Winners 2023

Winners 2023

"Tech Inventor of the Year" - Jeyhun Khalilov

The main products are single and three-phase stabilizers of various powers and purposes, as well as uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) These stabilizers operate in the range of 30 - 360 volts, from any power source, they are capable of eliminating 100% of reactive components in the network.

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"Digitalization of the Year" - "An artificial intelligence-based solution to the verification of economic conditions for determining targeted state social assistance in Azerbaijan"

Summary Low-income family-targeted social payments is one of the top priorities for every society. In this context, within the framework of large-scale economic and social reforms carried out in our country under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, aimed at expanding the income opportunities of the population, significantly reducing the low-income population, minimizing social risks, and improving the social management system, an effective social protection system has been developed for the elderly population, low-income families, and socially vulnerable groups. Since 2006, in accordance with the legislation, the Government has started allocating and paying the so-called state social assistance to low-income families under certain conditions. According to the legislation, low-income families whose average monthly income is below the need criteria total for each family member for reasons beyond their control are entitled to UDSY. UDSY is financed from the state budget and is paid in full to the card account of a low-income family representative once a month centrally without cash.

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“TechMedia of the Year” - "Tech.az"

tech.az is a technology media and event platform that brings international expertise and practice to the local startup & technology ecosystem. Our event brands are Techstars Startup Weekend, Startup Grind Ganja, Slack Community, Fuckup Nights, Product Hunt, DevOpsDays, Deeplearning AI & EuroAsian Startup Awards.

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“Technopark Resident of the Year” - “Simbrella Bakı” LLC

"Simbrella" is the first company to offer Fintech services to mobile operators. Simbrella, a FinTech company, provides microcredit to customers by creating a financial services platform through Mobile Wallet and MNO. Simbrella already has over 20 years of experience in providing digital financial services in African and Asian markets. Our unique platform is actively used in more than 20 countries. We serve more than 200 million customers and have made more than 10 billion loans.

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"The Tech Community of the Year" - "FemTech"

FemTech is an organization dedicated to empowering and supporting the growth of Azerbaijan's startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship. We encourage women to thrive as leaders in the world of innovative ideas and technology, providing them with mentorship and role models. FemTech showcases women who are active in the fields of startup entrepreneurship and innovation and presents them as examples to inspire others. Our primary mission is to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among women, support their career development, and enrich Azerbaijan's startup ecosystem. Our main areas of activity include organizing innovative projects, programs, and events. Through these initiatives, we aim to empower women to excel in technology and innovation.

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“SkillBooster of the Year” - "Baku Design Academy"

The leading education center specializing in the design and official representative of Adobe and Autodesk in Azerbaijan.

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“Ecosystem MVP of the Year” - Mubariz Shahbazli

- BootStart Incubation program (UNES Startup Incubator): host - UNEC Startup Cup: Host and Jury in Semi finals - Her Improvement by Femtech sponsored by Azercell: jury - ABB Hackhaton 4: Jury - Regionalarda Inkubator by SUP.VC: trainer - Müasir dövrün bacarıqları by SUP.VC: Speaker - Hult Prize Challange: Trainer Co-organized by - BootStart, Incubtor+, UNEC Startup Cup - CAREG Innovation Exchange Program supported by ADB (Asian Development Bank)

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“Tech Event of the Year” - "BakuID"

SABAH.HUB held a Baku ID event on July 6-7! After a year of anticipation, we united 100+ local and international startups, 150+ investors, and around 4000 attendees at lively open-air and indoor locations near Elektra Events Hall, Stone Chronicle Museum, and Baku Boulevard in beautiful Baku, Azerbaijan. This event is the main startup and innovation event in Azerbaijan aimed at developing the ecosystem. Baku.ID brings together local and international investors, mentors, and experts, as well as those contributing to the global ecosystem, to see the best startup projects, discuss the future of the innovation ecosystem, and more. This event brings together local and international investors, mentors, experts, and contributors to the global ecosystem to showcase the best startup projects and discuss the future of the innovation ecosystem. During the two-day Investment event, we hosted more than 10 panel speeches and sessions featuring 41 esteemed speakers and 13 moderators. Thanks to the support of the Baku ID fund, 3 outstanding startups (two local and one global) secured investments among the 49 startups that showcased their ideas at the event.

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“Discovery of the Year” - "Nexus Lab"

Contrails, those white trails behind planes, may seem harmless, but they're greenhouse gases. They form when airplane emissions create tiny ice crystals. Surprisingly, these contrails are five times better at trapping heat than CO2, contributing to climate change. In fact, they account for 57% of aviation's climate impact, more than CO2's 43%. However, as Contrails form in usually very cold and humid areas, we can predict the possible formation zones. By combining massive quantities of meteo, satellite, and flight data, AI can create predictions of when and where contrails are likely to form just like turbulence, icing, and storms. Pilots and dispatchers can then use this information to adjust the altitudes and horizontal position of their flights. Our software continuously provides updated alternative routes to pilots every 30 minutes. Pilots can then choose the most suitable route during the pre-flight procedure and seek permission from the Air Traffic Control Tower.

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“Ecosystem Player of the Year” - "SABAH.HUB"

SABAH.HUB is an Innovation Center that focuses on building and developing new companies. We are implemented within the framework of the Azerbaijan Education Project under the Educational Institute of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The center focused on creating and developing. The center is part of the Education Institute of the Republic of Azerbaijan and supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The center collaborates with the "IE Business School" which is ranked number one in Europe and fourth in the world for entrepreneurship programs, according to the NY Times, to implement acceleration and incubation programs in Azerbaijan and contribute to the country's innovation ecosystem. Within the framework of "SABAH.HUB," the 3-month "Incubation", 5-month "Acceleration" intensive development programs serve to create and develop startups . "IE Business School" directly participates in the creation of this special program.

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“The TechEntrepreneur of the Year" - Zeynal Karimzada

"500 Global, MOST Hub Accelerator" Co-organized by - Speaker on ICYF, Algoritmika, International Banking Forum, Access2Success: trainings for female entrepreneurs, Master class on the ABB incubation program

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“Women In Tech of the Year” - Samaya Habibova

“Law and Technology, Blockchain, Personalized law, Law by Algorithm” - University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Women Rights in Law - AWIS(Azerbaijani Women in Science), Baku, Azerbaijan 1) Launched E-LEGAL - the first online portal providing more than 200+ legal services (litigation, corporate, smart contracts, electronic signature and other legal related services) 2) Signed a 10 years’ contract with ASAN Service: To place digital self-order kiosks in 29 buildings of ASAN all over the country (hereinafter, people living in regions will have an access to affordable and professional legal services) 3) Winner of “International Meet Up’23” Competition organized by “Startup Grind Baku”: Awarded to represent Azerbaijan at “Tech Crunch” event in San Francisco, California 4) Selected as one of 4 startups to represent Azerbaijan at “Dublin Tech Summit” in Dublin, Ireland 5) Winner of “100 projects for CIS countries” by Ministry of Youth and Sports to represent Azerbaijan in Minsk, Belarus 6) Winner of “Startup School” organized by “University of Nevada” and “Enterprise Azerbaijan”: Awarded with a grant worth of 4000 AZN 7) Winner of “Founders Academy” organized by IDDA: Awarded to have 3 months’ experience at one of European Unicorn Startup Companies 8) Winner of “3rd Grant Competition” organized by SMEDA: Awarded with a grant worth of 20000 AZN 9) Winner of “4th Cohort” by SABAH Hub: Awarded with an investment worth of 20000 AZN 10) Semifinalist of “Battle of Minds” organized by British American Tobacco from Azerbaijan

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“Startup of the Year” - "Epoint"

Epoint is a digital payment aggregator and e-commerce platform for small and medium enterprises.

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