreneurship ecosystems in the world, the US and China, followed by India, which has more start-ups than ever before in this year’s cohort.
New Delhi, The NFAPost: The World Economic Forum announced the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers. The select group of 100 leading tech start-ups are focused on applying new breakthroughs in AI to develop clean energy solutions, healthcare innovation and progress in biotech, space and neurotechnology. These companies will contribute cutting-edge insights and expertise to the Forum’s global initiatives over the next two years and help scale their impact.
Launched in 2000, the Technology Pioneers community is composed of early-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. Motivated by recent breakthroughs in the field, this year’s cohort is harnessing AI and data to drive sustainability and more equitable decision-making in industries and governments.
The 2024 Technology Pioneers are revolutionizing industries on a global scale. These innovators are leveraging the most advanced technologies to drive the radical changes needed to confront the world’s most urgent challenges. We are excited to see how their groundbreaking work will enrich Forum initiatives and how they will contribute to building dynamic partnerships between the public and private sectors to solve these critical global issues,” – said World Economic Forum Head of Innovator Communities, Verena Kuhn.
This year’s Technology Pioneers cohort includes start-ups from 23 countries, with a third led by a woman chief executive. With a record number of applications, the focus this year is on companies with technology that made significant breakthroughs and are now on explosive growth trajectories. These include nuclear fusion, biotechnology, quantum and AI. The 10 companies includes:
- Amperehour Solar creates dispatchable renewable energy generating plants.
- Cropin develops a farm monitoring and management solution to help farmers’ geo-tag their farms, digitise farm records, monitor crop productivity and improve farm activity.
- Entri gives access to learning and upskilling programmes in Indian local languages.
- HealthPlix develops AI-powered electronic medical records software for the healthcare sector.
- International Battery Company manufactures large-sized rechargeable prismatic li-ion nickel manganese cobalt batteries.
- Niramai develops a novel AI-based test for detecting early-stage breast cancer, which is affordable, portable and non-invasive.
- NxtWave provides AI-driven, vernacular-based coding courses, enabling thousands of previously unemployed students to secure jobs.
- Pixxel develops hyperspectral satellite imagery to capture geospatial data.
- Sarvam AI builds foundation AI models and platforms for their use with a focus on Indian languages and use cases.
- String Bio produces next-generation ingredients for agriculture, animal feed and human nutrition from GHG gases.
The 2024 cohort will be invited to join Forum meetings and discussions throughout the year, bringing together leading stakeholders from the public and private sector. The first meeting will be the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2024, which takes place in Dalian, China, 25-27 June.