2016 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

146 2016 Yearbook ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CIE) 20 16 NOTABLE STARTUPS IN 2016 Vívela . Founders: Gonzalo Vega and Santiago Arbondo, students in the Advertising Analyst program. The project received funding from the European Union through a competition that allocates funds to cultural projects, managed by Emprende Cultura. It was also a finalist in the EmprendO 2016 competition, organized by the newspaper El Observador. Krowth. Entrepreneurs: Gastón Legnani, graduate of the Bachelor’s in Systems; Agustín Sartorio, graduate of the Bachelor’s in Systems and the Master’s in Technology Business Management; and Mauro Carballo, student in the Master’s in Technology Business Management. Selected by IBM Smartcamp, a global entrepreneurship competition, as the best technology-based solution of the year at the local level. Inversionate. Entrepreneurs: Dani Vianna, graduate of the Bachelor’s in Systems; Sabrina Gancman, Lucía Míguez, and Joaquín Moreno, graduates of the Bachelor’s in Public Accounting; and German Ayala. Selected by Red Emprendia, an Ibero-American university network for business incubation, to participate in Spin2016. GPSGAY, Entrepreneurs: Rosario Monteverde, graduate of the Bachelor’s in Systems Engineering, and Magdalena Rodríguez, graduate of the Bachelor’s in Graphic Design. Won first prize in the Startup Nation competition for Women Entrepreneurs, organized by the Israeli Embassy and Endeavor, to participate in the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival 2016, Israel. City COP. Entrepreneurs: Nadim Curi and Marcelo Dotti, graduates of the Master’s in Technology Business Management. Selected from among 1,900 companies worldwide to participate in the Start-Up Chile program. ProSignIT. Entrepreneurs: Martín Fernández, a graduate of the Programmer Analyst program, and Juan Vázquez, a graduate of the Systems Engineering program. Included in the “Cool Vendor in Spanish Latin America 2016” category in the annual report published by Gartner, a consulting firm specializing in information technology. CIE entrepreneurs Alejandro Esperanza, a graduate of the Bachelor’s program in International Studies and creator of the Gurucargo startup, and Marcelo Wilkorwsky, co-founder of the Oincs startup, were selected among the 10 innovators under 35 in the 2016 MIT Technology Review.