This year we received several hundred incredibly high quality entries to the 2016 Unleashed Awards. From theses many entries our esteemed panel of judges headed up by Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak had the tough job of deciding which companies would go on to becoming Finalists for our Melbourne Event to be held on the 21st of July 2016.
Our start up categories are split into 2 sections, both filled with incredible companies achieving big things in their sectors.
Best Start Up – Social Impact
100% Project is a crowdfunding platform for classrooms in need. We empower teachers to provide the best learning experience for their students by connecting people to impactful classroom projects.
oDocs Eye Care is a social enterprise that focuses on the development and distribution of affordable smartphone based technology for primary eye care. The company was founded in 2014 by two eye doctors and launched its first open-source retinal camera project which received global attention and gained more than 3000 clinical users in less than a year.
Health View Bioanalytic Limited (HVB) provides an digital health cloud-based automatic retinal image analysis (ARIA) platform for screening of various diseases risks such as stroke and Alzheimer’s disease in minutes. Our company takes on strong evidence-based technology from University research and transform them into application in the community. We have obtained worldwide licence of ARIA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK Ref. TH159919) and would continue the research and development. The CEO of HVB is also the inventor.
Best Start Up – Tech Innovation
TRIBE is a self serve marketplace connecting social media influencers (someone with 3000+ followers on social media) with leading brands to create powerful 1:1 campaigns that engage audiences difficult to reach. With authentic advocacy at its core, ‘Citizen Influencers’ who’ve built fans around a particular passion or expertise, get paid to craft sponsored posts recommending products they already use and love.
BookDoc is an online healthcare platform that connects and unites patients and healthcare professionals, bringing forth timely access, resource optimisation and informed choices. The platform links those in need with those who can assist at anytime, anywhere. Precious time is optimised for all parties and realise the benefits of early access to care. BookDoc, backed by a diverse group of investors has made records in achieving the highest pre-seed and seed valuation in Asia tech app history.
Clevertar is an Australian health IT company that introduces relational agents – ‘clever avatars’ – to care environments, supporting patients with chronic conditions at a fraction of the cost of human intervention. Its flagship product is Anna Cares™, a SaaS platform designed to motivate patients towards better adherence – the single largest factor in preventing avoidable hospitalisation. With ‘Anna’, Clevertar addresses the structural economic and care crises facing ageing populations.