New age security blanket
So yea…. we have found ourselves at the head of whirlwind tour starting on December 5 that takes us to Dusseldorf for e-Unlimited’s European Venture Summit. This is the last stop for those hoping to go onto the finals in Barcelona also known as the Eurocan European Venture Contest. The reason we like being a part of this VC/Tech ecosystem, is that despite its buttoned-down atmosphere, it really is a place where VCs – seed and upwards – come to shop. We will be there as a mentor and coach on the prep day, but also as a judge to select those that will move on to the final and have their dreams come true.
So here’s one we want to tell you about. On the move from Nordic Venture Summit to EVS is Defendec, a new start up out of Estonia. And guess what they do? They are a low-power wireless detection system for vulnerable borders which detects infrastructure sabotage or asset thefts, illegal crossing at international borders and monitors tactical operations areas. Ok, that doesn’t sound too sexy does it? But think about all the millions of miles of borders on this big old planet and think about everything from drugs to people to power stations to well, just about anything that is critical infrastructure. If you are living in a cabin in the Alps with only candles or are that Hermoine Way chick who claims to live out of one suitcase, you might not care, but the rest of the planet is a bit vulnerable and remote and gee, can’t be monitored remotely in an energy efficient way. Thus Defendec.
–JLH
