City start-up figures in WEF tech pioneers' list

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An Ahmedabad-based startup, My Crop Technologies, and SocialCops from New Delhi are the only two startups from India to feature in this years list of Technology Pioneers by the(WEF) that recognised 61 early-stage companies from across the world for innovationThe list includes companies working on blockchain for voting,for drug discovery, city-scaleand food-production improvement, a statement said. "Of the 61 early-stage companies recognised for their design, development and deployment of potentially world-changing innovations and technologies, a majority (54 per cent) come from outside the US, including many from emerging markets, and a quarter (25 per cent) is female-led," it added.The 61 chosen companies come from various countries including India, Bangladesh, Brazil, China,and Morocco, as well as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel,, Sweden,, the UK and the US. Technology Pioneers 2018 are tackling complex challenges such as environmental, efficient energy use and access to healthcare," Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the WEF, said.MyCrop is a technology-empowered agriculture platform that helps farmers by using machine learning for real-time farmer decision support and recommendations across the crop life cycle. The platform also brings different stakeholders in the agriculture ecosystem together to further enhance the industry.SocialCops, founded in 2013 by Prukalpa Sankar and Varun Banka, allows use of data intelligence to confront critical global challenges. Its technology platform has been used for driving village development, tracking national welfare schemes, and optimising marketing campaign locations.

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