European blockchain partnership program BlockStart has announced five startups that have made it through to the Pilot stage of its accelerator offering. The scheme is run by early-stage VC Bright Pixel, innovation management consultancy CIVITTA, and tech founder community F6S. Funded by Horizon 2020, it aims to establish mutually beneficial partnerships between blockchain solution providers and end-user small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the fintech, retail and technology sectors.
In selecting the five startups, BlockStart promoted a six-month immersive acceleration scheme for ten DLT startups. Five of the firms, 2bSmart, Datarella, Infidia, Kedeon and Rexs.io made it to the Pilot stage. This stage enables the five startups to test, validate and implement their products with end-user SMEs in BlockStart’s network.
2bSmart is a Dutch startup focused on providing educational services to organizations on IoT sensors and smart contracts technology. The company offers interactive workshop simulations to other organizations on the business process of using smart contracts. While participating in BlockStart, alongside three other firms, it developed SMARTYS, a prototype to monitor and control the indoor office climate through IoT sensor smart contract technology. The sensor data is stored on the blockchain for verification.The smart contract will issue certificates and provide access to the rooms based on the sensor measurements and pre-set conditions.
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