10 Startups You Should not Miss at WebSummit 2018

Web Summit is about to come, and it promises to bring us some great times to remember. It is now one of the largest IT events in the industry that garners the attention of more than 60.000 attendees and is a nice fit for anyone involved in both business and development areas.

This year, it will introduce tons of big names including Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Twitch, and Slack representatives, plus such celebrities as Tony Blair and Ronaldinho who will keep you active through the entire event.

But most importantly, WebSummit will host a startup competition to decide whose idea deserves to be praised and recognized by the large audience. On top of this PITCH clash, you will get to see the ALPHA programme for the smaller startups and, of course, the featured venue that will introduce the biggest startup rivals at the IT field.

Here at X1 Group, we value the startups that stand out in their practical use and show enough capacity to become a long-lasting venture. So, I decided to highlight those that impressed us the most and got the potential to replace the moguls whose speakers will dictate the agenda at the event.

Moreover, people aren’t always precise in measuring their own body — sometimes it’s just vague and inconsistent. But 3DLOOK has 29 parameters to back you up thanks to SAIA technology that will analyze the uploaded images, match clothing and give its recommendations.

Online shopping is no joke: Black Friday is on its way and 20 to 50% of the clothing purchases get returned so the AI evaluation is what can make this process a smooth experience for both parties’ pleasure.

It’s an on-demand scaling product that is connected to more than 100 services such as SalesForce, Zendesk, SAP, ServiceNow, and to all the other major databases. It is now available on Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Siri which makes it even a more accessible tool to try its convenience. Continuous AI leaning will only make it better over time so I am not afraid for its future.

Fuel isn’t cheap, so here’s another example of an effective data usage, this time it helps you optimize the driving routes. Backed by 65M km of data collected, it keeps learning and tells which highway is the best option by analyzing vehicle dynamics, people, cargo, and of course quality of the roads.

The whole service consists of 4 parts: previously mentioned Smart-Link, Smart Asset for each registered product inside Arianee system, Brand Data Hub for authentication and connection with EPRs and CRMs, and the Vault — a secure and failproof online repository where the registering occurs.

You can also use the background sound but the best feature is having a noise-free conversation. This is really great for busy people who often talk outdoors near the city traffic and the other person has a hard time hearing the conversation itself. Well, not anymore!

It is also capable of financial prediction and reporting, as well as setting up automatic events such as dunning. Mobile version access is now a must but their version also deserves praise for how convenient it is for the accounting activities.

This product stands out by letting you become a mini-developer for your customer support instead of relying on the human force that is powered by the bot phrase suggestions at max.

Many of us have viewed the future with this much control simplicity, so maybe network signal is a more secure thing to trust than the locks on your car on an e-mail password. Anyway, that is a hard startup to ignore and I am thrilled to see what they got to show.

Exo also promises new transparency level with an all-in fee of 0.5–0.75%. This basically removes the trading fees, transaction fees, and all sorts of hidden commissions. Huge kudos for doing that!

Although you can hardly view them as a startup but more as an established provider, I am glad to see this company to introduce their new solutions at WebSummit as they’re one of those who push the industry forward.

P.S. I will also be heading to Lisbon for the WebSummit next week, so see you there. You can ping me on vbykanov@x1group.com to arrange a meeting.

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