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Twelve startups from four different countries were the finalists of the event hosted by AUNA, 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 Exchange, and GTD, to finalize the first open innovation tournament organized by them.
After receiving more than 100 applications and with more than 32 semifinalists, the grand finale took place on November 29 with 12 startups from four countries: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and England.
The jury was comprised of representatives of 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, and Cristobal Pereira, CEO of Colledge.
The presentations and demos of the finalists were displayed in a hybrid format, in-person and remotely, in the conference room of the Santiago Stock Exchange, and addressed five different topics; digital identity, disbursements and expediting procedures, improvements for insurance companies, expediting municipal procedures, and an open challenge.
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 Contrato Marco with the collXM solution; an OTC warrants management platform based on digital records through a platform developed on blockchain technology.
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.
The second and third place got to choose between a prize consisting of 12 months of free 2 to 20 GB link from Gtd or 12 months of free virtual server access to Gtd laaS.
Finally, an honorable mention was awarded to Daniel Malaver with Equitly Finance, a tokenized shares trade platform to provide funding to companies and startups, also part of the open category. Daniel obtained a mentorship from Colledge through its founder Cristóbal Pereira.
BCI Lab offered to pilot two concept tests with the winners' proposals.
Juan López, who obtained first place, explained that "we are a Colombian startup that consists of a warrants exchange system based on digital records through a platform developed on 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. I think we can do it, and we will."
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 because they are the engine of innovation and technology disruption that moves industries."
About AUNA Blockchain:
AUNA Blockchain is a joint initiative of Gtd, the Santiago Stock Exchange, and Depósito Central de Valores. It is the first blockchain for businesses consortium in Latin America whose aim is to help bring together blockchain solutions for the financial market. Either as members or partners, participants will be part of this innovative business blockchain world where they will be able to create, launch, and market blockchain applications within days and not months, become known among the broad network of clients of the three founding companies and establish partnerships with other companies of the AUNA ecosystem. For more information, visit https://aunablockchain.com/.
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