Twice each year, for the past several years, Smart City Works, a non-profit organization which works with other non-profits and corporations to support innovation in the development of smart cities and regions, hosts a “demo day.”
This week, at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington, three CEOs will share their technology with an audience of technology companies and professionals, investors, government agencies, industry analysts and the media as part of an ongoing conversation about the opportunity to dramatically improve the sustainability and livability of cities and regions in the US (and globally).
This free event is open to the public.
Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and digital infrastructure start-ups were invited to apply last summer, with the focus of this latest cohort centered on connected cities and regions. The featured start-ups and technology firms provide solutions in Smart Construction, Supply-chain Management, Intelligent Buildings, Cyber Security, and GovTECH.
“Our mission continues as for the third year in a row we are attracting entrepreneurs focused on improving the livability, operations and resilience of increasingly connected communities,” said Bob Mazer, co-founder of the non-profit. “We are committed to opening our programs to companies globally whose visionary founders are willing to bring their ideas and passions to our network of mentors whose help and whose networks are instrumental in accelerating the success of businesses whose solutions are positioned to make a meaningful, positive impact.”
The winners of the Winter Cohort challenge, presenting at the event are:
Binni, a concrete management software company, whose platform makes it easier for frontline construction teams to organize, track and report on their entire pipeline of concrete pours. With binni teams can manage digital pour cards, batch tickets, field and lab QC tests, logistics information and more, in a single platform. Their solution delivers digital collaboration, real-time dashboards, streamlined reporting and advanced analytics.
BuilDATAnalytics, a business intelligence company for the commercial construction industry. Their cloud-based, web-accessible software platform, CTBIM, is a tool that brings accountability through documentation from the field to management. CTBIM allows construction stakeholders from owners to architects, contractors and construction managers to have access, from any location in the world, to the same real-time information about inventory received, completed construction activities and contracting dollars earned through a web-accessible platform. BuilDATAnalytics empowers informed managers and executives to make smarter, faster and more impactful decisions through self-generated analytics from any location in the world.
Polka Dot Sky Software puts the power local government in your hand by enabling local governments to rapidly improve citizen customer experience by delivering personalized, actionable information from multiple sources directly to your mobile phone. DC Public Works is currently using Polka Dot Sky Software’s SaaS solutions to deliver personalized residential service schedules and targeted scheduled and on-demand service reminders and alerts to its residents. They also use the software to send alerts to registered users containing actionable information about what to do next when their vehicle is towed or booted.
The event is being held Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) at the Virginia Tech Research Center, 900 North Glebe Road, in Arlington, VA. Free tickets are available here.
Edited by
Ken Briodagh
