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Smogathon is an initiative aiming to fight the air pollution through technology, science and broadly understood innovation. Our idea is to get projects from all over the world to compete for USD 100,000 prize in order to find the best solutions to solve a problem of smog. Over 92 % of world’s population inhales unhealthy air and over 7 million people worldwide die prematurely every year because of smog.
Smogathon 2017 Global Edition
The international contest with semi-finals in five locations around the world: Bangalore (India), Berkeley (USA), Hongkong (China), London (UK), Warsaw (Poland), and a final in Krakow (Poland). The aim is to provide great teams and start-ups with means to implement their air pollution-fighting ideas so they could bring a real change to the daily lives of people around the globe.
What Smogathon 2017 Global Edition is looking for?
This year, the most desirable projects are in the following areas:
• indoor air purifying
• outdoor air purifying
• household heat & power generation and storage
• smog as a resource
• new ways of smog mapping and predicting
• air pollution prevention
Who can apply?
Teams, startups, and bigger companies who want to fight smog with technology, science or any other kind of innovation. You need to operate under any kind of internationally recognized legal entity.
Applications is open from 00:00 15th of June till 15th of August (included): www.smogathon.com/apply
The winner of the Smogathon 2017 Global Edition will receive a prize of $100,000, comprised of:
• $25,000 monetary prize
• $75,000 in form of a contract which will be signed by the winner and the Municipality of Krakow, for the implementation of the winner’s technology, product or solution in the Municipality of Krakow.
Our history
Developing the initiative in 2016 we organized Smogathon in the form of a bootcamp for teams from all over the world. Over the course of 24 hours selected projects were assessed and graded by extremely curious, critical and questioning-everything mentors. Top 10 projects proceed to the finals were they competed for USD25,000 prize. 60 teams from 10 countries and 3 continents applied to take part in the bootcamp.
Smogathon 2017 Global Edition
The international contest with semi-finals in five locations around the world: Bangalore (India), Berkeley (USA), Hongkong (China), London (UK), Warsaw (Poland), and a final in Krakow (Poland). The aim is to provide great teams and start-ups with means to implement their air pollution-fighting ideas so they could bring a real change to the daily lives of people around the globe.
What Smogathon 2017 Global Edition is looking for?
This year, the most desirable projects are in the following areas:
• indoor air purifying
• outdoor air purifying
• household heat & power generation and storage
• smog as a resource
• new ways of smog mapping and predicting
• air pollution prevention
Who can apply?
Teams, startups, and bigger companies who want to fight smog with technology, science or any other kind of innovation. You need to operate under any kind of internationally recognized legal entity.
Applications is open from 00:00 15th of June till 15th of August (included): www.smogathon.com/apply
The winner of the Smogathon 2017 Global Edition will receive a prize of $100,000, comprised of:
• $25,000 monetary prize
• $75,000 in form of a contract which will be signed by the winner and the Municipality of Krakow, for the implementation of the winner’s technology, product or solution in the Municipality of Krakow.
Our history
Developing the initiative in 2016 we organized Smogathon in the form of a bootcamp for teams from all over the world. Over the course of 24 hours selected projects were assessed and graded by extremely curious, critical and questioning-everything mentors. Top 10 projects proceed to the finals were they competed for USD25,000 prize. 60 teams from 10 countries and 3 continents applied to take part in the bootcamp.
Overview
Location
Poland, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Krakow
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 2
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| Pi Green Innovations Raises Funds For Building Filterless Air-purification Technology | Cleantech startup Pi Green Innovations has raised $4.5 Mn in a Series A funding round led by the investment fund of Opus Consulting with participation from strategic investors. The startup will utilise the freshly-infused capital towards de... |
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FAQ about Smogathon
When was Smogathon founded?
Smogathon was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Smogathon?
Parsers VC has collected 2 articles mentioning Smogathon, among them “Pi Green Innovations Raises Funds For Building Filterless Air-purification Technology”.
Is Smogathon still active?
Yes, Smogathon is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 15, 2016.