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Welcome to The Smart Deal 2024, where six innovative smart city startups pitch to a jury of VCs and industry experts for the chance to get up to €50,000 in non-dilutive funding and business deals.
GoodVision - Daniel Stofan, Co-Founder & CEO
GoodVision provides AI-driven traffic analytics using camera-based technology to optimize traffic management, prevent congestion, and improve road safety. Operating globally across five continents with 120+ enterprise customers, they automate traffic operations and have reached $2 million ARR with 187% net revenue retention.
Vizzia - Katrin de Proyart, Co-Founder & CEO
Vizzia offers Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) using 4G cameras and cloud infrastructure to detect illegal waste dumping and enhance urban security. They've deployed in 70+ French cities and 3 Swiss cities with only 4 salespeople, achieving €31,000 average contract value and strong network effects through mayor-to-mayor referrals.
Pando2 - Jean-Gabriel Winkler, Co-Founder & CEO
Pando2 provides a SaaS platform addressing air quality, energy efficiency, and comfort in buildings through IoT sensors and analytics. Operating primarily through indirect sales via facility managers and operators, they generate over €500K revenue and target €1 million sales by next year, focusing on compliance with new EU regulations.
Meersens - Morane Rey-Huet, Co-Founder & CEO
Meersens delivers environmental intelligence via SaaS/API platform, modeling air quality, UV, noise, and pollen data globally without hardware deployment. Serving major clients including UnitedHealth Group, Chanel, Generali, and Bouygues, they achieved €80K ARR from UnitedHealth alone and target €8.5 million revenue by 2027.
Stuart Energy - Austė Nesimiega, Co-Founder & CEO
Stuart Energy provides an AI co-pilot for EV charging infrastructure, troubleshooting issues 10x faster and reducing support costs. With 5,000+ charging points secured and pilots with US and Swedish transport companies, they're raising €500K to expand their platform and add installer training features.
VizioSense - Maxime Schacht, Co-Founder & CEO
VizioSense manufactures ethical edge AI cameras made in France that measure traffic flow and people density while protecting privacy. Operating through 40 partners across 10 countries, they've reached €125K ARR in just 6 months and target €1 million ARR within 2 years, expanding from smart cities into logistics and smart buildings.
Winner Announcement & Deal Reveals
After deliberation, the jury announced: Vizzia received €20,000 and Meersens won €30,000. Business partnerships announced include Al Madinah Region piloting with VizioSense and Vizzia, Schréder integrating Meersens' platform, and investment interests from SpeedInvest (Vizzia, Meersens), Bloomhaus (Meersens), and Yotta Capital (Pando2).