Meet 2021 Trailblazers

blaze, EPFL’s accelerator for student-entrepreneurs, ran its first two cohorts in 2021.

The Trailblazers were selected for their potential for rapid deployment, their distinctive technology and their aspiration for societal impact, in fields ranging from SaaS and luxury to wellness, health and sustainability. Over a three-month programme, and with the support of industry partners, technology experts and senior designers, they took their technology to the next level and prepared their first market deployments.

Meet the 13 projects of the 2021 editions below.

1st cohort – Spring 2021 (edition I)

BIoT is developing a technology based on IoT, data analysis, and artificial intelligence to track devices indoor and improve efficiency between actors of complex organizations.

The startup is led by co-founders David Compain (CEO), Andrea Veneziano (CTO) and Pierre Bouquet (COO).

Press:
Datacie, SoundMap and BioT receive a fit digital grant of CHF 20’000 each, Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique, July 2021
BioT remporte le 10ème START Lausanne Contest, Startupticker.ch, May 2021

Crypties is a cryptocurrency exchange company that targets swiss retail stores.

The startup is led by co-founders Gauthier Vila (CEO), and Hugo Roussel (CTO).

Press:
Crypties receives a CHF 20’000 digital grant, EPFL Actu, February 2021

ENEL is developing a solution that transforms old generation electricity meters, such as those found in most developing countries, into smart communicating meters, in a few minutes, at a tenth of the price.

The startup is led by co-founders Sami El Bouari (CEO) and Hassan Lantry (CTO).

Press:
ENEL wins Prix du Jeune Entrepreneur 2021, Startupticker.ch, June 2021
En 2021, le prix du Jeune Entrepreneur récompense le projet ENEL, Ambassade de France en Suisse June 2021

Green Future is building an eco friendly and small scale logistic schema that serves local producers and distributors.

The startup is led by co-founders Jules Courtois (CEO) and Mohamed Khadri (CTO).

Hikane is a Startup developing a device for blind and visually impaired people.

The startup is led by co-founders Ausilio Raphaël (CEO) Karam Valentin (CTO) and Tarasi Tristan (CEO).

Limoo is creating social cohesion through multicultural food and making healthy eating available to students and families by connecting culinary talents from around the world to their host communities.

The startup is led by co-founders Fatemeh Ghadamieh (CEO) and Alireza Amirshahi (CTO).

H2Tech helps companies make the transition from fossil fuel energy supply to hydrogen.

The startup is led by co-founders Sameer Delaporte and Thibault Brun.

2nd cohort – Autumn 2021 (edition II)

NanoDecoder’s bionanopore-based platform enables fast on-site authentication based on molecule decoding, offering trace and authenticate products from producer to retail.

The startup is led by co-founders Nathan Sierro (Business and Finance), Zhidian Zhang (Product and Business Development), Chan Cao (Research and partnership development).

Time Designers brings innovation to the watchmaking industry.

The startup is led by co-founders Pierre Coutaz (CEO), Marius Paganel (Encapsulation Engineer), Guillaume Bonneau (CTO), and Nour Tnani (Software Engineer).

Oniri (ex Capture) is a mobile application for dream journaling, dream interpretation and lucid dreaming.

The startup is led by founder Jean-Baptiste Beau (CEO).

Percent Labs builds a tool that helps managers organize and keep track of their projects.

The startup is led by co-founders George Fotiadis (CEO) and Angelika Romanou (CTO).

Resilio helps organisations achieve their sustainable IT transition.

The startup is led by co-founders Rosendo Mañas Faura (COO), Amael Parreaux-Ey (CEO), Jennyfer Steiner (Analyst), and Astrid Dhénain (Analyst).

Armonia Analytics is startup specialized in data analytics and IA consulting. Our goal is to bring artificial intelligence and data analytics closer to businesses.

The startup is led by co-founders Julien Adda and Raphael Attias.