AI software founder wins world entrepreneur award
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Optional: help us by adding the time Brad Keywell has been named the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year for 2019, marking a record third win for the US in the competition’s 19-year history. The serial entrepreneur, also known for co-founding voucher website Groupon, was recognised for building Uptake Technologies, a maker of AI software for industrial companies. These included Hirotake Yano, founder of Japanese discount store chain Daiso, and brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, co-founders of EG Group, which owns 5,200 service stations worldwide. “We have a platform that provides insights that can help heavy industry be more productive, more reliable and more safe,” Mr Keywell told the FT. Companies in sectors including mining, manufacturing, energy and aviation preferred Uptake to software sold by machine makers, he said. Signatories include Microsoft founder Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett and Chris Hohn, the activist investor behind The Children’s Investment Fund.
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