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12 startups from four different countries were the finalists of the event hosted by AUNA Blockchain, the first consortium in Latin America to create and provide access to blockchain-based solutions, comprised by Depósito Central de Valores (DCV), the Santiago Stock ExchangeSantiago Stock Exchange, and GTD.
After receiving more than 100 applications from startups from over eight countries and having 32 semifinalists, three Chilean businesses obtained the second and third places in the AUNA Open Challenge, organized by AUNA, the first consortium in Latin America to promote the development of blockchain technology, comprised of Depósito Central de Valores (DCV), the Santiago Stock Exchange, and GTD.
The finale took place in November with twelve startups from four different countries: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and England, where the Colombian company Marketxm became the winner.
The jury was comprised of representatives from the organizing companies: Fernando Gana, General Manager of GTD; Tomás Gil, Innovation and Development Corporate Manager of GTD; Carolina Ariztía, PMO Assistant Manager of GTD; Juan Landaeta, Technology and Operations Manager of GTD; Javier Jara, General and Corporate Affairs Manager of DCV; Claudio Calderón, Head of Strategic Projects of DCV; Andres Araya, Clients and Businesses Manager of the Santiago Stock Exchange; Gabriel San Martín, New Businesses and Markets Assistant Manager of the Santiago Stock Exchange, Manuel Sacasa, Head of BCI Labs, and Cristobal Pereira, CEO of Colledge.
At AUNA, they expressed that "we feel proud about the proposals presented and of the great level of the finalists, we are convinced that traditional actors have an important role to play in being leaders of this future, but startups play an even more important role as the engine of innovation and technology disruption that moves industries."
Javier Jara said that "this tournament focused on digital transformation, and that was exactly what the entrepreneurs could prove through their projects. Having award winners that consider blockchain as the DNA of their businesses demonstrates that developing trust-based technology is the right decision to continue investing in the future."
In an online ceremony on Friday, December 2, the organizers and sponsors awarded the winners and the honorable mention. The first place and the winner of the 10,000 USD prize was Juan López from Colombian company Marketxm with the collXM solution, an OTC derivatives warrants management platform.
"We are a Colombian startup that consists of a warrants exchange system based on digital records through blockchain technology. I would like to thank DCV, GTD, and the Stock Exchange for making this dream possible. All the organizers were very generous with the time they spent on us. This is a great opportunity to develop the blockchain technology ecosystem, and I believe it puts us ahead in terms of where we need to be in the region," explained López.
The second place was for two proposals: Valeria Deik from Azurian, with the Meditrace solution, a drug traceability platform, and Jorge Garcés from Gatblac, with the Invento solution, an NFT purchase and sales platform to manage events, loyalty programs, and online marketing enabling a market for ticket resale where producers are benefited. Both were part of the open category.
The third place was awarded to Joaquín González with Cero Trade, a renewable energy certificates sale and traceability platform, also part of the open category.
Finally, an honorable mention was awarded to Daniel Malaver with Equitly Finance, a tokenized shares trade platform to provide funding to companies and startups, who won a mentorship from Colledge through its founder Cristóbal Pereira. This company awarded Invento, Meditrace, Cero Trade, and Equitly Finance free access to blockchain courses.
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