After a selection process among 167 start-ups and young companies, Innovation Starter, a pre-seed and seed fund on the local scene, announced a second cohort of four companies to receive funding and undergo a three-month acceleration program. During this period, companies will work on developing their project ideas, receiving mentoring and guidance from experts in their fields.

On September 7, companies from the first acceleration program cohort - Cardinal Bites, Nosiya, Cintelly and Capsibo - presented their progress and design ideas to investors. Earlier, the Innovation Starter Accelerator also announced that it is working with Veolia, a French company specializing in water, waste and energy management, so Veolia is expected to support startups in the circular economy as well.

Theseour winners are:

Pixel Company-  the company  developed a platform that enables students to observe geographical sites in real-time, to modify and easily switch to various maps. Guys, that was a really good job.

Dripto - this startup is trying to develop a healthcare technology that would enable healthcare workers to track with very high accuracy the quantity of blood/medication that has been transfused into a patient’s body.

IntegraSec - that startup is working with ideas for environment detectors that can give real-time information for the situation at several locations where the detectors have been set up.

Travel by electric - that's the company that rents electric cars for tours around Bulgaria.

Guys, We're really impressed by your succes and we wish you long business journey full of successes.