Meet the PARSEC Accelerator finalists – the #15PARSEC

Submitted by Natassa Antoniou on 17 March 2021

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Meet #15PARSEC – the 15 finalists of the PARSEC Accelerator! As of September 2020, until October 2021, the teams will have access to equity-free funding and the support of PARSEC’s second stage business services to help them see their innovations enter the market. The teams were selected by a jury of experts based on a pitching competition during the PARSEC Demo Days within the general framework of PARSEC’s Open Call 2. All 15 finalists have developed innovations fuelled by Earth Observation to help tackle various challenges in the energy, environment, and food sectors. You can further explore their proposed solutions here and in the list below.

Energy:

SNOWi

The Century Project

Rom(EO)

Environment:

Cottonsurance

Space application for detecting Aedes mosquito risk areas

ScyscrApp

HealthyPlaces

Space4Fauna

Food:

Crop Predictions Take Flight

POLARIS

IO3T

Multi-sectoral:

Village Data Analytics (Food, Energy, Environment)

OKEANOS (Environment, Energy)

Copernicus Blue (Food, Environment)

Ecosystem Services / Olive Carbon (Environment, Food)

Read the Press Release on the selection of the #15PARSEC here.

About PARSEC

PARSEC is a business accelerator supporting the creation of new Earth Observation-based products and services. The accelerator targets SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and individuals who want to have an impact on the emerging Food, Energy and Environment sectors. The holistic two-stage acceleration programme offers a total of €2.5 Million in equity-free funding alongside coaching, training and market entry support. The second stage PARSEC acceleration programme is planned to run from September 2020 until October 2021.

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