Fintech for Tomorrow 2021 Challenge – Results
<!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002d>The winners of the 4th ‘Fintech for Tomorrow’ Challenge were announced on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Climate Finance Day in Paris. With the theme ‘Providing digital solutions to put finance at the service of ecological transition’, the Challenge attracted over 25 French and international entries. The 10 French finalists were auditioned by the jury, and each won support from players in the finance innovation ecosystem. Thanks to the support of ADEME and Climate-KIC, Finance for Tomorrow was able to reward ‘Neuroprofiler’ as French winner and ‘Quarnot Computing’ as French favorite,
Since 2018, the ‘Fintech for Tomorrow’ Challenge has been mobilizing the energies of French players in finance innovation to support the sustainable transition of the economy. Together with the Agence de la Transition Ecologique (ADEME) and the EIT Climate-KIC, Finance for Tomorrow rewards French and international start-ups that facilitate the financing of the ecological transition and reduce the environmental impact of the financial sector.
True drivers of innovation, fintech project leaders are important players capable of supporting the transition of the financial sector to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreements. They seek, for example, to produce high-quality extra-financial data, provide transparency on financial flows, or mobilize new sources of financing by involving private individuals. They are developing digital solutions, in particular tools dedicated to financial inclusion, which also position them as key partners for all financial and economic players, active in the sectors of ecological transition.
Furthermore, this year, by focusing on digital solutions with the capacity to support the evolution of professional practices, the Challenge approached the financial sector not only as a field of expertise, but also as a prospecting ground to support the emergence of new technological uses and processes.
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all the promoters of promising Fintech projects, in France and abroad, and to all the players in the French ecosystem of innovation in finance, who are working alongside us to accelerate the financing of the ecological transition.
Discover below the winning projects of the 4th edition of the Fintech for Tomorrow Challenge!
Winner: Neuroprofiler is an investment game based on behavioral finance and gamification, which assesses individual investors’ risk profile and ESG preferences. The solution aims to encourage individuals to mobilize their capital to invest in ESG products and thus finance the energy and ecological transition.
Favourite: Qarnot Computing is developing Q.ware, a ‘Platform as a Service’ dedicated to intensive computing, providing access to an ecological infrastructure dedicated to all types of high-performance calculations (Monte Carlo simulation, AI / ML, Big Data…). Qarnot is changing the data center paradigm by deploying its servers throughout the country, installing them in buildings (housing, offices, schools, logistics warehouses, etc.) where the heat released by calculations can be directly recovered.
Discover the finalist projects
Carbometrix enables companies to instantly assess their carbon footprint and makes it easy for anyone to search and compare companies.
Fruggr is an innovative cloud solution for improving the performance of digital platforms.
Goodvest is a mission-driven fintech offering the first responsible and transparent savings aligned with the Paris Agreement.
NamR is a producer of geolocated contextual data with a mission to describe the world through data.
QuantCube provides a SaaS platform of ready-to-use, transparent, reliable and granular environmental indicators.
Sustainsoft’s Passerelle is the platform that helps companies add value to their ESG information and helps their stakeholders make full use of it.
ThreadLabs is a digital platform, enabling equity investors to track both the financial and ESG performance of their investment universe, making them SFDR-compliant at minimum cost.
WeeFin is a fintech specialized in Sustainable Finance that supports financial players in creating customized ESG strategies and automating extra-financial data management processes.