Three Spanish companies stand out in the awards of the Santander X global entrepreneurship challenge 'The AI ​​Revolution'

Global Entrepreneurship Challenge

The winners received a total of 120.000 euros in prizes during a ceremony held in
Silicon Valley (USA), cradle of global innovation.

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The winners of the global entrepreneurship challenge have been announced Santander X Global Challenge | The AI

Revolution, promoted by Santander, Microsoft and Oxentia Foundation, during an event held at the

campus of Microsoft in Silicon Valley (USA), with various officials from the financial institution and the

technology, together with industry experts and investors.

The challenge recognizes new and expanding companies that use the artificial intelligence (AI) to help the

society to overcome important challenges.

The six winners, three startups and three scaleups, have stood out among more than 540 participants from 11 countries.

The Spanish Dive Medical, which offers a universal comprehensive visual function screening solution for

evaluate children with neurological problems, has won one of the three awards in the category Startup.

Along with her, the Mexican has been awarded BioGrip, which develops an intelligent bionic system that allows

create artificial limbs and rehabilitation devices powered by AI & IoT, and the British heartfelt

Technologies, with a contactless and automatic telemonitoring solution for patients with

heart failure, have received an award in this category.

In category Scaleup, two other Spanish companies have obtained recognition: Orchestra,

solution that maximizes business profitability with automation and optimal planning of

employees; and Legitimate health, which improves the correct rate of medical diagnoses and facilitates data collection

objective, accurate and reliable clinical reports through an easy-to-use application. Along with them, the American
Splight, whose development with AI allows users to capture, monetize and use the energy generated.

The jury has also given an honorable mention to scaleup Smartex Europe (Portugal), a solution

for tissue diagnosis during the manufacturing process to reduce waste and increase margins.

 

More than 540 startups and scaleups from 11 countries have participated in this global challenge promoted by Santander,

Microsoft and Oxentia Foundation

The six winning projects will receive a total of 120.000 euros in prizes – 10.000 for each startup and

30.000 for each scaleup- and access to Santander X 100, the global community of entrepreneurial projects more

highlights of the bank. In addition, the winners will have access to the Microsoft Open AI API after the company's approval, as well as the opportunity to present their projects to M12, the technology company's Venture Capital.

To Diego Calascibetta, global director of Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation at Santander Universities, “the cash prizes, but above all the resources and visibility that the winners will receive, we hope that it will be, beyond a value for their growth, the beginning of a very fruitful relationship with Santander. Furthermore, the collaboration with Microsoft for this challenge offers entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their projects and share ideas, vision and talent with, possibly, the most qualified professionals in the world in terms of artificial intelligence.”

According to Jens Hansen, General Manager Data & AI at Microsoft EMEA"This initiative has shown some wonderful examples of how AI can positively transform the way we work and live."

To recognize many of these benefits we need strong entrepreneurs, startups and scaleups, and in

Microsoft, together with great partners like Santander and Oxentia, are committed to building the

platforms to support these innovators."

Steve Cleverley, CEO of Oxentia: “At Oxentia we want to congratulate the winners of the Santander X Global

Challenge | The AI ​​Revolution. We wish them the best for their future entrepreneurial journey as they tackle some

of the biggest challenges of our society with the help of Artificial Intelligence, and supported by Banco

Santander and Microsoft. We hope these opportunities promote collaboration and growth in this

important and exciting new sector."

Santander develops various initiatives to help people improve their career prospects. TO

through Santander X offers specialized training to emerging companies and connects them with resources

that they need to grow, prosper and implement solutions to society's current great challenges.