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Bind 4.0’s startup Hupi opens office in the Basque Country
France’s Hupi, one of the startups that took part in Bind 4.0’s first edition, has opened an office in San Sebastian, in the Basque Country. It will be using its new base to capture industrial customers for its big data and artificial intelligence... read more
A Mentoring Session with Microsoft’s Stephen Kaufman
While Bind 4.0’s mentors do usually work personally with each startup, periodically we hold special mentoring sessions opened to all startups. This was the case with Microsoft’s Global Senior Solution Architect Stephen Kaufman, who spent a whole morning... read more
Bind 4.0’s startups will have a big presence at the Advanced Factories Congress
Several Bind 4.0 startups will attend the Advanced Factories congress, which will be held this week in Barcelona. Mesbook, Solid Virtual, Alteria and Optimus3D will be presenting their products and services at this event, one of the main ones in the Industry 4.0 field... read more
Limor Schweitzer: “I could build a prototype of an autonomous car in one week”
Bind 4.0’s mentor Limor Schweitzer visited the accelerator last week and gave a very interesting conference on the present and future of the robotics industry. The fact that sensors and Lidar’s (laser imaging detection devices) costs have dropped... read more
Trends in Industry 4.0 for 2018
Industry 4.0 has matured in 2017 and interest in this term has doubled during the last 12 months. There are some clear trends in the technologies that surround this word, all of which merge software with hardware in companies that used to be focused on manufacturing... read more
27 Startups will take part in Bind 4.0’s second Acceleration Programme
A total of 27 startups will take part in Bind 4.0’s second acceleration programme after being selected by the companies that will hire them for an Industry 4.0 project. This is almost three times as many as took part in the first edition. They focus on IoT... read more
How Mercedes-Benz is using Industry 4.0 techniques in Vitoria
One of the most expected sessions of Bind 4.0’s last edition was held in the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz Vitoria, where more than 5,000 people build vans. This huge factory creates 4.5% of Basque GNP and over 14% of its exports and is very advanced in the... read more
These are the Finalist Startups for next year’s Acceleration Programme
Bind 4.0’s industrial partners have just selected the 50 Industry 4.0 startups that they want to work with. Most of them will come next week to the Basque Industry 4.0 event in San Sebastian, where they will show their projects and negotiate a supply contract... read more
Interview to Euskaltel’s CEO Patxi Arteche @ Bind 4.0
Euskaltel’s CEO, Patxi Arteche, will mentor Bind 4.0’s startups. In this interview, he remarks the importance of startups, Bind 4.0’s program and how he’ll try to help them to avoid mistakes and take advantage of opportunities. ... read more
Erika Merz’s Lessons on Customer Experience for Industry 4.0
One of the most innovative sessions that Bind 4.0 startups could attend was Erika Merz’s classs on Customer Experience for Industry 4.0. She offered many examples of how interfaces are becoming fundamental for industrial design and technologies such as Augmented... read more
These are the 82 startups pre-selected for the next acceleration programme
A total of 82 startups have been pre-selected for our next acceleration programme, which will start in January 2018 and will last until June 2018. The final selection will be made after one-to-one pitches with our industrial partners, who will sign up contracts with... read more
385 Startups Have Applied to this Edition… Next Steps
A total of 385 Industry 4.0 startups have applied to this edition of Bind 4.0 acceleration programme, 50% more than last year’s call. These startups have come from 57 countries, being India, Colombia, Spain, Brazil and France the most represented. Their projects... read more
Interview to Xabier Álvarez (Mentor in Bind 4.0)
Corporate lawyer Xabier Alvarez will mentor Bind 4.0’s startups. In this interview, he remarks how a good legal advice can change the fate of a company and how he will try to help them to avoid mistakes and to take advantage of opportunities.
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Bind 4.0 partners Amazon, Google and Microsoft position their clouds for IoT data
The top three web service providers, Bind 4.0 partners Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, are all focusing their offers for IoT data consumers. They believe that the growth of this type of data and the advantages of cloud computing are going to push the demand... read more
Some Tips for Startups applying to Bind 4.0
If you are planning to apply to Bind 4.0, this post is of your interest, as we are providing detailed information on how to make the perfect application. If you have already applied and want to change what you included, you can just drop us an email anytime. 1. Look... read more
Virtual Reality might not be ready as a B2C product… but it is already in demand for B2B
Virtual Reality (VR) is not catching on quickly enough as a B2C product, as Facebook has realized since it bought Oculus. But it’s developing quite fast, together with Augmented Reality (AR), as a B2B application, with Microsoft pushing its HoloLens and Google... read more
Special session: How to Retain Employees at a Startup
In his session at Bind 4.0, startup lawyer Xabier Alvarez gave several tips for retaining employees. They involve Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP) and are based on giving out shares or part of the profits in exchange for staying longer at a company. There are six... read more