Extremely happy to share that MeasureAI Pte Ltd WON the PIER71™ Smart Port Challenge 2023 today. We like to thank PIER71™ and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Capt. Ninad Sharad Mhatre for their continuous support and encouragement. Special Thanks to Debashish (Deb) Pal our venture architect for encouraging us to take part in the challenge and for patiently moulding our entrepreneur mindset. Thanks to Kendrick N. and Chris Crawley for their constant bombardment of right questions which streamlined our thinking process. Thanks to Vinod Vasnani, Joseph Yang Chiah Chee, Kong Soon Chak, Hugh M., Joan Leong for their extraordinary Master Classes and for answering all my naive questions patiently. These are gem of a learning experience, which is hard to find elsewhere. A Big Thanks to Kristav (Kris) C. and Hugh M. for tuning and improving our pitch and encouraging us from the first day of our meeting. My deepest gratitude to Tay Rick Im Desmond, Jerline Lim, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Sharine Tan and Ian Ho for accommodating all my questions and provide me valuable suggestions and connections without which our pitch is incomplete. We are pleased to be a part of this cohort and placed with fantastic startups 3Y Energy, Accumulus, BetterSea, Bytesforce Corporation, CRecTech, Everimpact, Logipeace, MicroSec, Nautisense, Navigandi, Reperion, Rux Energy, SeaLor Tech Pte Ltd, Senquire, Tathya, Verily Vision and ZUPPORTS. We are overwhelmed with their support and congratulations.
PIER71™ #SmartPortChallenge 2023 culminated on a high with the Grand Final held today. 🏆 Winner: - MeasureAI Pte Ltd - Innovative sensing technology which can detect and quantify hundreds of gases with a single sensor chip simultaneously in real time, using organic coatings for their multi-gas sensors. #Safety against #ammonia #leakage in #bunkering. 🏆 1st Runner-up: - CRecTech - pioneered a novel catalytic technology that greatly enhances the production of methanol, making #green #biomethanol a viable #alternativefuel for the #maritimeindustry. 🏆2nd Runner-up: Rux Energy - #advancedmaterials #startup aiming to double the volumetric efficiency and halve the cost of dispatchable #hydrogenstorage for bulk distribution, refuelling, heavy mobility and aviation, thereby improving #efficiency, #safety and #reducingcosts. 🏆Special Mention: MicroSec - provides an integrated #cybersecurity platform for enabling protection and monitoring its state, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards like #IEC62443. 🎉 Congratulations to the top prize winners who received the prizes from Eng Dih Teo, Chief Executive of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Brian Koh, Director (Ecosystem Development), NUS Enterprise 🚀 The Judging panel comprising Yong Ping Koh, Chief Executive of Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore, Assoc Prof Kah-Hin Chai, Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Director (Innovation, Technology and Talent Development) #MPA faced a formidable challenge in deciding the top placed winners, recognising the high standard of the entire cohort of 17 finalists in #maritime #innovation. 3Y Energy | Accumulus | BetterSea | Everimpact | Logipeace | Nautisense | Navigandi | Reperion | SeaLor Tech Pte Ltd | Senquire | Tathya | Verily Vision | ZUPPORTS 🌍 Global Participation: This year's Smart Port Challenge drew 150 applications from 32 countries, reflecting the global impact and innovation in the maritime industry. 👏 Let's continue to celebrate and support these trailblazers as they pave the way for a more innovative and sustainable maritime industry. Our heartiest thanks to all who attended the Smart Port Challenge and Great Circle today. A recording of the event will be available on PIER71's YouTube channel. https://lnkd.in/dXh3DijY #PIER71Turns5 #maritimereimagined #innovation #impact #SmartPortChallenge #Innovation #MaritimeTechnology #Winners #Congratulations #maritimeinnovation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Logistics #IndustryTransformation #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #MarineTech #Digitalisation #Maritime #Singapore #venturecapital 🚢💡 Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho NUS Enterprise | Brian Koh, Ning Png, Jerline Lim, Marianne Choo, Loretta Mak